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Welcome to the Dauntless Aviation Glossary!
At Dauntless, our editorial staff maintains the web's largest unified glossary of aviation terms. This glossary is built from a combination of official, quasi-official,
and proprietary sources (including original material that we develop oursselves). Uniquely, we often provide multiple definitions of a given term so that you can find that which best applies
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Watt
| Watt | | | The unit of power in the metric system. The watt describes how fast a circuit uses electrical energy. | | source: ARRL Ham Radio Glossary |
| | | Watt (W) is the unit for measuring power. In physics terms, one watt is one Joule of energy transferred or dissipated in one second. Electrical power is calculated as: Watts = Volts x Amps x Power Factor The power factor can be disregarded for DC circuits or for AC circuits with a resistive load (it is 1 in those situations). | | source: Electrical Engineering Glossary |
| | | the unit of power; equal to a joule per second. | | source: FAA Acceptable Methods - Aircraft Inspection and Repair (AC 43.13-1B) |
| | | The basic unit of electrical power. One watt is equal to 1?746 horsepower. | | source: FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician Airframe Handbook (FAA-H-8083-31) |
| | | A unit of power equal to one joule per second. | | source: FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician General Handbook (FAA-H-8083-30) |
| | | The basic unit of power in the metric system. One watt is the amount of power needed to do one joule (0.7376 foot-pounds of work) in one second. One watt is 1?746 horsepower. | | source: FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician Powerplant Handbook (FAA-H-8083-32) |
| | | Unit of power in the MKS system of units; energy per unit of time, one Joule per second (1 J/s). Abbreviated W. | | source: NOAA National Weather Service Glossary |
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Disclaimer: While this glossary in most cases is likely to be highly accurate and useful, sometimes, for any number of editorial, transcription, technical, and other reasons, it might not be.
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