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Airframe
Airframe construction features, assembly and rigging, fabric covering, structural repairs, and aircraft welding.
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agonic line
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A line drawn on an aeronautical chart along which there is no angular difference between the magnetic and geographic north poles.
delta connection
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A method of connecting three electrical coils into a ring or, as they are drawn on a schematic diagram as a triangle, a delta (D).
bladder-type fuel cell
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A plastic-impregnated fabric bag supported in a portion of an aircraft structure so that it forms a cell in which fuel is carried.
interference drag
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Parasite drag caused by air flowing over one portion of the airframe interfering with the smooth flow of air over another portion.
polyurethane enamel
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A hard, chemically resistant finish used on aircraft. Polyurethane enamel is resistant to damage from all types of hydraulic fluid.
LORAN A
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Long Range Aid to Navigation. A hyperbolic navigation system that operates with frequencies of 1,950 kHz, 1,850 kHz, and 1,900 kHz.
flutter
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Rapid and uncontrolled oscillation of a flight control surface on an aircraft that is caused by a dynamically unbalanced condition.
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