Fundamentals Series:  Sensors & Tachometers
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Fundamentals Series: Sensors & Tachometers

We take a closer look at how vibration and rotation is measured As we learned in the previous Fundamentals Series post, titled “What is Vibration?”, vibration occurs when spinning objects become unbalanced and a lopsided weight causes a wobble in that rotation. This video is designed to explore the speed-sensing and vibration-sensing devices that record…

Fundamentals Series: Vibration in Aircraft
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Fundamentals Series: Vibration in Aircraft

Going back to the basics to answer one of the main questions:  What is Aviation Vibration? Wherever there are spinning parts, there’s going to be vibration. And in aviation, there are lots of spinning parts: propellers, gearboxes, rotors, and crankshafts. But what is vibration?  How do we measure it?  When is it bad?  What happens…