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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 ...
Generally, that airspace from the surface to 2,500 feet above the airport elevation (charted in MSL) surrounding those airports that have an operational control tower. The configuration of each Class D airspace area is individually tailored, and when instrument procedures are published, the airspace will normally be designed to contain the procedures.
Industry:Aviation
Generally, that airspace from the surface to 4,000 feet above the airport elevation (charted in MSL) surrounding those airports that have an operational control tower, are serviced by radar approach control, and that have a certain number of IFR operations or passenger emplanements. Although the configuration of each Class C airspace area is individually tailored, the airspace usually consists of a 5 NM radius core surface area that extends from the surface up to 4,000 feet above the airport elevation, and a 10 NM radius shelf area that extends from 1,200 feet to 4,000 feet above the airport elevation.
Industry:Aviation
Glass that has been heat-treated to increase its strength. Tempered glass is used in birdproof, heated windshields for high-speed aircraft.
Industry:Aviation
Glowing because of intense heat. Carbon particles inside the cylinder of a reciprocating engine can absorb enough heat from the burning gases to become incandescent, or glow. These incandescent particles are the cause of preignition.
Industry:Aviation
Grasp a conductor with your left hand in such a way that the thumb points in the direction electrons are moving (from the negative terminal of the power source to the positive terminal). Your fingers encircle the conductor in the same direction as the lines of magnetic flux.
Industry:Aviation
Grasp the coil of an electromagnet in such a way that the fingers encircle the coil in the same direction electrons are flowing (from the negative terminal of the power supply to the positive terminal). The thumb points to the north pole of the electromagnet formed by the coil.
Industry:Aviation
Gravity-operated air valves mounted on the bottom of the gyro housing in a gyro horizon instrument. Air used to spin the gyro leaves the housing through these valves. If the gyro should tilt, the size of the holes covered by the valves changes, and the exhausting air produces a force that causes the gyro to erect.
Industry:Aviation
Hand-operated shears used for cutting sheet metal. The most generally used snips are called tin snips, because they are commonly used to cut commercial sheet metal which is often (though incorrectly) called “tin.”
Industry:Aviation
Hans Pabst. The designer and developer of the first turbojet engine to actually power an airplane. Von Ohain’s HeS3b engine was built in Germany by the Heinkel Company, and it flew in a Heinkel HE-178 airplane on August 27, 1939.
Industry:Aviation
Hard, natural resins that come from trees grown in the East Indies, South America, and Africa. Copal resins are soluble in alcohol, linseed oil, and turpentine, and are used in the manufacture of some types of aircraft finishes.
Industry:Aviation
