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Latches are mechanical components that permit the temporary combination of moving parts, and they are actuated so they release the coupling and permit these two components to come apart. Moreover, advantages to using latches include their high-speed design, lower power requirements, and small die-size. Often utilized in seat belts, clamps, straps, and objects featuring retractable components, latches are available in many forms. To better understand these versatile components, the following blog will go into greater detail about trigger latches and pertinent information associated with them.

As the aviation industry has progressed through the years, much of the early technology used by pilots has been combined, and replaced with a single digital interface called the electronic flight instrument system (EFIS). This system is used in modern aircraft, and it combines several different sensors, circuitry, and software to effectively replace all mechanical flight instruments and gauges with a single unit. In this article, we will be discussing the different components of the EFIS in detail, so that you may better understand the crucial instruments which make up our modern “glass cockpit.”

O-rings are circular mechanical gaskets designed to sit in a groove and be compressed when assembling two or more parts, creating a seal at the interface. They are commonly employed in static or dynamic applications, like rotating pump shafts or gas sealing applications, respectively. More than that, O-rings are the most common seals used in machine design due to their low price points, easy manufacturing processes, and simple mounting requirements.

Thyristors are small electronic elements that have been around since the 1950s, and they are often relied on for the means of managing significant amounts of voltage and power. Serving various roles, thyristors can be found in electric power control devices, electric motor speed controls, light dimmers, and much more. While thyristors once primarily acted as an element that turns devices through current reversal, they now are able to turn devices on and off with the use of a control gate signal. With the diverse applications of thyristor components, it can be useful to have a general understanding of their design and functionality.

Turbofans are one of the most common types of engines found in modern aircraft models, generally being found on commercial airliners, various military planes, business jets, and more. Turbofans combine many of the best features of propeller and turbine engines, and their popularity comes as a result of their high thrust generation and optimal fuel efficiency. If you have taken the time to examine the turbofan engines of a commercial airliner at an airport or on another type of aircraft, you may have noticed that most have a white spiral that is painted on the center of the spiral. While this design is surely aesthetically pleasing, it actually serves a few important purposes, those of which we will discuss in this blog.