submerged air intake
1air-cushion machine — ▪ vehicle Introduction also called ground effect machine, or hovercraft, any of the machines characterized by movement in which a significant portion of the weight is supported by forces arising from air pressures developed around the… …
2Jet engine performance — This article describes how jet engine performance is estimated during the design phase. Similar techniques are used once the engine has been built and is being tested, except the performance of individual components, rather than being assumed, is …
3snorkel — snorkeler, n. /snawr keuhl/, n. 1. Also called, Brit., snort. a device permitting a submarine to remain submerged for prolonged periods, consisting of tubes extended above the surface of the water to take in air for the diesel engine and for… …
4Oil pump (internal combustion engine) — This article is about a part in an internal combustion engine. For other uses, see Oil pump. Oil circulation system …
5Fictional military aircraft — are imagined aircraft which are used in fiction, in its various media, but do not exist in the real world. These aircraft may be conjectured variants of real world aircraft or they may be completely fabricated by the author. Contents 1 Fictional… …
6Citroën 2CV — Manufacturer Citroën Production 1948–1990 [1] …
7DD tank — DD Sherman tank with its flotation screen lowered Service history In service 1944–1950s …
8German submarine U-853 — U 853 was a German Type IXC/40 submarine of the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down on 21 August 1942 by AG Weser of Bremen. She was commissioned on 25 June 1943 with Kapitänleutnant Helmut Sommer in command. U 853 conducted three patrols,… …
9AMX-30 — French AMX 30B2 sporting a 105 rifled tank gun Type Main battle tank Place of origin …
10snorkel — I. noun Etymology: German Schnorchel Date: 1944 1. a tube housing air intake and exhaust pipes for a submarine s diesel engine that can be extended above the water s surface so that the engines can be operated while the submarine is submerged 2.… …
