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Potez 506

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The Potez 506 was a version of the Potez 501 French single engine observation aircraft, specially modified to capture the World absolute altitude record. [1]

26 relations: Aircraft fabric covering, Barograph, Biplane, Bomber, Bracing (aeronautics), Caproni Ca.113, Chord (aeronautics), Cockpit, Compression ratio, Cyril Uwins, Flight International, France, Gnome-Rhône Mistral Major, Henry Potez, Italy, Lorraine 12F Courlis, Maryse Hilsz, Potez 25, Potez 50, Pressure suit, Propeller (aeronautics), Radial engine, Supercharger, Surveillance aircraft, Vélizy-Villacoublay, Vickers Vespa.

Aircraft fabric covering

Aircraft fabric covering is a term used for both the material used and the process of covering aircraft open structures.

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Barograph

A barograph is a barometer that records the barometric pressure over time.

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Biplane

A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other.

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Bomber

A bomber is a combat aircraft designed to attack ground and naval targets by dropping air-to-ground weaponry (such as bombs), firing torpedoes and bullets or deploying air-launched cruise missiles.

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Bracing (aeronautics)

In aeronautics, bracing comprises additional structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load.

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Caproni Ca.113

The Caproni Ca.113 was an advanced training biplane produced in Italy and Bulgaria in the early 1930s.

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Chord (aeronautics)

In aeronautics, chord refers to the imaginary straight line joining the leading and trailing edges of an aerofoil.

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Cockpit

A cockpit or flight deck is the area, usually near the front of an aircraft or spacecraft, from which a pilot controls the aircraft.

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Compression ratio

The static compression ratio of an internal combustion engine or external combustion engine is a value that represents the ratio of the volume of its combustion chamber from its largest capacity to its smallest capacity.

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Cyril Uwins

Cyril Frank Uwins OBE, AFC, FRAeS (1896–1972) was a British test pilot who worked for Bristol Aeroplane Company, where he made the first flight of 58 different types of aircraft.

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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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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Gnome-Rhône Mistral Major

The Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major was a 14-cylinder, two-row, air-cooled radial engine.

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Henry Potez

Henry Potez (Méaulte, 30 September 1891 – Paris, 9 November 1981) was a French aircraft industrialist.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Lorraine 12F Courlis

The Lorraine 12F Courlis was a W-12 (broad arrow) aero engine introduced in France in 1929.

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Maryse Hilsz

Maryse Hilsz (7 March 1903 – 30 January 1946) was a French aviator known for high altitude and endurance flights.

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Potez 25

Potez 25 (also written as Potez XXV) was a French twin-seat, single-engine biplane designed during the 1920s.

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Potez 50

The Potez 50 or Potez 50 A2 was a French two seat military multi-rôle aircraft, first flown in 1931.

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Pressure suit

A pressure suit is a protective suit worn by high-altitude pilots who may fly at altitudes where the air pressure is too low for an unprotected person to survive, even breathing pure oxygen at positive pressure.

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Propeller (aeronautics)

An aircraft propeller, or airscrew,Beaumont, R.A.; Aeronautical Engineering, Odhams, 1942, Chapter 13, "Airscrews".

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Radial engine

The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel.

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Supercharger

A supercharger is an air compressor that increases the pressure or density of air supplied to an internal combustion engine.

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Surveillance aircraft

A surveillance aircraft is an aircraft used for surveillance—collecting information over time.

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Vélizy-Villacoublay

Vélizy-Villacoublay is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.

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Vickers Vespa

The Vickers Vespa was a British army cooperation biplane designed and built by Vickers Limited in the 1920s.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potez_506

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