Aviation dictionary. 2014.
Qantas Flight 30 — Infobox Aircraft accident name=Qantas Flight 30 caption = Structural damage sustained on the 747 date=25 July 2008 type=In flight structural damage [cite news coauthors = Staff writers title = Emergency jumbo pilot is our hero work = Herald Sun… … Wikipedia
balloon flight — ▪ aviation Introduction passage through the air of a balloon that contains a buoyant gas, such as helium or heated air, for which reason it is also known as lighter than air free flight. Unmanned balloons have been used to carry meteorological… … Universalium
United Airlines Flight 232 — N1819U on its final descent, with visible damage on the horizontal stabilizer and fuselage tail cone Accident summary Date … Wikipedia
Carburetor — Bendix Technico (Stromberg) 1 barrel downdraft carburetor model BXUV 3, with nomenclature A carburetor (American spelling), carburettor, or carburetter (Commonwealth spelling) is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine … Wikipedia
Pressure carburetor — A pressure carburetor is a type of fuel metering system for piston aircraft engines manufactured by the Bendix Corporation starting in the 1940s. It is recognized as an early type of mechanical fuel injection and was developed to prevent fuel… … Wikipedia
Miss Shilling's orifice — The Rolls Royce Merlin engine originally came with a direct carburettor, prone to fuel starvation in negative G. Miss Shilling s Orifice was a very simple technical device made to counter engine cut out in early Spitfire and Hurricane fighter… … Wikipedia
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, pre-1950 — This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. For more exhaustive lists, see the [http://www.baaa acro.com/ Aircraft Crash Record Office] or the [http … Wikipedia
Cox model engine — Cox Model Engines Cox Fokker DVII Ready To Fly Control Line Model Plane … Wikipedia
List of aircraft engines — ABC Dragonfly at the London Science Museum This is an alphabetical list of aircraft engines by manufacturer. Contents A B … Wikipedia
Hot air balloon — This article is about hot air balloons themselves. For the associated activity, see hot air ballooning. For the rock opera, see Hot Air Balloon (rock opera). For the song, see Hot Air Balloon (song). Hot air balloon in flight … Wikipedia
