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The method of construction for mast modern gas turbine engine. The engine is made of several modules, or units, that can be removed and replaced or serviced independent of the rest of the engine.
Industry:Aviation
The movable plug inside the cylinder of a reciprocating engine. The piston moves in and out to compress the fuel-air mixture and to transmit the force from the expanding gas in the cylinder to the crankshaft.
Industry:Aviation
The name given by Dr. Samuel Langley to the flying machines built under his supervision between the years of 1891 and 1903.
Industry:Aviation
The number of revolutions per minute an aircraft engine can produce when the aircraft is not moving.
Industry:Aviation
The offset portion of a crankshaft that connects the crankpin to the main bearing journals.
Industry:Aviation
The path followed by a blade segment of a propeller or helicopter rotor in one rotation.
Industry:Aviation
The performance specifications of a turbine engine observed and recorded by the engine manufacturer or overhauler and recorded on the engine dataplate. This data includes the engine speed at which a specified EPR is attained. When trimming the engine, the technician uses this data as the goal.
Industry:Aviation
The plane in which a propeller blade rotates. The plane of rotation is perpendicular to the propeller shaft.
Industry:Aviation
