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• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Generalp. 5-36
  Chapter 5: Physics for Aviation › Aircraft Theory of Flight › Four Forces of Flight

  Aircraft Theory of Flight Before a technician can consider performing maintenance on an aircraft, it is necessary to understand the pieces that make up the aircraft. Names like fuselage, empennage, wing, and so many others, come into play when describing ... what an airplane is and how it operates. For helicopters, names like main rotor, anti-torque rotor, and autorotation come to mind as a small portion of what needs to be understood about rotorcraft. The study of physics, which includes…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 11-10
  Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance › Climb Performance Factors › Range Performance

  capable of its maximum design-operating radius or can achieve flight distances less than the maximum with a maximum of fuel reserve at the destination. A propeller-driven aircraft combines the propeller with the reciprocating engine for propulsive power. Fuel ... flow is determined mainly by the shaft power put into the propeller rather than thrust. Thus, the fuel flow can be related directly to the power required to maintain the aircraft in steady, level flight, and on performance charts power…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Powerplantp. 7-6
  Chapter 7: Propellers › Types of Propellers › Controllable-Pitch Propeller

  Ground-Adjustable Propeller The ground-adjustable propeller operates as a fixed-pitch propeller. The pitch, or blade angle, can be changed only when the propeller is not turning. This is done by loosening the clamping mechanism that holds the blades ... tightened, the pitch of the blades cannot be changed in flight to meet variable flight requirements. The ground-adjustable propeller is not often used on present-day aircraft. Controllable-Pitch Propeller The controllable-pitch propeller permits a change of blade…