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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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duct losses
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A decrease in pressure of the air flowing into a gas turbine engine caused by friction.
transducer
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A device that changes energy from one form to another. Commonly used transducers change mechanical movement or pressures into electrical signals.
thermocouple
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A device used to generate an electrical current. A thermocouple is made of two dissimilar metal wires whose ends are welded together to form a loop. A voltage exists in the loop ...
dynamometer
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A device used to measure the amount of torque being produced by an engine. The drive shaft of the engine is loaded with either an electric generator or a fluid pump, and the ...
PV diagram
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A diagram showing the relationship between the volume of a cylinder and the pressure during a cycle of engine operation.
liquid crystal display (LCD)
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A digital display that consists of two sheets of glass separated by a sealed-in, normally transparent liquid crystal material. The outer surface of each glass sheet has a ...
full-authority digital electronic control (FADEC)
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A digital electronic fuel control for a gas turbine engine that is functioning during all engine operations, hence full authority. It includes the EEC and functions with the ...
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