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 type of clutch used to engage and disengage a component from a drive unit. The part of the clutch attached to the drive unit is a smooth internal cone, and the drive element of the clutch is made ...

can-annular combustor

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of combustor used in some of the large turbojet and turbofan engines. It consists of individual cans into which the fuel is sprayed and ignited. These cans all mount on an annular duct through ...

half-duplex operation

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of communications in which signals can be sent in either direction, one direction at a time, but cannot be sent in both directions at the same time.

snap-action switch

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of electrical switch whose contacts are mounted on a spring and held pressed together by the operating handle. As soon as the handle is moved to the OPEN position, the spring snaps the ...

double-pole, double-throw (DPDT) electrical switch

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of electrical switch with six terminals. It can be used to select any one of three conditions in two separate circuits.

resistance thermometer

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of electrical temperature-measuring instrument that uses a resistance bulb as its temperature-sensing element. The resistance bulb contains a length of small diameter nickel wire, wound on a ...

shell-type transformer

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of electrical transformer encased in a steel shell. The shell completely surrounds the winding and keeps magnetic lines of flux from radiating out from the transformer.