Aircraft Governors

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Aircraft Governors
by Frank Delp, 45 pages $12.95

The design, construction, function, installation, and maintenance of aircraft governors. Lots of drawings, diagrams and photos give an excellent understanding and working knowledge of these systems as found on all aircraft equipped with constant speed propellers

Table of Contents

History of Governors
Governor manufacturers

Governor Construction
Governor components
Feathering governor components

Constant Speed Systems
Constant speed operation
Propeller operation

Feathering Systems
    Basic feathering system
    Feathering propellers
    Unfeathering systems

Governor Installation
Installation
RPM adjustment

Governor Maintenance
    System inspection
    System troubleshooting
    Governor substitution

Special Governor Designs
    Synchronization governors
    Overspeed governors
    Manual control governors

Glossary
Study Questions