Home / Historical large aircraft gas turbine engine and fuel control information. / A SMALL SLICE OF THE WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY'S JET ENGINE HYDROMECHANICAL FUEL CONTROL HISTORY. / A vintage Woodward jet engine governor manufactured for the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company. 311
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- The exposed parts that correlate with figure 6 & 7 on page 4 on the patent drawings.
- The cover removed to show the guts of the governor.
- The compressor inlet temperature and pressure components.
- The bolts for the fuel pump(a non-Woodward pump) that mates to the drive shaft of the governor.
- The 200 micron fuel filter cartridge unit.
- The 200 micron fuel filter cartridge is very clean for being 49 years old.
- Temperature sensor assembly on the bottom left and the drive gear end to fuel pump.
- Taking off the cover to the governor fuel filter assembly.
- Taking before and after pictures to remember how it all goes back together.
- Taking apart the speeder spring and pilot valve assembly.
- Taking apart the speeder spring and pilot valve assembly.
- Taking apart the speeder spring and pilot valve assembly.
- Taking apart the speeder spring and pilot valve assembly.
- Taking apart the speeder spring and pilot valve assembly.
- Slowly removing the upper casting with lot of parts attached!