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propeller shaft
noun
The shaft which transmits the rotary motion from an engine to a propeller, as on a ship or aircraft.
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12.54pm: Oh, the propeller shaft.
The Silverton has sustained damage to her propeller shaft and is taking water forward.
The divers, though, thought it didn't look much like a sub chaser; for one thing, it had no propeller shaft.
Workmen filled the openings, coated the hull with epoxy and paint, and replaced the propeller shaft with a plug.
Also, some 2010 4-wheel-drive vehicles are eligible for a free front propeller shaft inspection and, if necessary, replacement.
It is linked rigidly to the rear-mounted gearbox by an aluminium tube inside which turns the carbonfibre propeller shaft.
The second blast ripped apart the propeller shaft, and within minutes, the Warrior had sunk to the bottom of the harbour.
A theoretical model is presented which describes the interaction between the propeller shaft system and the active controller.
The total machinery weight includes: the main engine, the auxiliary machinery, propeller, propeller shaft, and engine spares.
Predictions in time history include propeller shaft thrust, propulsor unit thrust, normal forces to the propeller shaft bearing, total forces acting on the propulsor unit, propeller shaft torque, blade spindle torque, in-plane and out-of-plane bending moments, and propulsor unit stock shaft torque and bending moments.
Power is transmitted through a propeller shaft to a gearbox having 8 or 10 speeds and through the differential gear to the two large rear-drive wheels.
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