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Volvo Aero

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Volvo Aero was a Swedish aircraft, guided missiles and rocket engine manufacturer. [1]

46 relations: Aerospace, Afterburner, Aircraft engine, Aircraft part, Axial piston pump, De Havilland Ghost, De Havilland Goblin, Flight International, Garrett TFE731, Göta Canal, General Electric F404, General Electric LM1600, GKN, Granite, H.I.G. Capital, Kongsberg, Kongsberg Gruppen, Linköping, Military aircraft, Missile, Newington, Connecticut, NOHAB, Norway, Pansarbandvagn 301, Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100, Pratt & Whitney JT8D, Reynolds number, Rocket engine, Rolls-Royce Avon, Saab 21R, Saab 29 Tunnan, Saab 32 Lansen, Saab 35 Draken, Saab 37 Viggen, Saab 91 Safir, Saab Group, Saab JAS 39 Gripen, Supermarine Swift, Sweden, Swedish Air Force, Trollhättan, United States, Volvo, Volvo RM12, Volvo RM8, Wind tunnel.

Aerospace

Aerospace is the human effort in science, engineering and business to fly in the atmosphere of Earth (aeronautics) and surrounding space (astronautics).

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Afterburner

An afterburner (or a reheat) is a component present on some jet engines, mostly those used on military supersonic aircraft.

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Aircraft engine

An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power.

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Aircraft part

An aircraft part is an article or component approved for installation on a type-certificated aircraft.

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Axial piston pump

An axial piston pump is a positive displacement pump that has a number of pistons in a circular array within a cylinder block.

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De Havilland Ghost

The de Havilland Ghost (originally Halford H-2) was the de Havilland Engine Company's second turbojet engine design to enter production and the world's first gas turbine engine to enter airline (BOAC) service.

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De Havilland Goblin

The de Havilland Goblin, originally designated as the Halford H-1, is an early turbojet engine designed by Frank Halford and built by de Havilland.

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Flight International

Flight International (or simply Flight) is a weekly magazine focused on aerospace, published in the United Kingdom.

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Garrett TFE731

The Garrett TFE731 (now Honeywell TFE731) is a family of geared turbofan engines commonly used on business jet aircraft.

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Göta Canal

The Göta Canal (Göta kanal) is a Swedish canal constructed in the early 19th century.

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General Electric F404

The General Electric F404 and F412 are a family of afterburning turbofan engines in the class (static thrust).

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General Electric LM1600

The General Electric LM1600 is an industrial and marine gas turbine produced by GE Aviation.

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GKN

GKN plc is a British multinational automotive and aerospace components company headquartered in Redditch, Worcestershire.

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Granite

Granite is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular and phaneritic in texture.

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H.I.G. Capital

H.I.G. Capital is a Miami, Florida-based private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $25 billion of equity capital under management.

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Kongsberg

Kongsberg is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway.

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Kongsberg Gruppen

Kongsberg Gruppen is an international technology group that supplies high-technology systems and solutions to customers in the merchant marine, defence, aerospace, offshore oil and gas industries, and renewable and utilities industries.

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Linköping

Linköping (p) is a city in southern Sweden, with 153,000 inhabitants as of 2016.

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Military aircraft

A military aircraft is any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft that is operated by a legal or insurrectionary armed service of any type.

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Missile

In modern language, a missile is a guided self-propelled system, as opposed to an unguided self-propelled munition, referred to as a rocket (although these too can also be guided).

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Newington, Connecticut

Newington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.

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NOHAB

NOHAB (Nydqvist & Holm AB) was a manufacturing company based in the city of Trollhättan, Sweden.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Pansarbandvagn 301

Pansarbandvagn 301 (pbv 301), was a Swedish armoured personnel carrier used by the Swedish Army.

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Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100

The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 aircraft engine family is a series of turboprops manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Canada.

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Pratt & Whitney JT8D

The Pratt & Whitney JT8D is a low-bypass (0.96 to 1) turbofan engine, introduced by Pratt & Whitney in February 1963 with the inaugural flight of the Boeing 727.

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Reynolds number

The Reynolds number is an important dimensionless quantity in fluid mechanics used to help predict flow patterns in different fluid flow situations.

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Rocket engine

A rocket engine uses stored rocket propellant mass for forming its high-speed propulsive jet.

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Rolls-Royce Avon

The Rolls-Royce Avon was the first axial flow jet engine designed and produced by Rolls-Royce.

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Saab 21R

The Saab 21R was a Swedish twin-boom fighter/attack aircraft developed and produced by Saab.

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Saab 29 Tunnan

The Saab 29, colloquially called Flygande tunnan ("The flying barrel"),.

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Saab 32 Lansen

The Saab 32 Lansen (English: Lance) is a two-seat, transonic military aircraft designed and manufactured by Saab from 1955 to 1960 for the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet).

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Saab 35 Draken

The Saab 35 Draken ("the kite" or "the dragon") was a Swedish fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Saab between 1955 and 1974.

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Saab 37 Viggen

The Saab 37 Viggen ("Thunderbolt") is a retired Swedish single-seat, single-engine, short-medium range combat aircraft.

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Saab 91 Safir

The Saab 91 Safir (Swedish: "sapphire") is a three (91A, B, B-2) or four (91C, D) seater, single engine trainer aircraft.

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Saab Group

Saab Group (originally Svenska Aeroplan AB, later SAAB and Saab AB) is a Swedish aerospace and defence company, founded in 1937.

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Saab JAS 39 Gripen

The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (English: "griffin") is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab.

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Supermarine Swift

The Supermarine Swift was a British single-seat jet-propelled fighter aircraft that was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF).

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Swedish Air Force

The Swedish Air Force (Svenska flygvapnet) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.

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Trollhättan

Trollhättan is a city and the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 46,457 inhabitants in 2010.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Volvo

The Volvo Group (Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo) (stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing company headquartered in Gothenburg.

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Volvo RM12

The Volvo RM12 is a low-bypass afterburning turbofan jet engine developed for the Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter.

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Volvo RM8

The Volvo RM8 is a low-bypass afterburning turbofan jet engine developed for the Saab 37 Viggen fighter.

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Wind tunnel

A wind tunnel is a tool used in aerodynamic research to study the effects of air moving past solid objects.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_Aero

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