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Aviation

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

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buoyancy

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The upward force that any fluid exerts on a body submerged in it.

buttock line (BL)

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The longitudinal axis of the aircraft that serves as the reference location for positions to the left and right of center. The positions are usually dimensioned in inches.

calorie

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Centigrade.

camber

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The curvature of a wing as viewed by cross section. A wing has upper camber on its top surface and lower camber on its bottom surface. The upper camber is more pronounced; the ...

capacitance (C)

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The property of an electric conductor that characterizes its ability to store an electric charge.

capacitor

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

An electrical component that stores an electric charge.

case hardening

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A process in which the surface of a metal is changed chemically by introducing a high carbide or nitride content. Case hardening produces a hard, wear-resistant surface, or case, ...