Questions tagged [engine]
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Any unique characteristics to identify aircraft engine? [on hold]
I love to find out the engine manufacturer and make, used in all of the aircraft I fly.
Can anyone provide hints on how to identify an engine uniquely?
The CFM56 on a Boeing 737NG is easy. It has a ...
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Is overall pressure ratio same as compressor pressure ratio for a gas turbine engine?
For a typical gas turbine engine, turbofan in particular, is the compressor pressure ratio same as the overall pressure ratio?
For modelling purposes can we use the same value of overall pressure ...
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What is the difference between BHP (brake horsepower) and HP (horsepower)?
So far as I know, brake horsepower (BHP) and horsepower (HP) are the same. But some books tell me that the two concepts are totally different. What is the difference between BHP and HP?
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How can a pilot deal with a magneto failure?
As I know, the engine is independent from the electrical system, and it is supplied from magnetos. However, how can a pilot deal with a magneto failure? And also, when one magneto fails what problems ...
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Proportionally, what is more affected by a hot and high takeoff - a electrically driven propeller or a turbofan?
My assumption would be the electrically driven propeller would be less affected compared to turbofans at high altitudes and take off as although the air would be less dense at these ambient conditions,...
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Why Engine Exhaust Nozzle can not be totally buried in aircraft fuselage? [closed]
Why The CD nozzles of the fighter aircraft are always outside the fuselage, Why the whole engine is not buried in the fuselage??
If engine shroud also can be made variable area and varies with CD ...
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Are low pressure (LP) compressors and booster compressors the same thing?
Based on the above picture, are "LP compressor" and "Booster compressor" different names for the same thing or are they actually different things?
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Are all engines fan blades made out of titanium?
I was wondering if all engine fan blades are really made out of titanium.
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Can hydrogen gas be an alternative fuel source for a gas turbine engine?
I want to do research for an alternative fuel source for a commercial aircraft that will reduce the cost for flights.
Will the hydrogen gas be ignited in the combustion chamber and produce enough ...
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Hydromechanical/Electronic fuel control system [closed]
Can someone explain the picture below which represents hydromechanical/electronic fuel control? What's the function of the solenoid on the picture below? What are the differences between solely ...
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Is the Meredith effect utilized in the cowling design of air-cooled engines?
The P-51 is famous for its advanced-for-its-time aerodynamics, the prime example of which is the radiator design under the belly which utilizes the Meredith effect to, in effect, turn it into a mini ...
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How much does the swirl of engine exhaust affect aircraft performance?
Most multi-engine aircraft have engines that rotate the same direction on both sides of the fuselage (e.g. the GEnx rotates clockwise, as viewed from the front, there is no 'mirrored' version).
What ...
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Fuel De-aerating Tank?
I know turbine engines (bearings) are cooled by oil jets and that when oil is scavenged from the bearings it is more of a mist than a liquid, hence the need for various types of de-aerating this mist ...
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What is the standard for tachometer calibration / Hobb's equivalency?
I've heard that 1 tach hour = 1 Hobb's hour at maximum RPM. I've also heard that tach equivalency is at "cruise" RPM, although that seems vague.
I believe I've also heard that the accuracy of ...
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Why do pilots typically start out in piston-engined aircraft, rather than jets or turboprops? [duplicate]
Essentially all pilots begin flying with propeller aircraft powered by piston engines, rather than in turboprops or light jets, even though:
Operating a piston engine requires adjusting the mixture ...
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Why don't air-cooled radial engines use fuel to cool the oil?
Having read up on WWII air-cooled radials, one thing that struck me is how frequent is the mentioning of external oil cooler overheating, or the need for armored boxes around it, and some even venture ...
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What % of horsepower in a turbine is used by the compressor section?
If a turbine generates 10,000 shaft horsepower, I am trying to understand how much horsepower has been used to compress the air. So the turbine that generates 10,000 hp must in fact generate 10,000 ...
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Is the bleed air passengers breathe tapped from the engines before or after it comes in contact with fuel? And why? Isn't this unhealthy?
Passengers are often surprised to hear that the air they breathe comes from inside the engines.
This sounds unhealthy. Can you explain, why it is not ?
Is bleed air tapped (for cabin pressurization) ...
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Asymmetric thrust [closed]
Let's assume we lose left engine on a twin-engine aircraft during a straight and level flight without a side slip. In order to compensate yawing moment to the left from the right engine we deflect the ...
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I wonder if it's possible to make a “compressed air” turbine engine [closed]
I wonder if it's possible to make an efficient turbine engine that uses only hot compressed air to move but only that, meaning there is no ignition involved. To put it simple can we use compressors ...
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How many hours to remove and install a Cherokee 180 engine and prop
How many hours should it take a shop to remove, install, and adjust the engine in a Cherokee 180 with a fixed pitch prop?
This would include the baffles and any hardware needed to be removed and ...
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Do Military Turboshaft engines have a distinctly different sound from Civilian ones?
I live in India, and near an airbase so there are a moderate amount of helicopters flying overhead. My friend claims that he can distinguish between a civilian helicopter or a military one based on ...
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Why do we need to starve the engine before turning it off?
This question is for Piper Tomahawk, but I guess applies to any small aircraft.
Why do we need to use the fuel mixture to starve the engine before turning it off with the key? Why can't we just turn ...
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What is significance of N1 and N2 in Jet engine? [duplicate]
Why N1 Low pressure compressor RPM and N2 High Pressure compressor RPM are monitored in jet engines ?
Why specifically compressor RPM rather than turbine RPM ?
What do N1 and N2 signify in terms of ...
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What is a rubber engine?
I hear it a lot in engine design , I think that belongs to some phase about we can change the engine parameters according to requirements but I am not sure about it.
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What is the difference between active tip clearance control system and passive tip clearance control system in turbine?
What are the main differences between turbine active tip clearance control system and passive tip clearance control system?
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Turbofan design parameters [closed]
I am writing a model for LM Prepar3D to simulate the flight model of a commercial airliner.
The specification I am following requires some parameters from the engine (CFM56).
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Why then don't aircraft fly even higher, for even greater efficiency? [duplicate]
After reading various superb QA on here I now see that (basically) aircraft are more efficient per passenger-mile, at higher altitudes.
Why don't we go even higher, than current typical airliner ...
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How can flying high minimize drag and increase fuel efficiency? [duplicate]
As a plane goes higher, the engines have to work harder to compensate for the air density, therefore it will require more fuel in order to provide the same power at lower altitudes.
But I always hear ...
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Why does a turbine engine compressor ratio affect stagnation pressure?
This might just be a misunderstanding on my part, but in an ideal Brayton cycle, the flow through the compressor and turbine is isentropic, meaning $\Delta s = 0$. However, usually you are given the ...
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Can a Rutan Quickie be made into a legal Part 103 Ultralight?
I was was thinking about buying a 80s rutan quickie q-1, it has a 18 hp motor. I want to get a ultralight but I like this one because it is fast. Can I get a motor that would be within the ...
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Does the FBW system of a passenger aircraft use differential thrust for yawing? [duplicate]
Are there situations where the fly-by-wire system of a commercial passenger aircraft will use differential thrust to yaw? Or is that even possible at all (i.e. do the necessary interfaces exist)?
I ...
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How much thrust could a 400 mm EDF produce?
there's a 195mm EDF from Schübeler that produces 25 kg of thrust at a peak power consumption of 15 kW: https://www.schuebeler-jets.de/de/produkte/hst
Now, my question is: How much thrust could you ...
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Could a Dyson fan scale up to be used as a bladeless aircraft engine?
Dyson has been making bladeless fans for a few years now that accelerate a consistent stream of air without exposed blades.
If this concept were applied to aircraft engines, it could potentially ...
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What are the consequences of attaching an unused extra engine under Boeing 747 wing?
It turns out Boeing 747 can carry an extra engine under its left wing in case there's need to transport an engine somewhere far away. The engine is attached between the body and the left inner engine ...
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Does an airplane need a key to start? [duplicate]
Does an airplane require a key to unlock the doors and start the aircraft engines?
Is it somewhat like how a car does?
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Does bypass air produce thrust?
How does bypass air exiting the bypass nozzle produce thrust in a turbofan engine?
I thought that thrust was produced by air reacting with the fans. So if thrust happens when there is an action-...
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Why are all engines identical in typical commercial airplanes?
I come from the IT world where redundancy is in place to cover several cases, among other:
a statistical failure of a device (so we use more of them expecting that the event is independent)
a rogue ...
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Why do we not see propellers on swept wings or jet engines on straight wings? [closed]
Why are these configurations not observed often?
The only time I see propellers are on straight wings or on the nose, while jet engines are always on swept wings or the tail. Why?
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What is the relationship between EGT, Fuel Flow, N1, N2 and Air Temperature?
I initially wanted some sample data for EGT, Fuel Flow, N1 and N2 to build a prognosis system that predicts engine failure (ECTM).
I searched for some sample data online but got to know that there's ...
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Where can I find sample data required for Engine Condition Monitoring? [closed]
I'm trying to find some sample data required for Engine Condition
Trend Monitoring to analyse and predict when an engine might fail.
I went through a lot of research papers and (kind of) understood ...
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Are throttleable rocket engines the less efficient the lower the power setting?
Are throttleable rocket engines less efficient the lower the power setting? Logically that would lead to lower pressures in combustion chamber and so lower thermodynamic efficiency. Or is it remedied ...
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Why does the diffuser section generate thrust in a jet engine?
I am studying the thrust distribution of jet engines.
But I'm now a bit confused.
In Rolls-Royce's "The Jet Engine" book,
http://aeromodelbasic.blogspot.com/2012/05/thrust-distribution-distribution-...
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How much air does a GE90 ingest at sea level and at cruise level per meter?
I just wanted to know how much air PER METER a GE90 turbofan engine sucks in considering the same thrust output at different altitudes to better understand how the engine can travel further while ...
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How does the nozzle diameter affect the thrust of a ducted propeller?
I currently do some experiments with ducted propellers in which I try to figure out which effect a nozzle has on the thrust produced.
My theory goes like this: If I reduce the exit diameter of the ...
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What are technical and aerodynamical limitations to blown wings main propulsion?
Why wouldn't some blown flap or blown wing device (suppressing propeller or fan or jet exhaust from aircraft design) produce sufficient thrust needed for takeoff and cruise flight, opposed to "only" ...
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Are two little engines or one big engine more efficient for an ultralight?
For an ultralight, should two engines weighing 10kg each and making 7hp each OR one engine weighing 20kg and making 14hp be used?
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What happens during Engine Performance Restoration
What is the typical process during an Engine Performance Restoration?
I am trying to find a resource that gives an overview of what happens but I have not been successful.
Any help would be much ...
