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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 11-15
  Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance › Takeoff and Landing Performance › Takeoff Performance

  minimum safe speeds at which the aircraft can become airborne. Any attempt to take off below the recommended speed means that the aircraft could stall, be difficult to control, or have a very low initial ROC. In some cases ... temperature on certain items of powerplant performance, density altitude defines specific effects on takeoff performance. An increase in density altitude can produce a twofold effect on takeoff performance: 1. Greater takeoff speed 2. Decreased thrust and reduced net accelerating force…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 7-1
  Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems

  ignition, as well as the fuel, lubrication, cooling, electrical, landing gear, and environmental control systems. An aircraft engine, or powerplant, produces thrust to propel an aircraft. Reciprocating engines and turboprop engines work in combination with a propeller to produce thrust ... Turbojet and turbofan engines produce thrust by increasing the velocity of air flowing through the engine. All of these powerplants also drive the various systems that support the operation of an aircraft. Reciprocating Engines Most small aircraft are designed with…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 7-24
  Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Flameout › Performance Comparison

  airstart is most likely to be successful. Performance Comparison It is possible to compare the performance of a reciprocating powerplant and different types of turbine engines. For the comparison to be accurate, thrust horsepower (usable horsepower) for the reciprocating powerplant ... must be used rather than brake horsepower, and net thrust must be used for the turbine-powered engines. In addition, aircraft design configuration and size must be approximately the same. When comparing performance, the following definitions are useful: • Brake horsepower…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 7-23
  Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Turbine Engines › Thrust Variations

  turbine engine occurs at the turbine inlet. TIT is therefore usually the limiting factor in turbine engine operation. Thrust Variations Turbine engine thrust varies directly with air density. As air density decreases, so does thrust. Additionally, because air density decreases ... with an increase in temperature, increased temperatures also results in decreased thrust. While both turbine and reciprocating powered engines are affected to some degree by high relative humidity, turbine engines will experience a negligible loss of thrust, while reciprocating engines…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 7-20
  Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Turbine Engines

  backup electrical source available because failure of a FADEC system could result in a complete loss of engine thrust. To prevent loss of thrust, two separate and identical digital channels are incorporated for redundancy. Each channel is capable of providing ... Turbine Engines An aircraft turbine engine consists of an air inlet, compressor, combustion chambers, a turbine section, and exhaust. Thrust is produced by increasing the velocity of the air flowing through the engine. Turbine engines are highly desirable aircraft powerplants…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. G-30
  Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

  threshold at which the aircraft’s glideslope antenna would be if the aircraft maintained the trajectory established by the mean ILS glideslope or MLS glidepath. Thrust. The force which imparts a change in the velocity of a mass. This force ... measured in pounds but has no element of time or rate. The term “thrust required” is generally associated with jet engines. A forward force which propels the airplane through the air. Thrust (aerodynamic force). The forward aerodynamic force produced…