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Airframe
Airframe construction features, assembly and rigging, fabric covering, structural repairs, and aircraft welding.
Industry: Aviation
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canard
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A horizontal control surface mounted ahead of the wing to provide longitudinal stability and control.
extruded angle
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A structural angle formed by passing metal heated to its plastic state through specially shaped dies.
cap strip
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The main top and bottom members of a wing rib. The cap strips give the rib its aerodynamic shape. G-7
fairlead
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A plastic or wooden guide used to prevent a steel control cable rubbing against an aircraft structure.
bulb angle
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
An L-shaped metal extrusion having an enlarged, rounded edge that resembles a bulb on one of its legs.
trunnion
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Projections from the cylinder of a retractable landing gear strut about which the strut pivots retract.
control horn
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The arm on a control surface to which the control cable or push-pull rod attaches to move the surface.
