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...ing/cooling system. The left knob controls the temperature while the right controls the fan speed.]] ...eter]]s, [[radio tuner]]s and [[digital camera]]s, as well as in [[cockpit|aircraft cockpit]]s.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/b?node=16412811</ref> ...

{{Short description|Small power source installed on aircraft}} ...rcraft. It may be called an '''air driven generator''' ('''ADG''') on some aircraft.<ref name="74 CFR 13086"> ...

...ond World War, showing a dynamotor (the black cylinder) which converts the aircraft's 24–28 V DC to 500 V DC for the transmitter. [[Dübendorf]] Museum of Milit ...ill use a flywheel motor–generator rig to supply power instantaneously for aircraft launches at greater than the ship's installed generator capacity. In additi ...

{{short description|Temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's thrust}} ...the brakes and enabling shorter landing distances. Such devices affect the aircraft significantly and are considered important for safe operations by [[airline ...

The use of Emergency power systems in aviation can be either in the aircraft or on the ground. In commercial and military aircraft it is critical to maintain power to essential systems during an emergency. ...

...e=27 June 2017|language=en|date=20 November 2015}}</ref> The discipline of controls overlaps and is usually taught along with [[electrical engineering]] and [[ ...tems, from simple household washing machines to high-performance [[fighter aircraft]]. It seeks to understand physical systems, using mathematical modelling, i ...

...o known as '''thrust vector control''' ('''TVC'''), is the ability of an [[aircraft]], [[rocket]] or other vehicle to manipulate the direction of the [[thrust] ...so thrust vectoring is the primary means of [[Flight dynamics (fixed-wing aircraft)|attitude control]]. Exhaust vanes and [[Gimbaled thrust|gimbaled]] engines ...

...llenge for military. [[No drone zone]]s are areas where drones or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) cannot be operated.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Sedletska |first1= .../ref> and a review period undertaken by the [[Directorate of Defense Trade Controls]] in 2015 introduced much more granular performance definitions.<ref>{{cite ...

...usually considered a bad and destructive dynamic to be designed out of an aircraft; but in CWKPS, flutter is sometimes designed into the kite system for the s ...he natural frequencies of a system to permit the absence of human or robot controls; a kited wing tossing back and forth in constant motion is a primitive pass ...

...ilters. Common in oscillators of 36&nbsp;kHz [[consumer IR|infrared remote controls]] (divided by 12) ...ters]]. Common in oscillators of 38&nbsp;kHz [[consumer IR|infrared remote controls]] (divided by 12), cheaper than crystal but less stable frequency ...

...ngineering]] to design automation that have revolutionized manufacturing, aircraft, communications and other industries, and created new fields such as [[robo ...ich/page/241 241–242]}}</ref> Other areas of application for discontinuous controls included [[fire-control system]]s, [[guidance system]]s and [[electronics]] ...

Work on cooling high-performance aircraft engines in the 1930s led to the adoption of pressurised [[Internal combusti ...htm |date=2016-03-03 }} - Thermal Actuators - and other Thermostatic Fluid Controls - Rostra Vernatherm ...

...sold to customers in the [[machine industry]], the [[car industry]], the [[aircraft industry]], or others. It may encompass the frequent machining of customize ...pg|thumb|Machinists and toolmakers making experimental engine parts at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, 1946.]] ...

...used to remotely drive indicator gauges and as rotary position sensors for aircraft control surfaces, where the reliability of these rugged devices is needed. ...erms, a control synchro system is a system in which the transmitted signal controls a source of power which does the usable work. ...

...ides power for engine starting, lighting, the ignition system, the climate controls, and the infotainment system among others. The [[alternator]] is an AC dev Light aircraft electrical systems are typically 12&nbsp;V or 24&nbsp;V DC similar to autom ...

...during World War I|warfare]], and naval warfare with the introduction of [[aircraft carrier]]s. Above all, it promised to the military commanders the independe ...lear bomb]], however many other weapons influenced the world such as [[jet aircraft]] and [[radar]], but were overshadowed by the visibility of nuclear weapons ...

...nit connected to meet rising demand. Electrical generators have automatic controls to regulate the power fed into the electrical transmission system, adjustin ...ls used in [[space flight]]; aeroderivative [[gas turbine]]s used in [[jet aircraft]]; solar engineering and [[photovoltaic]] systems; off-shore wind farms; an ...

...ynamics|aerodynamically]] to the control surfaces are not perceived at the controls, resulting in the lack of this important [[sensory cue]]. To address this, ...be felt in real life. Simulated forces are generated using haptic operator controls, allowing data representing touch sensations to be saved or played back.<re ...

...used for ultra-high reliability applications such as nuclear power plants, aircraft cockpits, and critical industrial environments. They can easily be made tot ...tch is responsible for the clicky response of the keyboard. This mechanism controls a small hammer that strikes a capacitive or membrane switch.<ref>{{Citation ...

...turbine|water]] turbines have a casing around the blades that contains and controls the working fluid. Credit for invention of the steam turbine is given both * Aircraft [[gas turbine]] engines are sometimes referred to as turbine engines to dis ...