engine
noun
a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or power to produce force and motion.
multiengine
-
a word derived from
engine.
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This technique is common on many multiengine aircraft and is called prop phasing.
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Munson had received his private-pilot's license on June 11, 1978, and then in 13 months was certified by FAA examiners as qualified to pilot multiengine planes, fly under instrument conditions and handle jets.
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Convinced that there would be more safety in numbers, he began building the first large multiengine planes.
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Soon it was on its way to producing the first of the successful multiengine planes and flying boats that ultimately evolved into the pioneering transatlantic Clipper ships.
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