Aero-engine. The power-plant for an aerodyne or aerostat.
Aerofoil. A surface designed to produce an aeropdynamic force at approximately right angles to its direction of motion. Usually a wind, tailplane or fin.
zero - timed overhauling an aero-engine to 'service limits' (not the same 'good as new' or factory remanufactured).
Zulu or Z - used worldwide for times of flight operations, formerly Greenwich Mean Time, now Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) ...
TBO - time between overhauls, an engine manufacturer's recommended overhaul interval
in hours, a rough and not guaranteed guide to life expectancy of an aero-engine before it will
need overhaul.
TCA - Terminal Control Area (USA).
An aero-engineer who has headed up the EAA design college at Oshkosh for years, he designed the PJ-260 and Sportwing biplanes, and has seen tie-rods of every possible type and in every possible application.
 See also: Aviation, Aircraft, Aero, Flight, Plane
  
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