- Settore: Aviation
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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 longitudinal spacing of aircraft at the same altitude by a minimum distance expressed in units of time or miles.
Industry:Aviation
The longitudinal, or roll axis of an aircraft. The vertical axis is the Z-axis, and the lateral axis is the Y-axis.
Industry:Aviation
The loss of electrical power caused by eddy currents induced into the cores of transformers and the armatures of generators and motors. This lost power produces heat.
Industry:Aviation
The loss of mechanical energy in a mechanism caused by friction changing mechanical energy into heat.
Industry:Aviation
The loss of pressure in the engine cylinder caused by leakage past the piston rings.
Industry:Aviation
The loss of thrust produced by a turbojet or turbofan engine that is caused by increasing the velocity of the air entering the engine. The amount of ram drag is the difference between gross thrust and net thrust.
Industry:Aviation
The loud rumbling sound caused by lightning. When lightning (a large spark) jumps from one cloud to another or from a cloud to ground, a great amount of heat is produced. This heat causes the air to expand violently, and this expansion causes shock waves that travel outward at the speed of sound. These shock waves cause the noise we know as thunder.
Industry:Aviation
The lower level of the earth’s atmosphere. The troposphere extends upward from the surface of the earth to an altitude of about 36,000 feet (11,000 meters). The temperature drops steadily in the troposphere, and it is in the troposphere that all of the clouds and weather conditions exist.
Industry:Aviation
The lowest airspeed at which an airplane is controllable with one engine developing takeoff power and the propeller on the other engine windmilling. VMC is marked on an airspeed indicator with a red radial line.
Industry:Aviation
The lowest altitude at certain fixes at which an aircraft must cross when proceeding in the direction of a higher minimum en route IFR altitude (MEA).
Industry:Aviation
