Constant-speed propeller
Tags: FAA Pilot's Handbook
Constant-speed propeller. A controllable-pitch propeller whose pitch is automatically varied in flight by a governor to maintain a constant rpm in spite of varying air loads.
Constant-speed propeller A variable-pitch propeller with a governor. The governor controls the angle of the propeller blades to maintain a constant RPM.
CONSTANT-SPEED PROPELLER - A hydraulically-controlled propeller that governs an engine at its optimum speed by the blade pitch being increased or decreased automatically.
CONSTANT-SPEED PROPELLER - A hydraulically or electrically controlled propeller that can change its blade pitch to take better advantage of the power supplied by an engine in much the same way that a transmission in a car takes better advantage ...
Constant-speed Propeller. Propeller in which the pitch of the blades is varied automatically by a governor so that the aero engine preserves a set, constant speed of rotation, whatever the load.
Constant-speed propellers may have a full-feathering capability. Feathering means to turn the blade approximately parallel with the line of flight, thus equalizing the pressure on the face and back of the blade and stopping the propeller.
CONSTANT-SPEED PROPELLER - One which governs an engine at its optimum speed, the blade pitch being increased or decreased automatically to achieve this result.
COWLING - The name of the fairing which, usually, encloses an engine.
The 172RG, with its retractable landing gear and constant-speed propeller, is a complex airplane. This means higher maintenance costs and more costly insurance premiums.
I did my commercial license in one because of the retractable gear and constant-speed propeller. Before long, Donna teased me that I was spending as much money at the club as it would cost me to own an airplane.
A propeller with blades whose pitch can be adjusted on the ground with the engine not running, but which cannot be adjusted in flight. Also referred to as a ground adjustable propeller. Sometime also used to refer to constant-speed propellers that ...
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