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Airframe
Airframe construction features, assembly and rigging, fabric covering, structural repairs, and aircraft welding.
Industry: Aviation
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piston
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A sliding plug in an actuating cylinder used to convert pressure into force and then into work.
laminar flow
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Airflow in which the air passes over the surface in smooth layers with a minimum of turbulence.
shunt winding
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Field coils in an electric motor or generator that are connected in parallel with the armature.
open assembly time
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The period of time between the application of the glue and the assembly of the joint components.
azimuth
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A horizontal angular distance, measured clockwise from a fixed reference direction to an object.
sensitivity
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A measure of the signal strength needed to produce a distortion-free output in a radio receiver.
thixotropic agents
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Materials, such as microballoons, added to a resin to give it body and increase its workability.
