Control systems

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

vibration meter

Aerospace; Control systems

Device for measuring vibrations.

dry-cleaning solvent

Aerospace; Control systems

Cleaning compound that maybe used for all metal parts.

dry-sump engine

Aerospace; Control systems

One in which the oil is stored separate from the engine.

dual compressor

Aerospace; Control systems

See centrifugal-flow, axial-flow compressor.

duplex nozzle

Aerospace; Control systems

Dual-orifice channel through which highly atomized and accurately shaped sprays of fuel go into the combustion chamber.

dynamic load

Aerospace; Control systems

Load on an aircraft due to a dynamic force.

effective angle of attack

Aerospace; Control systems

That part of a given angle of attack that lies between the chord of an airfoil and a line representing the resultant velocity of the disturber airflow.