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Aerospace
Industry that includes methods of travel and spacecraft for navigating the air or space.
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induced drag
Aerospace; Control systems
The part of the total dragon an airplane induced by the airflow about the lifting surfaces.
inlet guide vanes
Aerospace; Control systems
Devices positioned by the inlet guide vane actuator pilot valve. They are located in front of the first compressor rotor, and they control the angleof incidence of the inlet air, ...
jam acceleration
Aerospace; Control systems
Rapid movement of the power lever, calling for maximum rate of rotor-speed increase.
jetcal analyzer
Aerospace; Control systems
Device used to check the exhaust gas temperature during periodic maintenance inspections or when abnormally high or low temperatures are noted.
jet propulsion
Aerospace; Control systems
Propulsion of a body by means of a jet or stream of gas, obtaining all or most if its thrust by reaction to the ejection of the combustionproducts (gas).
jet silencer
Aerospace; Control systems
A device used to reduce and change the lower-frequency sound waves emitting from the engine's exhaust nozzle, and thus reducing the noise factor.
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