Aircraft maintenance

Aircraft maintenance

Principles, fundamentals, and technical procedures for aircraft maintenance, including terms on airframe, powerplant ratings, mathematics, aircraft drawings, weight and balance, aircraft materials, processes and tools, physics, electricity, inspection, ground operations, and FAA regulations governing the certification and work of maintenance technicians.

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center of gravity (CG)

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The point about which the nose-heavy and tail-heavy moments are exactly equal in magnitude.

center of gravity range

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The center of gravity range for an aircraft is the limits within which the aircraft must balance. It is identified as a forward-most limit (arm) and an aft-most limit (arm).

centrifugal force

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The apparent force occurring in curvilinear motion acting to deflect objects outward from the axis of rotation. For instance, when pulling out of a dive, it is the force pushing the pilot down in his ...

centripetal force

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The force in curvilinear motion acting toward the axis of rotation. For instance, when pulling out of a dive, it is the force that the seat exerts on the pilot to offset the centrifugal force.

Charles’ law

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

States that all gases expand and contract in direct proportion to the change in the absolute temperature, provided the pressure is held constant.

chemical energy

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

Energy released from chemical reactions.

circular magnetization

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The induction of a magnetic field consisting of concentric circles of force about and within a part, which is achieved by passing electric current through the part.