air-independent propulsion
1Air-independent propulsion — (AIP) is a term that encompasses technologies which allow a submarine to operate without the need to surface or use a snorkel to access atmospheric oxygen. The term usually excludes the use of nuclear power, and describes augmenting or replacing… …
2Air-independent propulsion — Außenluftunabhängige Antriebsanlage (engl.: Air Independent Propulsion, kurz AIP) ist eine Sammelbezeichnung, zu denen auch U Boot Antriebe zählen die weder konventionell (diesel elektrisch), noch nuklear sind. Während diesel elektrische U Boote… …
3Nuclear marine propulsion — is propulsion of a ship by a nuclear reactor. Naval nuclear propulsion is propulsion that specifically refers to naval warships (see Nuclear navy). Only a very few experimental civil nuclear ships have been built; the elimination of fossil fuel… …
4Air Force Research Laboratory — Emblem of AFRL …
5air-cushion machine — ▪ vehicle Introduction also called ground effect machine, or hovercraft, any of the machines characterized by movement in which a significant portion of the weight is supported by forces arising from air pressures developed around the… …
6Independent Verification and Validation Facility — The main entrance to the NASA IV and V facility NASA s Independent Verification and Validation Facility (IV V) was established in 1993 and is located in Fairmont, West Virginia[ …
7Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets — The Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets (GVCAC) is a voluntary uniformed youth organisation for girls aged between 11 and 21, It is also a registered charity [http://www.charitiestrust.org/charities/GirlsVentureCorpsAirCadets/index.html] . The current …
8United States Air Force Research Laboratory — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Air Force Research Laboratory caption=Emblem of AFRL dates= October 1997–Present country= United States branch= Air Force type= Research and development size= 4,200 civilian 1,200 military command structure= Air… …
9Project Orion (nuclear propulsion) — An artist s conception of the NASA reference design for the Project Orion spacecraft powered by nuclear propulsion. Project Orion was a study of a spacecraft intended to be directly propelled by a series of explosions of atomic bombs behind the… …
10History of the United States Air Force — The United States Air Force became a separate military service on September 18, 1947, with the implementation of the National Security Act of 1947. [The primary source for the history of the USAF prior to 1947 is Winged Shield, Winged Sword: A… …
