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Airframe
Airframe construction features, assembly and rigging, fabric covering, structural repairs, and aircraft welding.
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induction time
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The time allowed an epoxy or polyurethane material between its initial mixing and its application. This time allows the materials to begin their cure.
rivet cutters
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Special cutting pliers that resemble diagonal cutters except that the jaws are ground in such a way that they cut the rivet shank, or stem, off square.
petroleum fractions
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The various components of a hydrocarbon fuel that are separated by boiling them off at different temperatures in the process of fractional distillation.
brake pressure plate
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A strong, heavy plate used in a multiple-disk brake. The pressure plate receives the force from the brake cylinders and transmits this force to the disks.
dedicated computer
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A small digital computer, often built into an instrument or control device that contains a built-in program that causes it to perform a specific function.
zener diode
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A special type of solid-state diode designed to have a specific breakdown voltage and to operate with current flowing through it in its reverse direction.
drill motor
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
An electric or pneumatic motor that drives a chuck that holds a twist drill. The best drill motors produce high torque, and their speed can be controlled.
