English for Aviation Engineering Reading and vocabulary practice for students of aviation and aeronautics. Wydanie IV

English for Aviation Engineering
Reading and vocabulary practice for students of aviation and aeronautics. Wydanie IV

Piotr Czerwiński, Mateusz Fleszar
© Copyright by Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Rzeszowskiej,
Rzeszów 2015
ISBN 978-83-7934-053-8

CONTENTS

PART1. INTRODUCTION
Unit 1. Atmospheric conditions
Unit 2. Principles of flight control

PART 2. AIRFRAME
Unit 1. Aircraft basic construction
Unit 2. Fuselage
Unit 3. Wings
Unit 4. Flight control surfaces
Unit 5. Landing gear

PART 3. PROPULSION
Unit 1. Propulsion – introduction
Unit 2. The piston engine – components and principles of operation
Unit 3. The piston engine – cycles of operation
Unit 4. Turboprop engine
Unit 5. Jet propulsion – introduction
Unit 6. Methods of jet propulsion
Unit 7. Working cycle
Unit 8. Compressors
Unit 9. Turbines
Unit 10. Combustion chambers – introduction
Unit 11. Types of combustion chamber
Unit 12. Exhaust systems

PART 4. HELICOPTERS
Unit 1. Helicopters – components
Unit 2. Helicopters – principles of operation

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