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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go, no-go gage

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of measuring device used to determine whether or not the dimensions of an object being measured are within allowable limits. A go, no-go gage can be used to determine if a hole is of the ...

feeler gage

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of measuring tool consisting of strips of precision-ground steel of accurately measured thickness. Feeler gages are used to measure the distance between close-fitting parts, such as the ...

fretting

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of mechanical damage to the surface of an object. Fretting is caused by one object rubbing against another and wearing part of it away.

A type of mechanical lock, used to prevent a nut from loosening on a shaft. A locking hole or keyway is cut in the shaft and the internal tab on the lock ring is slipped into it. The nut is screwed ...

centrifugal tachometer

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of mechanical tachometer used to measure the speed of rotation of a shaft or wheel. Two or three flyweights are mounted on a collar around a rotating shaft in such a way that, as they spin, ...

transverse wave

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of mechanical wave in which the material being vibrated moves in a direction perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving. Transverse waves are formed when a rock is thrown into a pond of ...