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Airframe
Airframe construction features, assembly and rigging, fabric covering, structural repairs, and aircraft welding.
Industry: Aviation
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lateral axis
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
An imaginary line, passing through the center of gravity of an airplane, and extending across it from wing tip to wing tip.
pinked-edge tape
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Cloth tape whose edges have small V-shaped notches cut along their length. The pinked edges prevent the tape from raveling.
flight controller
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The component in an autopilot system that allows the pilot to maneuver the aircraft manually when the autopilot is engaged.
plastics
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The generic name for any of the organic materials produced by polymerization. Plastics can be shaped by molding or drawing.
spin
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A flight maneuver in which an airplane descends in a corkscrew fashion. One wing is stalled and the other is producing lift.
linear actuator
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A fluid power actuator that uses a piston moving inside a cylinder to change pressure into linear, or straight-line, motion.
monocoque
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A single-shell type of aircraft structure in which all of the flight loads are carried in the outside skin of the structure.
