variable-stability in-flight test aircraft
71Motion simulator — Simulator seating St. Louis Zoo A motion simulator or motion platform is a mechanism that encapsulates occupants and creates the effect/feelings of being in a moving vehicle. Motion simulators fall into two categories (described below) based on… …
72LTV A-7 Corsair II — A 7 Corsair II U.S. Navy A 7E from Attack Squadron 46 (VA 46) Role Attack aircraft Manufacturer …
73Nuclear weapon design — The first nuclear weapons, though large, cumbersome and inefficient, provided the basic design building blocks of all future weapons. Here the Gadget device is prepared for the first nuclear test: Trinity. Nuclear weapon designs are physical,… …
74R101 — infobox Aircraft name = R101 type = Airship manufacturer = Royal Airship Works caption = designer = V.C. Richmond first flight = 4 October 1930Clarifyme|date=June 2008 introduction = retired = status = primary user = more users = produced =… …
75History of the F-14 Tomcat — Infobox Aircraft name = F 14 Tomcat infoboxwidth = type = Fighter manufacturer = Grumman caption = designer = first flight = introduction = retired = status = primary user = US Navy more users = produced = number built = program cost = unit cost …
76F-8 Crusader — Infobox Aircraft name=F 8 (F8U) Crusader caption=United States Navy F 8 from VF 154 Black Knights type=Fighter aircraft manufacturer=Vought designer= first flight=25 March 1955 introduced=March 1957 retired=19 December 1999 primary user=United… …
77A-7 Corsair II — Infobox Aircraft name=A 7 Corsair II type=Attack aircraft manufacturer=Ling Temco Vought caption=U.S. Navy A 7E from Attack Squadron 46 (VA 46) first flight=26 September 1965 introduced=February 1967 retired=1991 (USAF) number built=1,569 status …
78Axial compressor — Axial compressors are rotating, aerofoil based compressors in which the working fluid principally flows parallel to the axis of rotation. This is in contrast with centrifugal, axi centrifugal and mixed flow compressors where the air may enter… …
79Quadrotor — A quadrotor, also called a quadrotor helicopter, is an aircraft that is lifted and propelled by four rotors. Quadrotors are classified as rotorcraft, as opposed to fixed wing aircraft, because their lift is derived from four rotors. They can also …
80Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …
