Aeronautics

Aeronautics

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

Industry: Aviation

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mallet

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of hammer whose head has the shape of a cylinder. Mallet heads are usually made of a soft material such as wood, plastic, fiber, leather, or a soft metal, such as brass or lead.

A type of hand stitch used to join two pieces of fabric that butt together, but do not overlap. Baseball stitches are used to sew together the edges of a tear in the fabric used to cover an aircraft ...

dry-chemical fire extinguisher

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of hand-held fire extinguisher which uses a dry chemical, such as sodium bicarbonate, as the extinguishing agent. The dry chemical is normally forced out of the extinguisher by compressed ...

straight-peen hammer

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of hand-held hammer used for forming sheet metal. One end of the head is round and has a flat face. The other end is wedge-shaped, with the apex (peak) of the wedge parallel to the handle. A ...

wobble pump

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of hand-operated pump used to move a fluid such as gasoline or oil. The handle of a wobble pump is attached to a flat plate inside a housing that is equipped with four flapper-type check ...

micrometer-setting torque wrench

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of hand-operated torque wrench in which the wrench handle snaps when the preset torque on the wrench drive is reached. The preset value of torque is determined by the compression of a spring ...

tapered pin

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of hardware used to fasten concentric tubes together or to fasten a sleeve around a solid shaft. A tapered pin is pressed into a tapered hole drilled through the components to be joined. Some ...