emergency propulsion engine
1Emergency Shipbuilding program — The Emergency Shipbuilding Program (late 1940 September 1945) was a United States government effort to quickly build simple cargo ships to carry troops and materiel to allies and foreign theatres during World War II. Run by the U.S. Maritime… …
2Engine indicating and crew alerting system — An example of information found on a EICAS Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) is an integrated system used in modern aircraft to provide aircraft crew with aircraft engines and other systems instrumentation and crew annunciations …
3Diesel engine — Diesel engines in a museum Diesel generator on an oil tanker …
4Airbreathing jet engine — An airbreathing jet engine (or ducted jet engine) is a jet engine propelled by a jet of hot exhaust gases formed from air that is drawn into the engine via an inlet duct. All practical airbreathing jet engines are internal combustion engines that …
5diesel engine — a compression ignition engine in which a spray of fuel, introduced into air compressed to a temperature of approximately 1000° F (538° C), ignites at a virtually constant pressure. Also called diesel. [1890 95] * * * Internal combustion engine in …
6Apollo spacecraft — The Apollo spacecraft was designed as part of the Apollo Program, by the United States in the early 1960s to land men on the moon before 1970 and return them safely to earth. This goal was set forth by President Kennedy after the first flight of… …
7Collins class submarine — HMAS Rankin, sixth submarine of the Collins class, underway in 2006 Class overview Builders: Australian Submarine Corporatio …
8Discovery One — Discovery launching an EVA pod First appearance 2001: A Space Odyssey Affiliation …
9International Space Station — ISS redirects here. For other uses, see ISS (disambiguation). International Space Station …
10Cabin pressurization — is the active pumping of compressed air into an aircraft cabin when flying at altitude to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for crew and passengers in the low outside atmospheric pressure.Pressurization is essential over 3,000 m (10,000 …
