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Control systems
Of or relating to systems used in the closed area of a spacecraft to permit life to be sustained, so that occupants are provided with a suitably controlled atmosphere in which to live and work.
Industry: Aerospace
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Control systems
Time between overhauls (tbo)
Aerospace; Control systems
Time between overhauls. This is established by the Army and the engine manufacturer.
Thrust, gross
Aerospace; Control systems
The thrust developed by the engine, not taking into consideration any presence of initial-air-mass momentum.
Angle of attack
Aerospace; Control systems
The acute angle between the chord of an aircraft wing or airfoil and the direction of the relative wind.
European GNSS Agency
Aerospace; Control systems
European GNSS Agency (GSA), established in 2004, manages a range of activities relating to Europe's satellite positioning and navigation programmes (including Galileo and EGNOS).
