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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 ...
Opposition to the passage of lines of magnetic flux through a material. Reluctance in a magnetic circuit compares with resistance in an electrical circuit.
Industry:Aviation
Ordinal numbers indicate position in a series or order such as first, second, and third. They tell us the order in which something occurs. The first day, the second order, or the third time are examples of the use of ordinal numbers.
Industry:Aviation
Oscillation that continues with an unchanging amplitude once it has started.
Industry:Aviation
Oscillations of an aircraft about its pitch, or lateral, axis (along its longitudinal axis). These oscillations consist of long-term, low-amplitude climbs and dives, with little or no change in the angle of attack.
Industry:Aviation
Oscillations whose amplitude decreases with time. The oscillations of an airplane that has positive static stability and positive dynamic stability are damped oscillations.
Industry:Aviation
Oscillations whose amplitude increases with time. The oscillations of an airplane that has positive static stability but negative dynamic stability are divergent oscillations.
Industry:Aviation
Out of date or no longer in use because of being replaced with something newer.
Industry:Aviation
Oxygen that has been changed into its liquid state by lowering its temperature. LOX remains a liquid if its temperature is kept at –183°C (90°K) or lower.
Industry:Aviation
Oxygen that has had all of the water and water vapor removed from it.
Industry:Aviation
