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case chute See case ejection.
case ejection Method of disposing of non-consumable
case (2), usually stored on board or discharged through
chute under assumed positive acceleration.
case hardening Heat treatment, usually in a controlled
atmosphere, to increase hardness in and near surface of a
workpiece, e.g. bearing balls.
casein Cold-water glue manufactured from dehydrated
milk curd.
caseless ammunition Gun ammunition in which case (2)
is consumed upon firing.
casevac Casualty evacuation.
Casex Combined anti-submarine exercise.
CASF 1 Composite Air Strike Force (TAC).
2 Contingency aeromedical staging facility.
CASI 1 Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute
(Ottawa).
2 Commission Aéronautique Sportive Internationale
(Int.).
Casid Committee for Aviation and Space Industry
Development [1991–; office Taipei] (Int. for Taiwan).
Casits Close air support integrated targeting system[s].
cask Container for transport and storage of nuclear fuel
or radioactive material.
CASM Cost per a/c, or available, seat-mile.
Casom Conventionally armed stand-off missile.
Casp 1 Canada/Atlantic storms program.
2 Commercial airborne security patrol[s] (at KSC).
Casper Composite-aircraft spare parts with enhanced
reliability.
CASS 1 Command active sonobuoy system.
2 Crab-angle sensing system.
3 Consolidated automated support system (USN).
4 Commercial air service standards.
5 Close air support system.
6 Continuing analysis and surveillance system (FAA).
7 Cargo accounts settlement system (IATA).
8 Cockpit access security system.
Cassegrain Optical telescope using two parabolic
mirrors in series.
cassette Standard tape container, eg for recording
mission data.
CASST Civil aviation safety strategic team.
CAST, Cast 1 Civil Aircraft Study Team.
2 Commercial Aviation Safety Team (FAA).
3 Chinese Academy of Space Technology (People’s
Republic).
4 Complete aircraft static test.
5 Command and staff trainer.
6 Conformal-array seeker technology.
7 Cyclic auto self-test.
8 Commercial Aviation Safety Team (US).
9 Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies
(Moscow, R.).
10 Centre for Aviation Safety Technology (CAAC,
China).
CAS-T Controlled airspace (temporary) (CAA).
cast-block engine Piston engine with each linear row of
cylinders arranged in a single cast block.
castellated nut Typically, hexagon nut with six radial
slots for split-pin or other lock.
Castigliano Fundamental structural theorems relating
loads, deflections and deformation energy.
CatE
casting Forming material by pouring molten into
shaped mould.
Castor Corps airborne stand-off radar (UK).
cast propellant Solid rocket propellant formed into
grain by casting.
CASU Compact air-supply unit.
casual pay parade One-time payment to a group of
personnel for a specific purpose (RAF).
casualty Aircraft which suffers damage or sudden severe
unserviceability, hence * action, * maintenance.
CASWS Close air support weapon system.
CAT 1 Clear-air turbulence.
2 Comité de l’Assistance Technique.
3 Combat aircraft technology.
4 Computer automatic [or aided] testing.
5 Crisis action team.
6 Cockpit automation technology.
7 Compressed-air [wind] tunnel.
8 Computerized axial tomography (baggage screen).
9 Commercial air transport (category).
Cat 1 Aircraft-carrier catapult (colloq.).
2 See Categories.
CATA 1 Canadian Air Transportation Administration.
2 Control automation and task allocation.
Catac Commande Aérienne Tactique (F fighter
command).
Catalin Cast phenolic thermosetting plastic.
catalyst Substance whose presence permits or accelerates
chemical reaction, itself not taking part.
catalyst bed Porous structure through which fluid passes
and undergoes chemical reaction (eg HTP motor).
cat & trap Catapult launch and arrested landing.
Cataphos Chlorinated phosphate rubber-based paint
for marking taxiways, aprons, etc, yellow or white.
catapult Device for externally accelerating aeroplane or
other vehicle to safe flying speed in short distance. Those
on ships, especially surface warships, were originally operated
by compressed air, then hydraulic, and now by steam
pressure from main ship propulsion. See LEM(3).
catastrophic instability Irrecoverably divergent loss of
stability at dynamic head sufficient to break primary
structure.
Cat-bird Co-operative avionics, or airborne, testbed
aircraft.
CATC 1 College of Air Traffic Control (Hurn, UK).
2 Commonwealth Air Transport Council (UK/Int.,
office London SW1P).
3 Canadian Aviation Training Centre [primary flying
training for Canadian Forces, Southport, Manitoba]
(Canada).
Cat-C Carrier air-traffic control officer.
Catca Canadian Air Traffic Control Association [office,
Ottawa].
CATCC Carrier air traffic control centre.
catcher Small fence-like strips around leading edge of
sharply swept or delta-wing naval aircraft; designed to
engage barrier.
CATCS Central Air Traffic Control School (RAF
Shawbury).
CATE Conference on Co-ordination of Air Transport
in Europe.
Cat E 1 Category E for an aircraft, a write-off [now Cat
5].
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