Aviation

Aviation

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

14Categories 89331Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Aviation

Become a Contributors

Aviation > Aeronautics

rabbet

Aviation; Aeronautics

A groove cut near the edge of a piece of wood that allows another piece to fit into it to form a joint.

pulley

Aviation; Aeronautics

A grooved wheel around which a steel control cable passes. Pulleys are used to change the direction of movement of a control cable.

sheave

Aviation; Aeronautics

A grooved wheel used as a pulley. A sheave can be used to change the direction a cable must be pulled to move a weight and it can also be used to increase the force applied to a ...

VOR test signal (VOT)

Aviation; Aeronautics

A ground facility which emits a test signal to check VOR receiver accuracy. Some VOTs are available to the user while airborne, and others are limited to ground use only.

gust lock

Aviation; Aeronautics

A ground lock for aircraft controls, used to prevent the wind damaging the control surfaces by knocking them against their stops. Gust locks may either be built-in features of the ...

interrogator

Aviation; Aeronautics

A ground-based surveillance radar beacon transmitter-receiver which normally scans in synchronization with a primary radar. The interrogator transmits discrete radio signals which ...