Rent Airplane

Certain piston aircraft are particularly susceptible to mis-fueling incidents and you should be especially vigilant if you are flying one of these birds. Among them are the TURBO charged versions of many airplanes. In the desire to be the hottest thing going, manufacturers often labeled their aircraft "TURBO" or some such designation. And inadequately trained linemen thinking that these were kerosene burning jet airplanes of some sort often put JET FUEL where AVGAS should have gone. This created a lethal comgination for many unsuspecting pilots. The plane would start and apparently run ok, even enough for takeoff, but would start having engine detonation problems about the time the point of no return was reached on takeoff, causing a engine failure shortly after takeoff at low altitude, resulting in a fatal crash." This scenario has been repeated many times, usually with some pilot and passengers getting killed. Aero Commander aircraft seem to be parti...

Tim Graham/ Getty Images Jet engines on the assembly line. See more pictures of flight . Whe­n you go to an airport and see the commercial jets there, you can't help but notice the huge ­engines that power them. Most commercial jets are powered by turbofan engines, and turbofans are one example of a general class of engines called gas turbine engines. You may have never heard of gas turbine engines, but they are used in all kinds of un­expected places. For example, many of the helicopters you see, a lot of s­maller power plants and even the M-1 Tank use gas turbines. In this article, we will look at gas turbine engines to see what makes them tick!