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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.
Industry: Aerospace
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compressibility effects
Aerospace; Control systems
The phenomenon encountered at extremely high speeds (near the speed of sound) when air ceases to flow smoothly over the wings (or blade) and piles up against the leading edge, causing extreme ...
angle of attack
Aerospace; Control systems
The acute angle between the chord of an aircraft wing or airfoil and the direction of the relative wind.
European GNSS Agency
Aerospace; Control systems
European GNSS Agency (GSA), established in 2004, manages a range of activities relating to Europe's satellite positioning and navigation programmes (including Galileo and EGNOS).
jack
Aerospace; Control systems
Powered Controls The control surfaces of many modern aircraft are subjected to very heavy air loads due to the airspeed and / or the size of the control surface. These loads are often greater than ...
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31
Aerospace; Control systems
Is cosmodrome situated in Russia in Baikonur town. From this place had begun the trip of Yuri Gagarin into outer space.
forestall
Aviation; General aviation
To prevent something from happening by saying or doing something before it can happen; to act before (someone else) in order to prevent something.
