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
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Traction engine — A traction engine is a self propelled steam engine used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus , meaning drawn , since the prime function of any traction… … Wikipedia
Internal combustion engine — The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel (normally a fossil fuel) occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high temperature and high … Wikipedia
Four-stroke engine — Four stroke cycle used in gasoline/petrol engines. The right blue side is the intake and the left yellow side is the exhaust. The cylinder wall is a thin sleeve surrounded by cooling liquid. A video montage of the Otto engines running at the… … Wikipedia
Ford FE engine — Infobox Automobile engine name=Ford FE V8 aka=Ford FT V8 manufacturer=Ford Motor Company production=1958 ndash;1976 predecessor=Ford Y block V8 successor=Ford 335 Cleveland V8 Ford 351 Windsor V8 class=Mid sized OHV V8 similar=Oldsmobile V8 Buick … Wikipedia
Booster engine — A booster engine for steam locomotives is a small two cylinder steam engine back gear connected to the trailing truck axle on the locomotive or, if none, the lead truck on the tender. A rocking idler gear permits it to be put into operation by… … Wikipedia
Toyota E engine — The Toyota E engine family is a straight 4 piston engine series, utilizing a timing belt rather than a chain. Like many of Toyota s other engine designs, the E engine series features a cast iron block, along with an aluminum cylinder head. The… … Wikipedia
Lean burn — refers to the use of lean mixtures in an internal combustion engine. The air fuel ratios can be as high as 65:1, so the mixture has considerably less fuel in comparison to the stoichiometric combustion ratio (14.7:1 for petrol for example).… … Wikipedia
Da Vinci Project — The da Vinci Project was a privately funded, volunteer staffed attempt to launch a reusable manned suborbital spacecraft. It was a contender for the Ansari X PRIZE for the first non governmental reusable manned spacecraft. The project is based in … Wikipedia
STS-121 — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 121 insignia = STS 121 patch.png shuttle = Discovery crew members = 7 up, 6 down launch pad = LC 39B launch = July 4, 2006, 18:37:55 UTC landing = July 17, 2006, 13:14:43 UTC duration = 12 days 18 hours 37 … Wikipedia