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21Centrifugal compressor — Centrifugal compressors, sometimes termed radial compressors, are a sub class of dynamic axisymmetric work absorbing turbomachinery.[1] Centrifugal impeller with a highly polished surface likely to improve performance …
22Ice protection system — Ice protection systems are designed to keep atmospheric ice from accumulating on aircraft flight surfaces while in flight. The effects of ice accretion on an aircraft can cause the shape of airfoils and flight control surfaces to change, which… …
23Diverterless supersonic inlet — Testing of the F 35 Diverterless Supersonic Inlet on an F 16 testbed. The original intake is shown in the top image. A diverterless supersonic inlet (DSI) is a type of jet engine air intake used by some modern combat aircraft to control air flow… …
24Oar — This article is about the instrument used in aquatic travel. For other uses, see OAR (disambiguation). Traditional wooden oars An oar is an implement used for water borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. Oarsmen grasp the oar at the …
25Saudia Flight 163 — Infobox Airliner accident|name=Saudia Flight 163 Crash Image caption=CG render of HZ AHK Date=August 19, 1980 Type=In flight fire in cargo hold,pilot error Site=Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Fatalities=301 Injuries=0 Aircraft Type=Lockheed L1011 200… …
26Bell Rocket Belt — The Bell Rocket Belt is a low power rocket propulsion device that allows an individual to safely travel or leap over small distances. It is a type of rocket pack.OverviewIn the early 1960s, Bell Aerosystems built a rocket pack which it called the …
27Equine conformation — [original research?] Parts of a horse Equine conformation evaluates the degree of correctness of a horse s bone structure, musculature, and its body proportions in relation to each other. Undesirable conformat …
28helicopter — /hel i kop teuhr, hee li /, n. 1. any of a class of heavier than air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine. v.i. 2. to fly in a… …
29airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …
30Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics — A computer generated, simplified model of bike and rider demonstrating an uncontrolled right turn. An …
