- 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 ...
A unit of mass in the metric system equal to 1,000 kilograms or 2,204.62 pounds of
mass.
Industry:Aviation
A unit of mass in the metric system. One gram is equal to 1/1000 of a kilogram or about 0.035 ounce and is the weight of one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density.
Industry:Aviation
A unit of measurement commonly used for lumber. One board-foot is the amount of lumber in a piece of wood one foot long, one foot wide, and one inch thick. A board-foot is also used for the dimensions of any piece of board whose volume is equal to 144 cubic inches.
Industry:Aviation
A unit of power equal to 75 meter-kilograms of work per second. One metric horsepower is also equal to approximately 753.5 watts of power.
Industry:Aviation
A unit of viscosity measurement in the centimeter-gram-second system. One poise is equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter. Centipoise is a more commonly used value, and one centipoise is equal to 0.01 poise.
Industry:Aviation
A unit of volume measurement. One quart is equal to: two pints; one-fourth U.S. gallon; 57.75 cubic inches; 9.46 x 10-4 cubic meters.
Industry:Aviation
A unit of work in the centimeter-gram-second gravitational system. One gram-centimeter is the amount of work done when a force of one gram causes a movement of one centimeter in the direction the force is applied.
Industry:Aviation
