Aeronautics

Aeronautics

The branch of science that deals with flight aerodynamics and with the operation of all types of aircraft.

Industry: Aviation

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Centrifugal clutch

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of friction clutch that engages when the drive wheel reaches a certain speed. The clutch is engaged by centrifugal force acting on a flyweight mechanism.

Hammer welding

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of forge welding in which the edges of two pieces of metal are heated red-hot and then pounded together with a hammer.

A form of precipitation which comes from cumulo nimbus clouds. Hail forms when drops of water are carried by up-currents of air inside the cloud to a level where the temperature is low enough that ...

Band saw

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of power saw used to cut wood, plastics, or metal. The band saw blade is a narrow strip of steel with teeth along one edge. The ends of the blade are welded together to form a continuous loop, ...

Free-running multivibrator

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of oscillator that produces a square-wave output. It uses two transistors arranged in a circuit in such a way that when one transistor begins to conduct (when it turns on), it turns the other ...

Accelerated-life test

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of operational test of a system or component in which unusual conditions are used to cause a premature failure. An accelerated-life test is used to locate weak points and predict the service ...

Blow moulding

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of plastic moulding in which a hollow tube of thermoplastic material is heated inside a mold. Air pressure is applied to the inside of the tube, and the soft plastic material is forced out ...