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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. / Brad's governor disassembly project of the Woodward P&W jet engine governor. 23
Part one.
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Disassembly of the governor, part two.
150 years of "At the Heart of the System" Woodward controls.
How does a jet engine governor work?
Gas Turbine Fuel Control History.
Part one, where to start removing parts of the governor.
Ready to take off the compressor inlet temperature sensor protective cover.
First few scews taken off!
Just nine screws holds the cover on.
Protective metal cap taken off the P3 temperature sensor.
Looking down at the governor.
Power lever side.
P3 temperature sensor assembly.
Temperature sensor assembly on the bottom left and the drive gear end to fuel pump.
Fuel pump drive gear end with reduction gears to the governor flyweight assembly.
The bolts for the fuel pump(a non-Woodward pump) that mates to the drive shaft of the governor.
First time the cover has been taken off in 49 years!!!