- Industry: Aviation
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Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (ASA) develops and markets aviation supplies, software, and books for pilots, flight instructors, flight engineers, airline professionals, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, aviation technicians and enthusiasts. Established in 1947, ASA also provides ...
A treatment given to cotton thread to make it strong and lustrous. The thread is stretched while it is soaked in a solution of caustic soda. Mercerized thread has a sheen similar to silk, it is stronger and more pliable than untreated thread, and it accepts dye more readily.
Industry:Aviation
A tree that bears cones. The technical meaning of the term softwood is wood that comes from a conifer, or cone-bearing tree.
Industry:Aviation
A triangle that contains an obtuse angle (an angle greater than 90°).
Industry:Aviation
A triangular block of metal or wood used to wedge in front of and behind the tires of an aircraft to keep the aircraft from rolling.
Industry:Aviation
A triangular board used when rigging the incidence in the wing of an airplane. The airplane is leveled, the incidence board is held along the bottom of one of the wing root ribs, and a level is held against the bottom of the board. When the bottom of the board is level, the wing is set to the correct angle of incidence.
Industry:Aviation
A triangular body forced into an opening to enlarge the opening, or to separate the sides of the opening. A wedge is a form of inclined plane.
Industry:Aviation
A trivalent chemical element alloyed with a semiconductor material to produce atoms that accept free electrons to complete their covalent bond.
Boron, aluminum, gallium, and indium are elements commonly used as acceptor impurities.
Industry:Aviation
A tropical cyclone in the eastern hemisphere with winds in excess of 65 knots.
Industry:Aviation
A tropical plant whose stalk (stem) is made up of strong, lightweight, hollow sections with a tubular shape. The stalks were used as a structural material for some of the very first airplanes.
Industry:Aviation
