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81National Aircraft Factory No. 2 — (NAF No.2) was a World War I UK government owned aircraft factory located at Heaton Chapel, Stockport. It produced over 450 warplanes during 1918/19. Contents 1 Management 2 Aircraft production 3 Closure of NAF No.2 and subsequent use …
82ВИНТ ВОЗДУШНЫЙ — аэропланный винт, пропеллер (Airscrew propeller) аппарат для приведения в движение самолетов и дирижаблей, а также глиссеров. Состоит обычно из 2, 3 или 4 лопастей, укрепленных на оси; служит для получения силы тяги, возникающей на лопастях за… …
83helicopter — /hel i kop teuhr, hee li /, n. 1. any of a class of heavier than air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine. v.i. 2. to fly in a… …
84Leonardo da Vinci — /lee euh nahr doh deuh vin chee, lay /; It. /le aw nahrdd daw dah veen chee/. 1452 1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, mathematician, and scientist. * * * born April 15, 1452, Anchiano, Republic of Florence died May 2 …
85motorboat — motorboater, n. /moh teuhr boht /, n. 1. a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor. v.i. 2. to travel in or operate a motorboat: to motorboat from Hyannis to Martha s Vineyard. [1900 05; MOTOR + BOAT] * * * Introduction also called… …
86propeller — /preuh pel euhr/, n. 1. a device having a revolving hub with radiating blades, for propelling an airplane, ship, etc. 2. a person or thing that propels. 3. the bladed rotor of a pump that drives the fluid axially. 4. a wind driven, usually three… …
87technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
88Chilton Aircraft — Former type aircraft design and manufacture Fate ceased operations in 1946 Founded early 1937 Defunct 1946 Headquarters Leverton near Hungerford, Berkshire Key people …
89Cierva Autogiro Company — Cierva Autogiro Company, Ltd Type Limited company Industry Aviation Founded March 24, 1926 (1926 03 24) Founder(s) James George Weir Key peop …
90Comper Aircraft Company — Former type aircraft manufacturer Fate ceased trading, renamed Successor Heston Aircraft Company Founded 1929 Founder(s) Nicholas Comper Defu …
