Document Type: Textbook (Technical) Purpose: Training & Education Authority: Author Expertise Series: Glencoe Aviation Technology Series.

Scope (from the Preface): "Aircraft Powerplants, Seventh Edition, is designed to provide aviation students with both the theoretical and practical knowledge they need in order to qualify for certification as FAA powerplant technicians in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). This edition is a revision designed to reflect not only the latest changes in FAR Part 147 but also the current and changing needs of the aircraft industry. Throughout the text, FAR Part 147 has been used for reference to ensure that FAA requirements have been met. The FAA Written Test Guide, Advisory Circular 65-22, has been reviewed carefully to ensure that all technical data students will need in order to prepare for FAA written and oral examinations are included.

This edition of Aircraft Powerplants features expanded coverage of turbine-engine theory and nomenclature. Additional current models of turbofan, turboprop, and turboshaft engines have been included. Information on turbine-engine fuel, oil, and ignition systems has been expanded and is now divided into separate chapters. New material has also been added to the chapters on propellers, including information on composite propellers, dynamic propeller balancing, and auxiliary propeller systems such as autofeathering, synchrophasing, and deicing systems. Review questions at the end of each chapter enable students to check their knowledge of the information presented.

Throughout the text, a special emphasis has been placed on the integration of information on how individual components and systems operate together. This text will provide maximum benefit when used in conjunction with the other books in the Glencoe Aviation Technology series (Aircraft Basic Science, Aircraft Maintenance and Repair, and Aircraft Electricity and Electronics), which as a group encompass information on all phases of airframe and aircraft powerplant technology.

This book is designed to be used as both a classroom text and an on-the-job reference for the technician. Technical information contained in this book should not be substituted for that provided by manufacturers."

Contents (from the Table of Contents): Chapters on the following: "1 Aircraft Powerplant Classification and Progress 2 Reciprocating-Engine Construction and Nomenclature 3 Internal-Combustion Engine Theory and Performance 4 Lubricants and Lubricating Systems 5 Induction Systems, Superchargers, Turbochargers, and Cooling and Exhaust Systems 6 Basic Fuel Systems and Carburetors 7 Fuel Injection Systems 8 Reciprocating-Engine Ignition and Starting Systems 9 Operation, Inspection, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting of Reciprocating Engines 10 Reciprocating-Engine Overhaul Practices 11 Gas-Turbine Engine: Theory, Construction, and Nomenclature 12 Gas-Turbine Engine: Fuels and Fuel Systems 13 Turbine-Engine Lubricants and Lubricating Systems 14 Ignition and Starting Systems of Gas-Turbine Engines 15 Turbofan Engines 16 Turboprop Engines 17 Turboshaft Engines 18 Gas-Turbine Operation, Inspection, Troubleshooting, Maintenance, and Overhaul 19 Propeller Theory, Nomenclature, and Operation 20 Turbopropellers and Control Systems 21 Propeller Installation, Inspection, and Maintenance 22 Engine Indicating, Warning, and Control Systems Appendix Glossary"