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Control systems
Of or relating to systems used in the closed area of a spacecraft to permit life to be sustained, so that occupants are provided with a suitably controlled atmosphere in which to live and work.
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Control systems
specific heat
Aerospace; Control systems
The ratio of the thermal capacity of a substance to the thermal capacity of water.
speed governor
Aerospace; Control systems
Device to relieve the pilot from resetting the power lever when outside air temperature and pressure change. Consists of flyweights balanced by a spring.
stable operation
Aerospace; Control systems
Condition where no appreciable fluctuation, intentional or unintentional, is occurring to any of the engine's variables such as RPM, temperature, or pressure.
standard day conditions
Aerospace; Control systems
59o F, sea level barometric pressure (29. 92 inches of mercury).
vaporizing tubes
Aerospace; Control systems
Devices used instead of fuel nozzles in a T53-L-11 engine.
variable inlet guide vanes
Aerospace; Control systems
Devices located in front of the first compressor rotor to guide the angle of incidence of the inlet air to the first compressor rotor.
vermatherm element
Aerospace; Control systems
Device which senses outlet fuel temperature and closes the core valve and opens the bypass valve.
