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Airframe
Airframe construction features, assembly and rigging, fabric covering, structural repairs, and aircraft welding.
Industry: Aviation
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desiccant
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A drying agent used in an air conditioning system to remove water from the refrigerant. A desiccant is made of silica-gel or some similar material.
shielded wire
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Electrical wire enclosed in a braided metal jacket. Electromagnetic energy radiated from the wire is trapped by the braid and is carried to ground.
null position
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The position of an ADF loop antenna when the signal being received is canceled in the two sides of the loop and the signal strength is the weakest.
supercooled water
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Water in its liquid form at a temperature well below its natural freezing temperature. When supercooled water is disturbed, it immediately freezes.
circle
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A closed plane figure with every point an equal distance from the center. A circle has the greatest area for its circumference of any enclosed shape.
guncotton
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A highly explosive material made by treating cotton fibers with nitric and sulfuric acids. Guncotton is used in making the film base of nitrate dope.
ingot
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A large block of metal that was molded as it was poured from the furnace. Ingots are further processed into sheets, bars, tubes, or structural beams.
