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11Timeline of jet power — This article outlines some of the important developments in the early history of the development of the jet engine. Although the most common type, the gas turbine powered jet engine, was certainly a 20th century invention, many of the needed… …
12Internal combustion engine — The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel (normally a fossil fuel) occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high temperature and high …
13Rolls-Royce Derwent — The Derwent is a 1940s British centrifugal compressor turbojet engine, the second Rolls Royce jet engine to enter production. Essentially an improved version of the Rolls Royce Welland, itself a renamed version of Frank Whittle s Power Jets W.2B …
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15Rolls-Royce Welland — The Rolls Royce Welland was Britain s first production jet engine.Janes 1989, p.268.] It was designed by Frank Whittle s team at Power Jets, originally intended to be produced by Rover as the W.2B/23. Rover s continued delays in starting… …
16Valve — This article is about the flow control device. For the game developer, see Valve Corporation. For the electronic component, see Vacuum tube. For other uses, see Valve (disambiguation). These water valves are operated by handles. A valve is a… …
17Avrocar — infobox Aircraft name =VZ 9 AV Avrocar type =experimental proof of concept vehicle manufacturer =Avro Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) caption = The Avrocar S/N 58 7055 (marked AV 7055 ) on its rollout. designer =John Frost first flight =12 November 1959… …
18de Havilland Goblin — Goblin Cutaway Goblin II Type Turbojet Manufacturer …
19Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 — The PT6, manufactured by Pratt Whitney Canada, is the most popular turboprop aircraft engine in history. [ [http://www.utc.com/profile/facts/history.htm United Technologies history] ] It is produced in a wide variety of models, covering the power …
20Ignition system — For other uses, see Ignition system (disambiguation). An ignition system is a system for igniting a fuel air mixture. Ignition systems are well known in the field of internal combustion engines such as those used in petrol (gasoline) engines used …
