Airframe

Airframe

Airframe construction features, assembly and rigging, fabric covering, structural repairs, and aircraft welding.

Industry: Aviation

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multiple-disk brakes

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

Aircraft brakes in which one set of disks is keyed to the axle and remains stationary. Between each stationary disk there is a rotating disk that is keyed to the inside of the wheel. When the brakes ...

clamp-on ammeter

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

An electrical instrument used to measure current without opening the circuit through which it is flowing. The jaws of the ammeter are opened, slipped over the currentcarrying wire, and then clamped ...

torque links

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The hinged link between the piston and cylinder of an oleo-type landing gear shock absorber. The torque links allow the piston to move freely in and out of the landing gear cylinder, but prevent it ...

ejector

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

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

segmented-rotor brake

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A heavy-duty, multiple-disk brake used on large, high-speed aircraft. Stators that are surfaced with a material that retains its friction characteristics at high temperatures are keyed to the axle. ...

augmenter tube

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A long, stainless steel tube around the discharge of the exhaust pipes of a reciprocating engine. Exhaust gases flow through the augmenter tube and produce a low pressure that pulls additional ...

fire pull handle

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The handle in an aircraft flight deck that is pulled at the first indication of an engine fire. Pulling this handle removes the generator from the electrical system, shuts off the fuel and hydraulic ...