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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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Bernoulli’s principle
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Equivalent to the principle of conservation of energy, this principle states that the static pressure of a fluid (liquid or gas) decreases at points where the velocity of the ...
binary number system
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The binary number system is a number system that has only two digits, 0 (zero) and 1. Binary numbers are made from a series of zeros and ones. An example of an 8-bit binary number ...
block diagrams
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Used to show a simplified relationship of a more complex system of components.
borescope
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A device that enables the inspector to see inside areas that could not otherwise be inspected without disassembly.
Boyle’s law
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
States that the volume of an enclosed dry gas varies inversely with its absolute pressure, provided the temperature remains constant.
break lines
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Line on a drawing indicating that a portion of the object is not shown on the drawing.
British thermal unit (BTU)
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit.
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