Aviation dictionary. 2014.
spinner — i. A streamlined housing, covering, hub, or boss of a propeller, fitted coaxially and rotating with the propeller. A spinner helps smoothen the airflow as it enters the cooling opening in the engine cowling. ii. Something that spins, such as the… … Aviation dictionary
Butterfly Bomb — A Butterfly Bomb, or (Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD2) was a German 2 kilogram anti personnel submunition used by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. It was so named because the thin cylindrical metal outer shell which hinged open when… … Wikipedia
vane — i. A thin and more or less flat object intended to align itself with a stream or flow in a manner similar to that of the common weathercock, such as a device that projects ahead of an aircraft to sense gusts or other actions of the air to create… … Aviation dictionary
P-61 Black Widow — Infobox Aircraft name = P 61 Black Widow caption = A P 61A 1NO of 419th Night Fighter Squadron type = Night fighter national origin= United States manufacturer = Northrop designer = first flight = 26 May 1942 introduced = 1944 retired = 1952… … Wikipedia
Northrop P-61 Black Widow — P 61 Black Widow A P 61A 1NO of 419th Night Fighter Squadron Role Night fighter … Wikipedia
