Advertisement History of the Chinook In 1956, the US Vertol company began work on a design to satisfy a US Army medium-lift helicopter requirement. In 1958, it revealed its Model 114 proposal, which became the Boeing Model 114 when the …
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Advertisement Missile Missile In military terminology, a missile is a guided airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight usually by a jet engine or rocket motor. Missiles are thus also called guided missiles or guided rockets. Missiles have five system …
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Advertisement The F16C is a single-engine, single-seat, multi-role tactical fighter with full air-to-air and air-to-surface combat capabilities. The F16D is a two-seat (tandem) version and performs the secondary role of a trainer. The fuselage is characterized by a large bubble …
Advertisement The empty weight of an aircraft includes all operating equipment, That has a fixed location and is installed in the aircraft. It includes the weight of the airframe, Powerplant required equipment, optional or special equipment, Fixed ballast, hydraulic fluid, …
Advertisement Unless the specific weight for an item is known, The standard weights used in aircraft weight and balance are as follows: Example Weighing of an Airplane Figure 1 – a tricycle gear airplane is being weighed by using three-floor scales. The specifications on …
Advertisement Wiring Diagrams and Wire Types – Aircraft Electrical System | Part 01 The satisfactory performance of any modern aircraft depends to a very great Degree in the continuing reliability of electrical systems and subsystems. Improperly or carelessly maintained wiring …
Advertisement Wiring Diagrams Electrical wiring diagrams are included in most aircraft service manuals and specify information, Such as the size of the wire and type of terminals to be used for a particular application. Furthermore, wiring diagrams typically identify each …
Advertisement An aircraft will glide perfectly well even if all its engines fail. The chances are that if you’ve flown in a plane, you’ve seen it glide at some point (more about this later). Aircraft can fly through the movement …