Most pilots are roughly familiar with the power setting principals of piston engines, and even of the power setting principals of piston engines driving constant speed propellers. But for turbine...
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Turboprop and turbofan engines appear to be radically different machines. How do the fundamental differences in each engine type affect the safety, efficiency and performance of these...
Turbojets and turbofans are often discussed interchangeably in the aviation world, but are actually somewhat different types of engines. Both are “jet” engines and are in some ways...
Although most aircraft are made of the same basic elements, wings, rudder, elevators, a fuselage, and a tail cone, the way these elements are created and organized on the aircraft can be a little...
Piston and turboprop powered aircraft uniquely overlap in their flight regimes raising the inevitable question of which power plant is better. The two power sources can be compared in a range...
Modern transport aircraft designers have settled on two primary layouts; engines slung beneath the wing and for smaller aircraft, engines mounted on the aft fuselage. The most ubiquitous of...