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Control systems
Of or relating to systems used in the closed area of a spacecraft to permit life to be sustained, so that occupants are provided with a suitably controlled atmosphere in which to live and work.
Industry: Aerospace
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Control systems
navigation light assembly
Aerospace; Control systems
Light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip.
admition and disposition (AAD)
Aerospace; Control systems
Admission and disposition of the personal in aeronautics.
shroud
Aerospace; Control systems
Device used with turbine rotor to prevent blade tip losses and excessive vibrations. The shrouded blades can be thinner than unprotected ones.
simplex nozzles
Aerospace; Control systems
Single-orifice channels through which highly atomized and accurately shaped sprays of fuel go into the combustion chamber.
solvent immersion
Aerospace; Control systems
Cleaning method in which parts are immersed in solvent to remove carbon,gum, grease, and other surface contaminants.
spar
Aerospace; Control systems
Any principal structural member in an airfoil running from tip to tip or root to tip.
