In aviation, to jettison is to discard fuel, external stores or other expendable items. The item is usually jettisoned by operating a switch or handle;...
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jettison in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jettison may refer to: Jettison (shipping), cargo discarded from a ship or wreckage Jettison (aviation)...
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Fuel dumping (redirect from Fuel jettison)
Fuel dumping (or a fuel jettison) is a procedure used by aircraft in certain emergency situations before a return to the airport shortly after takeoff...
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Spin (aerodynamics) (redirect from Flat spin (aviation))
spin-recovery parachute specially installed in the tail of the airplane; or by jettisoning specially installed ballast at the tail of the airplane. Some World War...
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Avionics (redirect from Aviation electronics)
Avionics (a blend of aviation and electronics) are the electronic systems used on aircraft. Avionic systems include communications, navigation, the display...
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MIL-STD-8591. A military pylon provides carriage, deployment, and the ability to jettison external stores – weapons, pods, fuel tanks or other ordnance. Pylons have...
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Stall (fluid dynamics) (redirect from Stall (aviation))
after deploying the anti-spin parachute but crashed after being unable to jettison the chute or relight the engines. One of the test pilots was unable to...
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Beverley Bass (category Women aviation pioneers)
Magazine. Retrieved January 5, 2022. I wrestled with the decision whether to jettison fuel that might be precious to me later because I didn't know how many...
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carried by aircraft. A drop tank is expendable and often capable of being jettisoned. External tanks are commonplace on modern military aircraft and occasionally...
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Soviet rockets. The museum also has the only known remaining piece — the jettisoned main landing gear — of L'Oiseau Blanc (The White Bird), the 1927 aircraft...
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Aeronautical Code signals (category 1948 in aviation)
out of common use; for example today reports such as QAU ("I am about to jettison fuel") and QAZ ("I am flying in a storm") would be voice or computerized...
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primary CAP role and a secondary strike role; such aircraft are permitted to jettison strike ordnance and actively pursue any enemy aircraft sighted, and are...
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Sukhoi (redirect from Sukhoi Aviation Corporation)
braking parachute, catapult ejection seat with telescopic trolley, and a jettisonable nose with a pressurized cockpit. From 1949, Sukhoi fell out of Stalin's...
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strike groups were effective in downing US aircraft or forcing them to jettison their bomb loads. The VPAF flew their interceptors with guidance from ground...
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Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon (redirect from Sud Aviation Super Frelon)
Sud Aviation) SA 321 Super Frelon ("Super Hornet") is a three-engined heavy transport helicopter produced by aerospace manufacturer Sud Aviation of France...
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passing through the stages of max q, SRB jettison, booster separation, Centaur ignition, nosecone and aeroskirt jettison, it releases the Starliner spacecraft...
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shut itself down and settled back on the pad, after which the capsule jettisoned its escape rocket and deployed its recovery parachutes. The failure has...
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Aerial firefighting (redirect from Firefighting aviation)
had reported that he was unable to move flight controls after water was jettisoned. The plane's crash killed 2 the crew members on board.[citation needed]...
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vehicle that returned with the crew to the Earth's surface. The LES was jettisoned during launch upon reaching the point where it was no longer needed, and...
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Aviation portal This is a list of aviation-related events from 1950: Arrow Air is founded. The Piper Aircraft Corporation purchases the Stinson Aircraft...
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Assisted take-off (redirect from CATO (aviation))
In aviation, assisted takeoff is any system for helping aircraft to get into the air (as opposed to strictly under its own power). The reason it might...
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Harry Hawker (category Australian aviation record holders)
George Hawker, MBE, AFC (22 January 1889 – 12 July 1921) was an Australian aviation pioneer. He was the chief test pilot for Sopwith and was also involved...
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List of missing aircraft (category Aviation-related lists)
locations are unknown. According to Annex 13 of the International Civil Aviation Organization, an aircraft is considered to be missing "when the official...
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Aviation portal This is a list of aviation-related events from 1942: The United States Coast Guard begins to use the national insignia for United States...
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Fresh Breeze Solo (redirect from Fresh Breeze Solo Jettison)
possible engine fire in flight. This feature survives in the present day Solo Jettison model. To meet noise requirements the small two-stroke engine has a complex...
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Foreign object damage (category Aviation risks)
In aviation and aerospace, the term foreign object damage (FOD) refers to any damage to an aircraft attributed to foreign object debris (also referred...
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Thunder City (category Aviation in South Africa)
canopy jettison, the seat ejection system is designed to automatically fire the seat ejection gun as soon as the canopy has been successfully jettisoned manually...
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"Ryanair strike threat remains as unions seek clarification: Company jettisons long-standing policy and says it will negotiate with pilots' groups"....
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1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision (category Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1958)
regained control at 20,000 feet (6,100 m). The crew requested permission to jettison the bomb, in order to reduce weight and prevent the weapon from exploding...
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Aviation portal This is a list of aviation-related events from 1965. In the Mediterranean, the United States Navy Sixth Fleet general stores issue ship...
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