Powerplant

Powerplant

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

Industry: Aviation

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Standard J-1

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A World War I training airplane powered by a Curtiss OX-5 engine.

Curtiss Jenny

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A World War I training airplane powered by a Curtiss OX-5 engine. It was widely available after the war and helped introduce aviation to the general public.

customer bleed air

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

Air that is tapped off a turbine engine compressor and used for such airframe functions as the operation of air conditioning and pressurization systems.

Air that is tapped off from a turbine engine compressor. Compressor bleed air is used for antiicing the inlet ducts and for cooling the turbine inlet guide vanes and first stage turbine blades. Bleed ...

ram air

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

Air whose pressure has been increased by the forward motion of the aircraft. Ram air pressure is the same as pitot pressure.

amateur-built aircraft

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

Aircraft built by individuals as a hobby rather than by factories as commercial products. Amateur-built or homebuilt aircraft do not fall under the stringent requirements imposed by the FAA on ...