- 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 ...
The linear distance from the apex (peak) of one thread to the similar position on the next thread on a threaded fastener.
Industry:Aviation
The linear distance from the apex of one screw thread to the apex of the next thread. Lead is also the distance the screw advances in one complete rotation.
Industry:Aviation
The linear distance the piston moves inside the cylinder from the top to the bottom.
Industry:Aviation
The lines inside a piece of metal formed by the surfaces of the grains. Intergranular corrosion forms along the grain boundaries in metal that has been improperly heat-treated in such a way that the grains have become enlarged. The hardness of a metal is determined by the size of the grain. The smaller the grain, the harder the metal.
Industry:Aviation
The load on a bearing parallel to the shaft on which the bearing is mounted. Axial loads are usually carried by ball bearings or tapered roller bearings.
The thrust load produced by a propeller is an axial load, and it is carried into the engine crankcase through the thrust bearing.
Industry:Aviation
The load on a bearing that is perpendicular to the shaft on which the bearing is mounted. Centrifugal loads are radial loads.
Industry:Aviation
The loaded weight of an aircraft. Gross weight includes the total weight of the aircraft, the weight of the fuel and oil, and the weight of all the load it is carrying.
Industry:Aviation
The loading of a propeller disk in such a way that one side produces more thrust than the other side.
Industry:Aviation
The location along the chord line of an airfoil at which all the lift forces produced by the airfoil are considered to be concentrated.
Industry:Aviation
The location along the longitudinal axis of an aircraft that is a given number of inches ahead of or behind the datum, or reference plane.
Industry:Aviation
