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Aviation

Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.

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machinist

Aviation; Aeronautics

A person skilled in the use of such metalworking machine tools as lathes, shapers, planers, and milling machines.

copilot

Aviation; Aeronautics

A person who assists the pilot in flying an aircraft, but is not in command of the aircraft.

A & P mechanic

Aviation; Aeronautics

A person who holds an aircraft mechanic certificate with both the airframe and powerplant ratings. This certification is issued by the Federal Aviation Administration under the ...

astronaut

Aviation; Aeronautics

A person who travels beyond the earth’s atmosphere.

draftsman

Aviation; Aeronautics

A person who uses the process of mechanical drawing to make plans or sketches of machinery or structures. A draftsman functions differently from an artist in that the draftsman ...

dewaxed oil

Aviation; Aeronautics

A petroleum oil from which some of the solid hydrocarbons, or waxes, have been removed in the refining process.

aliphatic naphtha

Aviation; Aeronautics

A petroleum product similar to gasoline and kerosine. Aliphatic naphtha is used as a cleaning agent to remove grease from a surface prior to painting.