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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...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 Industries''' is an [[aircraft]] manufacturing company born from the former '''Rinaldo Piaggio SPA''', an == Aircraft models ==
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  • ...n made [[Jabiru Aircraft]] 5100. This is a 5.1 litre air-cooled engine for aircraft use.
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  • ...[[Luftwaffe]] in [[World War II]] as a long range [[bomber]] and [[patrol aircraft]]. '''Comparable aircraft:'''
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ==List of Aircraft== ...7]]----------------------(1939) Single propeller engine single-seat racing aircraft
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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...] 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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  • ...al [[shredder (device)|shredders]]. Hydraulic systems are very common in [[aircraft]] [[Flight controls|flight control systems]]. == Aircraft hydraulic systems ==
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  • ...[[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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...ta-Fraschini]] before World War II, and then joined [[Reggiane]] to design aircraft engines.
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...[[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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  • ...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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  • ..., [[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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  • * [[SIDAM 25]] anti-aircraft gun * [[Otomatic]] anti-aircraft tank ([[SPAAG]])
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  • ...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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  • ==[[Flight airspeed record|Aircraft]]== | [[Rocket-powered aircraft]] || 7,258 km/h (4,510 mph) || [[North American X-15]] || [[Willi
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  • ...produced about 40, and Breguet of France, who both intended the engine for aircraft use.
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  • ...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''', 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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...]] 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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • |[[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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  • ...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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  • ...h makes it more suitable for luxury sports cars, cruising motorcycles, and aircraft than ordinary passenger cars. ==Aircraft engines==
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  • ...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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  • ==Automotive, aircraft and marine use==
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • [[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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  • 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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  • * [[General Electric GE90|GE90]], subcontracting to [[General Electric Aircraft Engines|General Electric]].
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...[[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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  • ...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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  • ...] 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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 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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  • [[Category:World War II Italian transport aircraft]]
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  • ...final dissolution of this company Faccioli went to SPA and dealt with the aircraft development.
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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ..., [[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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ==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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...ring Company in Detroit to build race cars and engines for automobiles and aircraft.
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  • ...|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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  • ...talian [[Alessandro Anzani]], which produced [[proprietary]] engines for [[aircraft]], [[Automobile|cars]], [[boats]], and [[motorcycles]] in factories in Brit ==Aircraft==
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  • ...[[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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  • ...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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  • ...[[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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...o used in [[extreme sports]] equipment, [[composite material|composite]] [[aircraft]] construction, fire suits and as an [[asbestos]] replacement.
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  • * 2 Aircraft carries * A ban to own Battleships, Aircraft carriers, Submarines and Amphibious Assault units.
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  • ...: 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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  • ...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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  • ...ular design chassy and tubes special [[steel]] section elliptical-derived aircraft, [[Caproni]], ensured the proper relationship between lightness and torsion
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  • ...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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  • ...d [[1926]] was founded in [[Pomigliano d'Arco]] at [[Naples]] a factory of aircraft.
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  • ...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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  • ...first flew on May 25 1970 and demonstrated performance similar to that of aircraft in its class (such as the Seneca) which had retractable undercarriage, but
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  • ...hospitalized with [[typhoid fever]]. At war's end, he went to work for an aircraft company until his retirement to a cottage in the country at [[Auffargis]] n
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  • ...ire and Rubber Company]] bought the European tyre business, but not Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, which is an independently owned company.
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  • ...as well as an increasing internationalization of the fashion scene. [[Jet aircraft|Jet]] travel had spawned a [[jet set]] that partied -- and shopped -- just
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  • ...were approaching. It then indeed played a part as a vital base for Allied aircraft during [[Operation Husky]]. The [[United States Army Air Forces]] had the p
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  • ...gland)|M1]] and is very close to [[Nottingham East Midlands Airport]], and aircraft taking off fly directly over the circuit at low altitude, as can been seen
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  • ...e followed by wooden paneled estate cars (using his previous experience of aircraft construction with that same material) also fitted to [[Fiat 1100]] chassis'
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  • ...n batteries or diesel fuel; from nuclear energy, on nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers; or more esoteric sources such as flywheels, wind and solar. For especially large electric vehicles, namely [[submarine]]s and [[aircraft carrier]]s, the chemical energy of the diesel-electric can be replaced by a
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  • '''Carrozzeria Coggiola''' is a automobile [[body]] and aircraft builder based in [[Turin]] active from [[1966]]. The success signed by the
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  • ...in [[Turin]]. That plant had been until then devoted to the manufacture of aircraft. The conversion occurred in 1918 and the first production car left the plan
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  • ...ly the two-wheeled variety, see [[Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics]]. For [[aircraft]] see [[Aerodynamics]]. For [[watercraft]] see [[Ship#Hydrodynamics|Hydrody
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  • ...] 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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  • ...tà Commerciale Aeronautica)'', founded in [[Varese]], was mainly known for aircraft and motorcycle manufacturing. After the end of World War II, the company ch ...r choice was [[Lino Tonti]], who had been at [[Benelli]] and had worked on aircraft engines during the war. ''Tonti'' designed a 50 cc motorcycle that broke th
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  • Many early aircraft engines (and a few in other applications) had the crankshaft fixed to the [
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  • ...on Administration. Designated Engineering Representatives approve data for aircraft design and repairs on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration. ...tions to the [[Navier-Stokes equations]] to solve aerodynamic flow over an aircraft, or the use of [[metal fatigue|Miner's rule]] to calculate fatigue damage t
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  • ..., aeronautical engineer [[Alec Ullman]], seeking sites to restore military aircraft for civilian use, saw potential in Hendricks' runways to stage a [[sports c
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  • ===Aircraft, Airship, Hovercraft and Light Engine=== ...igned to be light weight, affordable and powerful the horizontally opposed aircraft engine replacement. The advent of a liquid cooled 100hp twin cylinder, four
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  • During the war, began production lines parallel with the construction of aircraft [[engines]] and commercial vehicles.
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  • ...the same aerodynamic phenomenon as the ground effect which is apparent in aircraft at very low [[altitude]]s. *[[Ground effect in aircraft]]
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  • ...he Guardia di Finanza maintains over 600 boats and ships and more than 100 aircraft to fulfill its mission of patrolling Italy's [[territorial waters]].
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  • ...perienced 27-year-old student who flew into a blind canyon and stalled the aircraft while trying to turn around. The small plane plunged to the ground, killing
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  • ...ly. Since this design weighs less, it has also been adapted to some light aircraft engines, where minimizing weight is very important.
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  • ...ran flying clubs. In 1936 he helped develop the [[Miles Whitney Straight]] aircraft. He became a naturalised British citizen that year. On October 18, 1938, th
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  • ...led to a rather "flat" engine, intended to be buried in the wings of large aircraft. The Admiralty required a much more powerful engine, so for the added power
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  • ...i goes back to that period. Using Colombo tubes, the bearing frames of the aircraft of De Pinedo and Cesare Balbo were produced to make the first Atlantic cros
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  • ...ough Lombardi did not produce automobiles that appeared to be specifically aircraft inspired.
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  • ...owever, saw production shift to commercial vehicles for the military and [[aircraft engines]]. In 1916 Cappa left to go to [[Fiat]], in 1917 the bankers son di
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  • ...ft]] and [[locomotive]]s. Where very high power is required, such as [[jet aircraft]], [[helicopter]]s and large ships, they appear mostly in the form of [[ tu ...(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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  • ...nd efficiency problems, L-head engines fell from high power uses such as [[aircraft engine]]s fairly quickly, prior to [[World War I]]. They lived on for some
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  • ...oblems by using a [[Steel|solid-steel]] torsion bar (supplied by [[Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation]]) to counterbalance a full-sized door and then use
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  • ...at" engine that was originally intended to be buried in the wings of large aircraft. The Admiralty required a much more powerful engine, however, so for the ad
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  • *generated on-board using [[nuclear energy]], on nuclear [[submarine]]s and [[aircraft carrier]]s For especially large electric vehicles, namely [[submarine]]s and [[aircraft carrier]]s, the chemical energy of the diesel-electric can be replaced by a
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  • * [[Aermacchi]] ([[aircraft]]) * [[Partenavia]] ([[aircraft]])
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  • ...ull fledged [[counter-terrorism]] unit, with capabilities of operations on aircraft, trains, buses, embassies, and stadium areas and established good relations
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  • ...r passages are used. Vents to release gas have not been found on railway, aircraft and passenger car brakes because there is no gas to vent. Meanwhile heavy
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  • ...established at the end of the [[World War I]] by [[Ugo Zagato]], putting [[aircraft]] industry construction techniques to use in the expanding market for passe
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  • ...interested in drama, music, and design. George was fascinated with [[model aircraft]], and pursued the [[hobby]] seriously in his teenage years, winning compet
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  • ...ight alloy and fabric-covered tubing forms brought commercial success in [[aircraft]] production in the 1930s, leading Anderloni to develop the patented Superl
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  • ...[[Piaggio]] pistons engine and the first one of the first [[Italian]] jet aircraft, the 1940 Caproni Campini CC2, that flew the first time during a 1941 fligh
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  • ...to distinguish it from [[avgas]], ''aviation gasoline'' used in (light) [[aircraft]]. This should be distinguished in usage from genuinely [[gaseous]] fuels u ...(Fuel containing lead may continue to be sold for off-road uses, including aircraft, racing cars, farm equipment, and marine engines.) The ban on leaded gasoli
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  • ...duce military hardware for the Italian and Allied war efforts. Munitions, aircraft engines and other components, compressors and generators based on the compa ===Aircraft engines===
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  • ...400, a tiny passenger car. The company's [[Piaggio Aero]] division builds aircraft.
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  • ...laces where inexpensive transportation was in dire need. Constructed using aircraft design and materials it redefined the vehicle type for 35 years. Despite Ve
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  • ...cerns about safety and waste disposal. It has become usual only in large [[aircraft carrier]]s and in [[submarine]]s, where the ability to run submerged for lo * [[Aircraft carrier]]
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  • ...nelli]]. Fiat has also manufactured [[railroad]] vehicles, [[tanks]] and [[aircraft]]. As of 2009, Fiat is the world's sixth largest carmaker as well as Italy' ...made fighter aircraft, which was one of the most common [[Italy|Italian]] aircraft used along with the [[Savoia-Marchetti]], and also made light tanks and arm
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  • ...s kind of electronic control is less common in piston-engined [[fixed-wing aircraft|aeroplane]]s than in automobiles, because of the large costs of certifying
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  • ;1978: Revolutionary trucks, aircraft, car and ship studies at exhibitions world-wide ...igned for the police Hamburg/Germany. Designed the [[tt-62-plane]] for hp-aircraft.de&nbps;— over 40 units of this business jet sold already! Futuristi
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  • Some buildings, as well as [[aircraft]] and other man-made environments (e.g., satellites and space shuttles) use
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  • ...stro), and features him flying a [[Homebuilt aircraft|homebuilt]] microjet aircraft.
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  • ...nd efficiency problems, L-head engines fell from high power uses such as [[aircraft engine]]s fairly quickly, prior to [[World War I]]. They lived on for some
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  • ...cut to the radio-controlled [[scale model]] built by [[John Stears]]. See Aircraft section below. ==Aircraft==
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  • The Countach utilised a skin of aircraft-grade aluminum over a tubular space-frame, as in a racing car. This is expe
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  • 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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  • ...nd efficiency problems, L-head engines fell from high power uses such as [[aircraft engine]]s fairly quickly, prior to [[World War I]]. They lived on for some
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  • [[Image:Aero4G11.jpg|thumb|250px|The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration]]
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  • The Countach utilised a skin of aircraft-grade aluminum over a tubular space-frame, as in a racing car. This is expe
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  • ...y when [[tempering|tempered]]. Aluminium alloys form vital components of [[aircraft]] and [[rocket]]s as a result of their high strength-to-weight ratio. Alumi * Transportation ([[automobile]]s, aircraft, [[truck]]s, [[railroad car]]s, marine vessels, [[bicycle]]s etc.)
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  • ...d research into transportation solutions whatever (trains, rolling stocks, aircraft interiors, sea crafts…), articles for medium and high volume production,
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  • ...opment of facilities and the construction of special tapered tubes used in aircraft engines. It also of the production of pipes and reinforced the individual c
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  • ...amm tail]]. The principle is that unless you are willing to incorporate an aircraft-like extended tail (not practical for an automobile), there is surprisingly
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  • ...rews on an automotive carburetor, or a pilot-operated lever on a propeller aircraft (since mixture is air [[density]] (altitude) dependent). The correct air to * [http://www.bingcarburetor.com Bing Carburetor] (used on BMW motorcycles, aircraft, boats)
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  • In [[aircraft]], a ''[[tractor configuration]]'' refers to the [[propeller]]s being in fr
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  • ; Nerve Gas Canisters : Outfitted to aircraft belonging to Pussy Galore's Flying Circus. Goldfinger intended to anaesthet ...that Bond can attach to his utility harness. With the aid of a specialized aircraft (B-17) installed with specialized braces, Bond and Domino are hoisted up in
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  • ...urface. Common examples are a cart drawn by a horse, and the rollers on an aircraft flap mechanism.
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  • ...y plies give the tire structure strength. Truck tires, off-road tires, and aircraft tires have progressively more plies. The fabric cords are highly flexible b
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  • ...Turbine engines made with ceramics could operate more efficiently, giving aircraft greater range and payload for a set amount of fuel.
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  • ...nd aircraft from the United States military do a [[fly-by]]. When multiple aircraft are used, they often execute the [[missing man formation]].
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  • ...rinciples, which I later put to good use in the design of radio controlled aircraft. Due to our common interests, we became good friends in a very short time.
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  • A '''hydrogen vehicle''' is a [[vehicle]], such as an [[automobile]] or [[aircraft]], which uses [[hydrogen]] as its primary source of [[power (physics)|power
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  • ...10 litre engines are used in many single and twin engine propeller-driven aircraft. Much larger engines tend to be [[diesel engine]]s fitted to [[truck]]s, [[
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  • ...re) | inch]]³; utililzzato until then, to be used more varied: on vessels, aircraft, even by firemen to Operate large pumps. It is lightweight and compact with
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  • ...es or skirts made riding a motorcycle a challenge. The front fork, like an aircraft's landing gear, allowed for easy wheel changing. The internal mesh transmi
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  • ...ical mile per hour) used to measure travel distance and speed of ships and aircraft (1 nautical mile = 1852 m ≅ 1 minute of latitude). In addition to th
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  • ...irplane parts and was sold to [[Hispano-Suiza]] (another auto maker turned aircraft supplier) in 1963. [[Snecma]] took over in 1968, later acquiring Messier.
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  • ...y as 1916, from 65 up to 210 mm), and parts for machine guns, cannons, and aircraft engines. Of course continues in the contemporary construction of trucks, th
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  • ...air intakes behind the occupants shoulders are a tribute to the supersonic aircraft of the late 1950s and 1960s, but also allow the motor breath without disrup
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  • ...inlet and 34mm [[exhaust]] [[sodium-filled]] [[Zanzi]] [[valves]] made to aircraft quality, set at a 10-degree steeper angle than on the road 250, and fitted
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  • ...orces in overseas operations as well as possessing fixed-wing vessel-based aircraft for twenty-five years following the end of the war.
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  • *The car-ferry airplane is an Aviation Traders [[Carvair]], an aircraft that was built for transporting automobiles and well-off passengers. Only 2 :*[[Pilatus Aircraft]] Factory, Stans and [[Furka pass]] (compare the pictures on [http://www.jl
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  • ...Airport]], expanded in 2004 by extending the runway to accommodate larger aircraft: it's the 5th-busiest Italian airport for passenger traffic (about 3,6 mill
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  • ...rastically reduces their efficiency. This is not prohibitive for a ship or aircraft that is mostly operated at very constant power output, or for a power plant ...s reviews, articles and information regarding hybrid cars, trucks, trains, aircraft and watercraft.
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  • ...e shuttle]] is stolen while in transport on the top of a [[Shuttle Carrier Aircraft]] (a modified [[Boeing 747]]), James Bond is sent by M to investigate. The
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  • ...er with the stealth ship is also of poetic licence, in the real world an [[aircraft carrier]] would also have been present, and a wealth of options to engage t
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  • In 1949 SAAB incorporated aircraft safety thinking into automobiles making the [[Saab 92]] the first productio
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  • ...]]s since the mid 1920s. The concept was adapted for use in petrol-powered aircraft during [[World War II]], and direct injection was employed in some notable
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  • ...to Avio Costruzioni Ferrari]], which ostensibly produced machine tools and aircraft accessories. Ferrari did in fact produce one racecar, the [[Ferrari Tipo 81
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  • ...men, placing particular importance on carrier landings. He later flew from aircraft carriers as a tail gunner in the [[TBF Avenger|Avenger]] torpedo bomber. As
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  • ...the pre-title sequence was the "[[Bell Rocket Belt]]" developed by [[Bell Aircraft Corporation]]. The rocket belt, which was used by Bond to escape from a bui
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  • *[[Hawker-Siddeley Harrier|Harrier]] — This [[V/STOL]] aircraft evacuates Koskov after his defection to the west.
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  • ...e application for pneumatic tires. Pneumatic tires were first installed on aircraft in [[1906]].
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  • ...orically, materials used in bicycles have followed a similar pattern as in aircraft, the goal being strength and low weight. Since the late 1930s alloy steels ...nd mechanics to develop the components used in early [[automobile]]s and [[aircraft]]. J. K. Starley's company became the ''Rover Cycle Company Ltd.'' in the l
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  • ...e [[Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR]] would introduce the concept of an [[Air brake (aircraft)|air brake]] in {{24hLM|1955}}, using a large opening hood on the rear of t
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  • Bond and Simonova go to Cuba to find the satellite dish in a [[light aircraft]] which is shot and crashes in the jungle. Onatopp [[zipline]]s down off a
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  • ...military Moto Guzzi escort '''Eldorado''': The convoy is buzzed by a light aircraft and the bikes go down.
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