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Jet engines
Engines that propel aircrafts by using discharged gases to produce forward thrust. The thrust is generated by jet propulsion of a rearward discharge of fluid, usually combustion gases, in accordance with Newton's laws of motion.
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stable operation
Aviation; Jet engines
Condition where no appreciable fluctuation, intentional or unintentional, is occurring to any of the engine's variables such as RPM, temperature, or pressure.
standard day conditions
Aviation; Jet engines
59o F, sea level barometric pressure (29.92 inches of mercury).
stator
Aviation; Jet engines
Part of assembly that remains stationary with respect to a rotating part. Stator vanes are a stationary set of airfoils in a compressor.
centrifugal twisting movement
Aviation; Jet engines
Force that tends to streamline rotating blades with the plane of rotation.
chord line
Aviation; Jet engines
Imaginary line drawn between the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil.
