Aviation

Aviation

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

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blade face

Aviation; Airplane flying

The flat portion of a propeller blade, resembling the bottom portion of an airfoil.

bleed air

Aviation; Airplane flying

Compressed air tapped from the compressor stages of a turbine engine by use of ducts and tubing. Bleed air can be used for deice, anti-ice, cabin pressurization, heating, and ...

bleed valve

Aviation; Airplane flying

In a turbine engine, a flapper valve, a popoff valve, or a bleed band designed to bleed off a portion of the compressor air to the atmosphere. Used to maintain blade angle of ...

boost pump

Aviation; Airplane flying

An electrically driven fuel pump, usually of the centrifugal type, located in one of the fuel tanks. It is used to provide fuel to the engine for starting and providing fuel ...

buffeting

Aviation; Airplane flying

The beating of an aerodynamic structure or surface by unsteady flow, gusts, etc.; the irregular shaking or oscillation of a vehicle component owing to turbulent air or separated ...

bus bar

Aviation; Airplane flying

An electrical power distribution point to which several circuits may be connected. It is often a solid metal strip having a number of terminals installed on it.

bus tie

Aviation; Airplane flying

A switch that connects two or more bus bars. It is usually used when one generator fails and power is lost to its bus. By closing the switch, the operating generator powers both ...