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121Avro Canada Orenda — The TR 5 Orenda was Avro Canada s first production jet engine. Similar to other early jet engines in design, like the Rolls Royce Avon or General Electric J47, the Orenda nevertheless outperformed its rivals in most ways, and the Orenda powered… …
122Junkers Jumo 004 — The Jumo 004 was the world s first turbojet engine in production and operational use, and the first successful axial compressor jet engine ever built. Some 8,000 units were manufactured by Junkers in Germany during late World War II and powered… …
123Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster — The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) are the pair of large solid rockets used by the Space Shuttle during the first two minutes of powered flight. They are located on either side of the orange external propellant tank. Each SRB produces …
124Oldsmobile V8 engine — The 1966Toronado s 425 V8, the first post war front wheel drive V8 application. The Oldsmobile Rocket V8 was the first post war OHV V8 at General Motors. Production started in 1949, with a new generation introduced in 1964. Like Pontiac, Olds… …
125Compressor stall — A compressor stall is a situation of abnormal airflow resulting from a stall of the aerofoils within the compressor of a jet engine. Stall is found in dynamic compressors, particularly axial compressors, as used in jet engines and turbochargers… …
126Avrocar — infobox Aircraft name =VZ 9 AV Avrocar type =experimental proof of concept vehicle manufacturer =Avro Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) caption = The Avrocar S/N 58 7055 (marked AV 7055 ) on its rollout. designer =John Frost first flight =12 November 1959… …
127Arc de Triomphe — The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris, France that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the Place de l Étoile. [The Star is formed by the radiating avenues.] It is at the western end of the Champs Élysées. The… …
128Portable stove — A Portable stove is a stove specially designed to be portable and lightweight, as for camping.The division of portable stoves into several broad categories is based on the type of fuel used in the stove: stoves that use solid or liquid fuel that… …
