adjustable-pitch propeller
11controllable-pitch — /keuhn troh leuh beuhl pich /, adj. (of a marine or aircraft propeller) having blades whose pitch can be changed during navigation or flight; variable pitch. Cf. adjustable pitch. [1935 40] …
12Screw propeller — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …
13ground-adjustable propeller — A propeller whose pitch can be adjusted only on the ground when it is not running …
14Coavio DF 2000 — Role Two seat ultralight aircraft National origin Italy Manufacturer Coavio Costruzioni Aeronautiche, Frosinone, Lazio Designer Antonio dell Orco First flight c. 2001 Introduction 2004 …
15Patrick Young Alexander — (28 March 1867 7 July 1943) was a British aeronautical pioneer fascinated by the prospect of heavier than air flight. He was an enthusiastic balloonist and he was also particularly active in meteorology. He performed many metrological and… …
16Blackburn Cubaroo — infobox Aircraft name = T.4 Cubaroo type = Torpedo Bomber manufacturer = Blackburn Aircraft caption = designer = F A Bumpus first flight = 1924 status = Prototype primary user = more users = produced = number built = 2 unit cost = developed from …
17Aircraft engine controls — provide a means for the pilot to control and monitor the operation of the aircraft s powerplant. This article describes controls used with a basic internal combustion engine driving a propeller. Some optional or more advanced configurations are… …
18Supermarine Spitfire (early Merlin powered variants) — Infobox Aircraft name =Spitfire type =Fighter manufacturer =Supermarine caption =Spitfire Vc launching from USS Wasp designer =R. J. Mitchell first flight =5 March 1936 introduction =1938 retired =1955, RAF status = primary user =Royal Air Force… …
19Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants — Main article: Messerschmitt Bf 109 Bf 109 Bf 109G 10, with Erla Haube canopy and taller, wooden vertical fin/rudd …
20Ultralight trike — An ultralight trike, also known as a flex wing trike, weight shift control aircraft, microlight trike, deltatrike[1] or motorized deltaplane,[2] is a type of powered hang glider using a high performance Rogallo wing coupled to a propeller powered …
