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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bathtub capacitor

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of capacitor sealed in a metal container. The bathtub capacitor takes its name from its shape, which is similar to that of a bathtub.

A type of carburetor or continuous-flow fuel injection system that uses the pressure drop across a servo bleed orifice (a metering jet) to control the amount of metered fuel allowed to flow to the ...

updraft carburetor

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of carburetor that mounts below the intake manifold of a reciprocating engine. All of the air flowing into the engine flows upward through the venturi.

flqoat-type carburetor

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of carburetor used on reciprocating engines in which the fuel-metering force is produced by a float-operated needle valve that keeps the fuel level a constant distance below the edge of the ...

cyaniding

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of case hardening of steel done by heating the metal in a bath of molten cyanide salts. Carbon and nitrogen are absorbed from the salts into the surface of the steel. After the steel has been ...

monolithic casting

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of casting in which the object is cast or formed as a single piece. A large and complex object cast with one pouring of the molten metal into a mold is a monolithic casting. Monolithic ...

bubble octant

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of celestial navigation instrument. A bubble level in the octant provides an artificial horizon which allows the navigator to find the angle between a line tangent to the earth’s surface (the ...