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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.
- The reduction gear ratios to turn the two governor fly weight assemblies in the control.
- The fuel pump area that mates to the drive shaft of the governor.
- The cover removed to show the guts of the governor.
- The bolts for the fuel pump(a non-Woodward pump) that mates to the drive shaft of the governor.
- Temperature sensor assembly on the bottom left and the drive gear end to fuel pump.
- Ready to take off the compressor inlet temperature sensor protective cover.
- Protective metal cap taken off the P3 temperature sensor.
- Power lever side.
- Part one, where to start removing parts of the governor.
- P3 temperature sensor assembly.
- Looking down at the governor.
- Just nine screws holds the cover on.
- Inspected the spline 2.23 input gears and in excellent condition.
- Inside top cover picture.
- How does a jet engine governor work?