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Aviation

Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.

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armature

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The rotating part of an electric generator or motor.

aspect ratio

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The relationship of the length (wingtip to wingtip), or span, of an airfoil to its width, or chord.

assembly drawing

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A description of an object made up of two or more parts.

atom

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The smallest particle composed of a nucleus that contains protons, neutrons, and electrons, which revolve around the nucleus.

ballast

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A weight installed or carried in an aircraft to move the center of gravity to a location within its allowable limits.

base

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

In mathematics, used to refer to a particular mathematical object that is used as a building block. A base-a system is one that uses a as a new unit from which point counting ...

basic empty weight

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

Standard empty weight plus optional equipment.