- Industry: Aviation
- Number of terms: 16387
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Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (ASA) develops and markets aviation supplies, software, and books for pilots, flight instructors, flight engineers, airline professionals, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, aviation technicians and enthusiasts. Established in 1947, ASA also provides ...
A ceiling classification denoting vertical visibility into a surface-based obscuration.
Industry:Aviation
A cell in a nickel-cadmium battery that has become discharged to a lower level than the other cells in the battery. An unbalanced cell will take more charging current than the other cells, and this can lead to overheating and thermal runaway of the battery. Unbalanced cells can be corrected by deep-cycling the battery.
Industry:Aviation
A center-fed radio transmitting antenna that is half a wavelength long.
Industry:Aviation
A ceramic insulating material used in making insulators for high-voltage, high-frequency radio transmitters. Steatite is mainly a silicate of magnesium.
Industry:Aviation
A ceramic or synthetic rubber insulator used on the end of an ignition lead that attaches to a shielded spark plug. A steel coil spring on the end of the cigarette conducts the high voltage from the lead wire to the center electrode of the spark plug.
Industry:Aviation
A certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration to aircraft which meet the minimum standards for airworthiness as specified in the appropriate part of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
Industry:Aviation
A certificate issued under 14 CFR Part 21 that allows a certain certificated aircraft, aircraft engine, or appliance to be manufactured by the specified facility.
Industry:Aviation
A certificate issued under 14 CFR Part 65, Certification: Airmen other than Flight Crewmembers, to a person who demonstrates the required experience, knowledge, and skills. This certificate must be accompanied by either an Airframe or Powerplant rating or both.
The proposed 14 CFR Part 66, Certification, Aviation Maintenance Personnel, replaces the Mechanic Certificate and ratings with an Aviation Maintenance Technician Certificate with an Aircraft rating or an Aviation Maintenance Technician (Transport) Certificate with an Aircraft rating.
This proposed regulation also makes provisions for an Aircraft Maintenance Instructor rating to be applied to either the AMT or AMT(T) Certificate.
Industry:Aviation
A certificate of approval issued by the Federal Aviation Administration for the design of an airplane, engine, or propeller. An ATC certifies that the product meets at least the minimum design standards.
Industry:Aviation
A chamber in a turbine engine oil tank into which the scavenged oil is returned. Entrapped air can separate from the oil in this chamber before it is picked up by the pressure pump.
Industry:Aviation
