insulation /.nsjυle..(.)n/ noun an act of or state of preventing the passing of heat, cold, sound or electricity from one area to another . For continuous supersonic flight, fuel tank insulation is necessary to reduce the effect of kinetic heating.
insulator /.nsjυle.t./ noun a sub-stance which will insulate, especially which will not conduct electricity .
Wood is a good insulator.
intake /.nte.k/ noun an opening through which a fluid is allowed into a container or tube
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intake guide vane /.nte.k a.d
ve.n/ noun a device to direct the flow
of air at the air-intake intake lip /.nte.k l.p/ noun the rim or edge of the air intake of a jet engine . As sonic speed is approached, the effi-ciency of the intake begins to fall because of shock waves at the intake lip.
intake temperature gauge
/.nte.k tempr.t.. e.d/ noun an
instrument to indicate the temperature of air entering an engine
integral /.nt.r.l/ adjective which
completes the whole or which belongs to a whole . Meteorology is an integral part of a flying training course. . inte-gral fuel tanks tanks which are located within the structure of the aircraft
integrity /.nter.ti/ noun the state of being complete and in good working condition . The engine fire warning system is checked to test its integrity. . The integrity of an aid used to conduct procedural approaches must be high.
intend /.ntend/ verb to have a partic-ular plan, aim or purpose . A battery is intended to supply only limited amounts of power. . intended track desired course of flight
intense /.ntens/ adjective 1. extreme in amount . intense heat very high heat . intense wind very strong wind 2. . intense concentration very hard or deep concentration
intensity /.ntens.ti/ noun the
amount or strength of heat, light, radia-tion . Surface air temperatures depend mostly on the intensity and duration of solar radiation.
intention /.nten..n/ noun the course of action one means or plans to follow .
It is not the intention of this chapter to give a detailed description of world weather. . Our intention is to provide safe, cost-effective flying.
inter-/.nt./ prefix between interact /.nt.rkt/ verb to act on each other . Angle of attack and the profile of the wing section interact to produce lift. . Direct and reflected path signals can interact to cause bending of the localiser and/or generation of a false glidepath.
intercept /.nt.sept/ verb to stop or interrupt the intended path of something
. When a radio transmission is made from a moving platform, there will be a shift in frequency between the transmit-ted and intercepted radio signals.
interconnect /.nt.k.nekt/ verb to
connect together . The fire extinguish-ers for each engine are interconnected, so allowing two extinguishers to be used on either engine.
inter-crew /.nt. kru/ adjective .
inter-crew communications commu-nications between members of the crew
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