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Airframe
Airframe construction features, assembly and rigging, fabric covering, structural repairs, and aircraft welding.
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gimbal
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A support that allows a gyroscope to remain in an upright condition when its base is tilted.
galling
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Fretting or pulling out chunks of a surface by sliding contact with another surface or body.
electrical conductor
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A material that allows electrons to move freely from one atom to another within the material.
millivoltmeter
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
An electrical instrument that measures voltage in units of millivolts (thousandths of a volt).
sensible heat
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Heat that is added to a liquid causing a change in its temperature but not its physical state.
gauge (rivet)
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The distance between rows of rivets in a multirow seam. Gauge is also called transverse pitch.
plastic media blasting (PMB)
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A method of removing paint from an aircraft surface by dry-blasting it with tiny plastic beads.
