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1Components 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… …
2Valveless pulse jet — A Valveless pulse jet (or pulsejet) is one of the simplest jet propulsion devices ever designed, and is the simplest form of jet engine that does not require forward motion to run continuously. Valveless pulsejets are low in cost, light weight,… …
3Fighter 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… …
4Folland Gnat — infobox Aircraft name = Gnat type = Fighter manufacturer = Folland Aircraft caption = A former Red Arrows aircraft, XR537 designer = W.E.W. Petter first flight = 18 July 1955 introduced = 1959, RAF retired = 1979, UK status = primary user = Royal …
5Passenger rail terminology — Various terms are used for passenger rail lines and equipment. Unfortunately the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas.Rapid transitOriginally, the term rapid transit was used in the 1800s to describe new forms of quick urban… …
6Brazilian Armed Forces — Forças Armadas Brasileiras Parade of cadets of Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras in ceremony of the Marlins to new graduates. Service branches …
7rocket 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… …
8Scramjet — Part of a series on Aircraft propulsion Shaft engines (to drive pr …
9B-1 Lancer — Infobox Aircraft name = B 1 Lancer type = Strategic bomber national origin = United States manufacturer = North American Rockwell Rockwell International Boeing caption = A B 1B Lancer in flight. designer = first flight = 23 December 1974… …
10Turbofan — [ 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… …
