- 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 ...
Paint that absorbs energy from natural or ultraviolet light and radiates visible light. Phosphorescent paint continues to glow for some time after the excitation is removed, and for this reason it is used on dials and hands of clocks, watches, and aircraft instruments so they can be seen in the dark. Phosphorescent paint has replaced radium paint for instrument marking because of the poisonous nature of radium.
Industry:Aviation
Paper tape with a pressure-sensitive adhesive on one side. Masking tape has a wrinkled texture so it will lie smoothly around a curve, and the adhesive is easily removed from a properly prepared surface. Masking tape is used to fasten paper to parts of a surface being painted, to prevent the paint from reaching certain areas.
Industry:Aviation
Parasite drag caused by air flowing over one portion of the airframe interfering with the smooth flow of air over another portion.
Industry:Aviation
Parasite drag that is caused by the form of the object passing through the air.
Industry:Aviation
Particles smaller than an atom. Electrons, protons, and neutrons are sub-atomic particles.
Industry:Aviation
Parts not approved for use in aircraft maintenance.
Bogus parts are normally made to look like legitimate parts. They carry the same part number as the legitimate part, and are often packaged in boxes that look like the box in which the original part was sold.
When bogus parts are installed in an aircraft, safety is often compromised.
Industry:Aviation
Patented nylon straps used to tie bundles of wire together. The Ty-Rap is wrapped around the wire bundle, and its toothed strap is passed through a loop having matching teeth. A special tool pulls the strap tight around the bundle, and as it is pulled, the teeth on the strap and the loop mesh and lock the loop in place. Once a Ty-Rap is pulled tight, it must be cut to remove it.
Industry:Aviation
Performance specifications of a gas turbine engine that were determined in the manufacturer’s test cell when the engine was calibrated.
This information, recorded on the engine data plate includes the engine speed at which a specified EPR is attained. When trimming the engine, the technician uses this data as the goal.
Industry:Aviation
Pieces of thin sheet metal installed between the cylinders of an air-cooled aircraft engine to force air to flow through the fins on the cylinders.
Industry:Aviation
