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Anaircraftengineisthecomponentofthepropulsionsystemforanaircraftthatgeneratesmechanicalpower.Aircraftenginesarealmostalwayseitherlightweightpistonenginesorgasturbines.

Contents

1Aircraftenginemanufacturingindustry2Timelineofaircraftenginedevelopment3Shaftengines

3.1Reciprocating(piston)engines3.1.1Inlineengine3.1.2Vtypeengine3.1.3Horizontallyopposedengine3.1.4Hconfigurationengine3.1.5Radialengine3.1.6Rotaryengine

3.2Turbinepowered3.2.1Turboprop3.2.2Turboshaft

4Reactionengines4.1Jets

4.1.1Turbojet4.1.2Turbofan

4.2Pulsejets4.3Rocket

5Newerenginetypes5.1Wankelengine5.2Dieselengine5.3Precooledjetengines5.4Electric

6Fuel7Seealso8Notes9References10Externallinks

Aircraftenginemanufacturingindustry

Asof2012,thesizeoftheaircraftenginemanufacturingmarketwasalmost$40billion.[1]Thereareover350manufacturingcompaniesintheUnitedStatesemployingover70thousandpeople.



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Timelineofaircraftenginedevelopment

1848:JohnStringfellowmadeasteamenginefora10footwingspanmodelaircraftwhichachievedthefirstpoweredflight,albeitwithnegligiblepayload.1903:CharlieTaylorbuiltaninlineaeroenginefortheWrightFlyer(12horsepower).1903:ManlyBalzerenginesetsstandardsforlaterradialengines.[2]1906:LonLevavasseurproducesasuccessfulwatercooledV8engineforaircraftuse.1908:RenLorinpatentsadesignfortheramjetengine.1908:LouisSeguindesignedtheGnomeOmega,theworld'sfirstrotaryenginetobeproducedinquantity.In1909aGnomepoweredFarmanIIIaircraftwontheprizeforthegreatestnonstopdistanceflownattheReimsGrandeSemained'Aviationsettingaworldrecordforenduranceof180kilometres(110mi).1910:Coand1910,anunsuccessfulductedfanaircraftexhibitedatParisAeroSalon,poweredbyapistonengine.Theaircraftneverflew,butapatentwasfiledforroutingexhaustgasesintotheducttoaugmentthrust.[3][4][5][6]1914:AugusteRateausuggestsusingexhaustpoweredcompressoraturbochargertoimprovehighaltitudeperformance[2]notacceptedafterthetests[7]191718TheIdfliegnumberedR.30/16exampleoftheImperialGermanLuftstreitkrfte'sZeppelinStaakenR.VIheavybomberbecomestheearliestknownsuperchargerequippedaircrafttofly,withaMercedesD.IIstraightsixengineinthecentralfuselagedrivingaBrownBoverimechanicalsuperchargerfortheR.30/16'sfourMercedesD.IVaengines.1918:SanfordAlexanderMosspicksupRateau'sideaandcreatesthefirstsuccessfulturbocharger[2][8]1926:ArmstrongSiddeleyJaguarIV(S),thefirstseriesproducedsuperchargedengineforaircraftuse[9][nb1]tworowradialwithageardrivencentrifugalsupercharger.1930:FrankWhittlesubmittedhisfirstpatentforturbojetengine.June1939:HeinkelHe176isthefirstsuccessfulaircrafttoflypoweredsolelybyaliquidfueledrocketengine.August1939:HeinkelHeS3turbojetpropelsthepioneeringGermanHeinkelHe178aircraft.1940:JendrassikCs1,theworld'sfirstrunofaturbopropengine.Itisnotputintoservice.1943DaimlerBenzDB670,firstturbofanruns1944:MesserschmittMe163BKomet,theworld'sfirstrocketpropelledcombataircraftdeployed.1945:Firstturboproppoweredaircraftflies,aGlosterMeteorwithtwoRollsRoyceTrentengines.1947:BellX1rocketpropelledaircraftexceedsthespeedofsound.1948:100shp782,thefirstturboshaftenginetobeappliedtoaircraftusein1950usedtodevelopthelarger280shp(210kW)TurbomecaArtouste.1949:Leduc010,theworld'sfirstramjetpoweredaircraftflight.1950:RollsRoyceConway,theworld'sfirstproductionturbofan,entersservice.1968:GeneralElectricTF39highbypassturbofanentersservicedeliveringgreaterthrustandmuchbetterefficiency.2002:HyShotscramjetflewindive.2004:NASAX43,thefirstscramjettomaintainaltitude.



RangerL440aircooled,sixcylinder,inverted,inlineengineusedinFairchildPT19

ARollsRoyceMerlinV12Engine

AULPowerUL260ihorizontallyopposedaircooledaeroengine

Shaftengines

Reciprocating(piston)engines

Inlineengine

Thistypeofenginehascylinderslinedupinonerow.Ittypicallyhasanevennumberofcylinders,butthereareinstancesofthreeandfivecylinderengines.Thegreatestadvantageofaninlineengineisthatitallowstheaircrafttobedesignedwithalowfrontalareatominimisedrag.Iftheenginecrankshaftislocatedabovethecylinders,itiscalledaninvertedinlineengine:thisallowsthepropellertobemountedhighuptoincreasegroundclearance,enablingshorterlandinggear.Thedisadvantagesofaninlineengine

includeapoorpowertoweightratio,becausethecrankcaseandcrankshaftarelongandthusheavy.Aninlineenginemaybeeitheraircooledorliquidcooled,butliquidcoolingismorecommonbecauseitisdifficulttogetenoughairflowtocooltherearcylindersdirectly.InlineengineswerecommoninearlyaircraftonewasusedintheWrightFlyer,theaircraftthatmadethefirstcontrolledpoweredflight.However,theinherentdisadvantagesofthedesignsoonbecameapparent,andtheinlinedesignwasabandoned,becomingararityinmodernaviation.

Vtypeengine

Cylindersinthisenginearearrangedintwoinlinebanks,typicallytilted6090degreesapartfromeachotheranddrivingacommoncrankshaft.ThevastmajorityofVenginesarewatercooled.TheVdesignprovidesahigherpowertoweightratiothananinlineengine,whilestillprovidingasmallfrontalarea.PerhapsthemostfamousexampleofthisdesignisthelegendaryRollsRoyceMerlinengine,a27litre(1649in3)60V12engineusedin,amongothers,theSpitfiresthatplayedamajorroleintheBattleofBritain.

Horizontallyopposedengine

Ahorizontallyopposedengine,alsocalledaflatorboxerengine,hastwobanksofcylindersonoppositesidesofacentrallylocatedcrankcase.Theengineiseitheraircooledorliquidcooled,butaircooledversionspredominate.Opposedenginesaremountedwiththecrankshafthorizontalinairplanes,butmaybemountedwiththecrankshaftverticalinhelicopters.Duetothecylinderlayout,reciprocatingforcestendtocancel,resultinginasmoothrunningengine.

Opposed,aircooledfourandsixcylinderpistonenginesarebyfarthemostcommonenginesusedinsmallgeneralaviationaircraftrequiringupto400horsepower(300kW)perengine.Aircraftthat



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requiremorethan400horsepower(300kW)perenginetendtobepoweredbyturbineengines.

Hconfigurationengine

AnHconfigurationengineisessentiallyapairofhorizontallyopposedenginesplacedtogether,withthetwocrankshaftsgearedtogether.

Radialengine

Thistypeofenginehasoneormorerowsofcylindersarrangedaroundacentrallylocatedcrankcase.Eachrowgenerallyhasanoddnumberofcylinderstoproducesmoothoperation.Aradialenginehasonlyonecrankthrowperrowandarelativelysmallcrankcase,resultinginafavorablepowertoweightratio.Becausethecylinderarrangementexposesalargeamountoftheengine'sheatradiatingsurfacestotheairandtendstocancelreciprocatingforces,radialstendtocoolevenlyandrunsmoothly.Thelowercylinders,whichareunderthecrankcase,maycollectoilwhentheenginehasbeenstoppedforanextendedperiod.Ifthisoilisnotclearedfromthecylinderspriortostartingtheengine,seriousdamageduetohydrostaticlockmayoccur.

Mostradialengineshavethecylindersarrangedevenlyaroundthecrankshaft,althoughsomeearlyengines,sometimescalledsemiradialsorfanconfigurationengines,hadanunevenarrangement.ThebestknownengineofthistypeistheAnzaniengine,whichwasfittedtotheBleriotXIusedforthefirstflightacrosstheEnglishChannelin1909.Thisarrangementhadthedrawbackofneedingaheavycounterbalanceforthecrankshaft,butwasusedtoavoidthesparkplugsoilingup.

Inmilitaryaircraftdesigns,thelargefrontalareaoftheengineactedasanextralayerofarmorforthepilot.Alsoaircooledengines,withoutvulnerableradiators,areslightlylesspronetobattledamage,andonoccasionwouldcontinuerunningevenwithoneormorecylindersshotaway.However,thelargefrontalareaalsoresultedinanaircraftwithanaerodynamicallyinefficientincreasedfrontalarea.

Rotaryengine

Rotaryengineshavethecylindersinacirclearoundthecrankcase,asinaradialengine,(seeabove),butthecrankshaftisfixedtotheairframeandthepropellerisfixedtotheenginecase,sothatthecrankcaseandcylindersrotate.Theadvantageofthisarrangementisthatasatisfactoryflowofcoolingairismaintainedevenatlowairspeeds,retainingtheweightadvantageandsimplicityofaconventionalaircooledenginewithoutoneoftheirmajordrawbacks.ThefirstpracticalrotaryenginewastheGnomeOmegadesignedbytheSeguinbrothersandfirstflownin1909.Itsrelativereliabilityandgoodpowertoweightratiochangedaviationdramatically.[10]BeforethefirstWorldWarmostspeedrecordsweregainedusingGnomeenginedaircraft,andintheearlyyearsofthewarrotaryenginesweredominantinaircrafttypesforwhichspeedandagilitywereparamount.Toincreasepower,engineswithtworowsofcylinderswerebuilt.



LeRhone9Crotaryaircraftengine

CutawayviewofaGarrettTPE331turbopropengineshowingthegearboxatthefrontoftheengineAnAllisonModel250turboshaft

enginecommontomanytypesofhelicopters

However,thegyroscopiceffectsoftheheavyrotatingengineproducedhandlingproblemsinaircraftandtheenginesalsoconsumedlargeamountsofoilsincetheyusedtotallosslubrication,theoilbeingmixedwiththefuelandejectedwiththeexhaustgases.Castoroilwasusedforlubrication,sinceitisnotsolubleinpetrol,andtheresultantfumeswerenauseatingtothepilots.Enginedesignershadalwaysbeenawareofthemanylimitationsoftherotaryenginesowhenthestaticstyleenginesbecamemorereliableandgavebetterspecificweightsandfuelconsumption,thedaysoftherotaryenginewerenumbered.

Turbinepowered

Turboprop

Whilemilitaryfightersrequireveryhighspeeds,manycivilairplanesdonot.Yet,civilaircraftdesignerswantedtobenefitfromthehighpowerandlowmaintenancethatagasturbineengineoffered.Thuswasborntheideatomateaturbineenginetoatraditionalpropeller.Becausegasturbinesoptimallyspinathighspeed,aturbopropfeaturesagearboxtolowerthespeedoftheshaftsothatthepropellertipsdon'treachsupersonicspeeds.Oftentheturbinesthatdrivethepropellerareseparatefromtherestoftherotatingcomponentssothattheycanrotateattheirownbestspeed(referredtoasafreeturbineengine).Aturbopropisveryefficientwhenoperatedwithintherealmofcruisespeedsitwasdesignedfor,whichistypically200to400mph(320to640km/h).

Turboshaft

Turboshaftenginesareusedprimarilyforhelicoptersandauxiliarypowerunits.Aturboshaftengineissimilarinprinciple,butinaturbopropthepropellerissupportedbytheengineandtheengineisboltedtotheairframe:inaturboshaft,theenginedoesnotprovideanydirectphysicalsupporttothehelicopter'srotors.Therotorisconnectedtoatransmissionwhichisboltedtotheairframe,and

theturboshaftenginedrivesthetransmission.Thedistinctionisseenbysomeasslim,asinsomecasesaircraftcompaniesmakebothturbopropandturboshaftenginesbasedonthesamedesign.

Reactionengines

Reactionenginesgeneratethethrusttopropelanaircraftbyejectingtheexhaustgasesathighvelocityfromtheengine,theresultantreactionofforcesdrivingtheaircraftforwards.Themostcommonreactionpropulsionenginesflownareturbojets,turbofansandrockets.Othertypessuchaspulsejets,ramjets,



AGeneralElectricJ85GE17Aturbojetengine.Thiscutawayclearlyshowsthe8stagesofaxialcompressoratthefront(leftsideofthepicture),thecombustionchambersinthemiddle,andthetwostagesofturbinesattherearoftheengine.

AcutawayofaCFM563turbofanengine

scramjetsandPulseDetonationEngineshavealsoflown.Injetenginestheoxygennecessaryforfuelcombustioncomesfromtheair,whilerocketscarryoxygeninsomeformaspartofthefuelload,permittingtheiruseinspace.

Jets

Turbojet

AturbojetisatypeofgasturbineenginethatwasoriginallydevelopedformilitaryfightersduringWorldWarII.Aturbojetisthesimplestofallaircraftgasturbines.Itconsistsofacompressortodrawairinandcompressit,acombustionsectionwherefuelisaddedandignited,oneormoreturbinesthatextractpowerfromtheexpandingexhaustgasestodrivethecompressor,andanexhaustnozzlethatacceleratestheexhaustgasesoutthebackoftheenginetocreatethrust.Whenturbojetswereintroduced,thetopspeedoffighteraircraftequippedwiththemwasatleast100milesperhourfasterthancompetingpistondrivenaircraft.Intheyearsafterthewar,thedrawbacksoftheturbojetgraduallybecameapparent.BelowaboutMach2,turbojetsareveryfuelinefficientandcreatetremendousamountsofnoise.Earlydesignsalsorespondveryslowlytopowerchanges,afactthatkilledmanyexperiencedpilotswhentheyattemptedthetransitiontojets.Thesedrawbackseventuallyledtothedownfallofthepureturbojet,andonlyahandfuloftypesarestillinproduction.ThelastairlinerthatusedturbojetswastheConcorde,whoseMach2airspeedpermittedtheenginetobehighlyefficient.

Turbofan

Aturbofanengineismuchthesameasaturbojet,butwithanenlargedfanatthefrontthatprovidesthrustinmuchthesamewayasaductedpropeller,resultinginimprovedfuelefficiency.Thoughthefancreatesthrustlikeapropeller,thesurroundingductfreesitfrommanyoftherestrictionsthatlimitpropellerperformance.Thisoperationisamoreefficientwaytoprovidethrustthansimplyusingthejetnozzlealoneandturbofansaremoreefficientthanpropellersinthetranssonicrangeofaircraftspeeds,andcanoperateinthesupersonicrealm.Aturbofantypicallyhasextraturbinestagestoturnthefan.Turbofanswereamongthefirstenginestousemultiplespoolsconcentricshaftsthatarefreetorotateattheirownspeedtolettheenginereactmorequicklytochangingpowerrequirements.Turbofansarecoarselysplitintolowbypassandhigh

bypasscategories.Bypassairflowsthroughthefan,butaroundthejetcore,notmixingwithfuelandburning.Theratioofthisairtotheamountofairflowingthroughtheenginecoreisthebypassratio.Lowbypassenginesarepreferredformilitaryapplicationssuchasfightersduetohighthrusttoweightratio,whilehighbypassenginesarepreferredforciviluseforgoodfuelefficiencyandlownoise.Highbypass



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turbofansareusuallymostefficientwhentheaircraftistravelingat500to550milesperhour(800to885km/h),thecruisespeedofmostlargeairliners.Lowbypassturbofanscanreachsupersonicspeeds,thoughnormallyonlywhenfittedwithafterburners.

Pulsejets

Pulsejetsaremechanicallysimpledevicesthatinarepeatingcycledrawairthroughanoreturnvalveatthefrontoftheengineintoacombustionchamberandignitedit.Thecombustionforcestheexhaustgasesoutthebackoftheengine.Itproducespowerasaseriesofpulsesratherthanasasteadyoutput,hencethename.TheonlyapplicationofthistypeofenginewastheGermanunmannedV1flyingbombofWorldWarII.Thoughthesameengineswerealsousedexperimentallyforersatzfighteraircraft,theextremelyloudnoisegeneratedbytheenginescausedmechanicaldamagetotheairframethatwassufficienttomaketheideaunworkable.

Rocket

Afewaircrafthaveusedrocketenginesformainthrustorattitudecontrol,notablytheBellX1andNorthAmericanX15.Rocketenginesarenotusedformostaircraftastheenergyandpropellantefficiencyisverypoorexceptathighspeeds,buthavebeenemployedforshortburstsofspeedandtakeoff.Rocketenginesareveryefficientonlyatveryhighspeeds,althoughtheyareusefulbecausetheyproduceverylargeamountsofthrustandweighverylittle.

Newerenginetypes

Wankelengine

AnotherpromisingdesignforaircraftusewastheWankelrotaryengine.TheWankelengineisaboutonehalftheweightandsizeofatraditionalfourstrokecyclepistonengineofequalpoweroutput,andmuchlowerincomplexity.Inanaircraftapplication,thepowertoweightratioisveryimportant,makingtheWankelengineagoodchoice.Becausetheengineistypicallyconstructedwithanaluminiumhousingandasteelrotor,andaluminiumexpandsmorethansteelwhenheated,aWankelenginedoesnotseizewhenoverheated,unlikeapistonengine.Thisisanimportantsafetyfactorforaeronauticaluse.ConsiderabledevelopmentofthesedesignsstartedafterWorldWarII,butatthetimetheaircraftindustryfavoredtheuseofturbineengines.Itwasbelievedthatturbojetorturbopropenginescouldpowerallaircraft,fromthelargesttosmallestdesigns.TheWankelenginedidnotfindmanyapplicationsinaircraft,butwasusedbyMazdainapopularlineofsportscars.Recently,theWankelenginehasbeendevelopedforuseinmotorgliderswherethesmallsize,lightweight,andlowvibrationareespeciallyimportant.[11]

Wankelenginesarebecomingincreasinglypopularinhomebuiltexperimentalaircraft,duetoanumberoffactors.MostareMazda12Aand13Bengines,removedfromautomobilesandconvertedtoaviationuse.Thisisaverycosteffectivealternativetocertifiedaircraftengines,providingenginesrangingfrom100to300horsepower(220kW)atafractionofthecostoftraditionalengines.Theseconversionsfirsttookplaceintheearly1970s,andwithhundredsoreventhousandsoftheseenginesmountedonaircraft,asof10



PowerplantfromaSchleicherASH26eselflaunchingmotorglider,removedfromthegliderandmountedonateststandformaintenanceattheAlexanderSchleicherGmbH&CoinPoppenhausen,Germany.Counterclockwisefromtopleft:propellerhub,mastwithbeltguide,radiator,Wankelengine,mufflershroud.

December2006theNationalTransportationSafetyBoardhasonlysevenreportsofincidentsinvolvingaircraftwithMazdaengines,andnoneoftheseisofafailureduetodesignormanufacturingflaws.

Dieselengine

Mostaircraftenginesusesparkignition,generallyusinggasolineasafuel.Startinginthe1930sattemptsweremadetoproduceacompressionignitionDieselengineforaviationuse.Ingeneral,Dieselenginesaremorereliableandmuchbettersuitedtorunningforlongperiodsoftimeatmediumpowersettings,whichiswhytheyarewidelyusedin,forexample,trucksandships.Thelightweightalloysofthe1930swerenotuptothetaskofhandlingthemuchhighercompressionratiosofdieselengines,sotheygenerallyhadpoorpowertoweightratiosandwereuncommonforthatreason,althoughtheClerget14FDieselradialengine(1939)hasthesamepowertoweightratioasagasolineradial.ImprovementsinDieseltechnologyinautomobiles(leadingtomuchbetterpowerweightratios),theDiesel'smuchbetterfuelefficiencyandthehighrelativetaxationofAVGAScomparedtoJetA1inEuropehaveallseenarevivalofinterestintheuseofdieselsforaircraft.ThielertAircraftEnginesconvertedMercedesDieselautomotiveengines,certifiedthemforaircraftuse,andbecameanOEMprovidertoDiamondAviationfortheirlighttwin.FinancialproblemshaveplaguedThielert,soDiamond'saffiliateAustroEnginedevelopedthenewAE300turbodiesel,alsobasedonaMercedesengine.[12]CompetingnewDieselenginesmaybringfuelefficiencyandleadfreeemissionstosmallaircraft,representingthebiggestchangeinlightaircraftenginesindecades.WilkschAirmotivebuild2strokeDieselengine(samepowertoweightasagasolineengine)forexperimentalaircraft:WAM100(100hp),WAM120(120hp)andWAM160(160hp)

Precooledjetengines

Forveryhighsupersonic/lowhypersonicflightspeedsinsertingacoolingsystemintotheairductofahydrogenjetenginepermitsgreaterfuelinjectionathighspeedandobviatestheneedfortheducttobemadeofrefractoryoractivelycooledmaterials.Thisgreatlyimprovesthethrust/weightratiooftheengineathighspeed.

ItisthoughtthatthisdesignofenginecouldpermitsufficientperformanceforantipodalflightatMach5,orevenpermitasinglestagetoorbitvehicletobepractical.ThehybridairbreathingSABRErocketengineisaprecooledengineunderdevelopment.

Electric

About60electricallypoweredaircraft,suchastheQinetiQZephyr,havebeendesignedsincethe1960s.[13][14]Someareusedasmilitarydrones.[15]InFranceinlate2007,aconventionallightaircraftpoweredbyan18kWelectricmotorusinglithiumpolymerbatterieswasflown,coveringmorethan50kilometers(31mi),thefirstelectricairplanetoreceiveacertificateofairworthiness.[13]



Limitedexperimentswithsolarelectricpropulsionhavebeenperformed,notablythemannedSolarChallengerandSolarImpulseandtheunmannedNASAPathfinderaircraft.

Fuel

Allaviationfuelisproducedtostringentqualitystandardstoavoidfuelrelatedenginefailures.Aviationstandardsaremuchmorestrictthanthoseforroadvehiclefuelbecauseanaircraftenginemustmeetastrictlydefinedlevelofperformanceunderknownconditions.Thesehighstandardsmeanthataviationfuelcostsmuchmorethanfuelusedforroadvehicles.

Aircraftreciprocating(piston)enginesaretypicallydesignedtorunonaviationgasoline.Avgashasahigheroctaneratingthanautomotivegasolinetoallowhighercompressionratios,poweroutputandefficiencyathigheraltitudes.CurrentlythemostcommonAvgasis100LLthatreferstotheoctanerating(100octane)andtheleadcontent(LL=lowlead).

RefineriesblendAvgaswithtetraethyllead(TEL)toachievethesehighoctaneratings,apracticethatgovernmentsnolongerpermitforroadvehiclegasoline.TheshrinkingsupplyofTELandthepossibilityofenvironmentallegislationbanningitsusehasmadeasearchforreplacementfuelsforgeneralaviationaircraftapriorityforpilot'sorganizations.[16]

TurbineenginesandaircraftDieselenginesburnvariousgradesofjetfuel.Jetfuelisarelativelyheavyandlessvolatilepetroleumderivativebasedonkerosene,butcertifiedtostrictaviationstandards,withadditionaladditives.

Seealso

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6/25/40hpandMercedes10/40/65hp,bothmodelsintroducedin1921andusedRootssuperchargers.G.N.Georgano,ed.(1982).Thenewencyclopediaofmotorcars1885tothepresent(3rded.).NewYork:Dutton.p.415.ISBN0525932542.

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