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 form of intergranular corrosion that forms in metals that are subject to a continuous tensile stress. The tensile stress separates the metal along the internal grain boundaries, and the corrosion ...

austenite

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of iron in which a supersaturated solution of carbon is dissolved in the iron. Austenite exists in the iron only when the iron is at a high temperature.

ejector

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of jet pump used to pick up a liquid and move it to another location. Ejectors are used in an aircraft fuel system to assure that the compartment in which the boost pumps are mounted is kept ...

eductor

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of jet pump used to pick up one liquid and mix it with another. Eductors are used in some aircraft fuel systems to remove fuel from a vent-drain tank and return it to the main tank. Fuel from ...

Krueger flaps

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of leading-edge flap used on the wings of some high-performance airplanes. When a Krueger flap is retracted into the wing, the leading edge has the shape that allows efficient high-speed ...

rigid airship

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of lighter-than-air flying machine. A rigid airship has a framework of aluminum alloy covered with fabric. The lifting gas is held inside the rigid framework in separate ballonets. The German ...

mercury thermometer

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of liquid thermometer. A glass tube having an extremely small inside diameter is attached to a small reservoir completely filled with mercury. The volume of mercury in the reservoir is ...