Some aircraft engines have a buzzer that sounds when pressure is low,
as at start-up and shutdown. One supposes it would sound for a few
seconds if there were a drop in pressure during operation. That gives
opportunity for the pilot to shut down the engine, though in a
single-engine aircraft there still remains one problem.
Bob
On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:23:04 -0500 "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>
writes:
> Do aircraft engines have some kind of oil level gauge/warning? My
> beef with
> oil pressure is that in case of a serious leak (loosing oil faster
> than
> you're checking your dipstick), the oil pressure will go from fine
> to zero
> in the blink of an eye. I've never heard of anyone pulling over fast
> enough
> to avert engine damage based on the oil pressure gauge.
>
> Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
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