The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary Episode 11 ppt

... (US). WWW 1 World Weather Watch (WMO). 2 World Wide Web. W(WW) Past weather (ICAO). WX 1 Weather. 2 Airborne weather radar. 3 Indefinite obscuration. WX/C Weather-radar controller. WXI Weather-radar indicator. WXNIL ... controls. weather forecast Prediction of weather within area, at point or along route for specified period. weather map Shows weather prevailing, or predicted to prevail. weat...

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... Triggering the NW emits neutrons which instantly convert the Li-6 into H+He-3+T. The He- 3 and T then combine with remaining D to form more He and more neutrons, which also convert the U-238 bomb case ... called Newtonian constant, = 6.6732 ҂ 10 -11 Nm 2 kg -2 ; other published values include 6.664, 6.669, 6.670 and 6.6705, in each case ҂ 10 -11 . graviton Hypothetical elementary...

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... target ahead. over the fence Immediately before touchdown (colloq., normally GA). over the horizon Beyond the visible or LOS horizon; region accessible only to particular species of radar. over -the- shoulder ... bombing. over the top On top (1). over the weather At pressurized cruising levels; basic meaning is free from turbulence except CAT, but cloud may still be present and cu-n...

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... target co-ordinates to the attack system if any of these boxes is touched by the pilot on the HDD touch display. thermal cycling Oscillating between low and high temperatures. thermal de-icing De-icing ... by stresses repeatedly imposed by thermal cycling. thermal gradient See temperature gradient. thermal gradiometer Airborne instrument for detecting thermals by thermocouples on wing-t...

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... Air report, either spoken weather report by airborne aircrew or written air weather report. Airex Patented low-density polyetherimide foam. air exchange Release of a proportion of the air in closed- circuit ... agile manufacturing 24 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, C...

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... or another for departures. Apron-drive bridges are controlled by steerable powered wheels at the free end, running over the apron surface. A variant is the over -the- wing bridge, which with the ... naval information system. AWO All-weather operations. AWOP All-weather Operations Panel (ICAO). AWOS Automated, or airport, weather-observing, or automatic weather-observation, system. AWP...

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... Aeroplanes other than STOL, VTOL and other short-field forms. convergence 1 Condition in which, at least reckoned on surface winds, there is net inflow of air into region. 2 Of mathematical series, ... in any direction other than parallel to axis. 2 According to AGARD: The acceleration, due to an aircraft flying in a non-linear path in space, which causes the displacement of the apparent...

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... dimensions, areas and other characteristics of curved part; also known as layout template. flattened-X Delta-3. flattening out 1 “In alighting, the transition between the approach glide and the horizontal ... single-sided PCB, 160 × 100 mm. Eurocontrol The European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation, comprising Belgium, Netherlands [joint head office and 25 other states....

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... factor. From the origin the positive stall line extends to design limit load factor, thence to V D , back to limit negative load factor at V c and thence horizontally to intersect the nega- tive ... truly radial; the lean is sometimes along the tip-path plane and sometimes along chord line at tip. Lean Aerospace Initiative Programme by the SBAC and six UK universities to adapt...

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... terminating at the start of the next cycle. The sum of positive and negative displacements [peaks plus troughs] is called the amplitude, the time between successive passes through the same point in the cycle ... passes through the same point in the cycle the period, and the reciprocal of the period [or number of cycles per unit time] the frequency. simple stress Eith...

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