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Airframe
Airframe construction features, assembly and rigging, fabric covering, structural repairs, and aircraft welding.
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buttock line
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A line used to locate a position to the right or left of the center line of an aircraft structure.
nomex
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A patented nylon material used to make the honeycomb core for certain types of sandwich materials.
oxygen pressure relief valve
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A valve in an oxygen system that relieves the pressure if the pressure reducing valve should fail.
brake backplate
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A floating plate on which the wheel cylinder and the brake shoes attach on an energizingtype brake.
roots-type air compressor
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A positive-displacement air pump that uses two intermeshing figure-8-shaped rotors to move the air.
gusset
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A small plate attached to two or more members of a truss structure. A gusset strengthens the truss.
plenum
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
An enclosed chamber in which air can be held at a pressure higher than that of the surrounding air.
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