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Aviation

Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.

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electronic engine control (EEC)

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

An electronic fuel control for a gas turbine engine. The EEC senses the power-lever angle (PLA), engine RPM, bleed valve, and variable stator vane position, and the various engine ...

engine indicating and crew alerting system (EICAS)

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

An electronic instrumentation system that monitors airframe and engine parameters and displays the essential information on a video display on the instrument panel. Only vital ...

plenum chamber

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

An enclosed chamber in which air can be held at a pressure slightly higher than that of the surrounding air. Plenum chambers are used to stabilize the pressure of the air before ...

nacelle

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

An enclosed compartment, normally in the leading edge of the wing, in which an aircraft engine is mounted.

tractor engine

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

An engine installed with the propeller facing the front of the aircraft. Thrust produced by the propeller mounted on a tractor engine pulls the aircraft through the air. tractor ...

pusher engine

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

An engine installed with the propeller facing the rear of the aircraft. Thrust produced by the propeller mounted on a pusher engine pushes rather than pulls the aircraft.