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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circular magnetization

Aviation; Aeronautics

A method of magnetizing a part for magnetic particle inspection. Current is passed through the part, and the lines of magnetic flux surround it. Circular magnetization makes it possible to detect ...

spot check

Aviation; Aeronautics

A method of manufacturing inspection in which only a certain percentage of the products are checked. The products to be checked are selected from the production line in a random fashion, so those ...

A method of manufacturing turbine blades in which the blades are cast and removed from the casting furnace in such a way that all of the crystals in the metal form columnar grains extending along the ...

hot stamping

Aviation; Aeronautics

A method of marking plastic materials, cloth, or paper by using heated metal dies. The heated dies force molten metal leaf (extremely thin sheets of metal) into the surface of the material.

oil analysis

Aviation; Aeronautics

A method of measuring the contents in parts per million of various chemical elements in a sample of oil. A sample of the oil is burned in an electric arc, and the resulting light is analyzed with a ...

Brinell hardness test

Aviation; Aeronautics

A method of measuring the hardness of metal. A hardened steel sphere is pressed into the surface of the metal by a specific force and is held for a specified period of time. The force is removed and ...

large scale integration (LSI)

Aviation; Aeronautics

A method of miniaturization of electronic circuit components, in which 100 or more gates are built into a single integrated circuit (IC) chip. LSI techniques lower the cost per gate of logic ...