unstart

Noun

Meaning

unstart (plural unstarts)

A sudden compressor stall that can occur in the jet engines of supersonic aircraft.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

During an 'unstart' the efficient shock system would be replaced by a very inefficient single shock beyond the inlet and an intake pressure recovery of about 0.3 and a correspondingly low pressure ratio. Source: Internet

One response to a single unstart was unstarting both inlets to prevent yawing, then restarting them both. Source: Internet

Landis and Jenkins 2005, p. 97. Lockheed later installed an electronic control to detect unstart conditions and perform this reset action without pilot intervention. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

unstarchy unstarlike unstarred unstartable unstarted unstarting