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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.
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Control systems
Torquemeter
Aerospace; Control systems
Hydromechanical torque-measuring device located in the reduction-gear section of the inlet housing. The measurement is read as torque oil pressure in psi.
Thrust, static
Aerospace; Control systems
Same as gross thrust without any initial air mass momentum present due to the engine's static condition.
Turbine section
Aerospace; Control systems
Part of the turbine engine that extracts the kinetic energy of the expanding gases and transforms it into shaft horsepower.
Torque
Aerospace; Control systems
A force, multiplied by its lever arm, acting at right angles to an axis.
Aluminium alloy
Aerospace; Control systems
Any of a variety of alloys formed by combining commercially pure aluminium with other metals or materials such as copper, silicon, manganese,magnesium, and zinc. These alloying agents maybe added ...
Annular combustion chamber
Aerospace; Control systems
Two-part combustion chamber made up of an annular liner and a housing assembly. The compressed air goes into a ring-shaped space formed by the annular liner around the turbine shaft rather than into ...
Aerodynamic drag
Aerospace; Control systems
Force which thrust must overcome to move an aircraft forward. Design can lessen aerodynamic drag through streamlining. Drag increases with increased speed.
