Aviation

Aviation

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

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Standard J-1

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A World War I training airplane powered by a Curtiss OX-5 engine.

Curtiss Jenny

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A World War I training airplane powered by a Curtiss OX-5 engine. It was widely available after the war and helped introduce aviation to the general public.

customer bleed air

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

Air that is tapped off a turbine engine compressor and used for such airframe functions as the operation of air conditioning and pressurization systems.

compressor bleed air

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

Air that is tapped off from a turbine engine compressor. Compressor bleed air is used for antiicing the inlet ducts and for cooling the turbine inlet guide vanes and first stage ...

ram air

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

Air whose pressure has been increased by the forward motion of the aircraft. Ram air pressure is the same as pitot pressure.

amateur-built aircraft

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

Aircraft built by individuals as a hobby rather than by factories as commercial products. Amateur-built or homebuilt aircraft do not fall under the stringent requirements imposed ...