Aircraft cable is among the most useful types of steel cables available. The thin, flexible, and exceedingly strong material consists of thin steel wires (between 8 and 28) that have been stranded together to provide a combination of strength and flexibility. Although aircraft cables rarely have a diameter greater than ¼ inch, they are strong enough to hold an aircraft securely in place.

Strut channels are used throughout the construction and electrical industries to provide light structural support. While they are commonly used to provide support for wiring and plumbing, they can also be used to support mechanical components for much larger appliances. Strut channel support systems are often assembled by using U-shaped slotted steel channels combined with fittings. This creates strong metal structures capable of supporting electrical conduits, cables, panel boxes, and other pieces of equipment. Additionally, strut channels can be used to create permanent or temporary structures, and all components are designed to be reusable if needed. Strut channels are an incredibly versatile product that can be used in a wide range of different applications.

During a standard passenger flight, the aircraft air conditioner is responsible for providing a constant flow of fresh air that is at a comfortable temperature for passengers. Despite various rumors existing about aircraft air conditioning systems, fresh oxygen is constantly pumped into the cabin and air is thoroughly filtered to maintain a hygienic and microbe free cabin. As a modern marvel of aviation, learning how the aircraft air conditioning system functions can allow you to better understand how they are able to provide passengers with clean air at a comfortable temperature while traveling above 30,000 feet.

In order to carry out their complex and demanding tasks, aircraft mechanics need general mechanical aptitude and knowledge as well as the unique skills required to do their jobs properly. Similarly, the equipment these mechanics use must also be specialized and able to perform specific and sometimes intricate repairs. Many professional mechanics have access to shop tools including drill presses and other large machines in a shop or hangar, but for basic maintenance, many mechanics are required to use their own tools. The most common tools used in aircraft maintenance are speed handles, torque wrenches, safety wire pliers, metal working tools, magnets, and mirrors. In this blog, we will discuss each of them.

Since the advent of more advanced flight technology, constant improvements have been made to aircraft that have greatly increased the efficiency of flight. As a standard piece of equipment on many airliners and private jets, an aircraft winglet is a section of the wing in which the end turns upwards. With their implementation on an aircraft, drag can be reduced alongside the creation of lift, allowing for aircraft to fly well while drawing less power from the engine. As such, many airliners and aircraft operators often invest in winglets in order to improve fuel efficiency, both lowering CO2 emissions and operating costs. Before deciding whether or not aircraft winglets are a good fit for your aircraft, however, it is important to be well aware of how they function.

In order to properly and safely operate an aircraft for flight, pilots rely on a number of systems and components such as brakes, landing gear, flight control surfaces, cargo doors, and much more. Oftentimes, these systems can be large, heavy, and extremely difficult to operate manually or mechanically, thus they require a system to efficiently operate them for the ease of the pilot. In most modern aircraft, the hydraulic system is what is used to drive machinery and systems, utilizing hydraulic fluid and mechanical components for operation.

When constructing and maintaining aircraft structures and systems, there are a number of hardware and abrasive components that are utilized to ensure the job is completed smoothly from start to finish. Despite the small size of aircraft hardware pieces like fasteners, such parts play crucial roles in sustaining robust connections, assemblies, and structures that provide safety and functionality during flight. With abrasives, pieces can be worked on to reduce friction and may be shaped, furthering their ability to perform optimally. In this blog, we will discuss some of the primary aircraft hardware and abrasive components available, helping you understand the parts and equipment that are used to construct aircraft.

When the flight industry was just starting anew, there was a role filled for which a navigator assumes responsibility. A specialized member of the crew, the navigator was tasked with organizing a flight path, from start to final destination, though which the navigator completed on a map. Easier said than done due to the requirements that designated this task to be geometrically correct calculations, the initial navigators were not always 100% accurate. However, as aircraft instruments and our knowledge on worldwide navigation advanced, so did our maps and in this day and age, aerial navigation has become a near-perfect art. Both external navigation aids and onboard systems help navigate any aircraft over thousands of moles with high accuracy. Here in this article, you will read about the radio, celestial navigation, pilotage, and the dead reckoning types of navigational instruments.

Bearings are useful components for a multitude of assemblies and industries, providing bearing surfaces for components to both restrict motion and to reduce friction between moving components. Through implementation within an assembly and lubrication, bearings can slow down the wear of components, facilitating their motion while extending their service lives. Within the realm of aerospace, aircraft bearings can be used to take on radial loads, thrust loads, and a combination of the two. Antifriction bearing and sleeve bearing parts are common to aircraft assemblies, both providing their individual abilities to aid in flight operations. In this blog, we will discuss sleeve and antifriction bearings so that you may understand how each functions, as well as how they are used within aircraft.

A crankshaft, or a driving rod, is a pivoting shaft which changes over responding movement of the cylinders into rotational movement. Crankshafts are normally utilized in inner ignition motors and comprise a progression of wrenches and crankpins to which the associating poles are joined.