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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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air cooling
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The removal of unwanted heat from an aircraft engine by transferring the heat directly into the air flowing over the engine components.
liquid cooling
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The removal of unwanted heat from an aircraft engine by transferring the heat into a liquid and then passing the heated liquid through a liquid-to-air heat exchanger (radiator) to ...
viscosity
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The resistance of a fluid to flow. Viscosity is the stiffness of the fluid, or its internal friction.
blade root
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The ridges or upset portion of a propeller blade that holds it in the hub.
bezel
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The rim which holds the glass cover in the case of an aircraft instrument.
link rod
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The rod in a radial engine that connects one of the piston wrist pins to a knuckle pin on the master rod. Also called articulating rods.
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