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tOGKPIT: the place in the alrcraft where the pilot s1ts

Ex: After the briefing, the pilot walked over to the
alrcrafC and cllmbed into the cockpit

COHBUSTION CHAMBER: in a reciprocatlng eng[ne, the space in the

cyllcder where the fuel-alr mixture ls ignited and burned, in a jet
eugine, the s ect ion :in vih:tch fuel is added t o the compressed
air , :cgnl. t ed , and bucned
Ex: Because more fuel than alr mas ent ering the coiobus t
lon c hamber , the spark p Ing faLled t o igni te the
mlxture

the part of the jet e,egine that compresses L he a r

Ihe air intake ducts direct air into the coBpressor.
the part iu an englne that couverts the 6ack-and-forth morion
of the plstons into rotary motiou.
Ex: The crankshaft is the part of the englne that turns the prope1ler
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EMPEMNAGE:
the tail section of aa alrcraf.
Ex: The eap ennage on the aircraft was paint ed s[1ver
EIXED LANDING GEAR: a no n-retractable type of lawding gear.
Ex:

A fixed landing gear cannot be puled up into the wings or fuselage

of the aircraft during fl1ght

FUStLAGE: the main body of an alrcraft
Re: The cockpit is part of, rhe aircraft's fuselage
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Ex: Host cars have Internal oom6ustln engt nes
ENGINE:

a reaction engine thaL produoes a forward pu6h froa Lhe

rearward dlscharge of heated exhaust gases

Ex:

The turbojet englne ts a jet engine that contains a compressor,

a combustion ohamber, a turbine wheel, and a tp1lp1pe

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NUS5WHEEL:
the part of the aircraft's landing gear system that is u.sua1ly
attached to the front part of the aircraf t.
Ex: The mechanic was inspecting the nosewheel and the two main wheels
of the, aticraft's tricycle landing gear
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a power-driven, rotating device having a hub and two or more

blades us ed co pu11 t he ai re caf t f orwar d th

rough rlie Ex : The pcope 1 ter 1s at t ached t o t
he nose of ino s r s aircraf t .

RECIFRUCATINO 8NGINE: an internal coubustion engioe that contains

pistons that move back and [ort|i in cylinders.
Ex: Al1 reciprocatlng engines have cylinders, pistons, anl crattksh&fts.

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REV0LUTl0Mt PER MIHUIB (RPN): the number of turus made in one minute
by an object
RPM is the abbreviation for revolutions
per minute
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The RPN of: a ccanksha:f t

increa ses and decreas es as the poviec o:f

eng:me is lncr eased or decreas ed .

SBARK PLUO:
a device fltted into the cylinder of an intcrnal
combustion engine that ignites the fuei-air mixture by means of

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Ex: The vert[cal and horizontal stabilizers are part of tail section
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Ex:

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be at the bacx of a j# 6e through which the exhaust

discharged

The turbine section is between 2he coebu tiou chamber and the

tal lpipe of a jet engine