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shumway76 · 30th Mar 2012, 02:55

It is not advisable to carry out prolonged idle descends on piston engine aircraft due to "shock cooling" effect.
But for turbine engines this is not so.
Why is that?

30th Mar 2012, 02:55	#1 (permalink)
shumway76 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Earth Posts: 110	Idle descent on piston & turbine engines It is not advisable to carry out prolonged idle descends on piston engine aircraft due to "shock cooling" effect. But for turbine engines this is not so. Why is that?