Powerplant : accessories
Aircraft Propellers and Controls
by Frank Delp
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ISBN:
0891000976
Published Date:
1979
Other Identifiers:
JS312651B
Pages:
150
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This manual is designed to present the A&P mechanic/student with the information necessary for a general understanding of the theory, operation, and maintenance of fixed-pitch, variable-pitch, feathering, and reversing propellers.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- Preface
- Chapter I: Introduction to Propellers
- Nomenclature; Types of Propellers; The Propeller Protractor; Propeller Safety
- Chapter II: FARs and Propellers
- Propeller Requirements For Aircraft Certification; Propeller Maintenance Regulations
- Chapter III: Propeller Theory
- Propeller Lift and Angle of Attack; Forces Acting on the Propeller; Propeller Pitch
- Chapter IV: Fixed Pitch Propellers and Propeller Blades
- Wood Propellers and Blades; Aluminum Propellers and Blades; Steel Propellers and Blades; Fixed Pitch Propeller Designation Systems
- Chapter V: Propeller Installations
- Flanged Shaft Installations; Tapered Shaft Installation; Splined Shaft Installations; Tracking The Propeller; Safetying Propeller Installations; Troubleshooting
- Chapter VI: Ground-Adjustable Propeller
- Propeller Construction; Installation; Inspection, maintenance and Repair; Troubleshooting
- Chapter VII: Automatic Pitch-Changing Propellers
- Theory of Operation; Propeller Construction; Installation; Inspection, Maintenance and Repair; Troubleshooting
- Chapter VIII: Controllable-Pitch Propellers
- System Components; Theory of Operation; Installation; Inspection, Maintenance and Repair; Troubleshooting
- Chapter IX: Two-Position Propeller System
- System Components; System Operation; Flight Operation; Installation; Propeller Blade Angle Adjustments; Inspection, Maintenance and Repair; Troubleshooting
- Chapter X: Constant-Speed Propeller Systems
- Theory of Operation; Hamilton-Standard Counterweight Propeller System; McCauley Propeller System; Hartzell Propeller System
- Chapter XI: Feathering Propeller Systems
- McCauley Feathering System; Hartzell Feathering System; Hamilton-Standard Feathering System
- Chapter XII: Reversing Propeller Systems
- Hartzell Reversing Propeller System on the Garratt AiResearch TPE-331 Engine; Hartzell Reversing Propeller System on the Pratt & Whitney PT-6 Engine; Hamilton-Standard Reversing Hydromatic System
- Chapter XIII: Propeller Auxiliary System
- Ice Elimination Systems; Simultaneous Propeller Control Systems; Automatic Feathering System; Pitch Lock; Integral Oil Control Assembly
- Glossary
- Answers to Study Questions
- Final Examination
- Answers to Final Examination
RELATED LINKS:
- ...from the 'accessories' Category
- > Mechanic's Toolbox
- > Propeller Repair
- > Aircraft Propellers and Controls
- > Propeller Making for the Amateur
- > Bingelis on Engines
- > Aircraft Ignition & Electrical Power Systems
- > Aircraft Fuel Metering Systems
- > Magneto Ignition Systems
- > Maintaining the RSA Fuel Injection
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