Powerplant

Powerplant

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

Industry: Aviation

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flash point

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The temperature to which a liquid must be raised for it to ignite, but not continue to burn when a flame is passed above it.

inertia

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The tendency of a body to resist acceleration. A body at rest will remain at rest or a body in motion will stay in motion in a straight line unless acted on by an outside force.

contact

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The term used between a person hand-propping an aircraft engine and the person in the flightdeck. When the person is ready to spin the propeller, he calls “contact”. The person in the flightdeck ...

indicated horsepower (IHP)

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The theoretical horse-power a reciprocating engine develops.

leading edge

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The thick edge at the front of a propeller blade.

trailing edge

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The thin edge at the rear of a propeller blade.

net thrust

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

The thrust produced by a turbojet or turbofan engine in which the acceleration factor is the difference between the velocity of the incoming air and the velocity of the exhaust gases leaving the ...