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- |Ship propulsion=[[Diesel engine]]s, two shafts ...the Mariners and furnished the planes with gasoline, lubricating oil, and jet-assisted take-off ([[JATO]]) units. The Mariners conducted antisubmarine an18 KB (2,601 words) - 22:59, 1 July 2010
- |Ship propulsion=[[Fairbanks-Morse]] geared [[diesel engine]]s, two shafts; 144,442 [[gallon]]s (546,772 [[liter]]s) of fuel ...ced in storage there. In 1957 she was re-engined with four new FM [[diesel engine]]s.<ref>''Conway{{'}}s Alll the World{{'}}s Fighting Ships 1947-1982'', p.17 KB (2,377 words) - 21:44, 2 July 2010
- |engine=Solid fuel rocket ...e armour]] followed by the main high explosive anti-tank [[shaped charge]] jet7 KB (986 words) - 21:27, 1 July 2010
- ...[[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] [[air-cooled engine|air cooled]] [[gasoline engine|gasoline]] ...ucted of all welded steel. The 500 hp, six cylinder, air-cooled, gasoline engine is located in the rear of the vehicle. A total of 3,700 M42s were built. T7 KB (1,038 words) - 20:49, 2 July 2010
- ...s for future [[military aircraft]] guns. The higher speeds of [[jet engine|jet-engined]] [[fighter aircraft]] meant that achieving an effective number of ...ion of empty cartridges can cause a foreign-object damage (FOD) hazard for jet engines and because the retention of spent cases assists in maintaining the19 KB (2,878 words) - 20:50, 2 July 2010
- |engine= ...into contact with fuel or coolant inside the [[fuel tank]]s or [[Radiator (engine cooling)|radiator]]s respectively.10 KB (1,518 words) - 20:53, 2 July 2010
- The '''Airspeed AS.10 Oxford''' is a twin-engine [[monoplane]] aircraft developed and manufactured by [[Airspeed Ltd|Airspee The Oxford was a low-wing twin-engine [[cantilever]] [[monoplane]], featuring a semi-[[monocoque]] constructed [[37 KB (5,369 words) - 21:55, 17 February 2018
- ...into energy-rich fuels (petroleum-based fuels), including petrol, diesel, jet, heating, and other fuel oils, and [[liquefied petroleum gas]].<ref>{{cite ...nto [[diesel fuel]] and [[kerosene]] (primary component of many types of [[jet fuel]]), and the ones from hexadecane upwards into [[fuel oil]] and [[lubri69 KB (9,885 words) - 10:12, 20 September 2010
- Alloys specially designed for highly demanding applications, such as [[jet engine]]s, may contain more than ten elements.24 KB (3,311 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
- ...ry metals suitable for strong forces at high temperature, for example in [[jet engines]] or tools used during [[forging]].<ref>{{cite book | url =http://b ...elting point makes tungsten a good material for applications like [[Rocket engine nozzle|rocket nozzle]], for example in the [[UGM-27 Polaris]]<ref>{{cite bo25 KB (3,519 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
- ...looms run faster and do not use a shuttle: there are air jet looms, water jet looms and rapier looms. ...= Richard Leslie|title=Power from Steam: A History of the Stationary Steam Engine |publisher=Cambridge University Press, |year=1993 |pages=244|isbn=05214583438 KB (5,949 words) - 10:16, 20 September 2010
- ...eze (coolant)|coolant]]s, fuels, [[hydraulic fluid]]s, [[boiler water]], [[engine oil]], and many other fluids used in industry. * DCI-4A, widely used in commercial and military [[jet fuel]]s, acts also as a [[lubricity]] additive. Can be also used for [[gaso7 KB (1,003 words) - 10:17, 20 September 2010
- ...e as [[diffusion pump]] fluids; high vacuum fluids; and in formulating jet engine/turbine lubricants, high-temperature hydraulic lubricants and greases, and ...mps use a high boiling liquid of low vapor pressure to create a high-speed jet that strikes the gaseous molecules in the system to be evacuated and direct18 KB (2,654 words) - 10:18, 20 September 2010
- Kerosene is widely used to power [[jet engine|jet-engined]] aircraft ([[jet fuel]]) and some [[rocket]]s, but is also commonly used as a heating fuel a ...The engine would start on gasoline, then switch over to kerosene once the engine warmed up. A ''heat valve'' on the manifold would route the exhaust gases26 KB (3,820 words) - 10:18, 20 September 2010
- On modern tractors, the switch is beneath the seat, and will cut the engine if the operator gets off the tractor while the transmission is engaged or t ...e ignition switch if the rider falls off the vehicle, thus turning off the engine or setting the throttle position to "idle". Some exercise [[treadmill]]s al12 KB (1,908 words) - 21:31, 20 September 2010
- ...gines]], and tails ([[empennage]]) by either routing heated air from [[jet engine]]s through the [[leading edge]]s of the wing, tail, and inlets, or on slowe ===Engine failure===53 KB (7,764 words) - 21:33, 20 September 2010
- ...erature properties of these nickel [[superalloy]]s, they are used in [[jet engine]]s and [[gas turbine]]s in lieu of common structural materials.<ref name ="51 KB (7,299 words) - 21:34, 20 September 2010
- ...pe.png|left|thumb|A prototype of a xenon ion engine being tested at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.|alt=A metal cylinder with electrodes attached to its ...of xenon makes it environmentally friendly and less corrosive to an [[ion engine]] than other fuels such as [[Mercury (element)|mercury]] or [[caesium]]. Xe82 KB (11,842 words) - 21:02, 24 September 2010
- ...ercial Aviation Services|GECAS]]), and Honeywell's portfolio of regional [[jet engines]] and [[avionics]], the new company would be able to "bundle" produ [[Category:Aircraft engine manufacturers of the United States]]28 KB (3,757 words) - 14:49, 10 December 2011
- Most of the 626s, like the Tutors had an [[Armstrong Siddeley Lynx]] IVC engine of 240 hp (180 kW), but most of those supplied to the Egyptian an ==Specifications (Avro 626 (Lynx IVC engine))==11 KB (1,589 words) - 21:55, 17 February 2018
