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• Air brake (aircraft)
  ...200px|Airbrake on a British [[Blackburn Buccaneer|Buccaneer]] naval strike aircraft]] ...''air brakes''' are a type of [[flight controls|flight control]] used on [[aircraft]] to reduce speed during landing.
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• Piaggio PD-808
  The '''[[Piaggio]] PD.808''' was designed by the [[Douglas Aircraft Company]] of [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], [[California]], as a bu ...The first aircraft were configured for the utility role, but the last six aircraft were completed as electronic platforms with cabin accommodation for special
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• Weight distribution
  ...center of pressure]] to avoid losing pitch control. In military transport aircraft, it is common to have a [[loadmaster]] as a part of the crew; their respons In large aircraft and [[ship]]s, multiple [[fuel tank]]s and pumps are often used, so that as
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• Air brake (aircraft)
  ...200px|Airbrake on a British [[Blackburn Buccaneer|Buccaneer]] naval strike aircraft]] ...''air brakes''' are a type of [[flight controls|flight control]] used on [[aircraft]] to reduce speed during landing.
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• Piaggio Aero
  '''Piaggio Aero Industries''' is an [[aircraft]] manufacturing company born from the former '''Rinaldo Piaggio SPA''', an == Aircraft models ==
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• Flat-8
  ...n made [[Jabiru Aircraft]] 5100. This is a 5.1 litre air-cooled engine for aircraft use.
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• Savoia-Marchetti S.55
  ...[[Luftwaffe]] in [[World War II]] as a long range [[bomber]] and [[patrol aircraft]]. '''Comparable aircraft:'''
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• Savoia-Marchetti
  ...quired the ''Società Anonima Costruzioni Aeronautiche Savoia'', an Italian aircraft company founded by [[Umberto Savoia]] in [[1915]]. ...]], the company began rapidly prototyping and developing a number of other aircraft, increasingly focusing on warplanes in the lead-up to [[World War II]]. How
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• Francis Lombardi
  ...d designed and build the L3. The L3 was a twin seat light training/touring aircraft used for both the civilian as the military training schools. ...an by building wooden estate-like bodies (using his previous experience of aircraft construction with that same material) fitted to [[Fiat 1100]] chassis.
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• Flying boat
  A '''flying boat''' is an [[aircraft]] that is designed to take off and alight upon [[water]]. Although some arg ...heir use gradually trailed off, with many of the roles taken over by other aircraft types. In the 21st century, flying boats maintain a few niche uses, such as
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• Aerfer
  ==List of Aircraft== ...7]]----------------------(1939) Single propeller engine single-seat racing aircraft
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• Aeromere
  Aero Caproni was a historic Italian aircraft factory after World War II began producing motorcycles. The [[Capriolo]] ma ...ing firm established at [[Trento]] in 1957 to build Aviamilano Super Falco aircraft for the US market, and the Aeromere M-100 sailplane for Italy's gliding clu
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• Brake
  ...s and some [[World War II|WWII]]-era [[fighter aircraft]]. These allow the aircraft to maintain a safe speed in a steep descent. The [[Saab 17|Saab B 17]] [[di * [[Air brake (aircraft)]]
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• Flat-4
  ...] have favored such engines and it is a common configuration for smaller [[aircraft engine]]s such as made by [[Lycoming]] or [[Continental Motors|Continental] ==Aircraft use==
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• Hydraulic fluid
  ...al [[shredder (device)|shredders]]. Hydraulic systems are very common in [[aircraft]] [[Flight controls|flight control systems]]. == Aircraft hydraulic systems ==
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• Society of Automotive Engineers
  ...[[vehicle]]s of all kinds - [[automobile|cars]], [[truck]]s, [[boat]]s, [[aircraft]] and more. ...panded its mission to cover all forms of self-powered transport, including aircraft, boats, agricultural machinery and others. The new word ''[[automotive]]''
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• Radial engine
  ...spokes on a wheel. This configuration was formerly very commonly used in [[aircraft]] engines before being superseded by [[turboshaft]] and [[turbojet]] engine For [[aircraft engine|aircraft use]] the radial has several advantages over the [[Inline engine|inline]] d
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• Vehicle
  ...e (e.g. [[automobile|car]]s, [[motorcycle]]s, [[train]]s, [[ship]]s, and [[aircraft]]), although some other means of transportation which are not made by man c *[[Aircraft]]
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• Aurelio Lampredi
  ...ta-Fraschini]] before World War II, and then joined [[Reggiane]] to design aircraft engines.
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• Agusta
  ...n [[1923]], the company first designed, produced and maintained fixed wing aircraft at its plant in Cascina Costa. ...ny got involved in helicopter manufacturing, first licence-building [[Bell Aircraft Corporation|Bell]] helicopters, but later [[Sikorsky]], [[Boeing]] and [[Mc
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• Restelli
  ...founders separated. '''Restelli''' continue working in the same sector of aircraft engines, but also dealt on a small car project alongside. The vehicle was t
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• Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
  ...[[Second Italo-Abyssinian War]], where it showed itself to be a versatile aircraft, serving as a bomber, transport and reconnaissance plane. SM.81s also fough ...r Italian forces were fighting. Its low speed and vulnerability to fighter aircraft meant that, during day time, it was restricted to [[second line]] duties, f
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• Bugatti Model 100
  ...engines modified for aircraft use. The engines, which are no longer in the aircraft, were between 4.7-4.9 liters. Crankcases were made of magnesium to reduce w The aircraft is fitted with two metal, ground-adjustable, contra-rotating Ratier propell
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• Bubble car
  ..., [[Messerschmitt KR200|KR200]] and [[Messerschmitt TG500|TG500]] even had aircraft-style bubble canopies, giving rise to the term '''bubble car''' to refer to
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• Oto Melara
  * [[SIDAM 25]] anti-aircraft gun * [[Otomatic]] anti-aircraft tank ([[SPAAG]])
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• Flat-H
  ...engines with more than 12 cylinders, their compact size being useful as [[aircraft engine]]s where their small size allows for better [[aerodynamics]] - see [ ===Aircraft engines===
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• List of vehicle speed records
  ==[[Flight airspeed record|Aircraft]]== | [[Rocket-powered aircraft]] || 7,258 km/h (4,510 mph) || [[North American X-15]] || [[Willi
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• U engine
  ...produced about 40, and Breguet of France, who both intended the engine for aircraft use.
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• Piaggio P.108
  ...use. Most of the P.108Cs were modified for use as [[military]] [[transport aircraft]] which could accommodate 56 soldiers. ...an Theatres of World War II|North African]] theatre. A number of transport aircraft were handed to the [[Luftwaffe]] and were used in the [[Eastern Front (WWII
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• Scirea
  '''Scirea''', which was founded by [[Arturo Scirea]], originally produced in aircraft engines. In 1914 Scirea turned to manufacturing automobiles and began const
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• Windshield
  The '''windshield''' or '''windscreen''' of an [[aircraft]], [[automobile]], [[bus]], [[motorcycle]], or [[tram]] is the front [[wind In aircraft windscreens, a current is applied through a conducting layer of [[tin|tin(I
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• Carlo Felice Trossi
  ...a 16 cylinder, two stroke cycle, two row radial, air cooled engine and an aircraft-like body designed by Augusto Monaco. The car was a spectacular failure an
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• Monocoque
  ...a non-load-bearing skin. Monocoque construction was first widely used in [[aircraft]], starting in the [[1930s]], and is the predominant [[automobile]] constru ==Aircraft==
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• Piaggio P.180 Avanti
  ...]] P.180 Avanti''' is a twin-engine [[:Category:Business aircraft|business aircraft]] produced by [[Piaggio Aero]]. It seats up to nine passengers in a generou ...anti's aerodynamics and turboprop engines result in an extremely efficient aircraft.
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• Brooklands
  ...first flying school at Brooklands. Hewlett and Blondeau also started their aircraft manufacturing business on site before moving to larger premises at [[Leagra ...kers]] aircraft factories there. From 1944-72 Vickers (and later [[British Aircraft Corporation|BAC]]) also used nearby [[Wisley]] aerodrome which offered a lo
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• Carrozzeria Ugo Zagato
  During World War I [[Ugo Zagato]] moved to [[Torino]] and joined the Pomilio aircraft manufacturer, learning lightweight bodycrafting (1915-1919). He established
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• Cabi-Cattaneo
  ...War One, with the extensive use of his unique designs in Italian Air Force aircraft. He also developed and manufactured the engines for the celebrated [[MAS]] ...This success increased Italian presence and prestige in the international aircraft arena.
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• W engine
  ...otorbike]]s. It is this W3 engine which also powered the Blériot XI, the [[aircraft]] used by [[Louis Blériot]] when on the 25th of July, 1909, he made the fi The [[1917]], [[Napier Lion]] aircraft had a first [[W12 engine]].
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• Rotary engine
  ...was an early type of [[internal-combustion engine|internal combustion]] [[aircraft engine]], used mostly in the years shortly before and during [[World War I] ...around it. In the most common form, the crankshaft was fixed solidly to an aircraft frame, and the [[propeller]] simply bolted onto the front of the cylinder b
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• Racing
  |[[image:aircraft.racing.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Air '''racing''':Hungarian aerobatics pilo ...tomobile|car]]s, on or with [[animal|animals]] such as [[horse]]s and in [[aircraft]].
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• H engine
  ...engines with more than 12 cylinders, their compact size being useful as [[aircraft engine]]s where their small size allows for better [[aerodynamics]] - see [
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• Flat-6
  ...h makes it more suitable for luxury sports cars, cruising motorcycles, and aircraft than ordinary passenger cars. ==Aircraft engines==
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• Cockpit
  ...rols the aircraft. Most modern cockpits are enclosed, except on some small aircraft, and cockpits on large [[airliner]]s are also physically separated from the Cockpit as a term for the pilot's compartment in an [[aircraft]] first appeared in 1914. From about 1935 cockpit also came to be used info
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• Straight engine
  ==Automotive, aircraft and marine use==
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• Subframe
  ...is a structural component of a vehicle, such as an [[automobile]] or an [[aircraft]], that uses a discrete, separate structure within a larger [[body-on-frame
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• Aldo Brovarone
  ...e. The design had some common points with the profile of an aircraft wing (aircraft beeing another great passion of [[Aldo Brovarone]]). The board consists of
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• Flat engine
  [[Image:ULPower UL260i.jpg|thumb|[[ULPower UL260i|UL260i]] [[Flat-4]] aircraft engine]] [[Image:Boxer engine cutaway.jpg|thumb|A cutaway of an aircraft boxer engine.]]
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• Ugo Zagato
  During [[World War I]] he moved to [[Torino]] and joined the [[Pomilio]] aircraft manufacturer, learning lightweight bodycrafting (1915-1919). He establish
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• Avio
  * [[General Electric GE90|GE90]], subcontracting to [[General Electric Aircraft Engines|General Electric]].
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