POWERPLANT CONSISTS OF

ENGINE,

-SOURCE OF POWER PROPELLER,

COWLING OR
NACELLE, AND
FIREWALL
 ENGINE

 Creates rotational force (TORQUE) and convert it

into (THRUST)
 PROPELLER

 Needed for an engine to create THRUST

ENGINE COMPARTMENT
CLASSIFICATION PISTON
ENGINE
OF AND
ENGINE
GAS TURBINE
ENGINE
 RECIPROCATING ENGINE

 Commonly referred to as “piston engine”

 Propeller is commonly found outside

 Operates on the same principle as the engines found

in automobiles: The Otto Cycle
 OTTO CYCLE

 Operates with intermittent power pulses

 It has 4 cycles:
 Intake
 Compression
 Combustion
 Exhaust
 JET ENGINE

 Also referred to as “gas turbine engine

 It operates on a principle of Brayton Cycle

 BRAYTON CYCLE

 Operates with a steady, continuous power flow

 Has 5 cycles:
 Intake
 Compression
 Combustion
 Expansion
 Exhaust
TURBOJET
TURBOSHAFT
TURBOPROP
TURBOFAN
OTHER PARTS:
 COWLING

 To streamline the flow of air around the engine

 To help cool the engine by ducting air around the cylinders
 NACELLE

 To streamline the flow of air around the engine

 A housing, separate from the fuselage, that holds the engine,
fuel or equipment on an aircraft
 ENGINE FIREWAL L

 The wall that separates the engine compartment from the

cockpit