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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 ...
The amount of load carried by a vehicle over and above the load necessary for the operation of the vehicle. Payload is actually the amount of revenue-producing load an aircraft can carry.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of load each square foot of airplane wing area must support. Wing loading is found by dividing the maximum weight of the aircraft, in pounds, by the total area of the wing, in square feet.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of load that can be applied to an aircraft structure before it fails. The limit load is the maximum load a structure is designed to carry, and the factor of safety is the percentage of limit load the structure can actually carry before its ultimate load is reached. A structure designed to carry a load of 1,000 pounds with a safety factor of 1.5 has an ultimate load of 1,500 pounds.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of material actually needed to make a bend in a piece of sheet metal. When a flat layout of a piece of sheet metal is being made, an allowance must be made for the bend. The amount of material in the bend is determined by both the radius of the bend and the number of degrees the metal is bent. The amount of material in the bend is usually found by using a bend allowance chart.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of matter, or material, in an object. To find the mass of an object, divide its weight, in pounds, by 32.2. The constant, 32.2, is derived from the fact that a freely falling object is accelerated by the force of gravity 32.2 feet per second each second it falls.
Mass = Weight / 32.2
Industry:Aviation
The amount of power an aircraft engine is allowed to produce for a limited period of time. The use of takeoff power is normally limited to no more than one minute.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of pressure applied in a gear system to keep the gears meshed.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of pull needed to cause a piece of sheet metal to tear at the points it is held together with rivets.
The bearing strength of a material is affected by both its thickness and the diameter of the rivet.
Industry:Aviation
The amount of radiated energy per unit cross-sectional area in a radar beam.
Industry:Aviation
