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The subsystem in the lubrication system of a gas turbine engine that collects oil after it has lubricated the bearings and gears and returns it to the oil tank.
Industry:Aviation
The sudden change in engine operating temperature that occurs when engine power is suddenly reduced at the same time the airspeed, thus the cooling, is increased. Thermal shock occurs when an aircraft is required to rapidly descend to a lower altitude.
Industry:Aviation
The technique of transmitting light or images through long, thin, flexible fibers of plastic or glass. Bundles of fibers are used to transmit complete images.
Industry:Aviation
The temperature at which solids, such as wax crystals, separate from a hydrocarbon fuel as it is cooled.
Industry:Aviation
The temperature of moving fluid that has been stopped from its motion. Total temperature is the sum of static temperature and the temperature rise caused by the ram effect as the fluid was stopped.
Industry:Aviation
The temperature of the gases as they leave the cylinder of a reciprocating engine or the turbine of a gas turbine engine.
Industry:Aviation
The temperature of the gases from the combustion section of a gas turbine engine as they enter the turbine inlet guide vanes or the first stage of the turbine.
Industry:Aviation
The temperature to which a liquid must be raised for it to ignite, but not continue to burn when a flame is passed above it.
Industry:Aviation
The tendency of a body to resist acceleration. A body at rest will remain at rest or a body in motion will stay in motion in a straight line unless acted on by an outside force.
Industry:Aviation
The term used between a person hand-propping an aircraft engine and the person in the flightdeck. When the person is ready to spin the propeller, he calls “contact”. The person in the flightdeck turns on the fuel, slightly opens the throttle, applies the brakes, and replies “contact”, and then turns the ignition switch to BOTH. The propeller is then pulled through to start the engine.
Industry:Aviation
