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

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Halon 1211

Aviation; Aeronautics

A halogenated hydrocarbon fire-extinguishing agent that is used in many of the HRD (high-rate discharge) fire-extinguishing systems for powerplant protection. The technical name ...

claw hammer

Aviation; Aeronautics

A hammer used for driving and removing nails from wood. The claws which are used to remove nails may be either straight or curved.

soft-faced hammer

Aviation; Aeronautics

A hammer whose head has one or more soft faces made of plastic, rubber, rawhide, or a soft metal such as lead or aluminum. Soft-faced hammers are used to pound on surfaces that ...

universal motor

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of series-wound electric motor that operates equally well on alternating current or direct current. A universal motor has a commutator on its armature, and armature current ...

press brake

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of sheet-metal bending tool in which a long, straight male die whose bottom edge has the correct bend radius is pressed down onto a sheet of metal placed over a female die ...

duo-servo brakes

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of shoe brake that uses the weight of the aircraft to wedge the shoes tightly against the drum when the aircraft is rolling either forward or backward.

carbon black

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of soft and fluffy carbon. Carbon black is produced by burning certain types of gas with a flame that contains insufficient oxygen for complete combustion. Carbon black is ...