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FUEL COCK [4 records]

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Record 1 2008-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Drain fuel filter by pushing drain button. During draining keep wings level. With fuel cock "OPEN" drain about 1/16" gallon(1/4 L) of fuel. Ensure drain valve is closed after draining.

PHR

Tank air drain button.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

poussoir : Pièce destinée à transmettre une poussée, une pression.

OBS

purgeur : Robinet ou appareil permettant d'éliminer d'une tuyauterie ou d'une installation un fluide qui, par sa présence ou par son excès, troublerait le fonctionnement de celles-ci.

OBS

poussoir de purgeur : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

The 172's fuel cock has four positions : left, right, both and off. In normal flight you simply switch to "both" and let gravity take the fuel from the wings to the engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
DEF

A manually operated plug cock, used for shutting off fuel, which has an electric interlock. Its primary purpose is to minimize the hazard of lighting off manually ignited multiburner equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs

Spanish

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Record 4 1982-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The TRI60 demonstrated start-up and acceleration to cruise thrust in less than five seconds entirely by means of the windmilling effect created by ram pressure. At launch, the only engine-starting actions required are the opening of the fuel cock and the firing of two pyrotechnic igniters in the combustion chamber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

Saab-Scania (...) participait à ces essais (...) qui ont démontré l'aptitude du turboréacteur à atteindre le régime de croisière en moins de 5 secondes sous le seul effet de l'autorotation créée par la pression dynamique, les actions requises au moment du lancement se limitant à l'ouverture de la vanne de carburant et au déclenchement des deux allumeurs pyrotechniques de la chambre de combustion.

Spanish

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