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Naval Academy, has flown 65 different types of aircraft and is an expert at "engine airstart testing," i.e., restarting engines that have been deliberately shut down in flight.
tetri_tolia commented on the word airstart
A very interesting piece of machinery, used to start a jet engine of which the APU (air pressure unit, more or less a starter for a jet engine which can also be used through a converter to power onboard lights and equipment) does not work (happens more often than you might think): basically a massive air compressor with a big hose which gets stuck into the side of the plane to blow a lot of air through the engine till it starts. Loud as hell (or pandemonium as the cool kids call it)
June 4, 2017