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121Rolls-Royce Conway — The RB.80 Conway was the first by pass engine (or turbofan) to go into service in the world. Development started at Rolls Royce in the 1940s, but it was used only briefly in the late 1950s and early 1960s before other turbofan designs were… …
122airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …
123EuroProp TP400 — The EuroProp International TP400 D6 is the all new 10,690shp powerplant for the Airbus Military A400M, superseding the now defunct Aero Propulsion Alliance TP400 D1 M88 derivative proposed earlier. When it enters service it will be the most… …
124General Electric J79 — J79 redirects here. For British Halcyon class minesweeper, see HMS Scott (J79). J79 J79 on display at the National Museum of th …
125General Electric CF6 — The General Electric TF39 and CF6 are a family of high bypass turbofan engines. Originally developed as the TF39 to power the C 5 Galaxy, they were the first high power high bypass jet engines available, and went on to power a wide variety of… …
126Alan Arnold Griffith — (13 June 1893 ndash; 13 Oct 1963) was an English engineer, who, among many other contributions, is best known for his work on stress and fracture in metals that is now known as metal fatigue, as well as being one of the first to develop a strong… …
127Auxiliary power unit — An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a vehicle whose purpose is to provide energy for functions other than propulsion. Different types of APU are found on aircraft, as well as on some large ground vehicles.AircraftFunctions of APU The… …
128Ocean thermal energy conversion — Temperature differences between the surface and 1000m depth in the oceans Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) uses the difference between cooler deep and warmer shallow or surface ocean waters to run a heat engine and produce useful work,… …
