single-engine

Lone propulsion source

Single-engine describes aircraft, boats, or vehicles powered by only one engine: a single-engine Cessna, single-engine flight.

The term often appears in aviation contexts, where single-engine planes are typically smaller and simpler than multi-engine aircraft.

A single-engine failure in a multi-engine plane means one engine has stopped working while others remain operational.

aviation

Cessna

Light aircraft manufacturer

propellerRotating blades creating thrust
cockpitPilot's control compartment
pilotOne who steers aircraft

airstrip · runway · private · light aircraft · trainer · bush plane · taildragger · avgas · carburetor · magneto

reliability

redundancy

Needless duplication

backupStored duplicate for recovery
failureLack of success
riskPossibility of harm

emergency · malfunction · glide · forced landing · precaution · safety · overwater · mountainous · terrain · mechanical

certification

rating

Assigned evaluative score

licenseFormal grant of permission
endorsementFormal expression of support
checkridePilot certification examination

hours · training · PPL · instrument · upgrade · transition · FAA · logbook · examiner · curriculum

Categories

vehicle adjectivesfast, slow, new, old, used
pilot credentialspilot license, ATP, private pilot, commercial pilot, student pilot
small planesCessna 172, Piper Cub, ultralight, microlight, Mooney
aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane

Opposites

engine count

single-enginetwin-engine

Having two powerplants

Family

single, engine, singly, singles, singled, singling, singleton, engines, engined

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Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G