lift-jet technology
41Swept wing — A swept wing is a wing planform common on high speed aircraft, with the wing swept back instead of being set at right angles to the fuselage. This is a useful drag reducing measure for aircraft flying just below the speed of sound. Forward sweep… …
42Rocket — This article is about vehicles powered by rocket engines. For other uses, see Rocket (disambiguation). A Soyuz U, at Baikonur Site 1/5 A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engi …
43XB-70 Valkyrie — Infobox Aircraft name=XB 70 Valkyrie type=Strategic bomber Supersonic research aircraft manufacturer=North American Aviation caption= designer= first flight=21 September 1964 introduced= retired= number built=2 XB 70s status=Retired from testing… …
44steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …
45military aircraft — Introduction any type of aircraft that has been adapted for military use. Aircraft have been a fundamental part of military power since the mid 20th century. Generally speaking, all military aircraft fall into one of the following… …
46Fighter aircraft — A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air to air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets by dropping bombs. Fighters are comparatively small, fast, and… …
47Lockheed Martin X-35 — infobox Aircraft name = X 35 JSF type = Prototype/Demonstrator manufacturer = Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Northrop Grumman BAE Systems caption = The X 35A JSF performs flight tests at Edwards Air Force Base, California first flight = 2000… …
48Helicopter — For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). Helicopter An LAPD Bell 206 …
49Turbofan — [ CFM56 3 turbofan, lower half, side view.] A turbofan is a type of jet engine, similar to a turbojet. It essentially consists of a ducted fan with a smaller diameter turbojet engine mounted behind it that powers the fan. Part of the airstream… …
50Aerospace engineering — Aerospace Engineer NASA engineers, the ones depicted in the film Apollo 13, worked diligently to protect the lives of the astronauts on the mission. Occupation Names engineer aerospace engineer …
