Word: engineeering
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VINDICATED. LIEUT. KARA HULTGREEN, deceased, one of the Navy's first female fighter pilots; by a report concluding that last October's fatal crash at sea of her F-14A was the result of engine failure. The investigation flatly contradicted an anonymous campaign conducted on talk radio and the Internet...
After every thirty flight-hours, state police maintenance crews inspect the plane, and pilots check the unit daily, Bennett said Wednesday. The helicopter's engine had been serviced last year, he said.
Transmission failure results when parts of the transmission flake off and clog the plane's engine, preventing the pilot from keeping the blades running. The plane spirals out of control and crashes to the ground.
Engine Failure
Engine failure results from a loss of power to the engines. In a process called "autorotation," the pilot changes the pitch of the blades and forces air through them. This keeps the craft from plummeting to the ground.