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 pin used to protect a piece of equipment by intentionally shearing if the equipment should seize. A shear pin is used in the drive shaft of some engine-driven pumps. If the pump should seize, the ...

spout

Aviation; Aeronautics

A pipe or similar device used to carry a liquid from a container in a stream that is easy to control.

standpipe

Aviation; Aeronautics

A pipe protruding upward from the bottom of a tank, or reservoir, that allows part of the tank to be used as a reserve, or standby, source of fluid. The oil supply tanks for some aircraft engines ...

rocker arm

Aviation; Aeronautics

A pivoted arm on the cylinder head of a reciprocating engine. The pushrod forces one end of the rocker arm up, and as the other end moves down, it forces the intake or exhaust valve off its seat.

whiffletree

Aviation; Aeronautics

A pivoted beam used in an aircraft control system to allow more than one force to act on a common point. For example, two pulling forces may be applied to the ends of a whiffletree, and the device ...

rhomboid

Aviation; Aeronautics

A plain, four-sided, closed figure in which the opposite sides are parallel, and the adjacent sides have different lengths. None of the angles in a rhomboid are right angles (90° angles).