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  • 11Descent (aircraft) — A descent during air travel is any portion where an aircraft decreases altitude, and is the opposite of an ascent or climb. Descents are an essential component of an approach to landing. Other intentional descents might be to avoid traffic, poor… …

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  • 12Regulator (automatic control) — In automatic control, a regulator is a device which has the function of maintaining a designated characteristic. It performs the activity of managing or maintaining a range of values in a machine. The measurable property of a device is managed… …

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  • 13Elevator — For other uses, see Elevator (disambiguation). A set of lifts in the lower level of a London Underground station. The arrows indicate each elevator s position and direction of travel …

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  • 14Moog Inc — This article is about the aircraft part maker. For the synthesizer maker, see Moog Music. Moog Incorporated Type Public (NYSE: MOGA, NYSE:  …

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  • 15machine tool — machine tooled, adj. a power operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances. [1860 65] * * * Stationary, power driven machine used to cut, shape, or form materials such as metal and wood. Machine… …

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  • 16P-38 Lightning — infobox Aircraft name =P 38 Lightning type =Heavy fighter manufacturer =Lockheed caption = designer =Kelly Johnson first flight =27 January 1939 introduction = 1941 retired = 1949 primary user = United States Army Air Force more users = produced …

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  • 17North American F-86 Sabre — F 86 Sabre A North American F 86 during the Oshkosh Air Show Role Fighter aircra …

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  • 18elevator — /el euh vay teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that elevates or raises. 2. a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building. 3. any of various mechanical devices for raising objects or… …

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  • 19aerospace engineering — aerospace engineer. the branch of engineering that deals with the design, development, testing, and production of aircraft and related systems (aeronautical engineering) and of spacecraft, missiles, rocket propulsion systems, and other equipment… …

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  • 20F-86 Sabre — Infobox Aircraft name=F 86 Sabre caption=A North American F 86 during the Oshkosh Air Show type=Fighter aircraft manufacturer=North American Aviation designer= first flight= 1 October 1947 introduced=1949, USAF retired=1994, Bolivia status=… …

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