feathered pitch
1high pitch — The pitch of a propeller blade set at a high angle other than the feathering angle. A propeller blade at a high pitch angle takes a greater bite of air than one at a low pitch. Consequently, a high pitch produces more thrust at a given RPM than a …
2propeller pitch — The acute angle between the chord of a propeller and a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The three main pitch angles are coarse, fine, and feathered …
3Tarring and feathering — is a physical punishment, used to enforce formal justice in feudal Europe and informal justice in Europe and its colonies in the early modern period, as well as the early American frontier, mostly as a type of mob vengeance (compare Lynch law).… …
4jet engine — an engine, as an aircraft engine, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases. Also called jet, jet motor. [1940 45] * * * Any of a class of internal combustion engines that propel aircraft by… …
5Northwest Airlines — IATA NW ICAO NWA Callsign NORTHWEST …
6Repoussé and chasing — Chased and chasing redirect here. For other uses, see Chase (disambiguation). The Great Dish, or Great Plate of Bacchus, from the Roman Mildenhall Treasure …
7Grob G 109 — infobox Aircraft name = G 109 / Vigilant T1 type = Motor glider manufacturer = Grob caption = A British registered G109B. designer= Burkhart Grob first flight=14 March avyear|1980 primary user= Air Training Corps more users= introduction= retired …
8airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …
9YFM-1 Airacuda — infobox Aircraft name =YFM 1 Airacuda type = Interceptor Bomber destroyer manufacturer =Bell Aircraft caption = designer = Bob Woods first flight = 28 September avyear|1939Angelucci, 1987. pp. 39 41.] introduced = 23 February 1940 last… …
10Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 — For other flights numbered 405, see Flight 405 (disambiguation). Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 Mohawk Airlines FH227B similar to the aircraft involved in the accident Accident summary …
