Powerplant

Powerplant

The complete installation of an aircraft engine, propeller, and all accessories needed for its proper function.

Industry: Aviation

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naphtha

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A volatile, flammable liquid distilled from petroleum. It is used as a cleaning agent and solvent, and is present in some blended turbine-engine fuels.

ether

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A volatile, highly flammable liquid that may be used to prime the cylinders of an aircraft engine when starting under extremely cold conditions.

methul ethyl ketone (MEK)

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A volatile, water soluble, organic chemical compound that is used as a solvent to remove oily contaminants from ignition system components.

A voltage regulator for a high output DC generator that uses a stack of pure carbon disks for the variable resistance element. A spring holds pressure on the stack to reduce its resistance when the ...

turbine

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A wheel fitted with vanes, or buckets, radiating outward from its circumference. The reactive or aerodynamic force caused by the fluid flowing through the vanes is converted into mechanical power ...

vortex

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A whirling mass of air that sucks everything near it toward its center.

test club

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A wide-blade, short-diameter propeller used on a reciprocating engine when it is run in a test cell. A test club applies a specific load to the engine and forces the maximum amount of air through the ...