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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pentagrid converter

Aviation; Aeronautics

A mixer tube used in a superheterodyne radio receiver. A pentagrid converter tube has five grids, a cathode, a plate, and a filament. The incoming radio-frequency signal is applied to the signal ...

boxing of paint

Aviation; Aeronautics

A mixing procedure in which the pigment in a can of paint is thoroughly mixed with the vehicle. The paint is poured back and forth between two containers until the pigment and the vehicle are ...

A mixture of different elements or ingredients that have been merged into a single body as a physical mixture, rather than a chemical compound. Concrete is an example of an amalgam of sand, portland ...

smog

Aviation; Aeronautics

A mixture of smoke and fog. Smog is a serious obstruction to visibility and is basically natural fog contaminated with industrial pollution.

ADI fluid

Aviation; Aeronautics

A mixture of water and methanol, which is injected into the carburetor of an aircraft reciprocating engine to prevent detonation when the engine is producing its maximum power. The methanol is used ...

MULTICOM

Aviation; Aeronautics

A mobile service not open to public correspondence, used to provide communications essential to conduct the activities being performed by or directed from private aircraft.

digitized image

Aviation; Aeronautics

A modified image picked up by a miniature TV camera in the end of a fiber optic probe. This image is converted into a digital electronic signal that eliminates unwanted portions of the viewed area ...