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tail pipe
- Definição1
- The part of the exhaust system of either a reciprocating engine or a gas turbine engine through which the exhaust gases leave the engine. If a muffler is installed in the exhaust system of a reciprocating engine, the tail pipe usually connects to the muffler and carries the exhaust gases away from the airplane.
- Fonte1
- CRANE, Dale (ed.). Dictionary of aeronautical terms. 2nd ed. Renton: ASA, 1991.
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Aircraft accident digest n.29. Montreal, 1985. (Cir. 191 AN/116).
- Contexto
- This technique was used because of the difficulty experienced in removing the exhaust tail pipe when the turbocharger was installed in the engine nacelle.
- Subárea1
- Engine
- Português
- cano de escapamento