derich
English
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˌdiˈɹɪt͡ʃ/
Verb
derich (third-person singular simple present deriches, present participle deriching, simple past and past participle deriched)
- (aviation, rare) To make the air–fuel ratio (of a jet engine or a carburetor) leaner (less rich).
- 2019, Graham, Richard H., Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission[9780760366424], Motorbooks International, page 62:
- The fuel derich system on each engine protected against severe turbine over-temperature. If the engine's EGT indicator reached 860 degrees Celsius while the system was armed, the air/fuel ratio in the engine was automatically reduced (deriched).
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