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Chapter 15 — Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes

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  1. turbopropeller-powered airplane
  2. turboprop
  3. aerodynamics
  4. powerplant
  5. gas turbine engines
  6. full feathering
  7. reversing propeller
  8. piston-powered airplanes
  9. reciprocating
  10. internal combustion engines
  11. piston engine
  12. compression
  13. combustion
  14. induction
  15. expansion
  16. exhaust
  17. intake
  18. compressor section
  19. combustion section
  20. bypass air
  21. combustion chamber
  22. igniter plugs
  23. turbine blades
  24. turbine section
  25. fuel/air mixture
  26. bleed air
  27. engine anti-ice
  28. airfoil anti-ice
  29. concentric shaft
  30. aircraft pressurization
  31. pneumatic
  32. turbojet engine
  33. constant speed propeller
  34. thrust
  35. MPH — miles per hour
  36. specific fuel consumption
  37. propulsive efficiency
  38. tropopause
  39. horsepower
  40. shaft horsepower
  41. manifold pressure
  42. SHP — shaft horsepower
  43. torque
  44. equivalent shaft horsepower
  45. ESHP — equivalent shaft horsepower
  46. jet thrust
  47. engine inlet
  48. subsonic
  49. True Airspeed
  50. gas generator
  51. standard day
  52. combustor
  53. normally aspirated
  54. over temperature
  55. over torque
  56. atomized fuel
  57. acceleration/diffusion process
  58. windmilling
  59. turbine rotors
  60. reduction gear
  61. transition liner
  62. fuel flow
  63. turbine plenum
  64. windmilling engine
  65. power lever
  66. torque sensor
  67. condition lever
  68. reverse thrust
  69. Torque or horsepower
  70. ITT — Interturbine temperature
  71. propeller blade angle
  72. RPM — revolutions per minute
  73. turbine temperature
  74. horsepower gauge
  75. tachometer
  76. cabin pressurization
  77. fuel flow indicator
  78. pneumatic systems
  79. propeller feathering
  80. twin-engine airplanes
  81. NTS — negative torque sensing
  82. fuel control
  83. forward thrust
  84. free power-turbine engine
  85. reduction gearing
  86. propeller governing rpm
  87. split-shaft engine
  88. reduction gearbox
  89. axial flow compressor
  90. centrifugal compressor
  91. feathering
  92. propeller torque
  93. high pitch
  94. pneumatic fuel control system
  95. starter/generator
  96. governing range
  97. N1
  98. propeller lever
  99. primary governor
  100. propeller control lever
  101. HIGH IDLE
  102. fuel control unit
  103. Torquemeter
  104. propeller tachometer
  105. oil temperature/pressure indicator
  106. propeller governor
  107. pitch angle
  108. AOA — angle of attack
  109. flight idle
  110. forward pitch
  111. flat pitch
  112. negative pitch
  113. DC — direct current
  114. reverse pitch
  115. Braking Action
  116. Landing Roll
  117. alpha mode
  118. hot start
  119. 28-volt direct current (DC)
  120. AC — alternating current
  121. inverter
  122. avionics bus
  123. battery bus
  124. current limiter
  125. firefighting
  126. GPU — ground power unit
  127. over temperature condition
  128. ground power unit (GPU)
  129. hung start
  130. false start
  131. takeoff and departure profile
  132. FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
  133. high-density altitude
  134. approach and landing profile
  135. stabilized approach
  136. Glidepath
  137. short circuit
  138. landing flare
  139. 14 CFR part 91
  140. high/medium altitude flight
  141. physiological aspects of high-altitude flight
  142. section 91.211
  143. clear air turbulence
  144. high-altitude emergencies
  145. Icing
  146. takeoff power
  147. RVSM — Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
  148. 14 CFR — Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
  149. density altitude
  150. supplemental oxygen
  151. low pitch
  152. NAVAIDs — navigation aids
  153. HAR — High Altitude Redesign
  154. RNAV
  155. Mach Tuck
  156. RNP — Required Navigation Performance
  157. stall speed
  158. approach configuration
  159. Mach Critical
  160. RAIM — Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
  161. FPM — feet per minute
  162. swept-wing concept
  163. hypoxia
  164. airspace structure
  165. Decompression sickness
  166. pressurization system
  167. KIAS
  168. 14 CFR part 91, section 91.211
  169. AFM — Airplane Flight Manual
  170. ATC — Air Traffic Control
  171. MSL — mean sea level
  172. RNAV — Area Navigation
  173. rapid decompression
  174. emergency descent
  175. respiration
  176. Postflight Discussion
  177. altitude chamber
  178. decompression
  179. compressor stalls
  180. in-flight fire
  181. severe turbulence
  182. Preflight inspection
  183. run-up
  184. oxygen masks