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1Propeller — A propeller is essentially a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust for propulsion of a vehicle such as an aircraft, ship, or submarine through a mass such as water or air, by rotating two or more twisted… …
2air-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… …
3Supermarine 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… …
4Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants — Main article: Messerschmitt Bf 109 Bf 109 Bf 109G 10, with Erla Haube canopy and taller, wooden vertical fin/rudd …
5A6M Zero — Infobox Aircraft name =Mitsubishi A6M type =Fighter manufacturer =Mitsubishi caption =Japanese A6M5 Type 0 Model 52 designer = Jiro Horikoshi first flight =1 April avyear|1939 introduction =July avyear|1940 retired =avyear|1945 (Japan) status =… …
6Rolls-Royce Merlin — Merlin The Rolls Royce Merlin …
7Mitsubishi A6M Zero — A6M Zero Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero Model 22 (NX712Z), used in the film Pearl Harbor Role Fighter …
8Westland Wyvern — infobox Aircraft name = Wyvern type = Carrier based strike aircraft manufacturer = Westland Aircraft caption = Wyvern S Mk.4 designer = Teddy Petter first flight = 12 December 1946 introduced = 1953 retired = 1958 status = primary user = Fleet… …
9Components of jet engines — Diagram of a typical gas turbine jet engine. Air is compressed by the fan blades as it enters the engine, and it is mixed and burned with fuel in the combustion section. The hot exhaust gases provide forward thrust and turn the turbines which… …
10Turbofan — [ CFM56 3 turbofan, lower half, side view.] A turbofan is a type of jet engine, similar to a turbojet. It essentially consists of a ducted fan with a smaller diameter turbojet engine mounted behind it that powers the fan. Part of the airstream… …
