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51balloon flight — ▪ aviation Introduction passage through the air of a balloon that contains a buoyant gas, such as helium or heated air, for which reason it is also known as lighter than air free flight. Unmanned balloons have been used to carry meteorological… …
52Radome — Radomes at the Misawa Security Operations Center, Misawa, Japan A radome (radar dome) is a structural, weatherproof enclosure that protects a microwave or radar antenna. The radome is constructed of material that minimally attenuates the… …
53Shophouse — An example of a row of shophouses in the town of Rasa, Selangor. A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is commonly seen in areas such as urban Southeast Asia. This hybrid building form characterises the historical centres… …
54X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing — Infobox Aircraft name= X 53 caption= F/A 18 configured by NASA as the X 53 type= national origin = United States manufacturer= McDonnell Douglas Northrop designer= first flight= introduction= retired= number built= status= primary user= NASA more …
55Hot air balloon — This article is about hot air balloons themselves. For the associated activity, see hot air ballooning. For the rock opera, see Hot Air Balloon (rock opera). For the song, see Hot Air Balloon (song). Hot air balloon in flight …
56Proportion (architecture) — Proportion is the relation between elements and a whole. Architectural proportions In architecture the whole is not just a building but the set and setting of the site. The things that make a building and its site well shaped include the… …
57Controlled Impact Demonstration — The controlled impact demonstration The Controlled Impact Demonstration (or colloquially the Crash In the Desert) was a joint project between NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aimed at acquiring data, as well as demonstrating and …
58Flight test — is a branch of aeronautical engineering that develops and gathers data during flight of an aircraft and then analyses the data to evaluate the flight characteristics of the aircraft and validate its design, including safety aspects. The flight… …
59Maneuvering speed — In aviation, maneuvering speed is the maximum speed where full, abrupt control movement in the pitch axis will result in an aerodynamic stall of the aircraft prior to exceeding the design load limit. It has been widely misunderstood that flight… …
60Motorcycle frame — A motorcycle frame includes the head tube that holds the front fork and allows it to pivot. Some motorcycles include the engine as a load bearing, stressed member. The rear suspension is an integral component in the design. Traditionally frames… …
