aircraft engine
Propulsion for flight
An aircraft engine is a powerplant designed to propel an airplane, helicopter, or other flying vehicle.
Most are either piston engines driving propellers or jet engines producing thrust directly.
The term distinguishes these from engines in ground vehicles or marine craft, which face different constraints: The aircraft engine must be both powerful and lightweight.
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
propeller · torque · exhaust · fuel injection · carburetor · ignition · supercharger · turbocharger
Emanating from center
- inlineArranged in sequence
- rotaryInvolving circular motion
- turbofanHigh-bypass aircraft engine
- turbojetTurbine-powered aircraft propulsion
turboprop · turboshaft · ramjet · scramjet · piston · reciprocating · jet · fanjet
High-bypass aircraft engine
- turbojetTurbine-powered aircraft propulsion
- turbopropTurbine-powered propeller engine
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
- cowlingRemovable engine enclosure
powerplant · APU · fuel system · flameout · restart · preflight check · throttle
Exhaust-stream fuel injector
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- impulseSudden urge to act
- reactionResponse to stimulus
force · acceleration · combustion chamber · thrust-to-weight · reverse thrust · reheat
Aircraft engine manufacturer
- Rolls-RoycePremier British automaker
- General ElectricMultinational industrial conglomerate
- HoneywellMultinational technology corporation
Productive without waste
- noise reductionDecreasing auditory interference
- emission controlManaging released pollutants
- smart materialsSubstances reacting to stimuli
- fuel efficiencyOutput per unit burned
combustion
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
compressor · propeller · torque · exhaust · fuel injection · carburetor · ignition · supercharger · turbocharger · horsepower
radial
Emanating from center
turbojet · turboprop · turboshaft · ramjet · scramjet · piston · reciprocating · jet · fanjet · pulsejet
turbofan
High-bypass aircraft engine
- turbojetTurbine-powered aircraft propulsion
- turbopropTurbine-powered propeller engine
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
cowling · powerplant · APU · fuel system · flameout · restart · preflight check · throttle
afterburner
Exhaust-stream fuel injector
reaction · force · acceleration · combustion chamber · thrust-to-weight · reverse thrust · reheat
Pratt & Whitney
Aircraft engine manufacturer
- Rolls-RoycePremier British automaker
- General ElectricMultinational industrial conglomerate
- HoneywellMultinational technology corporation
efficiency
Productive without waste
- noise reductionDecreasing auditory interference
- emission controlManaging released pollutants
- smart materialsSubstances reacting to stimuli
- enginesV8, outboard motor, electric motor, inline-six, inline-four
- air-cooled enginesVolkswagen Beetle, Porsche 911, Corvair, Franklin, cooling fins
- Early AviationWright brothers, Wright Flyer, first flight, Kitty Hawk, Orville Wright
- WWII inventionsradar, jeep, penicillin, atomic bomb, V-2 rocket
- turbomachineryrotor, stator, blade, blades, impeller
aircraft enginemarine engine
Watercraft propulsion system
boat motor · car engine · locomotive engine · truck engine · tank engine
aircraft enginedead engine
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