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Airframe
Airframe construction features, assembly and rigging, fabric covering, structural repairs, and aircraft welding.
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sea level engine
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
A reciprocating engine whose rated takeoff power can be produced only at sea level.
symmetrical airfoil
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
An airfoil that has the same shape on both sides of its chord line, or center line.
vertical axis
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
An imaginary line, passing vertically through the center of gravity of an airplane.
infrared radiation
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Electromagnetic radiation whose wavelengths are longer than those of visible light.
spongy brakes
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
Hydraulic brakes whose pedal has a spongy feel because of air trapped in the fluid.
edge distance
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The distance between the center of a rivet hole and the edge of the sheet of metal.
pneumatics
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The system of fluid power which transmits force by the use of a compressible fluid.
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