upper rudder
1rudder — ruddered, adj. rudderless, adj. rudderlike, adj. /rud euhr/, n. 1. Naut. a vertical blade at the stern of a vessel that can be turned horizontally to change the vessel s direction when in motion. 2. Aeron. a movable control surface attached to a… …
2contra-guide rudder — /kon treuh guyd /, Naut. a rudder having a horizontal offset of its upper and lower halves to improve the flow characteristics of the propeller race. * * * …
3contra-guide rudder — /kon treuh guyd /, Naut. a rudder having a horizontal offset of its upper and lower halves to improve the flow characteristics of the propeller race …
4Red October (submarine) — Red October ( ru. Красный Октябрь , Krasniy Oktyabr ) is a fictitious Typhoon class submarine in the Tom Clancy novel The Hunt for Red October and the film which followed. She was built with a revolutionary stealth propulsion system called a… …
5USS Boston (SSN-703) — USS Boston (SSN 703), a Los Angeles class submarine, was the seventh ship of the United States Navy to be named for Boston, Massachusetts. The contract to build Boston was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in… …
6Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
7Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants — Main article: Messerschmitt Bf 109 Bf 109 Bf 109G 10, with Erla Haube canopy and taller, wooden vertical fin/rudd …
8ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …
9Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin powered variants) — Infobox Aircraft name =Spitfire type =Fighter manufacturer =Supermarine caption =Supermarine Spitfire VIII in the markings of 457(RAAF) Sqn designer =R. J. Mitchell first flight =5 March 1936 introduction =1938 retired =1955, RAF status = primary …
10British Army Aeroplane No 1 — Replica of Cody s …
