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• Alessandro Anzani
  ...building and built engines for [[Asnieres]]. In 1908 he built engines for aircraft for the aviation pioneers [[Caudron]] and [[Louis Blériot]], who, in July
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• Corpo Forestale dello Stato
  ...44 regional commands and a fleet of 22 [[aerial firefighting|fire-fighting aircraft]]. The CFS's emergency number is 1515 which people can call to report fores
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• Aristide Faccioli
  He was also the designer of the first entirely [[Italian]] aircraft which was a triple made by [[SPA]] ''(Società Piemontese Automobili)'' a P
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• V12
  ...[[liberty engine]]; the [[Curtiss NC]] [[Flying boat]]s, such as the first aircraft to make a [[transatlantic]] flight, the [[NC-4]], had a set of 4 V12 engine A number of [[World War II]] [[fighter aircraft|fighter]]s and [[bomber]]s used V12 engines such as the [[Rolls-Royce]] [[R
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• Flathead engine
  ...ffeciency problems, flathead engines fell from "high power" uses such as [[aircraft engine]]s fairly quickly, prior to [[World War I]]. However they lived on f
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• Rotary combustion engine
  ...] for other uses of this term, and [[rotary engine]] for the World War I [[aircraft engine]]s by that name.'' ...alternative name for these engines to distinguish them from the obsolete [[aircraft engine]]s also known as ''[[rotary engine]]s''. However both continue to be
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• Vittorio Jano
  ...Jano's cars and Ferrari took them over to great success. Now designing [[aircraft]] engines, Jano watched as [[Tazio Nuvolari]] drove a P3 to victory in the
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• Opposed piston engine
  ...e bank of cylinders. There is also an effort to reintroduce the OP diesel aircraft engine http://www.dair.co.uk/
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• W8
  ...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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• SCAT
  ...Hispano-Suiza) took ownership. The latter used the SCAT factory to produce aircraft engines for some time. After the war Giovanni [[Ceirano]] had formed anothe The French group used the factory SCAT for some time to produce aircraft engines. It is estimated that about 1,500 were produced from these prestigi
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• Barney Oldfield
  ...tor [[Lincoln Beachey]]. Oldfield raced his [[Fiat]] car against Beachey's aircraft. *[http://www.lincolnbeachey.com/lbbo.html Beachey's aircraft vs. Oldfield's car]
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• Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
  ...and medium bomber. Notable for its distinctive 'hump' in the fuselage the aircraft was well liked by its crews but earned the nickname ''Gobbo Maledetto'' (Da
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• Chiribiri
  ...Chiribiri founded ''Fabrica Torinese Velivoli Chiribiri & C.'', (Chiribiri Aircraft of Turin), along with associates Maurizio Ramassotto and the engineer Gaude ...in automobiles. In 1909, he joined the aeronautical manufacturer [[Miller Aircraft]] in Turin and took charge of technical design. In 1910, he started his own
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• Savoia-Marchetti S.73
  [[Category:World War II Italian transport aircraft]]
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• Faccioli
  ...final dissolution of this company Faccioli went to SPA and dealt with the aircraft development.
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• Bugatti EB110
  The body was constructed on a double wishbone chassis, built by aircraft company called [[Aerospatiale]] and made from [[carbon fibre]]. Equipped wi
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• Coil bind
  ...Springs and dampers|springs]] and very stiff rear springs to control the [[Aircraft attitude|pitch attitude]] of the body. This is in contrast with conventiona
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• Microcar
  ..., [[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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• Turbo
  ...power output of both engine types. This last factor makes turbocharging [[aircraft engine]]s considerably advantageous—and was the original reason for d ...ssor and turbine have the same shaft, similar to a [[Jet engine|turbojet]] aircraft engine.
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• X engine
  ...es are from the [[World War II]] era, and were designed for large military aircraft. The following are examples of this engine type:
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• Colombo
  ...n]] with operations from 1922 through 1924. The well-known manufacturer of aircraft engines introduced at the Milan Auto Show a kind of truck for transporting
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• Supercharger
  ==Aircraft== A more natural use of the supercharger is with [[aircraft engine]]s. As an aircraft climbs to higher altitudes the pressure of the surrounding air quickly fall
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• Gulf of Sidra
  ...to as [[Gulf of Sidra incident (1989)]], two Libyan [[MiG-23]] Flogger Es aircraft were shot down when it was believed they may attack the US fighters that we
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• CNA
  ...ianini]], which were entrusted with the direction of the department design aircraft engines. {{-}} ...weight CNA Propellent "C7" for air touring, an engine adaptable to various aircraft that developed 180 hp power. The Propellent, mounted on a "[[Fiat]] AS.1" a
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• Wankel engine
  ...ted piston engine is likely to do; this is a substantial safety benefit in aircraft use. A further advantage of the Wankel engine for use in aircraft, is the fact a Wankel engine can have a smaller frontal area than a piston
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• Ignition system
  ...d on some kinds of simple engines, such as those commonly used for [[model aircraft]]. A glow plug is a coil of wire (made from e.g. nichrome) that will glow r ...as lighter weight in the absence of a battery and generator or alternator. Aircraft engines usually have multiple magnetos to provide redundancy in the event o
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• Aerodynamics
  A [[vortex]] is created by the passage of an aircraft wing, revealed by colored smoke. Vortices are one of the many phenomena as ...g the [[lift (force)|lift]] and [[drag (physics)|drag]] on an [[fixed-wing aircraft|airplane]], the [[shock wave]]s that form in front of the nose of a [[rocke
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• Ralph DePalma
  ...ring Company in Detroit to build race cars and engines for automobiles and aircraft.
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• Naturally-aspirated engine
  ...|engine speeds]] and hence is most useful in very high performance cars, [[aircraft]] and [[helicopter|helicopters]]. Many NA engines today make use of [[Vari
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• Anzani
  ...talian [[Alessandro Anzani]], which produced [[proprietary]] engines for [[aircraft]], [[Automobile|cars]], [[boats]], and [[motorcycles]] in factories in Brit ==Aircraft==
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• Carbon fibre
  ...[[carbon fiber reinforced plastic]]s. This class of materials is used in aircraft parts, high-performance vehicles, sporting equipment, wind generator blades ...materials_carbonfiber.shtml Working with Carbon fibre for Robotics and R/C Aircraft]
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• Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
  ...r many years it maintained an aerospace subsidiary, first named [[Goodyear Aircraft Company]] and then after [[World War II]] renamed [[Goodyear Aerospace Corp ...odel T]] with Goodyear tires. A year later Goodyear manufactured its first aircraft tire.
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• Sleeve valve
  ...[[Willys-Knight]] car and light truck, and saw substantial use in 1940s [[aircraft engine]]s, but subsequently fell from use due to advances in poppet-valve t ...blems operating poppet valves occur at much higher engine revolutions than aircraft piston engines ever operate at. The main problem is that the exhaust valves
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• Shock absorber
  ...n important part of [[automobile]] [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]]s, [[aircraft]] [[landing gear]], and the supports for many industrial [[machine]]s. Larg ...the necessary maximum, air dashpots will act like hydraulic dashpots. In [[aircraft]] landing gear air dashpots may be combined with hydraulic dampening to red
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• Vespa
  ...rtise and spare parts: in the first exemplar one can recognize the typical aircraft technology of molded steel sheets riveted at the edges, the front wheel wit
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• Four-cylinder
  ...ft]] and [[locomotive]]s. Where very high power is required, such as [[jet aircraft]], [[Helicopter|helicopters]] and large ships, they appear mostly in the fo ...(up-down-up-down) and are used in cars, larger [[boat]]s and many light [[aircraft]]. They are generally quieter, more efficient and larger than their two-str
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• V engine
  ...n types of V engine have been built as inverted engines, most commonly for aircraft. Advantages include better visibility in a single-engined airplane, and low
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• Turbocharger
  ...power output of both engine types. This last factor makes turbocharging [[aircraft engine]]s considerably advantageous—and was the original reason for d ...ssor and turbine have the same shaft, similar to a [[Jet engine|turbojet]] aircraft engine.
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• OMC
  ...en the workshops, in case of war, were mobilized for the construction of [[aircraft engine]]. ...[[vertical takeoff]] called "air motorcycle" and a [[radial engine]] 's [[aircraft]], whose project was approved in [[1933]] by [[Air Ministry]] that appropri
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• Anti-lock braking system
  ...p]]'s [[Maxaret]] system, introduced in the 1950s and still in use on some aircraft models. This was a fully mechanical system. It saw limited automobile use i
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• Scandinavian Raceway
  ...had a long straight (called ''Flight Straight'', which was also used as an aircraft runway), as well as several banked corners, making car setup an engineering
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• Graham Hill
  ...Embassy Hill]]. Shortly afterwards, he was killed when his [[The New Piper Aircraft|Piper]] [[Piper Aztec|Aztec]] [[aeroplane]] (which he was piloting at the t
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• Seat belt
  ...r cars, now uncommon except in some rear middle seats. (also in passenger aircraft). ...invented by [[George Cayley]] in the 1800s. Seat belts were introduced in aircraft for the first time in [[1913]] and became common in the [[1930s]]. The auto
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• Kevlar
  ...o used in [[extreme sports]] equipment, [[composite material|composite]] [[aircraft]] construction, fire suits and as an [[asbestos]] replacement.
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• Marina Militare
  * 2 Aircraft carries * A ban to own Battleships, Aircraft carriers, Submarines and Amphibious Assault units.
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• Air racing
  ...: the Red Bull Air Race heat held at Kemble airfield, Gloucestershire. The aircraft fly singly, and have to pass between pairs of pylons]] |[[image:aircraft.racing.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hungarian aerobatics pilot Peter Besenyei
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• Aeronautica Militare
  ...e [[Germany]], in which the Regia Aeronautica could deploy more than 3.000 aircraft, of which less than 60% were serviceable. The Regia Aeronautica fought from ...he AMI, the reborn Italian aviation industry began the develop and produce aircraft of its own like the [[Fiat G91]], [[Aermacchi MB326]], [[Piaggio Aero]] P16
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• Bandini 1100
  ...ular design chassy and tubes special [[steel]] section elliptical-derived aircraft, [[Caproni]], ensured the proper relationship between lightness and torsion
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• Bremach
  ...nt '''[[Aeronautics Macchi]]''' founded in 1913, that has built over 7.000 aircraft, developed a new [[3-wheel]] compact, reliable delivery vehicle for light w
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