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    A splitter plate is a component in some jet aircraft, used to control the airflow into the engine. Where the engine air intake is mounted partway back...
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    In aeronautics, a spoiler (sometimes called a lift spoiler or lift dumper) is a device which intentionally reduces the lift component of an airfoil in...
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    In aeronautics, a canard is a wing configuration in which a small forewing or foreplane is placed forward of the main wing of a fixed-wing aircraft or...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trailing-edge flaps. Air brake (aeronautics) Aircraft flight control system Aileron Body flaps, a type of high-drag...
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    In aeronautics, air brakes or speed brakes are a type of flight control surface used on an aircraft to increase the drag on the aircraft. When extended...
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    Benson, T (Ed): "Airplane parts and functions", Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics, NASA Glenn Research Center, On the Wright brother's first aircraft,...
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    again improving the accuracy of the weapon.[citation needed] Chine (aeronautics) Leading edge extension Vortex generator André Peyrat-Armandy, Les avions...
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    2008. Transport Canada (May 20, 2010). "TP 14371 — Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM) RAC 1.9 Transponder Operation". Archived...
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    hands on throttle-and-stick Rudder pedals Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition, page 563. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997....
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    flapless air vehicle integrated industrial research (FLAVIIR) programme in aeronautical engineering". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers...
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    Inlet cone Intake ramp NACA cowling NACA duct Self-sealing fuel tank Splitter plate Throttle Thrust lever Thrust reversal Townend ring War emergency power...
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    when stretched over the ribs. There are several types of ribs. Form-ribs, plate-type ribs, truss ribs, closed-ribs, forged ribs and milled ribs, where form-ribs...
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    "Longeron". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 2018-05-15. "Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge". Federal Aviation Administration. August 24, 2016. Retrieved...
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    (aviation) HOTAS Rudder pedals Side-stick Yoke (aeronautics) Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition, page 132. Aviation Supplies...
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    Nyloc plate nut Polymer insert nut (Nyloc) Security locknut Serrated face nut Serrated flange nut Speed nut (Sheet metal nut or Tinnerman nut) Split beam...
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    equipped with MB-1 nuclear-tipped air-to-air missiles. He hoped to study aeronautical engineering through the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson...
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    on anti-loosening methods for threaded fasteners". Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. 35 (2): 47–61. doi:10.1016/j.cja.2020.12.038. ISSN 1000-9361. S2CID 234300791...
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    intake splitter plate. Shenyang J-6II – Single-seat tactical fighter prototype with adjustable shock cone on a raked back intake splitter plate. Shenyang/Tianjin...
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    science of aviation, including designing and building aircraft, is called aeronautics. Crewed aircraft are flown by an onboard pilot, whereas unmanned aerial...
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    Wright brothers (category Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal winners)
    manipulated a flying machine's surfaces. From the beginning of their aeronautical work, Wilbur and Orville focused on developing a reliable method of pilot...
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  • Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 22, 2008. Bureau of Aeronautics. "Michigan Aeronautics Commission". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved...
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    A strut is a structural component commonly found in engineering, aeronautics, architecture and anatomy. Struts generally work by resisting longitudinal...
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  • wishbones are made of aeronautical grade aluminum, known as Avional. The Huayra BC also has a new front bumper with a front splitter and winglets, deeper...
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    (August 2011). NASA Innovation in Aeronautics: Select Technologies That Have Shaped Modern Aviation (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp...
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    sector centred in southern Ontario and Quebec, with automobiles and aeronautics representing particularly important industries. The fishing industry...
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    Honor". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2016. "Golden Plate Awardees of...
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    Inlet cone Intake ramp NACA cowling NACA duct Self-sealing fuel tank Splitter plate Throttle Thrust lever Thrust reversal Townend ring War emergency power...
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    Rudder (redirect from Rudder (aeronautics))
    Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 55, No. 1/2, Parts 1 and 2 (1965), pp. 31-39 (plate 1) Lionel Casson, Harbour and River Boats of Ancient Rome, The Journal of...
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    stability.[citation needed] On J-10A, a rectangular air intake ramp and a splitter plate are located underneath the fuselage, providing the air supply to the...
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    Retrieved 5 December 2013. "NASA Helps Create a More Silent Night". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original...
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