MTGunNut

I want all the info I can get. anyone here a pilot, tech, avionics, etc. Anyone with info?


-How plane engines work
-how jets work
-FAA laws
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I was bitten by the aviation bug, and its bad.

rustyshakelford

wings produce lift

no lift=crash

so if thats true, no wings=no lift=BOOM

i hope you enjoyed my class in aeronotics

brett

t-boe

I know quite a bit about how jets, turboprops, and gas turbine compressors work. I worked on C-130 engines for about 6 years. What all do you want to know?

MTGunNut

well, I got to thinking about careers, I want to do something hands-on. So I have loved planes since I was about 12, ( and diesels since about 8 )
So I just want to know how the different engines work, how their fuel systems work, what its like flying them. Id be happy with any info.

Weg

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/inside...es-roundup.htm

That should get you started fairly well. I have always loved the how stuff works website.

t-boe

If you do a search on jet engine theory or jet engine design that should help. Turbo props are pretty much the same except they have a few more stages on the turbine wheel and there is a torque shaft connecting it to a gear box to drive a prop. Turbo props don't rely on thrust either (of course). They pull themselves through the air rather than push like a jet.

diesel_burner

I have an aviation career in the Military. I fly on the KC-135 which is more or less a Boeing 707. It's a little different. Jet engines basically go suck, bang, blow. Suck the air in and the compressor wheels, compress it, and then fuel is brought in and then you have BANG, then it is blown out the back. Kinda like a diesel but different. But I'm familiar with the whole process it takes to fly a plane from start to finish. At least a KC-135.

Aaron

TheBigNasty

Just look for aircraft propulsion systems books, they will give you at least the basics. For the laws, go get a FAR/AIM at the local airstrip. Most places will carry sectionals, FAR/AIM, etc...

dssimecek

A good book that give broad coverage on all types of aircraft, engines, and flying is "Modern Airmyanship" by Niel VanSickle.

A propeller on an aircraft perpose is to keep the pilot cool. You shoud see them sweat when it stops.

Flew my own single engine aircraft for years. Had a Cessna 175, then a Cessna 205.

Talk with MadHat, he may beable to give you some advice about an avation career in the Marines.

Good luck on your search.

TheBigNasty

Yeah tell me about it....100* day and you get up to 8-9000 ft and it feels a whole lot better. Then do an emergency descent and you get slammed back by the heat.

zulusafari

Just remember that every take-off is optional, but all landings are mandatory!

00Dog

I can probably tell you what you want to know about flying them and regulations as they pertain to pilots. I probably do the most restrictive type of flying now, flying a turboprop for a Part 121 scheduled airline. It isn't quite as much fun as flying single-pilot into dirt strips around the Grand Canyon. The plane I'm in now, the Brasilia, is a bit more hands-on than airline flying in jet aircraft.

6pkmopar

i've been in the aviation industry since 1981/military and civilian sector currently in iraq working for the army.go to the asa web site they sell some really good books there i recommend the basic aviation mechanics hand book as well as the test books for a&p liscense's they explain alot about how things are supposed to be from a mechanical stand point and they also sell pilot books. there are other publications as well like rotor and wing and amt which are free just check out thier web sites. hope all this helps