jet engine — an engine, as an aircraft engine, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases. Also called jet, jet motor. [1940 45] * * * Any of a class of internal combustion engines that propel aircraft by… … Universalium
Airbreathing jet engine — An airbreathing jet engine (or ducted jet engine) is a jet engine propelled by a jet of hot exhaust gases formed from air that is drawn into the engine via an inlet duct. All practical airbreathing jet engines are internal combustion engines that … Wikipedia
Tip jet — refers to the jet nozzles located at the tip of some helicopter rotor blades. The objective is to spin the rotor, much like a Catherine wheel firework. Some Tipjets rely solely on compressed air, provided by a separate engine, to create jet… … Wikipedia
Components of jet engines — Diagram of a typical gas turbine jet engine. Air is compressed by the fan blades as it enters the engine, and it is mixed and burned with fuel in the combustion section. The hot exhaust gases provide forward thrust and turn the turbines which… … Wikipedia
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List of military aircraft of Germany by manufacturer — AEG= * AEG Helicopter, helicopter observation platform, 1933 * AEG Rumpelstilzchen, 1945 project anti tank missile for air and ground use AGO, Aerowerke Gustav Otto * AO 192, Kurier (Courier) light liaison * AO 225 Heavy fighter project Akaflieg… … Wikipedia
Fictional military aircraft — are imagined aircraft which are used in fiction, in its various media, but do not exist in the real world. These aircraft may be conjectured variants of real world aircraft or they may be completely fabricated by the author. Contents 1 Fictional… … Wikipedia
People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force — The People s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) (simplified Chinese: 中国人民解放军海军航空兵; traditional Chinese: 中國人民解放軍海軍航空兵; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmǐn Jiěfàng Jūn Hǎijūn Hángkōngbīng) is the naval aviation branch of the People s Liberation Army Navy … Wikipedia
List of Luftwaffe aircraft prototype projects during World War II — The aircraft in this list include prototype versions of aircraft used by the German Luftwaffe during World War II, and unfinished wartime experimental programmes. In the former, development can stretch back to the 1920s and in the latter the… … Wikipedia
Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… … Universalium