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Aircraft Powerplant Maintenance

	$44.95		$15.95
Aircraft Powerplant Maintenance ORDER #: T-POWER-0101 ISBN #: 0-9708109-3-8		Student Workbook ORDER #: T-POWER-0102 ISBN #: 1-933189-02-9

The aircraft powerplant is a complex and fascinating area of aircraft maintenance. The advances in system management with the introduction of the Full Authority Digital Engine Control, FADEC, has been revolutionary. The fourth in the Avotek textbook series for FAA part 147 schools, this book covers the engines and systems that are currently being used in the industry. Avotek’s design philosophy can be seen in the attention to detail and the focus on the student and the instructor.

Contents

Reciprocating Engines – basic engine theory, engine design and construction, maintenance and operation, instrument systems, lubrication systems, ignition and starting systems, electronic systems, fuel and fuel metering systems, induction and airflow, engine cooling, engine exhaust systems

Turbine Engines – basic turbine engines, operating principals, nomenclature and construction, engine sections, fuel systems, oil systems, exhaust systems, cowling and nacelles, ignition and starters, engine auxiliary systems, APU, engine instruments, engine inspections

Propeller Systems – basic propeller principals, types of propellers, fixed pitch propellers, constant – speed propellers, turboprops, ice control systems, inspection and maintenance