Space craft simulators now most often use air bearings and 3-D printers are now used to make air-bearing-based attitude simulators for CubeSat satellites...

of the bearing is air that flows through the bearing itself to the bearing surface. The design of the air bearing is such that, although the air constantly...

A foil bearing, also known as a foil-air bearing, is a type of air bearing. A shaft is supported by a compliant, spring-loaded foil journal lining. Once...

air navigation system, commonly referred to by the acronym TACAN, is a navigation system used by military aircraft. It provides the user with bearing...

and wear; Fluid bearing, a noncontact bearing in which the load is supported by a gas or liquid (i.e. air bearing); Magnetic bearing, in which the load...

controlled by the design of an air bearing etched onto the disk-facing surface of the slider. The role of the air bearing is to maintain the flying height...

described as a transportation system using capsules supported by an air-bearing surface within a low-pressure tube. Hyperloop systems have three essential...

proposed to use a linear electric motor to accelerate and decelerate an air bearing levitated pod through a low-pressure tube. The vehicle was to glide silently...

applications are the finishing of cylinders for internal combustion engines, air bearing spindles and gears. There are many types of hones, but all consist of...

material.) The air caster (originally called the air bearing) was invented by Harry A Mackie in December 1961 as the “pendant air bearing load supporting...