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GLOSSARY
BRAKE HORSEPOWER -
The actual horsepower delivered by an engine to a propeller or other driven
device.
COLD-WORKING -
A mechanical working of metal performed at temperatures below the critical
range.
FEATHERING -
Rotating the blades of a propeller to an edge-to-the-wind position for the purpose
of stopping the rotating of the propeller and reducing drag.
PITCH -
Motion around the lateral axis.
ROLL -
Motion around the longitudinal axis.
THRUST HORSEPOWER -
The actual amount of horsepower that is transformed into thrust.
TORQUE-
A force or combination of forces that tend to produce a rotating or turning
motion.
YAW
Motion around the vertical axis.
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