Three people, myself included, had preflighted the aircraft without noticing if the driveshaft cover was loose. |
Large vessels may use gas turbines as electrical power generators to drive electrical motors connected to the propellor driveshaft. |
A driveshaft runs from the engine along the side of the cart to drive belts that power the unloading auger. |
Normally I set the nose of the rear downward, so the driveshaft and the pinion have about three degrees of negative angle. |
They are followed in quick succession by the center-bearing driveshaft, exhaust system and underbody panels. |
The drama started on the parade lap when he retired to the pits with a broken driveshaft. |