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antileak check valve
A check valve used in the oil tank of some aircraft reciprocating engines equipped with dry-sump lubrication systems.
Antileak check valves hold the oil in the tank against the pull of gravity, but as soon as the oil pump puts a low pressure on the check valve, it opens and allows oil to flow from the tank into the engine.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Aviation
- Category: Aeronautics
- Company: Aviation Supplies & Academics
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