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  • 11Rocket engine nozzle — A rocket engine nozzle is a propelling nozzle usually of the de Laval type used in a rocket engine to expand and accelerate the combustion gases, from burning propellants, so that the exhaust gases exit the nozzle at hypersonic… …

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  • 12Chevrolet small-block engine — Chevrolet Small Block V8 engine Manufacturer: General Motors Production: 1955–2003 Successors: GM LT engine, GM LS engine Type: small block V8 265 Produ …

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  • 13V12 engine — V12 redirects here. For the V12 Training program, see V 12 Navy College Training Program. A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually at a 60° angle to each other, but in some cases …

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  • 14Hot and high — In aviation, hot and high refers to very warm climates or very high elevations that may compromise an aircraft s ability to operate safely.Air density decreases with increasing temperature and altitude. Lower air density reduces the amount of… …

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  • 15History of the internal combustion engine — Various scientists and engineers contributed to the development of internal combustion engines: [ Otto engines running at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (WMSTR), in Rollag, Minnesota. (2min 16sec, 320x240, 340kbps video)] *1206: Al …

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  • 16Hyper engine — The hyper engine was a hypothetical aircraft engine design, an engine that would be able to deliver 1 horsepower per cubic inch (46 kW/L) of engine displacement. The term was used only in the United States, where the Army Air Corps funded… …

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  • 17Jet engine performance — This article describes how jet engine performance is estimated during the design phase. Similar techniques are used once the engine has been built and is being tested, except the performance of individual components, rather than being assumed, is …

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  • 18Aerospike engine — The aerospike engine is a type of rocket engine that maintains its aerodynamic efficiency across a wide range of altitudes through the use of an aerospike nozzle. It is a member of the class of altitude compensating nozzle engines. A vehicle with …

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  • 19Space Shuttle main engine — SSME redirect here. For the services field, see Service Science, Management and Engineering infobox rocket engine imsize=250 caption=Space Shuttle Main Engine test firing name=Space Shuttle Main Engine country of origin=United States manufacturer …

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  • 20The High and the Mighty (film) — Infobox Film name = The High and the Mighty imdb id = 0047086 producer = Robert Fellows John Wayne director = William A. Wellman writer = Ernest K. Gann starring = John Wayne Claire Trevor Laraine Day Robert Stack Jan Sterling music = Dimitri… …

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