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2. Aircraft engine starting - Wikipedia

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   The Hucks starter (invented by Bentfield Hucks during WWI) is a mechanical replacement for the ground crew. Based on a vehicle chassis the device uses a clutch driven shaft to turn the propeller, disengaging as the engine starts. A Hucks starter is used regularly at the Shuttleworth Collection for starting period aircraft.

3. Air-start system - Wikipedia

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   Air impingement starting was not used for US military aircraft after the F-4B, A-5A [6] and F-5 as the pneumatic energy requirement was several times greater than when using an air turbine starter. The gas turbine compressor required to start a J79 with impingement starting was sufficient to start two J79 engines simultaneously in a B-58 when ...

4. Coffman engine starter - Wikipedia

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   Air tanks can also be recharged from an external source in an emergency, such as a hand pump or a portable air compressor. The Coffman starter was the most common brand of cartridge starters during the mid-1930s, and the name was used as a generic description. Advances in electrical technology have made shotgun starters obsolete for most uses.

5. Rotary-screw compressor - Wikipedia

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   Consequently, air treatment identical to that used for an oil-flooded screw compressor is frequently required to ensure quality compressed air. In small piston compressors carpenters homeowners sometimes use "oil free" compressors in which oil free is a reference to not using oil but Teflon type of coatings permanently adhered to wear surfaces.

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   You can now get the Gooloo GP4000 Portable Jump Starter for 41 percent off on Amazon. This means that instead of paying the standard $170, you can get it for just $100. This portable jump starter ...

7. Auxiliary power unit - Wikipedia

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   An auxiliary power unit ( APU) is a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion. They are commonly found on large aircraft and naval ships as well as some large land vehicles. Aircraft APUs generally produce 115 V AC voltage at 400 Hz (rather than 50/60 Hz in mains supply), to run the electrical systems of the ...