Aeronautics

Aeronautics

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

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Aeronautics

A nonreusable fitting installed on a flexible hose by forcing the material of the fitting into the hose. Swaged fittings are also installed on rigid fluid lines used in high-pressure hydraulic and ...

NOT gate

Aviation; Aeronautics

A NOT gate is an inverter. A NOT gate has one input and one output, and the logic condition at the output is always opposite the logic condition at the input. The symbol for a NOT gate is a triangle ...

Fixed landing gear

Aviation; Aeronautics

A nonretractable landing gear. A fixed landing gear cannot be retracted into the aircraft structure to decrease the wind resistance.

Stringer

Aviation; Aeronautics

A part of an aircraft fuselage structure used to give the fuselage its shape and, in some types of structure, to provide a small portion of the fuselage strength. Formers give the fuselage its ...

Yaw damper

Aviation; Aeronautics

A part of an aircraft automatic flight control system used to keep the aircraft from unwanted yawing. Yaw dampers are generally needed for swept-wing airplanes because of the tendency of this type of ...

Nose rib

Aviation; Aeronautics

A partial wing rib that extends back only to the front spar. Nose ribs, also called false ribs, are installed between each full rib to support the leading edge and give the wing its correct ...

Beta particle

Aviation; Aeronautics

A particle emitted from the nucleus of an atom during radioactive decay. A negative beta particle is the same as an electron, and a positive beta particle (called a positron) has the same mass as an ...