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 piece of heavy metal on which such electrical components as power transistors are mounted. Heat from the component is transferred into the heat sink by conduction, and from there it is dissipated ...

permanent magnet

Aviation; Aeronautics

A piece of magnetizable material, such as hard steel, that has been exposed to a strong magnetizing force. This force aligns the spin axes of the electrons surrounding the atoms of the material, and ...

magnet

Aviation; Aeronautics

A piece of material or a device that has the ability to attract pieces of iron or steel and to generate an electrical voltage in a wire passing near it. A piece of ferrous metal (metal containing ...

saddle gusset

Aviation; Aeronautics

A piece of plywood glued to an aircraft structural member. The saddle gusset has a cutout to hold a backing block or strip tightly against the skin to allow a nailing strip to be used to apply ...

decade resistance box

Aviation; Aeronautics

A piece of precision electrical test equipment containing two or more sets of precision resistors mounted on ten-position rotary selector switches. A typical decade resistance box may have one switch ...

capacitance bridge

Aviation; Aeronautics

A piece of precision electrical test equipment used to measure capacitance. The bridge measures the capacitance of an unknown capacitor by comparing its capacitive reactance with that produced by a ...

crystal

Aviation; Aeronautics

A piece of quartz or Rochelle salt which has piezoelectric characteristics. A piezoelectric crystal produces a voltage between two of its opposite surfaces, or faces, when it is bent or compressed. A ...