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21Sukhoi Su-30 — infobox Aircraft name = Su 30 type = Strike fighter manufacturer = Sukhoi caption = Indian Air Force Su 30K landing with an airbrake. designer = first flight = 1989 introduction = 1996 status = Operational primary user = Russian Air Force more… …
22flight, history of — ▪ aviation Introduction development of heavier than air flying machines. Important landmarks and events along the way to the invention of the airplane include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building… …
23Blown flap — Blown flaps are a powered aerodynamic high lift device invented by the British on the wings of certain aircraft to improve low speed lift during takeoff and landing. The process is sometimes called a boundary layer control system (BLCS). They… …
24Yakovlev Yak-38 — infobox Aircraft name = Yak 38 caption = A Yak 38 on the deck of a Soviet aircraft carrier type = VTOL fighter national origin = Soviet Union manufacturer = Yakovlev first flight = 1971 introduced = 1976 retired = status = Retired primary user =… …
25china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
26China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
27Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …
28Napier Oryx — Oryx Napier Oryx at the Science Museum (London) Type Gas turbine gas generator …
29Internal combustion engine — The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel (normally a fossil fuel) occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high temperature and high …
30Fluidics — (also known as Fluidic logic) is the use of a fluid or compressible medium to perform analog or digital operations similar to those performed with electronics. The physical basis of fluidics is pneumatics and hydraulics, based on the theoretical… …
