- Industry: Aviation
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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 ...
A small hand tool used to make a square cut across the end of a piece of soft metal or plastic tubing. The cutter consists of a set of rollers and a sharp-edged wheel that can be screwed down so it rolls over the surface of the tubing. The tubing is placed on the rollers, and the wheel is screwed down against the surface. The cutter is rotated around the tubing and the wheel is moved in so it cuts deeper into the tubing. This action is continued until the tubing is cut completely through.
Industry:Aviation
A small hand-held iron with an accurately calibrated thermostat. This iron is used for heat-shrinking polyester fabrics in areas that would be difficult to work with a large iron.
Industry:Aviation
A small hand-held woodcutting tool used for cutting across the grain of wood and for planing the ends of a board to make them smooth.
Industry:Aviation
A small handsaw having a thin, tapered blade, used to cut circles and curves. A keyhole saw is a form of compass saw.
Industry:Aviation
A small handsaw with a stiff, tapered blade. The blade of a keyhole saw can start its cut through a small hole drilled in the material. A key-hole saw is a form of compass saw.
Industry:Aviation
A small high-pressure oxygen bottle attached to a parachute harness. The bail-out bottle supplies the oxygen used during a parachute descent.
Industry:Aviation
A small hinged cover installed over an opening in an aircraft structure. These openings allow the inspection of the inside of the aircraft.
Industry:Aviation
A small hole between a hydraulic brake master cylinder and the reservoir. The first movement of the piston in the master cylinder covers the compensating port and traps fluid between the master cylinder piston and the brake wheel cylinders to apply the brakes.
When the brake is released, the piston uncovers the compensator port, and if any fluid has been lost from the brake, the reservoir will refill the master cylinder. A restricted compensator port may cause the brakes to drag or slow their release.
Industry:Aviation
A small hole drilled in the end of a crack to prevent the crack continuing. Drilling this hole is called stop-drilling the crack.
A crack in a piece of metal will continue to grow as long as the stresses concentrated at the end of the crack are greater than the tensile strength of the metal. A hole drilled at the end of a crack spreads these stresses out over the entire circumference of the hole, rather than allowing them to concentrate at the extremely small area of the end of the crack.
Industry:Aviation
A small hole in the film of aircraft finishing material left by a bubble. The bubble migrated to the surface of the material and burst after the material had dried too much to flow into the resulting hole.
Industry:Aviation
