Hi,
I understand how for example an oil pressure bearing works on the turbo on my car, or how the shell bearings work on the crank; but both of these have no real thrust transmitted onto the bearings laterally…i.e. in my car engine or turbo, the shaft isn’t being ‘pulled.’ On both piston and turbine aircraft engines, how is the thrust produced by the prop or fans transmitted to the rest of the engine? I assume you effectively have to have 2 bearing surfaces…1 retaining the circumference of the shaft, and a second stopping the shaft moving by being effectively ‘pulled’ by the produced thrust. Sorry if this doesn’t make too much sense….
Cheers,
Tom.
