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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 Major Repair and Alteration form that must be completed when a major repair or major alteration has been completed on an FAA-certificated aircraft or engine.
Industry:Aviation
The maneuver prescribed when it is necessary to reverse direction to establish an aircraft on the intermediate approach segment or final approach course. The outbound course, direction of turn, distance within which the turn must be completed, and minimum altitude are specified in the procedure. However, unless otherwise restricted, the point at which the turn may be commenced and the type and rate of turn are left to the discretion of the pilot.
Industry:Aviation
The mark in the shape of the letter V with a tail on it.
A radical sign placed in front of and extending over a number shows that a root should be extracted from the number. If there is no number in the V-part of the radical sign, the square root of the number is indicated. Any number written in the V of the radical sign shows which root of the number is to be taken.
Industry:Aviation
The mass of air in a given volume. In the English system of measurements, air density is measured in slugs per cubic foot. Air at standard sea level conditions has a density of 0.002378 slug per cubic foot.
Industry:Aviation
The material that bonds the fibers together and carries the stresses into the fibers in a piece of advanced composite structure. Resins are the most widely used matrix material.
Industry:Aviation
The mathematical constant 3.1415927… .
Pi, usually written with the Greek letter π, is an irrational number, a number that cannot be expressed as an even ratio of any two integers. Pi is the ratio of the length of the circumference of a circle to the length of its diameter.
Industry:Aviation
The mathematical process in which some of the least significant digits of a number are deleted. The rule for rounding off: If the first digit in the discarded part is 5 or greater, increase the lowest digit in the part being saved by one. If the first digit in the discarded part is less than 5, leave the saved part as it is.
Industry:Aviation
The mathematical process in which the value of one number is taken from the value of another.
Industry:Aviation
The maximum allowable inflight power or thrust setting identified in the performance data.
Industry:Aviation
The maximum allowable weight at the start of the takeoff run. The aircraft may be initially loaded to a greater weight to allow for fuel burnoff during ground operation.
The takeoff weight for a particular flight may be limited to a lesser weight when runway length, atmospheric conditions, or other variables are adverse.
Industry:Aviation
