Jet engines

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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dry-cleaning solvent

Aviation; Jet engines

Cleaning compound that maybe used for all metal parts.

dry-sump engine

Aviation; Jet engines

One in which the oil is stored separate from the engine.

dual compressor

Aviation; Jet engines

See centrifugal-flow, axial-flow compressor.

duplex nozzle

Aviation; Jet engines

Dual-orifice channel through which highly atomized and accurately shaped sprays of fuel go into the combustion chamber.

dynamic load

Aviation; Jet engines

Load on an aircraft due to a dynamic force.

effective angle of attack

Aviation; Jet engines

That part of a given angle of attack that lies between the chord of an airfoil and a line representing the resultant velocity of the disturber airflow.