- 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 form of rotary actuator in which the fluid acts on a piston on which a rack of gear teeth is cut. As the piston moves, it rotates a pinion gear which is mated with the teeth cut in the rack.
Industry:Aviation
A form of rotary, internal combustion engine. Instead of using cylinders and moving pistons, the Wankel engine uses a rounded, triangular-shaped rotor, with sliding seals that form the combustion space inside an oblong circular chamber. Expanding gases from the burning fuel-air mixture press against the rotor and rotate it and the drive shaft geared to it.
Industry:Aviation
A form of rubber filled with millions of tiny air bubbles. These bubbles were beaten into the latex before it was vulcanized.
Industry:Aviation
A form of self-tapping screw that has no screwdriver slot nor recess in its head. Drivescrews are used to attach nameplates to an engine crankcase and to plug holes in a tubular steel structure through which preservative oil has been pumped. Drivescrews are installed by driving them in place with a hammer.
Industry:Aviation
A form of series-wound electric motor that operates equally well on alternating current or direct current. A universal motor has a commutator on its armature, and armature current is fed into the commutator through brushes.
Industry:Aviation
A form of sheet-metal bending tool in which a long, straight male die whose bottom edge has the correct bend radius is pressed down onto a sheet of metal placed over a female die containing a long V-shaped groove. The male die is usually forced down by energy stored in a large flywheel.
Industry:Aviation
A form of shoe brake that uses the weight of the aircraft to wedge the shoes tightly against the drum when the aircraft is rolling either forward or backward.
Industry:Aviation
A form of soft and fluffy carbon. Carbon black is produced by burning certain types of gas with a flame that contains insufficient oxygen for complete combustion.
Carbon black is used in the manufacture of aircraft tires and as a pigment for some types of paint.
Industry:Aviation
A form of spring which resists a force trying to compress it, or squeeze it together. Open coil springs are often used as compression springs.
Industry:Aviation
A form of standard cell used for measuring voltage by comparison. A Daniell cell produces an accurate voltage of 1.1 volts with a copper electrode in a copper sulfate solution and a zinc electrode in a zinc sulfate solution. The two solutions are separated by a porous membrane.
Industry:Aviation
