Pelican’s Perch #32: Those Fire-Breathing Turbos (Part 2)

In this second in a series of columns on turbocharged piston engines, AVweb’s John Deakin offers a detailed walk-through of a typical turbo system – from intercooler to wastegate and everything in between. He then explains how the various system components function during each phase of flight from engine start through runup, takeoff, climb, cruise, and shutdown.