The Airplane Chapter 5 Engine

Figure 5-1. Radial engine.

Figure 5-2. Radial engine.

Figure 5-3. Inverted in-line engine.

Figure 5-4. In-line engine and inverted in-line engine.

Figure 5-5. Horizontally opposed engine.

Figure 5-6. Horizontally opposed engine and vee configuration.

Figure 5-7. Parts of a typical reciprocating engine.

Figure 5-8. The four strokes of a reciprocating engine.

Figure 5-9. Typical valve timing in the four-stroke cycle.

Figure 5-10. A typical ignition system.

Figure 5-11. Distributor finger.

Figure 5-12. The electric starter system.

Figure 5-13. The ignition switch in the cockpit.

Figure 5-14. Oil check.

Figure 5-15. A typical oil system.

Figure 5-16. Cooling fins.

Figure 5-17. Cowl flaps and engine cooling.

Figure 5-18. The cowls direct cooling air.

Figure 5-19. Cross-section of a simple float-type carburetor.

Figure 5-20. The accelerator pump.

Figure 5-21. The idling system.

Figure 5-22. Mixture control systems.

Figure 5-23. Impact ice.

Figure 5-24. Throttle and fuel ice.

Figure 5-25. Typical fuel injection system.

Figure 5-26. Check propeller is clean.

Figure 5-27. RPM and MAP gauges.

Figure 5-28. Starting.

Figure 5-29. With a constant-speed propeller, the propeller control controls RPM and the throttle determines the manifold pressure.

Figure 5-30. Engine checks.