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Desalination Washes: Keep Your Engine Salt-Free
Too much salt is bad for your health. The same goes for your aircraft engine. Salt and other contaminants can react with compressor components to cause corrosion. In the long term, this will affect their performance.Maintenance, Mechanics | 2 min read -
Beating The Clock With An Aircraft On Ground
Every minute having an aircraft is on ground (AOG) with an unexpected maintenance event is a race... -
Protecting Your Turboshaft Engine From Particles
Operating in harsh conditions, such as flying over hot desert terrain on a search-and-rescue mission, can be tough on an aircraft. Some of the main culprits are particles. Discover what they can do to your engine—and what you can do about it.Helicopters, Mechanics | 3 min read -
How The Largest Fleet Of Air Ambulance Helicopters Stays Ready
Picture this: An air ambulance helicopter is called to the site of a highway accident in a major city. Traffic is backed up and first responders are on the scene. The pressure is on to get the air ambulance helicopter to land on the highway and take off again quickly—for the patient’s sake and for traffic flow to be restored. -
Protecting Your Engine Against Sulfidation
Sulfidation can do serious damage to engines; however, there are actions you can take to minimize it. Here’s a quick overview of what it is and what you can do.Maintenance, Mechanics | 2 min read -
3 Tips To Prevent Damage To Your Engine In A Cold Environment
Your engine is designed for the cold. Like aircraft that fly at sub-zero, high-altitude temperatures, engines are also built to handle cold weather operations. Harsh, icy conditions can cause some difficulties for aircraft operators. Prepare the engine for cold can help.Maintenance, Mechanics | 2 min read -
Listen To Your Engine's Health With New Tools
Trend monitoring that’s built right into your engine allows you to have a conversation with your aircraft and its powerplant. Powerful new diagnostics, prognostics and health management (DPHM) tools are making your engine health monitoring even easier.