afterburner ignition
1hotshot ignition — A type of ignition system for thrust augmentation in a gas turbine engine. The system consists of two injectors, one spraying fuel into one of the combustion cans, the other spraying fuel into the exhaust unit. The streak of flame initiated… …
2Batmobile technical specifications — The Batmobile is the fictional personal automobile of comic book superhero Batman. The car has followed the evolution of the character from comic books to television to films. The Batmobile has gone through numerous incarnations, and as state of… …
3Components of jet engines — Diagram of a typical gas turbine jet engine. Air is compressed by the fan blades as it enters the engine, and it is mixed and burned with fuel in the combustion section. The hot exhaust gases provide forward thrust and turn the turbines which… …
4Combustor — Flame stabilized by cyclone. A combustor is a component or area of a gas turbine, ramjet, or scramjet engine where combustion takes place. It is also known as a burner, combustion chamber or flame holder. In a gas turbine engine, the combustor or …
5Rocket engine — RS 68 being tested at NASA s Stennis Space Center. The nearly transparent exhaust is due to this engine s exhaust being mostly superheated steam (water vapor from its propellants, hydrogen and oxygen) …
6Pratt & Whitney J58 — [ shock diamonds] The Pratt Whitney J58 (also known as the JT11D) was the jet engine used on the Lockheed A 12 OXCART, and subsequently on the YF 12 and SR 71 Blackbird aircraft. It was essentially a turbojet engine [ [http://www.pw.utc.com/vgn… …
7Airbreathing jet engine — An airbreathing jet engine (or ducted jet engine) is a jet engine propelled by a jet of hot exhaust gases formed from air that is drawn into the engine via an inlet duct. All practical airbreathing jet engines are internal combustion engines that …
8Lockheed F-104 Starfighter — F 104 Starfighter A Fokker built, German owned F 104G in USAF markings in August 1979 Role Intercep …
9North American XB-70 Valkyrie — XB 70 Valkyrie X …
10Flare (countermeasure) — A Lockheed AC 130U Spooky releasing decoy flares. An IAF AH 64 Apache releasing decoy flares. A (decoy) flare is an aerial infrared countermeasure …
