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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
Aircraft_engine_starting
Piston engine starting system
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
Coffman_engine_starter
Airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft
The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft. It consists of a gas turbine with a propelling nozzle. The gas turbine
Turbojet
Power source for starting large engines
Coffman engine starter - A similar system which uses an explosive cartridge to supply gas pressure. Aircraft engine starting Components of jet engines Flame
Air-start_system
Aircraft engine that produces thrust by emitting a jet of gas
Brayton thermodynamic cycle. Jet aircraft use such engines for long-distance travel. Early jet aircraft used turbojet engines that were relatively inefficient
Jet_engine
Device used to start an internal combustion engine
to start engines, but it was inconvenient, difficult, and dangerous. The behavior of an engine during starting is not always predictable. The engine can
Starter_(engine)
Turbojet engine component
additional combustion component used on some jet engines, mostly those on military supersonic aircraft. Its purpose is to increase thrust, usually for
Afterburner
Medium to transfer power in hydraulic machinery
stored in accumulators to start an auxiliary power unit (APU) for self-starting the aircraft's main engines. Many aircraft equipped with the M61 family
Hydraulic_fluid
Starting engine (name differs depending on the type) - element of the propulsion system of a rocket, an aircraft, a missile or an ammunition using the
Starting_engine
Engine fuel systems in aircraft
an aircraft. Fuel systems differ greatly due to different performance of the aircraft in which they are installed. A single-engine piston aircraft has
Aircraft_fuel_system
Alternative vehicle power source
power unit for starting a jet engine. A hole in the extreme nose of the cone contained a manual pull-handle which started the piston engine, which in turn
Auxiliary_power_unit
Type of aircraft engine
A propfan, also called a propjet, an open rotor engine, or an open fan engine, is an aircraft engine combining features of turbofans and turboprops. It
Propfan
Airbreathing jet engine designed to provide thrust by driving a fan
airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a combination of references to the preceding generation engine technology
Turbofan
Type of engine issue in aviation
jet engines can normally be restarted in flight, provided the aircraft is flying within the portion of its flight envelope defined as the engine relight
Flameout
Aircraft propulsion system efficient at a range of speeds higher and lower than sound's
A variable cycle engine (VCE), also referred to as adaptive cycle engine (ACE), is an aircraft jet engine that is designed to operate efficiently under
Variable_cycle_engine
Aircraft gas turbine function
exiting the engine pylon for use throughout the aircraft). In civil aircraft, bleed air's primary use is to provide pressure for the aircraft cabin by supplying
Bleed_air
Aircraft propulsion component
In aeronautics, an aircraft propeller, also called an airscrew, converts rotary motion from an engine or other power source into a swirling slipstream
Propeller_(aeronautics)
Aircraft and rocket engine manufacturer based in France
Safran Aircraft Engines, previously Snecma (Société nationale d'études et de construction de moteurs d'aviation) or Snecma Moteurs, is a French aerospace
Safran_Aircraft_Engines
Aircraft component
is an aircraft component, a streamlined fairing fitted over a propeller hub or at the centre of a turbofan engine. Spinners both make the aircraft overall
Spinner_(aeronautics)
Gas turbine phenomenon
stalled compressor and — in the case of multi-engine aircraft — yawing in the direction of the affected engine due to the loss of thrust. The appropriate
Compressor_stall
Turbine engine driving an aircraft propeller
A turboprop is a gas-turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller. A turboprop consists of an intake, reduction gearbox, compressor, combustor, turbine
Turboprop
Engine where combustion is pulsed instead of continuous
A pulsejet engine (or pulse jet) is a type of jet engine in which combustion occurs in pulses. A pulsejet engine can be made with few or no moving parts
Pulsejet
Type of rocket engine
The aerospike engine is a type of rocket engine that maintains its aerodynamic efficiency across a wide range of altitudes. It belongs to the class of
Aerospike_engine
Small engine ignition system
outboard motors, motorcycles, lawn mowers, chainsaws, small engines, gas turbine-powered aircraft, and some cars. It was originally developed to overcome
Capacitor_discharge_ignition
American aircraft engine manufacturer
General Electric Company (d.b.a GE Aerospace), is an American aircraft engine supplier that is headquartered in Evendale, Ohio, outside Cincinnati. It
GE_Aerospace
Mechanical device
This allows the use of small displacement internal combustion engines to turn aircraft propellers within an efficient speed range. The Wright brothers
Propeller speed reduction unit
Propeller_speed_reduction_unit
Gas turbine used to spin a shaft
French-designed turbine engine, the 100-shp 782. Originally conceived as an auxiliary power unit, it was soon adapted to aircraft propulsion, and found
Turboshaft
Type of rocket engine
A rotating detonation engine (RDE) uses a form of pressure gain combustion, where one or more detonations continuously travel around an annular channel
Rotating_detonation_engine
Avionics system developed by Airbus
System (CFDS) on McDonnell Douglas, or Engine Warning Display (EWD) on ATR, which display data concerning aircraft systems and also failures. Airbus developed
Electronic centralised aircraft monitor
Electronic_centralised_aircraft_monitor
Manual engine starter
combustion engine, usually on small machines, such as lawn mowers, chainsaws, grass trimmers, ultralight aircraft, small outboard motors and portable engine-generators
Rope_start
Type of aircraft propeller
rotational speed which, in turn, reduces power transmission from the aircraft's engine. In the case of a propeller, this effect can happen when the propeller
Scimitar_propeller
Supersonic atmospheric jet engine
engine" as suitable for high-altitude supersonic aircraft, in a German patent application. In an additional patent application, he adapted the engine
Ramjet
Propeller with blades that can be rotated to control their pitch while in use
multi-engine aircraft, if one engine fails, it can be feathered to reduce drag so that the aircraft can continue flying using the other engine(s). In
Variable-pitch propeller (aeronautics)
Variable-pitch_propeller_(aeronautics)
Type of engine
given the limited working area of aircraft carriers. Leighton's efforts led to the Navy underwriting air-cooled engine development at Pratt & Whitney and
Air-cooled_engine
Computer used for engine control in aerospace engineering
engine controller" (EEC) or "engine control unit" (ECU), and its related accessories that control all aspects of aircraft engine performance. FADECs have
FADEC
Internal combustion engine type
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft
Four-stroke_engine
Internal combustion engine type
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes of the piston, one up and
Two-stroke_engine
Propellers that rotate on opposite directions
multi-engine propeller-driven aircraft. The propellers on most conventional twin-engined aircraft turn clockwise (as viewed from behind the engine). Counter-rotating
Counter-rotating_propellers
Angle of a blade in a fluid
minimizes drag from a stopped propeller following an engine failure in flight. Some propeller-driven aircraft permit the pitch to be decreased beyond the fine
Blade_pitch
Two-propeller design for improving low-airspeed maneuverability
from the Tu-95. The NK-12 engine powers another well-known Soviet aircraft, the Antonov An-22 Antheus, a heavy-lift cargo aircraft. At the time of its introduction
Contra-rotating_propellers
Part of aero engines
rotary engines of some World War I fighter aircraft for improved sealing in the presence of cylinder distortion. The cylinders of rotary aircraft engines (engines
Obturator_ring
Jet engine where combustion takes place in supersonic airflow
heavier engines. Whether this vehicle could be reusable or not is still a subject of debate and research. An aircraft using this type of jet engine could
Scramjet
Timing of the release of a spark in a combustion engine
In a spark ignition internal combustion engine, ignition timing is the timing, relative to the current piston position and crankshaft angle, of the release
Ignition_timing
Instruments used to control an aircraft engine
Aircraft engine controls provide a means for the pilot to control and monitor the operation of the aircraft's powerplant. This article describes controls
Aircraft_engine_controls
Type of aircraft rotary engine
resulted in increased fuel consumption. French aircraft manufacturers ordered relatively few Monosoupape engines preferring other types including Gnome et
Gnome_Monosoupape
Non-airbreathing engine used to propel a missile or vehicle
A rocket engine, also known as a rocket motor, is a reaction engine, producing thrust in accordance with Newton's third law by ejecting reaction mass rearward
Rocket_engine
Machine for continuous flow gas compression
engine would make it useless on a high-speed aircraft. Real work on axial-flow engines started in the late 1930s, in several efforts that all started
Axial_compressor
Brief description of components needed for jet engines
under the wing or, on smaller aircraft, on the side of the aircraft behind the wing. The most fundamental part of the engine is the gas generator ( also
Components_of_jet_engines
25-500-kW internal combustion engine, typically Brayton cycle-type
335 hp) and are evolved from piston-engine turbochargers, aircraft auxiliary power units (APU), or small jet engines, the size of a refrigerator. Early
Microturbine
Control of engine power
jet engine powered aircraft. For a steam locomotive, the valve which controls the steam is known as the regulator. In an internal combustion engine, the
Throttle
Jet nozzle at the tip of some helicopter rotor blades
Turbomeca Palouste turbojet engine. The type led a contract from the Ministry of Supply for four flight test-capable aircraft; the Ultra-light's capabilities
Tip_jet
Engine designed for use in powered aircraft
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Aircraft using power components are
Aircraft_engine
Type of fuel metering system for piston aircraft engines
metering system manufactured by the Bendix Corporation for piston aircraft engines, starting in the 1940s. It is recognized as an early type of throttle-body
Pressure_carburetor
Brand of internal combustion 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
Rotax
Shock-induced combustion ramjet engine
A shock-induced combustion ramjet engine (abbreviated as shcramjet; also called oblique detonation wave engine; also called standing oblique detonation
Shcramjet
Internal combustion engine part that circulates engine oil under pressure
combustion engine part that circulates engine oil under pressure to the rotating bearings, the sliding pistons and the camshaft of the engine. This lubricates
Oil pump (internal combustion engine)
Oil_pump_(internal_combustion_engine)
Turboshaft with power from independent exhaust
two engines set side-by-side, horizontally above the cabin. Turboprop aircraft are still powered by a range of free- and non-free turbine engines. Larger
Free-turbine_turboshaft
Total pressure ratio across a jet engine
The engine pressure ratio (EPR) is the total pressure ratio across a jet engine, measured as the ratio of the total pressure at the exit of the propelling
Engine_pressure_ratio
Simplest known jet propulsion device
power model aircraft, experimental go-karts, and unmanned military aircraft such as cruise missiles and target drones. A pulsejet engine is an air-breathing
Valveless_pulsejet
Aerofoil; individual component of a turbine disc
2013). "Evaluation of Ceramic Matrix Composite Technology for Aircraft Turbine Engine Applications" (PDF). 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including
Turbine_blade
Proportion of ducted compared to combusted air in a turbofan engine
commercial passenger aircraft and both civilian and military jet transports. Business jets use medium BPR engines. Combat aircraft use engines with low bypass
Bypass_ratio
Type of aviation fuel
avtur) is a type of aviation fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines. It is colorless to straw-colored in appearance. The most
Jet_fuel
Positions of an engine's piston at the top or bottom of its stroke
In a reciprocating engine, the dead centre is the position of a piston in which it is either furthest from, or nearest to, the crankshaft. The former is
Dead_centre_(engineering)
Type of alert system on aircraft
An engine-indicating and crew-alerting system (EICAS) is an integrated system used in modern aircraft to provide aircraft flight crew with instrumentation
Engine-indicating and crew-alerting system
Engine-indicating_and_crew-alerting_system
Machine component used to compress or contain expanding fluids in a cylinder
A piston is a component of reciprocating engines, reciprocating pumps, gas compressors, hydraulic cylinders and pneumatic cylinders, among other similar
Piston
Device that generates sparks in internal combustion engines
sometimes have two sets of plugs, one just for starting and another to be installed for driving once the engine is warmed up. Spark plug manufacturers use
Spark_plug
Instrument measuring the rotation speed of a shaft or disk
Tachometers or revolution counters on cars, aircraft, and other vehicles show the rate of rotation of the engine's crankshaft, and typically have markings
Tachometer
Type of gearbox used on jet engines
found in the accessory drives of gas turbine engines, such as aircraft jet engines. On modern aircraft, the CSD is often combined with a generator into
Constant-speed_drive
Aircraft piston engine starting vehicle
have otherwise needed to spin an aircraft's propeller by hand as a part of the starting process, on aircraft engines not fitted with starters. Throughout
Hucks_starter
Type of jet engine with no moving parts
plant for personal helicopters and compact aircraft such as microlights. Having no moving parts, the engine works by having a coiled pipe in the combustion
Gluhareff_Pressure_Jet
Valve mechanism for piston engines
which, after extensive development, saw substantial use in British aircraft engines of the 1940s, such as the Napier Sabre, Bristol Hercules, Centaurus
Sleeve_valve
Part of a jet engine where fuel is burned
scramjet engine where combustion takes place. It is also known as a burner, burner can, combustion chamber or flame holder. In a gas turbine engine, the combustor
Combustor
Nozzle that converts the internal energy of a working gas into propulsive force
resistance incurred by the aircraft moving through the air, it will accelerate. The jet may or may not be fully expanded. On some engines that are equipped with
Propelling_nozzle
Reciprocating engine with cylinders arranged radially from a single crankshaft
front. The radial configuration was commonly used for aircraft engines before gas turbine engines became predominant. Since the axes of the cylinders are
Radial_engine
Display system in an aircraft's cockpit which displays flight information electronically
to hazardous situations. EICAS (Engine Indications and Crew Alerting System) displays information about the aircraft's systems, including its fuel, electrical
Electronic flight instrument system
Electronic_flight_instrument_system
Temperature monitoring device for cylinder heads of an engine
will cause engine failure via scuffed piston skirts. Air-cooled engines are used in aircraft engine control and other air-cooled engines as in cars and
Cylinder Head Temperature gauge
Cylinder_Head_Temperature_gauge
Engine feature
Autofeather is a feature of the engines on some turboprop and piston engine aircraft. When the power being produced by the engine drops to the point where it
Autofeather
Aircraft engine operating on the Diesel principle
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
Aircraft_diesel_engine
Turbofan engine family by Ivchenko
called the first regional jet transport aircraft, and is the starting point for the Lotarev DV-2 turbofan engine. The project was launched in 1965, with
Ivchenko_AI-25
1910–1959 UK aerospace manufacturer
companies, designing and manufacturing both airframes and aircraft engines. Notable aircraft produced by the company include the 'Boxkite', the Bristol
Bristol_Aeroplane_Company
Aircraft cockpit with electronic displays
A glass cockpit is a cockpit, as used in aircraft and spacecraft, that features an array of electronic (digital) flight instrument displays, typically
Glass_cockpit
Engine in which fuel combusts with an oxidizer
sometimes Wankel engines. Powered aircraft typically use an ICE which may be a reciprocating engine. Airplanes can instead use jet engines and helicopters
Internal_combustion_engine
German aircraft engine manufacturer
Engines AG is a German aircraft engine manufacturer. MTU develops, manufactures and provides service support for military and civil aircraft engines.
MTU_Aero_Engines
Temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's thrust
an operating mode for jet engines equipped with a thrust reverser when thrust is directed forwards for slowing an aircraft after landing. It assists wheel
Thrust_reversal
Engine component
engine compressors provide the compression part of the gas turbine engine thermodynamic cycle. There are three basic categories of gas turbine engine
Gas turbine engine compressors
Gas_turbine_engine_compressors
Turbomachinery concept
A precooled jet engine is a concept that enables jet engines with turbomachinery, as opposed to ramjets, to be used at high speeds. Precooling restores
Precooled_jet_engine
Indian combat aircraft
Tejas (lit. 'Radiant') is an Indian single-engine, 4.5 generation, delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency
HAL_Tejas
1914 prototype Burt-McCollum sleeve valve aircraft engine
The Argyll aircraft engine was the first four stroke sleeve valve engine built for aircraft use. Manufactured by the Scottish car maker Argylls in 1914
Argyll_aircraft_engine
Aviation elapsed time recording device
running into a pressure switch, and therefore runs while the engine is running. Many rental aircraft use this method to remove the incentive to fly with the
Hobbs_meter
German radial aircraft engine
nine-cylinder radial aircraft engine produced by BMW starting in 1933. BMW took over a license for manufacturing air-cooled radial engines from Pratt & Whitney
BMW_132
External mixture preparation system for internal combustion engines
combustion engines with external mixture formation. It is commonly used in engines with spark ignition that use petrol as fuel, such as the Otto engine, and
Manifold_injection
Aspect of maintenance
manufacturer's recommended number of running hours or calendar time before an aircraft engine or other component requires overhaul. On rotorcraft, many components
Time_between_overhauls
1935–1960 American aircraft manufacturer
air show, starting a lifelong fascination with aviation. Bell dropped out of high school in 1912 to join his brother in the burgeoning aircraft industry
Bell_Aircraft
Indian aerospace manufacturing company
manufacturing and overhaul of combat aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, jet and turbine engines, avionics, and other hardware. HAL operates
Hindustan_Aeronautics_Limited
1930s British piston aircraft engine
air-cooled radial aircraft engine produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1932. It was the first production sleeve valve aero engine. In late 1925
Bristol_Perseus
Type of internal combustion engine that uses compression to create combustion
flame-start systems. The minimum starting temperature that allows starting without pre-heating is 40 °C (104 °F) for precombustion chamber engines, 20 °C
Diesel_engine
Group of lights as a status indicator
advanced modern aircraft replaces these with the integrated electronic Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System or Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitor.
Annunciator_panel
Four-cylinder, four-stroke, aircraft diesel engine
The Austro Engine E4 (marketed as the AE 300) is a liquid-cooled, inline, four-cylinder, four-stroke, aircraft diesel engine. The engine is manufactured
Austro_Engine_E4
Manual control of the thrust of an aircraft's engines from the cockpit
cockpit of aircraft, and are used by the pilot, copilot, flight engineer, or autopilot to control the thrust output of the aircraft's engines, by controlling
Thrust_lever
Robust aircraft electronic recording device
mandatory in UK-registered aircraft in two phases; the first, for new turbine-engined public transport category aircraft over 12,000 lb (5,400 kg) in
Flight_recorder
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Female
English
English short form of Latin Angela, ANGIE means "angel, messenger."
Boy/Male
American, British, Celtic, English
Noble; White
Girl/Female
Greek
Wellborn. Feminine of Eugene.
Female
English
Old French form of Greek HelénÄ“, possibly ELAINE means "torch." In Malory's Morte D'Arthur (Death of Arthur), this is the name of the tragic figure who dies of grief because Sir Lancelot is unable to return her love.Â
Female
French
French form of Welsh Enid, ENIDE means "soul."
Boy/Male
Greek American
Well-born. Famous bearer: Prince Eugene of Savoy; American playwright Eugene O'Neill.
Female
English
Feminine form of Greek Nereus, NERINE means "daughter of Nereus" or "sea sprite" or "wet one." It is also the name of a genus of plants native to South Africa but now spread worldwide. It is a bulb plant that produces beautiful pink funnel-shaped flowers in the fall, similar to the Belladonna Lily, though smaller. In use by the English.
Female
Turkish
Feminine form of Turkish Emin, EMINE means "honest, reliable, trustworthy."
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : variant of Irvin.
Girl/Female
Greek
Rock.
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon Gaelic
Elfin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Indian
Lovable
Girl/Female
Arthurian Legend American French Greek
In Arthurian legend, Elaine was mother to Sir Lancelot's son Galahad.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name ENGIN means "vast."
Girl/Female
Teutonic
Intimidating fame.
Girl/Female
English
Good elf.
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Latin
Worthy.
Female
Greek
Feminine form of Greek Nêreus, NERINE means "daughter of Nereus" or "sea sprite" or "wet one." It is also the name of a genus of plants native to South Africa but now spread worldwide. It is a bulb plant that produces beautiful pink funnel-shaped flowers in the fall, similar to the Belladonna Lily, though smaller. In use by the English.
Female
French
French form of Roman Latin Leontina, LÉONTINE means "lion-like."
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