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51Supercruise — A supercruising aircraft is able to maintain supersonic speeds in level flight without the use of afterburners and with a cargo/weapons load.AdvantagesAfterburners, which most military aircraft use to travel at supersonic speeds, are very… …
52Ceiling fan — A ceiling fan is a fan, usually electrically powered, suspended from the ceiling of a room, that uses hub mounted rotating paddles to circulate air. Casablanca Fan Co. ceiling fan from the early 1980s. A ceiling fan rotates much mo …
53Engine-generator — An engine generator is the combination of an electrical generator and an engine (prime mover) mounted together to form a single piece of equipment. This combination is also called an engine generator set or a gen set . In many contexts, the… …
54tune-up — noun Date: 1933 1. a general adjustment to insure operation at peak efficiency < an engine tune up > 2. a preliminary trial ; warm up …
55Mister Miracle — For Shilo Norman, see Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman). Mister Miracle Cover to Mister Miracle #22 Art by Marshall Rogers. Publication information …
56Radio Emergency Associated Communication Teams — REACT began as a CB radio Emergency Channel 9 monitoring organization across the United States and Canada in 1962. Initially, the primary role of REACT volunteers was to monitor Channel 9, the CB Emergency Channel, to help motorists. Later,… …
57Bath County Pumped Storage Station — The Bath County Pumped Storage Station is a pumped storage hydroelectric power plant. Located in Bath County, Virginia, the station consists of two reservoirs separated by 1100 feet in elevation. How it Works Water is released from the upper… …
58Cori cycle — The Cori cycle (also known as Lactic acid cycle), named after its discoverers, Carl Cori and Gerty Cori, refers to the metabolic pathway in which lactate produced by anaerobic glycolysis in the muscles moves to the liver and is converted to… …
59USS Noa (DD-343) — The first USS Noa (DD 343/APD 24) was a Clemson class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Loveman Noa.History Noa was built by the Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia. Authorized 6 October 1917, she was… …
60Axial flow pump — An axial flow pump, or AFP, is a common type of water pump that essentially consists of a propeller in a tube. The propeller can be driven directly by a sealed motor in the tube or by a right angle drive shaft that pierces the tube.The main… …
