Aerial firefighting helicopters ingest significant volumes of airborne particles, and operators are advised to conduct periodic “compressor washes” to remove the contaminants from the compressor.
That distinctive fluttering or chirping sound from a turbocharged engine during a sudden throttle lift is not just a quirk of forced induction. Engineers classify it as compressor surge, a ...
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