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Powerplant
The complete installation of an aircraft engine, propeller, and all accessories needed for its proper function.
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asymmetrical loading
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The loading of a propeller disk that causes one side to produce more thrust than the other side.
ram drag
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The loss of thrust produced by a turbojet or turbofan engine caused by the increase of velocity of air entering the engine. Ram drag is the difference between gross thrust and net thrust.
residual magnetism
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The magnetism that remains in the field frame of a generator when no current is flowing in the field coils.
bourdon tube
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The major component in a gage-pressure measuring instrument. It is a thin-wall metal tube that has an elliptical cross section and is formed into a curve. One end of the tube is sealed and connected ...
matrix (advanced composites)
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The material that bonds the fibers together in an advanced composite structure. The matrix carries the stresses into the fibers.
elastic limit
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The maximum amount of tensile load, in pounds per square inch, that a material is able to withstand without permanent deformation.
calendar month
Aviation; Aircraft maintenance
The measurement of time used by the FAA for inspection and certification purposes. One calendar month from a given date extends from that date until midnight of the last day of that month.
