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Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.
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shaft horsepower
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The horsepower actually available at a rotating shaft.
thrust horsepower
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The horsepower equivalent of the thrust produced by a turbojet engine. Thrust horsepower is found by multiplying the net thrust of the engine, measured in pounds, by the speed of ...
crankcase
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The housing that encloses the crankshaft, camshaft, and many of the accessory drive gears of a reciprocating engine. The cylinders are mounted on the crankcase, and the engine ...
data
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The input for computer processing in the form of numerical information that represents characters or analog quantities.
minor alteration
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Any alteration that does not fit the definition of a major repair.
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