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A system used to prevent the formation of ice on an aircraft by flowing heated air inside the structure.
Industry:Aviation
A system used to rate the antidetonation characteristics of a reciprocating engine fuel. Fuel with an octane rating of 80 performs in a laboratory test engine the same as the fuel made of a mixture of 80% iso-octane and 20% heptanes.
Industry:Aviation
A system used with some large reciprocating engines in which a mixture of water and alcohol is sprayed into the engine with the fuel when operating at extremely high power. The fuel-air mixture is leaned to allow the engine to develop its maximum power, and the ADI fluid absorbs excessive heat when it vaporizes.
Industry:Aviation
A tachometer used to measure the speed of any rotating device without physical contact. A highly accurate variable-frequency oscillator triggers a high-intensity strobe light. When the lamp is flashing at the same frequency the device is rotating, the device appears to stand still.
Industry:Aviation
A tall rectangular instrument that displays the quantity of the parameter being measured by a movable strip of colored tape. The presentation resembles a vertical bar graph.
Industry:Aviation
A temperature-sensitive valve that controls the temperature of oil in an aircraft engine. When the oil is cold, the valve shifts and directs the oil through the oil cooler.
Industry:Aviation
A term for manifold pressure that has been increased above the ambient atmospheric pressure by a supercharger.
Industry:Aviation
A test run made of a gas turbine engine to determine how its performance compares with its precious performance as new or freshly overhauled.
Industry:Aviation
A thin sheet metal shroud or bulkhead used to direct the flow of cooling air between and around the cylinder fins of an air-cooled reciprocating engine.
Industry:Aviation
A thrust augmentation system, similar to an afterburner, where fuel is added to the fan-discharge air and burned.
Industry:Aviation
