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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straightedge

Aviation; Aeronautics

A bar, or a piece of metal, wood, or plastic, used to check another piece of material or surface for straightness, or used to draw straight lines. A straightedge is similar to a ruler, except a ...

blast fence

Aviation; Aeronautics

A barrier installed on an airport to divert or dissipate jet or propeller blast.

A basic law of physics that deals with the relationship between stress and strain. Hooke’s law explains that the strain within a material (the amount the material deforms) is directly proportional to ...

Pascal’s law

Aviation; Aeronautics

A basic law of physics which states that pressure built up in an enclosed container of fluid is transmitted equally and undiminished to all parts of the container, and this pressure acts at right ...

abfarad

Aviation; Aeronautics

A basic unit of electrical capacitance in the electromagnetic-centimeter-gram-second system. One abfarad is equal to 109 farads in the absolute meter-kilogram-second-ampere system. The abbreviation ...

abcoulomb

Aviation; Aeronautics

A basic unit of electrical charge in the electromagnetic-centimeter-gram-second system. One abcoulomb is equal to 10 coulombs in the absolute meter-kilogram-second-ampere system. The abbreviation for ...

abmho

Aviation; Aeronautics

A basic unit of electrical conductance in the electromagnetic-centimeter-gram-second system. One abmho is equal to 109 mhos in the absolute meter-kilogram-second-ampere system. The abbreviation for ...