An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Aircraft using power components are...
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Safran Aircraft Engines, previously Snecma (Société nationale d'études et de construction de moteurs d'aviation) or Snecma Moteurs, is a French aerospace...
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Many variations of aircraft engine starting have been used since the Wright brothers made their first powered flight in 1903. The methods used have been...
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Brayton thermodynamic cycle. Jet aircraft use such engines for long-distance travel. Early jet aircraft used turbojet engines that were relatively inefficient...
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Aircraft engine controls provide a means for the pilot to control and monitor the operation of the aircraft's powerplant. This article describes controls...
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References Further reading External links This is an alphabetical list of aircraft engines by manufacturer. 2si 215 2si 230 2si 430 2si 460 2si 500 2si 540 2si...
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This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past and present. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 2si – US...
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Aircraft engines produced by the People's Republic of China. Most of the engines listed are produced by the Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC). Aero...
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The aircraft diesel engine or aero diesel is a diesel-powered aircraft engine. They were used in airships and tried in aircraft in the late 1920s and...
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Clerget was the name given to a series of early rotary aircraft engine types of the World War I era that were designed by Pierre Clerget(fr). Manufactured...
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GE Aerospace (redirect from GE Aircraft Engines)
General Electric Company, doing business as GE Aerospace, is an American aircraft engine supplier that is headquartered in Evendale, Ohio, outside Cincinnati...
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Semiconductor Fairchild Camera and Instrument Ranger/Fairchild Engines List of aircraft engines Donald M. Pattillo. A History in the Making: 80 Turbulent Years...
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called a "star engine" in some other languages. The radial configuration was commonly used for aircraft engines before gas turbine engines became predominant...
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airfoil, or, in a few cases, direct downward thrust from its engines. Common examples of aircraft include airplanes, helicopters, airships (including blimps)...
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name was changed to Blackburn Aircraft Limited in 1936. In 1937, with the new Cirrus engines now well established, engine manufacturing was brought into...
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aircraft engines. Types past and present include microlights (Ultralight or ULM), including the Calypso, two-seat trainers and recreational aircraft (J120/J160/...
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configuration around a common crankshaft. W12 engines with three banks of four cylinders were used by several aircraft engines from 1917 until the 1930s. A three-bank...
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The Coffman engine starter (also known as a "shotgun starter") was a starting system used on many piston engines in aircraft and armored vehicles of the...
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Walter Aircraft Engines is an aircraft engine manufacturer and former automotive manufacturer. Its notable products include the M601 turboprop. The company...
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the time the aircraft is out of service, to keep the maintenance workload level, and to maximize the use of maintenance facilities. An engine failure can...
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Bristol Aeroplane Company (redirect from Hawthorn Aircraft Engine Factory)
companies, designing and manufacturing both airframes and aircraft engines. Notable aircraft produced by the company include the 'Boxkite', the Bristol...
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producing engines for automobiles, motorcycles and aircraft since 1917, when the company began production of an inline-six aircraft engine. They have...
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Rotax (redirect from Rotax Aircraft Engines)
dominant supplier of engines for ultralight aircraft and light sport aircraft, and a major producer of engines for other light aircraft. The company was founded...
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An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts...
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including all aircraft engines, rocket motors, jets and any other powerplants, along with a very basic description. It includes experimental engines as well...
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Some aircraft have used flat-six engines originally designed for cars. The Porsche PFM 3200 engine, produced from 1985 to 1991, was based on the engine used...
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with the only production examples being several aircraft during the 1920s and 1930s. Prototype W18 engines were produced for concept cars predecessors to...
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Aircraft engine performance refers to factors including thrust or shaft power for fuel consumed, weight, cost, outside dimensions and life. It includes...
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given the limited working area of aircraft carriers. Leighton's efforts led to the Navy underwriting air-cooled engine development at Pratt & Whitney and...
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Engines AG is a German aircraft engine manufacturer. MTU develops, manufactures and provides service support for military and civil aircraft engines....
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