Control systems

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.

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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.

Yaw

Aerospace; Control systems

An uncontrolled side-to-side movement of an aircraft.

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).