Aircraft require thrust to produce enough speed for the wings to provide lift or enough thrust to overcome the weight of the aircraft for vertical takeoff. For an aircraft to remain in level flight, thrust must be provided that is equal to and in the opposite direction of the aircraft drag. This thrust, or propulsive force, is provided by a suitable type of aircraft heat engine. All heat engines have in common the ability to convert heat energy into mechanical energy by the flow of some fluid mass (generally air) through the engine. In all cases, the heat energy is released at a point in the cycle where the working pressure is high relative to atmospheric pressure.
- Aircraft Engines (Part One) General Requirements
- Aircraft Engines (Part Two) Power and Weight
- Aircraft Engines (Part Three) Other Requirements
- Types of Engines
- Reciprocating Engines
- Crankshafts
- Connecting Rods
- Pistons
- Piston Rings
- Cylinders (Part One)
- Cylinders (Part Two)
- Engine Firing Order
- Engine Valves
- Valve Operating Mechanism (Part One)
- Valve Operating Mechanism (Part Two)
- Bearings
- Propeller Reduction Gearing
- Propeller Shafts
- Reciprocating Engine Operating Principles
- Reciprocating Engine Operating Cycles
- Reciprocating Engine Power and Efficiencies (Part One)
- Reciprocating Engine Power and Efficiencies (Part Two)
- Brake Horsepower – Reciprocating Engine Power and Efficiencies (Part Three)
- Reciprocating Engine Power and Efficiencies (Part Four)
- Efficiencies – Thermal Efficiency
- Efficiencies – Mechanical Efficiency
- Efficiencies – Volumetric Efficiency
- Efficiencies – Propulsive Efficiency
- Gas Turbine Engines – Types and Construction
- Gas Turbine Engines – Air Entrance
- Gas Turbine Engines – Accessory Section
- Gas Turbine Engines – Compressor Section
- Gas Turbine Engines – Centrifugal-Flow Compressors
- Gas Turbine Engines – Axial-Flow Compressors
- Gas Turbine Engines – Combustion Section (Part One)
- Gas Turbine Engines – Combustion Section (Part Two)
- Gas Turbine Engines – Turbine Section (Part One)
- Gas Turbine Engines – Turbine Section (Part Two)
- Gas Turbine Engines – Turbine Section (Part Three)
- Gas Turbine Engines – Exhaust Section
- Gas Turbine Engine Bearings and Seals
- Turboprop Engines
- Turboshaft Engines
- Turbofan Engine
- Turbine Engine Operating Principles
- Turbine Engine Operating Principles – Thrust
- Gas Turbine Engine Performance
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