An aircraft canopy is the transparent enclosure over the cockpit of some types of aircraft. An aircraft canopy provides a controlled and sometimes pressurized...
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A bubble canopy is an aircraft canopy constructed without bracing, for the purpose of providing a wider unobstructed field of view to the pilot, often...
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access for passengers. It is similar to an aircraft canopy. There are no established sub-types of canopies, so they can be hinged at the front, side,...
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Umbraculum, a canopy awarded by the pope to basilicas Vapor canopy, a creationist idea that earth was surrounded by a "canopy" of water Canopy (aircraft), transparent...
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Parachute (redirect from Canopy (parachute))
– that allowed a falling aviator to expand the canopy only when safely away from the disabled aircraft. Otto Heinecke, a German airship ground crewman...
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redesigned the aircraft, dubbing the J85-powered version the MKII. The prototype was dismantled and rebuilt, with parts of the canopy and fuselage center...
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RV-6s had a forward hinged canopy design. This was a simple one-piece arrangement, but it made taxiing the aircraft with the canopy open more difficult. Later...
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Ejection seat (redirect from Canopy fracturing system)
the canopy, as waiting for the canopy to be ejected is too slow. Many aircraft types (e.g., the BAE Hawk and the Harrier line of aircraft) use Canopy Destruct...
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Goodyear Aerospace (redirect from Goodyear Aircraft Company)
they became Goodyear Aerospace, with major product lines in radar, aircraft canopies, bulletproof glass, a number of spacecraft related products, and the...
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(ACM) – Aircraft canopy – Aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) – Aircraft maintenance technician (AMT) – Aircraft registration – Aircraft – Aircraft catapult...
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Top Gun (category Films set on aircraft carriers)
spin. Maverick and Goose eject, but Goose slams into the jettisoned aircraft canopy and is killed. The board of inquiry clears Maverick of any wrongdoing...
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Mikoyan MiG-31 (category Aircraft specs templates using afterburner without dry parameter)
ports on the sides of the canopy. The presence of the WSO (weapon systems operator) in the rear cockpit improves aircraft effectiveness since the WSO...
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Yaw string (category Aircraft instruments)
the pilot. In closed-cockpit aircraft, it is usually taped to the aircraft canopy. It may also be mounted on the aircraft's nose, either directly on the...
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Cockpit (redirect from Aircraft cockpit)
the front part of an aircraft, spacecraft, or submersible, from which a pilot controls the vehicle. The cockpit of an aircraft contains flight instruments...
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Astrodome (aeronautics) (category Aircraft canopies)
the cabin roof of an aircraft. Such a dome would allow a trained navigator to perform astronavigation and thereby guide the aircraft at night without the...
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Sukhoi Su-57 (category Aircraft specs templates using more power parameter)
and stick (HOTAS). The aircraft uses a two-piece canopy, with the aft section sliding forward and locking into place. The canopy is treated with metallized...
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The Van's Aircraft RV-14 is an American aerobatic kit aircraft designed by Richard VanGrunsven and produced by Van's Aircraft. It was introduced at AirVenture...
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rocket-powered aircraft that featured a canopy fixed to a delta tiltwing – spending decades seeking donors for the aircraft while serving as a diplomat in Europe...
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An aircraft (pl.: aircraft) is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static...
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ML Aviation (category Defunct aircraft manufacturers of England)
Noel Mobbs and the aircraft designer Marcel Lobelle. R Malcom Co. developed the "Malcolm hood", an improved visibility aircraft canopy for, initially, the...
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1999 F-117A shootdown (category 20th-century aircraft shootdown incidents)
press reports, as the name "Capt Ken 'Wiz' Dwelle" was painted on the aircraft's canopy. The lost F-117 carried the name "Something Wicked" and had previously...
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Barrel roll (section Canopy roll)
keeping the lift vector aligned with the defender as the aircraft reverses direction. A canopy roll is the simplest form of displacement roll. The roll...
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applications. Chemically strengthened glass was used for the aircraft canopy of some fighter aircraft. Architectural glass Superfest PubChem. "Potassium Nitrate"...
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Paulet designed a liquid-fueled "rocket engine" for the Avión Torpedo aircraft, with the proposal being in complete contrast to the intellectual interest...
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ERCO Ercoupe (redirect from Forney Aircraft Company)
aircraft in 1968 as the Mooney A-2A. Next, the company redesigned the fuselage from the cockpit back, with square windows behind the sliding canopy....
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North American F-107 (category North American Aviation aircraft)
through the non-jettisoning canopy and bring the pilot swiftly clear of the air intakes. In non-emergency operation, the canopy opened by sliding vertically...
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either the seat pan or face blind firing handles initiates aircraft canopy jettison, as the canopy clears an interlock is removed which allows the main gun...
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43,000 ft within 5 seconds which simulates the loss of a fighter aircraft's canopy. Hypobaric chambers are also finding increasing use as a means of...
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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (category Aircraft specs templates using more power parameter)
fighter aircraft purpose-built to pull 9-g maneuvers and can reach a maximum speed of over Mach 2. Innovations include a frameless bubble canopy for better...
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