- 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 ...
An aural warning device that is used in conjunction with warning lights to alert the flight crew of a dangerous condition. A continuous warning horn alerts the pilot that the landing gear is not down and locked when either of the throttles is retarded for landing.
An intermittent warning horn sounds when the thrust levers are advanced for takeoff if certain conditions exist that could make takeoff dangerous.
Industry:Aviation
An aural warning system that provides an audio signal when the thrust levers are advanced for takeoff if the stabilizer, flaps, or speed brakes are in an unsafe condition for takeoff.
Industry:Aviation
An authorization by ATC requiring pilots to submit only that information needed for the purpose of separation and control. An abbreviated flight plan includes only a small portion of the usual IFR flight plan information which may be only aircraft identification, location, and pilot request.
Abbreviated flight plans are frequently used by aircraft which are airborne and desire an instrument approach, or by aircraft which are on the ground and desire a climb to VFR-On-Top.
Industry:Aviation
An authorization issued by the Federal Aviation Administration to certain licensed and experienced aviation maintenance technicians that allows them to perform annual and progressive inspections. This authorization also allows them to approve aircraft for return to service after certain types of major repairs and major alterations.
Industry:Aviation
An automated function of the ground radar that alerts the controller when a Mode C transponder-equipped aircraft on an IFR flight plan is below a predetermined minimum safe altitude.
Industry:Aviation
An automated radar and radar beacon tracking system. It functions much the same as terminal ARTS IIIA, except that it is capable of employing both short-range and long-range radars, it uses full digital radar displays, and has a fail-safe design.
Industry:Aviation
An automatic flight control device that controls an aircraft about one or more of its three axes.
The primary purpose of an autopilot is to relieve the pilot of the control of the aircraft during long periods of flight. Automatic pilots may be directed by the human pilot, or they may be coupled to a radio navigation signal.
Industry:Aviation
An automatic flight control system for an aircraft that controls the movement of the aircraft about all three of its axes.
Industry:Aviation
An automatic flight control system in which the commands needed to fly the aircraft are computed by the system, shown on a flight instrument, and followed by the human pilot. In an automatic pilot, these same commands are sent to servos that move the flight controls.
Industry:Aviation
An automatic flow-control valve installed between the gear-up and gear-down lines of the landing gear of some large airplanes.
When the landing gear is released from its uplocks, its weight causes it to fall faster than the hydraulic system can supply fluid to the gear-down side of the actuation cylinder. The crossflow valve opens and directs fluid from the gear-up side into the gear-down side. This allows the gear to move down with a smooth motion.
Industry:Aviation
