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Carnot cycle
Carnot cycle Ideal reversible thermodynamic cycle:
isothermal compression, adiabatic compression,
isothermal expansion, adiabatic expansion.
Carousel Pioneer family of civil INS.
carousel 1 Circulatory conveyor system to which
baggage is delivered in arrival terminal.
2 Large structural ring on which rotating wing of tiltrotor
aircraft is mounted.
CARP Computed air release point.
carpet 1 Graphical plot of three variables having
appearance of flexible two-dimensional surface viewed
obliquely.
2 Strip of Earth’s surface subjected to sonic boom.
carpet bombing Level bombing, using one or more
aircraft, to distribute bombs uniformly over target area.
Carquals Carrier qualification tests (USN).
carrel Computer-based pilot-training aid: cockpit,
keyboard interface and instructor system displays.
carrier 1 Aircraft carrier.
2 EM wave, usually continuous and constant amplitude
and frequency, capable of being modulated to
transmit intelligence.
3 Electronic charge *, either so-called hole or mobile
electron.
4 Substance chosen to carry trace element or trace of
radioactive material too small to handle conveniently.
5 Operator of commercial aircraft engaged in transport
of passengers and/or freight for hire or reward.
carrier air group Two or more aircraft squadrons operating
from same carrier (1) under unified command.
carrier-on-board delivery Air delivery of personnel, mail
and supplies to carrier (1) at sea.
carrier suppression Communications system in which
intelligence is transmitted by sidebands, carrier being
almost suppressed.
carrier task force One or more carriers (1) and
supporting ships intended to be self-sufficient in
prolonged campaign.
carrier vehicle Parent body or bus of SBI, can be
equipped with mid-course sensors independent of SBI
(SDI).
carry-on baggage Brought on board by passenger. Some
airlines [eg, Aeroflot] make passenger carry all baggage.
carry the can Accept, or be awarded, blame for something
(RAF).
carry through Wing spars and other linking structure
inside fuselage (esp. of mid-wing aircraft].
carry trials Programme intended to prove carriage and
release of fired, dropped or jettisoned stores.
CARS 1 Coherent antistrokes Raman spectroscopy.
2 Crew-awareness rating scale.
3 Community aerodrome radio station.
4 Contingency airborne reconnaissance system [MISU
adds as in Carsmisu].
5 Common automatic recovery system.
Carsmisu Contingency airborne reconnaissance systems
[and] mission intelligence systems upgrade.
CART Combat aircraft repair team.
Cartesian co-ordinates System of three mutually perpendicular
planes to describe any position in rectilinear space.
cartridge Portable container of solid fuel or propellant,
with self-ignition system, for propulsion of projectile or
supplying pressure to one-shot system.
case-bonded
cartridge starter Main-engine starting system energised
by reloadable cartridges.
cartwheel 1 Aerobatic manoeuvre involving rotation
about Z (yaw) axis, at very low airspeed, with that axis
approximately horizontal.
2 Crash on ground involving rotation with wings near
vertical plane.
carve-out Removal of black or otherwise classified
program from oversight by security or contract-oversight
organization (DoD).
CAS 1 Chief of the Air Staff.
2 Collision avoidance system.
3 Close air support.
4 Calibrated, or computed, airspeed (see airspeed).
5 Corrected airspeed (obs.).
6 Control [or command] augmentation system (or
sub-system).
7 Controlled airspace (CAA).
8 Commission for Atmospheric Sciences.
9 Crisis action system (US JCS).
10 Cockpit avionics system (FSA[3]/CAS).
11 Control actuation section (missiles).
12 Contract Administration Service (or standard[s]).
13 Cost allocation schedule.
14 Combined antenna system.
15 Controlled-access service (satnav).
16 Crashworthy armoured seat.
17 Ceramic abradable seal.
18 Computer-aided software, or support.
19 Cable arresting system.
20 Control actuation system (Goodrich).
21 Crew alerting system.
22 The Croydon Airport Society [1978–] (UK).
23 Co-operative applications satellite.
CASA, Casa Civil-Aviation Safety Authority
(Australia).
CASB Canadian Aviation Safety Board.
CASC Combined acceleration and speed control.
Cascad Close air support cargo dispenser.
Cascade 1 Combat air surveillance correlation and
display equipment.
2 Contribution for assessment of common ATM(7)
development in Europe (Euret).
cascade Array of numerous (eg six or more) sharply
cambered aerofoils superimposed to handle large gas flow
(eg to turn flow round corner of tunnel circuit). * theory
is also relevant in the design of rotating machines with
numerous radial stator and rotor blades.
cascade reverser Thrust reverser incorporating one or
more cascades to direct efflux diagonally forwards.
cascading failure Mechanical failure in which each
break triggers the next.
CASCC Close air support coordination and control.
Case, CASE 1 Computer-assisted, or aided, software
engineering.
2 Controlled-airspace synthetic environment.
3 Close air support enhancement.
case 1 Outer layer of carburised, nitrided or otherwise
case-hardened steel part.
2 Cartridge or shell case housing propellant.
3 Envelope containing solid rocket propellant and
withstanding structural and combustion loads.
case-bonded Solid propellant poured as a liquid into
motor case (3) and cast in situ.
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