Pilot's handbook

vocublary
 automobile
• a road vehicle, typically
with four wheels, powered
by an internal combustion
engine or electric motor
and able to carry a small
number of people.
 part
• a piece or segment of
something such as an
object, activity, or period
of time, which combined
with other pieces makes
up the whole
 component
• a part or element of a
larger whole, especially a
part of a machine or
vehicle.
 assembly
• A number of people
gathered together, esp for
a formal meeting held at
regular intervals. 2. the act
of assembling or the state
of being assembled. 3. (
MechanicalEngineering)
the process of putting
together a number of
parts to make a machine
or other product.
 system
• Systems engineering is an
interdisciplinary field of
engineering and
engineering management
that focuses on how to
design and manage
complex systems over
their life cycles.
frame
• A rigid frame in
structural engineeri
ng is the load-
resisting skeleton
constructed with
straight or curved
members
interconnected by
mostly rigid
connections which
resist movements
induced at the joints
of members. Its
members can take
bending moment,
shear, and axial
loads.
 body
• The Engineering Body of Knowledge. For the
purposes of the Engineering BOK, the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes are referred to as.
―capabilities.‖ A capability is defined as what an
individual is expected to know and be able to. do
by the time of entry into professional practice in
a responsible role.
 chassis
the base frame of a motor
vehicle or other wheeled
conveyance.
 4 stroke cycle

• Four-stroke cycle used in gasoline/petrol engines: intake (1), compression

(2), power (3), and exhaust (4).
 drivetrain
• the system in a motor
vehicle which connects
the transmission to the
drive axles
 hydrid vehicle
• A hybrid vehicle uses
two or more distinct types
of power, such as internal
combustion engine to
drive an electric generator
that powers an electric
motor, e.g. in ...
 regenerative
braking
• Regenerative braking is an
energy recovery
mechanism which slows a
vehicle or object by
converting its kinetic
energy into a form which
can be either used
immediately or stored
until needed.