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21Model aircraft — A die cast Boeing 747 400 model. Model aircraft are flying or non flying models of existing or imaginary aircraft using a variety of materials including plastic, diecast metal, polystyrene, balsa wood, foam and fibreglass. Flying designs range… …
22Post-PFI Soviet/Russian aircraft projects — The post PFI projects refer to several Soviet and Russian Air Force projects initiated to replace the PFI era aircraft. The result of the LPFI project was the Mikoyan MiG 29 Fulcrum …
23McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet — F 18 redirects here. For the unstable isotope of Fluorine, see Fluorine 18. F/A 18 Hornet A U.S. Marine Corps F/A 18C …
24Mikoyan MiG-35 — For the aircraft previously incorrectly known as MiG 35, see Mikoyan Project 1.44. MiG 35 …
25Rocket engine — RS 68 being tested at NASA s Stennis Space Center. The nearly transparent exhaust is due to this engine s exhaust being mostly superheated steam (water vapor from its propellants, hydrogen and oxygen) …
26List of military aircraft of the United States — This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre production and operational types. For aircraft in service, see the List of active United States military aircraft. Prototypes are normally prefixed with X and are often… …
27Sukhoi Su-27 — infobox Aircraft name =Su 27 type =Air superiority fighter manufacturer =Sukhoi Design Bureau caption = Su 27UB of the Russian Knights aerobatic team designer = first flight = 20 May 1977 introduced = December 1984 retired = status =In… …
28Controlled flight into terrain — CFIT redirects here. For the Canadian radio station in Airdrie, Alberta, see CFIT FM. A piece of the remains of Air New Zealand Flight 901, which crashed in 1979. All 257 people on the plane were killed. Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT)… …
29rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …
30Components 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… …
