- 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 ...
Longitudinal cracks in a piece of wood, generally extending across the annual rings.
Industry:Aviation
Longitudinal pressure waves within an elastic medium, such as air, water, or a solid material, that has been disturbed. Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum.
Industry:Aviation
Long-range radar that scans the sky in all directions to detect enemy aircraft and/or missiles. Detection and warning occur early enough to allow fighters to intercept and destroy the threat before it reaches its target.
Industry:Aviation
Loss of the ability to communicate by radio. Aircraft in this condition are sometimes referred to as NORDO (no radio). Standard pilot procedures for lost communications are specified in 14 CFR Part 91.
Industry:Aviation
Low clouds that are predominantly stratiform in nature. Stratocumulus clouds are gray with some dark parts and often with white patches.
Industry:Aviation
Low-carbon steel that has been passed through rollers while it was cold. Cold rolling reduces the thickness of the steel, makes it both harder and stronger, and gives it a smooth surface.
Industry:Aviation
Low-powered X-rays that have comparatively long wavelengths. Soft X-rays do not penetrate a material nearly as deeply as the high-powered, hard X-rays.
Industry:Aviation
Lumber that has been dried, in a kiln or in some other way, and has had its moisture content reduced to a specified low amount.
Industry:Aviation
Magnetic flux that does not pass directly between the poles of a magnet. Leakage flux does no useful work.
Industry:Aviation
