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Aviation

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

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blade shank

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The rounded portion of a propeller blade between the root and the airfoil section.

high-pressure compressor

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The second-stage compressor in a dual-spool gas turbine engine. The high pressure compressor is called the N2 compressor and is the one that is rotated by the starter for ...

combustor

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The section of a gas turbine engine in which fuel is injected. This fuel mixes with air from the compressor and burns. The intense heat from the combustion expands the air flowing ...

burner

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The section of a gas turbine engine in which fuel is injected. This fuel mixes with air from the compressor and burns. The intense heat from the combustion expands the air flowing ...

phase sequence

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The sequence with which the output phases of a three-phase generator are connected to the load. Reversing the phase sequence of a generator from A-B-C to A-C-B prevents the ...

phase rotation

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The sequence with which the output phases of a three-phase generator are connected to the load. Reversing the phase sequence of a generator from A-B-C to A-C-B prevents the ...

scimitar shape

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The shape of the blades of the propellers mounted on UHB engines. The name is derived from the shape of a curved Asian sword that has its edge on the convex side.