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Alan Arnold Griffith and Metropolitan-Vickers F.2

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Difference between Alan Arnold Griffith and Metropolitan-Vickers F.2

Alan Arnold Griffith vs. Metropolitan-Vickers F.2

Alan Arnold Griffith (13 June 1893 – 13 October 1963) was the son of Victorian science fiction author George Griffith and an English engineer. The Metropolitan-Vickers F.2 was an early turbojet engine and the first British design to be based on an axial-flow compressor.

Similarities between Alan Arnold Griffith and Metropolitan-Vickers F.2

Alan Arnold Griffith and Metropolitan-Vickers F.2 have 14 things in common (in Unionpedia): Airfoil, Axial compressor, Centrifugal compressor, Frank Whittle, Gloster Meteor, Hayne Constant, Messerschmitt Me 262, Metropolitan-Vickers, Power Jets, Rolls-Royce Avon, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Turbofan, Turbojet, Turboprop.

Airfoil

An airfoil (American English) or aerofoil (British English) is the shape of a wing, blade (of a propeller, rotor, or turbine), or sail (as seen in cross-section).

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Axial compressor

An axial compressor is a compressor that can continuously pressurize gases.

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Centrifugal compressor

Centrifugal compressors, sometimes termed radial compressors, are a sub-class of dynamic axisymmetric work-absorbing turbomachinery.

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Frank Whittle

Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle (1 June 1907 – 9 August 1996) was a British Royal Air Force air officer.

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Gloster Meteor

The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' only jet aircraft to achieve combat operations during the Second World War.

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Hayne Constant

Hayne Constant, CB, CBE., MA., FRAeS., FRS, (26 September 1904 – 12 January 1968) was an English mechanical and aeronautical engineer who developed jet engines during World War II.

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Messerschmitt Me 262

The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft.

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Metropolitan-Vickers

Metropolitan-Vickers, Metrovick, or Metrovicks, was a British heavy electrical engineering company of the early-to-mid 20th century formerly known as British Westinghouse.

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Power Jets

Power Jets was a British company set up by Frank Whittle for the purpose of designing and manufacturing jet engines.

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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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Royal Aircraft Establishment

The Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.

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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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Turbojet

The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine, typically used in aircraft.

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Turboprop

A turboprop engine is a turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller.

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Alan Arnold Griffith and Metropolitan-Vickers F.2 Comparison

Alan Arnold Griffith has 40 relations, while Metropolitan-Vickers F.2 has 50. As they have in common 14, the Jaccard index is 15.56% = 14 / (40 + 50).

References

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