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15 relations: Back pressure, Corliss steam engine, D. Napier & Son, Flight International, Gas turbine, Horsepower, Hunting Aircraft, Jet fuel, List of aircraft engines, Ministry of Supply, Percival P.74, Science Museum, London, Tip jet, Turbofan, Turbomeca Palouste.
Back pressure
Backpressure refers to pressure opposed to the desired flow of gases in confined places such as a pipe.
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Corliss steam engine
A Corliss steam engine (or Corliss engine) is a steam engine, fitted with rotary valves and with variable valve timing patented in 1849, invented by and named after the American engineer George Henry Corliss of Providence, Rhode Island.
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D. Napier & Son
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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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Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of continuous combustion, internal combustion engine.
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Horsepower
Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power (the rate at which work is done).
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Hunting Aircraft
Hunting Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer, that produced light training aircraft and the initial design that would evolve into the BAC 1-11 jet airliner.
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Jet fuel
Jet fuel, aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or avtur, is a type of aviation fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines.
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List of aircraft engines
This is an alphabetical list of aircraft engines by manufacturer.
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Ministry of Supply
The Ministry of Supply (MoS) was a department of the UK Government formed in 1939 to co-ordinate the supply of equipment to all three British armed forces, headed by the Minister of Supply.
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Percival P.74
The Percival P.74 (later Hunting Percival P.74) was a British experimental helicopter designed in the 1950s that was based on the use of tip-jet powered rotors.
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Science Museum, London
The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London.
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Tip jet
A tip jet refers to the jet nozzles at the tip of some helicopter rotor blades, to spin the rotor, much like a Catherine wheel firework.
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Turbofan
The turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft propulsion.
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Turbomeca Palouste
The Turbomeca Palouste is a French gas turbine engine, first run in 1952.
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