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31Naturally aspirated engine — A naturally aspirated engine is one common type of reciprocating piston internal combustion engine that depends solely on atmospheric pressure to counter the partial vacuum in the induction tract to draw in combustion air. This is in contrast to… …
32Vertical steam engine — Vertical Ver ti*cal, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See {Vertex}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one. [1913 Webster] Charity . . . is… …
33Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants — Main article: Messerschmitt Bf 109 Bf 109 Bf 109G 10, with Erla Haube canopy and taller, wooden vertical fin/rudd …
34Turbocharger — A turbocharger, or turbo, is an air compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine. Like a supercharger, the purpose of a turbocharger is to increase the mass of air entering the engine to create more power. However, a… …
35Max Friz — Born 1883 Urach Died 1966 Tegernsee Nationality German …
36NASA Mini-Sniffer — The NASA Mini Sniffers were a series of unmanned aerial vehicles designed to sample the air at high altitude to support various scientific studies.[1] Contents 1 History 2 The aircraft 2.1 Mini Sniffer I …
37flight, history of — ▪ aviation Introduction development of heavier than air flying machines. Important landmarks and events along the way to the invention of the airplane include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building… …
38VIII Fighter Command — The VIII Fighter Command was the fighter arm of The Mighty Eighth Air Force and eventually consisted of 15 groups (each with three squadrons) organized in three wings based in southern England. Though the 8th began operating fighters in 1942,… …
39Colorado School of Mines — ▪ school, Golden, Colorado, United States public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Golden, Colorado, U.S. It is an applied science and engineering college with a curriculum that covers such subjects as geology, environmental… …
40Focke-Wulf Fw 190 — infobox Aircraft name =Fw 190 type =Fighter manufacturer = Primarily Focke Wulf Flugzeugbau AG, but also Ago, Arado, Fieseler, Mimetall, Norddeutsche Dornier and others caption = Fw 190 A designer =Kurt Tank first flight =1 June 1939 introduced… …
