A subfield of fluid statics, aerostatics is the study of gases that are not in motion with respect to the coordinate system in which they are considered...
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Air bearing (section Aerostatic bearings)
Air bearings (also known as aerostatic or aerodynamic bearings) are bearings that use a thin film of pressurized gas to provide a low friction load-bearing...
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The French Aerostatic Corps or Company of Aeronauts (French: compagnie d'aérostiers) was the world's first balloon unit, founded in 1794 to use balloons...
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Aerostat (redirect from Aerostatic balloon)
protected by an outer envelope. Aerostats are so named because they use aerostatic lift which is a buoyant force that does not require movement through the...
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The Lockheed Martin P-791 is an experimental aerostatic and aerodynamic hybrid airship developed by Lockheed Martin. The first flight of the P-791 took...
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a private blimp used by advertising companies P-791, an experimental aerostatic/aerodynamic hybrid airship developed by Lockheed-Martin corporation SVAM...
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direct use or generation of wind energy by the use of aerodynamic or aerostatic lift devices. AWE technology is able to harvest high altitude winds, in...
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A rocket engine nozzle is a propelling nozzle (usually of the de Laval type) used in a rocket engine to expand and accelerate combustion products to high...
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adopted for military duties. The first military balloon unit was the French Aerostatic Corps, who in 1794 flew an observation balloon during the Battle of Fleurus...
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generated externally (aerostatic) or internally (aerodynamic). Aerodynamic bearings can only be operated in high-speed applications, aerostatic bearings are required...
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A reusable launch vehicle has parts that can be recovered and reflown, while carrying payloads from the surface to outer space. Rocket stages are the most...
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was the Parseval semi-rigid design. Hybrid airships fly with a positive aerostatic contribution, usually equal to the empty weight of the system, and the...
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hybrid airship having a large, gas-filled delta wing which provides both aerostatic and aerodynamic lift, referred to by the manufacturer as a "metaplane"...
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French Revolutionary Army (section Aerostatic corps)
remained unchanged until it was finally disbanded after Waterloo. The French Aerostatic Corps (compagnie d'aérostiers) was the first French air force, founded...
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Ancient Greek word ἀήρ (āēr). Thus, the prefix appears in aeronautics, aerostatics, aerodynamics, aeronautical engineering and so on, while the second occurs...
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the absence of gravity and atmospheric drag, as well as the absence of aerostatic back pressure on the nozzle, and hence the vacuum Isp is used for calculating...
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A zero-pressure balloon (ZP) is a style of aerostatic balloon that is unsealed at its base, creating a mechanism by which lifting gas can vent out the...
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to 37,000 ft (10,700 to 11,300 m), as well as founding The Balloon, or Aerostatic Magazine (in 1845) and collecting his experiences in an autobiography...
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helium airship with auxiliary wing and tail surfaces, it flies using both aerostatic and aerodynamic lift and is powered by four diesel engine-driven ducted...
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aloft through atmospheric lift, either aerodynamic like airplanes, or aerostatic like airships or balloons. High-altitude long endurance (HALE) military...
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Release of 1001 blue balloons, Yves Klein's "aerostatic sculpture". Reconstruction carried out in 2007 on Place Georges-Pompidou in Paris, in celebration...
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Wayback Machine of the congress: "Will it be possible to improve the aerostatic art, by a better combination of means used until now, in order to leave...
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airplanes also require runways. The hybrid airship combines the airship's aerostatic lift, from a lighter-than-air gas such as helium, with the heavier-than-air...
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the air gap, and once this has been achieved, no wear occurs. Unlike aerostatic or hydrostatic bearings, foil bearings require no external pressurisation...
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Aeronautical abbreviations Aeronautics Defense Systems Aerospace engineering Aerostatics Air safety Aircraft design process Aircraft flight control system Aircraft...
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spaceflight), whether by generating aerodynamic lift, propulsive thrust, aerostatically using buoyancy, or by ballistic movement, without any direct mechanical...
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structural technology to German military aviation in 1918. Its first use in aerostatic airframes came in rigid airship frames, eventually including all those...
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atmosphere. Aeronautics – study of navigation through air or space. Aerostatics – science of air pressure; art of ballooning. Agnoiology – study of ignorance...
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Intrepid") was a hydrogen balloon of the Compagnie d'Aérostiers (French Aerostatic Corps) and is the oldest preserved manned aircraft in Europe. L'Intrépide...
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Jorge Newbery (section Aerostatics and balloons)
dangerous, Newbery prepared a new balloon, El Patriota, and revitalised aerostatics with the help of socialist representative Alfredo Palacios. One month...
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