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

compression spring

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of spring which resists a force trying to compress it, or squeeze it together. Open coil springs are often used as compression springs.

Daniell cell

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of standard cell used for measuring voltage by comparison. A Daniell cell produces an accurate voltage of 1.1 volts with a copper electrode in a copper sulfate solution and ...

atmospherics

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of static in radio reception caused by atmospheric electrical phenomena such as electrical storms.

nonrigid airship

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of steerable lighter-than-air aircraft that uses the pressure of the gas to maintain the shape of the envelope. A blimp is an example of a nonrigid airship.

nickel-cadmium battery

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of storage battery in which nickel hydroxide is the active element in the positive plates, and cadmium hydroxide is the active element in the negative plates. The ...

geodetic construction

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of stressed skin construction in which the stresses are carried in a portion of the structure made up of strips of metal or wood that cross to form a diamond-shaped ...

semimonocoque structure

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of stressed skin structure used in the construction of aircraft. Most of the strength of a semimonocoque structure is in the skin, but the skin is supported on a ...