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 handy tool for rough troubleshooting an aircraft electrical system. A bug light has a flashlight bulb and batteries to check for continuity in the aircraft wiring, and a bulb of the proper voltage ...

beehive spring

Aviation; Aeronautics

A hard steel, coil-spring retainer used to hold a rivet set in a pneumatic rivet gun. A beehive spring, which gets its name from its shape, screws onto the end of the rivet gun and allows the rivet ...

inhibitive film

Aviation; Aeronautics

A hard, airtight oxide coating deposited on the surface of aluminum or magnesium alloys. Both aluminum and magnesium alloys corrode easily when their surfaces are covered with an electrolyte such as ...

antimony

Aviation; Aeronautics

A hard, brittle, lustrous, silvery-white metallic chemical element. Antimony’s symbol is Sb, its atomic number is 51, and its atomic weight is 121.75. Antimony expands as it changes from its molten ...

cobalt

Aviation; Aeronautics

A hard, brittle, metallic chemical element. Cobalt’s symbol is Co, its atomic number is 27, and its atomic weight is 58.93. Cobalt is used as an alloying element in permanent magnets.

spar varnish

Aviation; Aeronautics

A hard, durable finish for wood that is to be kept outdoors where it is exposed to the weather. Spar varnish is made of a resin mixed with drying oils and thinners, and it is brushed on the surface ...

glaze

Aviation; Aeronautics

A hard, glass-like coating that forms on the brake disk surface. The friction caused by the glazed surface is not uniform, and when the brakes are applied, they grab and release at such a high rate ...