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A wide-blade, short-diameter propeller used on a reciprocating engine when it is run in a test cell. A test club applies a specific load to the engine and forces the maximum amount of air through the engine cooling fins.
Industry:Aviation
A World War I training airplane powered by a Curtiss OX-5 engine. It was widely available after the war and helped introduce aviation to the general public.
Industry:Aviation
Air that is tapped off a turbine engine compressor and used for such airframe functions as the operation of air conditioning and pressurization systems.
Industry:Aviation
Air that is tapped off from a turbine engine compressor. Compressor bleed air is used for antiicing the inlet ducts and for cooling the turbine inlet guide vanes and first stage turbine blades. Bleed air is also used for certain airframe functions.
Industry:Aviation
Air whose pressure has been increased by the forward motion of the aircraft. Ram air pressure is the same as pitot pressure.
Industry:Aviation
Aircraft built by individuals as a hobby rather than by factories as commercial products. Amateur-built or homebuilt aircraft do not fall under the stringent requirements imposed by the FAA on commercially built aircraft.
Industry:Aviation
Aircraft components designed to be replaced as a unit while the aircraft is on the flight line.
Industry:Aviation
