Dirty Dozen: The twelve most common Aviation Maintenance-related, Human Factors causes of errors.
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Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS) – The FAAissues a type certificate when a new aircraft, engine, propeller, etc., is found to meet safety standards set forth by the FAA. The TCDS lists the specifications, conditions and limitations under which airworthiness requirements were met for the specified product, such as engine make and model, fuel type, [...]
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Bernoulli’s Principle has a practical application in Aviation.Bernoulli’s Principle explains how the pressure of a moving fluid varies with its speed of motion. Bernoulli, a Swiss mathematician, explained how the pressure of a moving fluid (liquid or gas) varies with its speed of motion. It states that as the velocity of a moving fluid (liquid or gas) increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases
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Magnus effect – The Magnus Effect is the lifting force produced when a rotating cylinder produces a pressure differential. This is the same effect that makes a baseball curve or a golf ball slice. When a rotating cylinder or ball is spinning in a fluid, it creates a boundary layer around itself, and the boundary layer [...]
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Vortex Generator – A vortex generator is a complementary pair of small low-aspect-ratio airfoils. Generally mounted at opposite angles of attack to each other and perpendicular to the aerodynamic surface they serve, vortex generators improve high- and low-speed characteristics.Like any airfoil, vortex generators develop lift and very strong tip vortices. These tip vortices [...]
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