aircraft engine
1Aircraft engine — An aircraft engine is a propulsion system for an aircraft. Aircraft engines are almost always a type of lightweight internal combustion engine. This article is an overview of the basic types of aircraft engines and the design concepts employed in …
2Aircraft engine controls — provide a means for the pilot to control and monitor the operation of the aircraft s powerplant. This article describes controls used with a basic internal combustion engine driving a propeller. Some optional or more advanced configurations are… …
3aircraft engine — noun a) An internal combustion piston engine or Wankel engine used to propel an aircraft b) Any engine for propelling an aircraft, including jet engines and rocket engines etc …
4aircraft engine — noun the engine that powers and aircraft • Hypernyms: ↑engine • Part Holonyms: ↑aircraft …
5aircraft engine — An engine used or intended to be used for propelling aircraft. It includes super chargers, appurtenances, and accessories necessary for its functioning but does not include propellers. The main types of aircraft engines are reciprocating, gas… …
6List of aircraft engine manufacturers (alphabetical) — This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past and present. The most important ones are listed in bold text. A* ABC Motors UK * ADC UK * Aero Adventure Aviation U.S. * Aerojet U.S. * Aeromarine U.S. * Aeronca U.S. * Aerosport U.S. *… …
7List of aircraft engine manufacturers by country — This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past and present, ordered by nationality. The most important ones are listed in bold text.Argentina* IAAustralia* Commonwealth Aircraft CorporationEuropeAustria* Austro DaimlerBelgium*… …
8Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company — The Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company was formed in 1929 in Philadelphia. Later the company moved to Pottstown, Pennsylvania.An early product was a small 55 hp 3 cylinder engine. By 1933, Jacobs had developed its most famous engine, the L 4 seven… …
9Lists of aircraft engine manufacturers — *List of aircraft engine manufacturers (alphabetical) *List of aircraft engine manufacturers (by nationality) …
10Aircraft diesel engine — Thielert Centurion aircraft diesel engine. The aircraft diesel engine or aero diesel has not been widely used as an aircraft engine. Diesel engines were used in airships and were tried in aircraft in the late 1920s …
