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Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (ASA) develops and markets aviation supplies, software, and books for pilots, flight instructors, flight engineers, airline professionals, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, aviation technicians and enthusiasts. Established in 1947, ASA also provides ...
The disassembly, cleaning, and inspection of an engine and the repair and replacement of all parts that do not meet the manufacturer’s specifications. After all of the inspections and repairs are made, the engine is reassembled and tested according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Major overhaul restores an engine to a serviceable condition, and it normally operates as though it were new.
Industry:Aviation
The discharge of electrons from a material. Electrons are held tightly in their atoms, but certain kinds of outside energy can cause them to move from one atom to another.
When heat energy causes electrons to leave, the emission is called thermal emission. When the electrons are moved out of their atoms by light energy, the emission is called photoemission.
Industry:Aviation
The display of a received pulse on the screen of a cathode-ray tube. A pip is also called a blip.
Industry:Aviation
The distance a propeller would advance in one revolution if it were turning in a solid. The geometric pitch of a propeller does not take slip into consideration.
Industry:Aviation
The distance an airborne observer can see and distinguish objects on the ground.
Industry:Aviation
The distance between a peak or a trough of an electromagnetic wave and the corresponding peak or trough in the next cycle of the wave. Wavelength is inversely related to the frequency of the wave.
Industry:Aviation
The distance between the allowable forward and aft empty-weight CG limits. When EWCG limits are given for an aircraft, and the empty-weight CG falls within these limits, it is not possible to legally load the aircraft so that its operational CG will fall outside its operational CG limits.
Industry:Aviation
