Sentence examples for loss of engine from inspiring English sources

"It was the worst, sickening, pit-of-your-stomach, falling-through-the-floor feeling I've ever felt in my life," Sullenberger said of the loss of engine power.

If higher stage pressure ratios are attempted, the flow will tend to separate from the blades, leading to turbulence, reduced pressure rise, and a "stalling" of the compressor with a concurrent loss of engine power.

The recirculated exhaust gases serve to lower the temperature of combustion, a condition that favours lower production of nitrogen oxides as combustion products (though at some loss of engine efficiency).

For certification, all aircraft must demonstrate capabilities in numerous performance tests under all anticipated conditions for example, emergency braking, stall trials, loss of engine thrust, and takeoff and landing in extremely hot, cold, high-altitude, and low-altitude environments.

It finally leads to an increase in valve lash and loss of engine performance.

Wear processes due to oil contamination lead to diminished fuel efficiency, shorter useful oil service life, reduced component life, and loss of engine performance.

A five-minute vacation will usually involve final approach into a major airport with a self-imposed malfunction, like the loss of an engine.

The supercharging blower may be geared to the crankshaft, in which case the power consumed in driving it is added to the friction loss of the engine.

The best news from this first commercial flight is that the Falcon 9 rocket was able to complete its cargo delivery mission despite the loss of an engine.

According to Mr. Jenkins, Gibbs has been working on amphibious vehicles for 15 years and has produced eight platforms, including the carlike Aquada of 2003, which was shelved after the loss of an engine supplier, and several large amphibious vehicles meant for military and first-responder use.

Both systems became inoperative after the loss of that engine.