Boeing Directory - a glossary of terms. The letter W.
WALKING BEAM
Rocker, a mechanical element attached to the main landing gear and hinged to facilitate the control mechanism during cleaning the main landing gear.
WATER LINE
CONSTRUCTION contours of horizontal reference line along the fuselage of the aircraft for vertical measurements.
WATER SEPARATOR
Water separator, a component of the air conditioning system to remove water from the air Turbo-refrigerating machine.
WATT
WATT, the basic unit of electrical power.
WAYPOINT
Waypoint predetermined geographical position used for finding the route. The point of the route is usually determined by the boundaries of latitude and longitude.
Web design
Bulkhead portion of the beam, or channel, which is installed between the upper and lower flange. Direct appointment of bulkheads -vyderzhivat voltage.
WHEEL SPIN THE WHEEL UPRASTORMAZHIVANIE chassis wheel rotational acceleration when touching them on landing.
WHEEL WELL
CABIN CHASSIS, part of the aircraft in order to find the chassis after cleaning.
WIND COMPONENT
Component of the wind, the wind acts with respect to the horizontal axis of the aircraft.
WINDSHEAR
WIND SHEAR, a change in wind speed or direction at a short distance, the effect of causing disruption or wind shear. This may occur in a horizontal or vertical direction or sometimes in both directions.
WING CHORD PLANE
Wing chord in the plan reference line in terms of ending the wing leading edge to the trailing edge ending.
WING GEAR
Wing landing gear, landing gear attached to the wing structure.
WING ROOT
Root of the wing, the wing that is attached to the fuselage.
WORD
I said, in a digital computer, a word is a group of bits of a particular length. Typical digital word contains eight bits.
WRAP AROUND
Part of the test BITE, (CIRCULAR TEST), BITE test compares the output signal from the computer internally stored value.