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Airplane flying
Basic technical knowledge and skills associated with piloting airplanes.
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Exhaust manifold
Aviation; Airplane flying
The part of the engine that collects exhaust gases leaving the cylinders.
Equivalent shaft horsepower (ESHP)
Aviation; Airplane flying
A measurement of the total horse-power of a turboprop engine, including that provided by jet thrust.
Equilibrium
Aviation; Airplane flying
A condition that exists within a body when the sum of the moments of all of the forces acting on the body is equal to zero. In aerodynamics, equilibrium is when all opposing forces acting on an ...
Environmental systems
Aviation; Airplane flying
In an aircraft, the systems, including the supplemental oxygen systems, air conditioning systems, heaters, and pressurisation systems, which make it possible for an occupant to function at high ...
Engine pressure ratio (EPR)
Aviation; Airplane flying
The ratio of turbine discharge pressure divided by compressor inlet pressure that is used as an indication of the amount of thrust being developed by a turbine engine.
Exhaust
Aviation; Airplane flying
The rear opening of a turbine engine exhaust duct. The nozzle acts as an orifice, the size of which determines the density and velocity of the gases as they emerge from the engine.
Exhaust gas temperature (EGT)
Aviation; Airplane flying
The temperature of the exhaust gases as they leave the cylinders of a reciprocating engine or the turbine section of a turbine engine.
