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1Jet engine performance — This article describes how jet engine performance is estimated during the design phase. Similar techniques are used once the engine has been built and is being tested, except the performance of individual components, rather than being assumed, is …
2military aircraft — Introduction any type of aircraft that has been adapted for military use. Aircraft have been a fundamental part of military power since the mid 20th century. Generally speaking, all military aircraft fall into one of the following… …
3aerospace industry — Introduction assemblage of manufacturing concerns that deal with vehicular flight within and beyond the Earth s atmosphere. (The term aerospace is derived from the words aeronautics and spaceflight.) The aerospace industry is engaged in the …
4English Electric Lightning — Infobox Aircraft name= Lightning caption= A Lightning F.3 in 1964 type= Interceptor manufacturer= English Electric British Aircraft Corporation designer= Teddy Petter first flight= 4 August avyear|1954 (P.1A) 4 April avyear|1957 introduced=… …
5North American XB-70 Valkyrie — XB 70 Valkyrie X …
6XB-70 Valkyrie — Infobox Aircraft name=XB 70 Valkyrie type=Strategic bomber Supersonic research aircraft manufacturer=North American Aviation caption= designer= first flight=21 September 1964 introduced= retired= number built=2 XB 70s status=Retired from testing… …
7Dassault Mirage III — Mirage III Royal Australian Air Force Mirage IIIO(F) (fighter) from 2 Operational Conversion Unit. Role …
8Lockheed L-2000 — The Lockheed L 2000 was Lockheed s entry in a government funded competition to build the United States first supersonic transport (SST) in the 1960s. The L 2000 lost the contract to the Boeing 2707, but that competing design was ultimately… …
9technology, 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… …
10Panavia Tornado — Tornado IDS/ECR A Royal Air Force Tornado in flight during Operation Iraqi Freedom Role …
