Aeronautics

Aeronautics

The branch of science that deals with flight aerodynamics and with the operation of all types of aircraft.

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Aeronautics

A method of securing one steel structural tube inside another. Small holes are drilled in the outer tube, and the inner tube is welded to it around the circumference of the holes. Rosette welds are ...

inductive tuning

Aviation; Aeronautics

A method of selecting the frequency to which a radio-frequency circuit is resonant by changing the inductance in a tuned circuit. The resonant frequency of an L-C circuit (a circuit that contains ...

composite separation

Aviation; Aeronautics

A method of separating aircraft in a composite route system where, by management of route and altitude assignments, a combination of half the lateral minimum specified for the area concerned and half ...

centrifuging

Aviation; Aeronautics

A method of separating liquids which have different densities by spinning them in a centrifuge.

null balance

Aviation; Aeronautics

A method of setting one voltage exactly equal to another. When no current flows between the two voltages, as indicated by a sensitive current-measuring instrument, the two voltages are exactly the ...

orthographic projection

Aviation; Aeronautics

A method of showing all the sides of an object by projecting straight lines from the object to the drawing surface. An orthographic projection of a solid object requires six separate views: top, ...

bumping

Aviation; Aeronautics

A method of shrinking or stretching sheet metal into compound curves by hand-hammering it into a sandbag or into or around wood or metal forming blocks.