Questions tagged [engine-starting]
The process of taking an engine that is shut down and getting it running again.
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How are turbine engines started?
What happens to a turbine engine from the time that a start is initiated until stable idle is achieved?
What can go wrong?
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How is bleed air used to start a jet engine?
I know that most jet engines on commercial jets are started either with bleed air from an APU or bleed air from the other engine... But I'm not exactly sure how bleed air actually starts the engine? ...
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Why are the engines on the MAX and neo prone to bowing?
The engines of the 737 MAX$^1$ and Airbus A320neo family$^2$ are [more] prone to bowing (shafts deforming if no debow is applied during start – as I understand it, this happens in a turnaround while ...
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Why do ground crews rotate a radial engine's propeller before a motor/cartridge start?
In footage from WWII you often see the ground crew rotating the propeller of a radial engine a number of times before the pilots start the engine.
I know it's not the same as hand-starting (hand-...
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Do F-22's use cartridge start to start engines?
What method does the F-22 use to start its engines?
In the video below, you can see a flap open and flame and steam shoot out as the engine starts to spin up. Is this an example of cartridge start? ...
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How long does it take to restart a turbofan engine inflight?
I'm especially interested how long it would take to restart a turbofan engine after a hypothetically erroneous shutdown of an engine immediately after takeoff i.e., at an altitude at which the air is ...
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Why is engine No.2 started first, instead of No.1?
I realized that some Boeing manuals recommend that the engine number 2 must be started first, is there any special reason for this?
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Is starting a jet engine without ground support possible?
We have had more... than... one question about jet aircraft taxiing about the airport without their jet engines running. Those address several issues such as cost vs savings and regulatory approval.
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Is a recoil start (hand propping) allowed if it isn't mentioned in the aircraft manual?
Is a recoil start (hand propping) allowed without it being referenced in the aircraft manual? In a Cessna 150, for example.
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Is it possible to hand start modern planes?
I know that older planes must be hand started but are newer GA planes even able to be hand started by spinning the prop? If so, how do you do it safely without cutting your hands off or being pulled ...
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Starting on the left magneto only - why?
I had been flying a PA-28 Archer III for quite a few months before I sat down to properly read through the POH. Something stood out to me about the starting procedure (emphasis mine)
Open the ...
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Why do aircraft piston engines require priming?
Aircraft piston engines generally require priming, but automobile engines don't seem to need it. Why doesn't cranking the engine with the starter pull in fuel mixture that would ignite without help of ...
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What are the consequences of pumping the throttle in an carburetor piston engine airplane during start?
I have seen an expert commercial pilot pumping the throttle during start for a Cessna 152 and ever since I thought that was ok to do so, but recently studying for ATPL I read about that these ...
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Why do I hear the "real" engine noise only when the plane is on the runway?
I understand that (from other answers) planes taxi using engines only. But, when I'm a passenger, then why do I hear the "real" engine noise only when the plane is on the runway?
So, if planes taxi ...
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How long does it take for a regular size airliner jet engine to be warm?
How long does it take from starting of turbine or turbofan or turboprop, either by using an APU or other methods, until the engine is warm enough for safely extracting full power for takeoff?
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Which commercial aircraft can perform a parallel engine start?
In various Youtube videos, e.g. this one, one can see that the Boeing 787 is capable of a parallel engine start (both engines are started at the same time). Are there any other commercial aircraft ...
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Why the excessive wait after shutdown before using the manual starter valve on the PW1000G?
Why must there be a long period (measured in hours) between shutdown and startup, before using the manual engine start valve? Nine hours seems excessively long.
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Do large commercial aircraft have keys? [duplicate]
Do the likes of 737 or a320 or 777 or a380 as examples have keys to the aircraft or to initiate the flight deck? Or are aircraft unlocked and to start the engines it's just a flick of a switch or ...
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