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Bell D-188A

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The Bell D-188A (unofficial military designations XF-109/XF3L) was a proposed eight-engine Mach 2–capable vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) tiltjet fighter that never proceeded past the mock-up stage. [1]

25 relations: Area rule, Autocannon, Avro Canada TS-140, Axial compressor, Bell Aircraft, Cockpit, Convair, Convair F-106 Delta Dart, EWR VJ 101, Fighter aircraft, Fuselage, General Electric J85, Hawker Siddeley P.1154, List of fighter aircraft, List of military aircraft of the United States, Mach number, Stabilator, Systems management, Thrust, Tiltjet, Turbojet, United States Air Force, United States Navy, VTOL, 20 mm caliber.

Area rule

The Whitcomb area rule, also called the transonic area rule, is a design technique used to reduce an aircraft's drag at transonic and supersonic speeds, particularly between Mach 0.75 and 1.2.

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Autocannon

An autocannon or automatic cannon is a large, fully automatic, rapid-fire projectile weapon that fires armour-piercing or explosive shells, as opposed to the bullet fired by a machine gun.

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Avro Canada TS-140

The Avro Canada TS-140 was a proposed design by Avro Canada to meet the United States Navy TS-140 Specification in 1956.

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Axial compressor

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

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Bell Aircraft

The Bell Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II but most famous for the Bell X-1, the first supersonic aircraft, and for the development and production of many important civilian and military helicopters.

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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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Convair

Convair was an American aircraft manufacturing company which later expanded into rockets and spacecraft.

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Convair F-106 Delta Dart

The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s.

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EWR VJ 101

The EWR VJ 101 was an experimental German jet fighter vertical takeoff/landing (VTOL) tiltjet aircraft.

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Fighter aircraft

A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat against other aircraft, as opposed to bombers and attack aircraft, whose main mission is to attack ground targets.

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Fuselage

The fuselage (from the French fuselé "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section.

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General Electric J85

The General Electric J85 is a small single-shaft turbojet engine.

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Hawker Siddeley P.1154

The Hawker Siddeley P.1154 was a planned supersonic vertical/short take-off and landing (V/STOL) fighter aircraft designed by Hawker Siddeley Aviation (HSA).

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List of fighter aircraft

This is a list of military aircraft that are primarily designed for air-to-air combat and thus does not include aircraft intended for other roles where they have some secondary air-to-air capability, such as with many ground attack aircraft.

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List of military aircraft of the United States

This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre-production, and operational types.

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Mach number

In fluid dynamics, the Mach number (M or Ma) is a dimensionless quantity representing the ratio of flow velocity past a boundary to the local speed of sound.

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Stabilator

A stabilator, more frequently all-moving tail or all-flying tail, is a fully movable aircraft stabilizer.

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Systems management

Systems management refers to enterprise-wide administration of distributed systems including (and commonly in practice) computer systems.

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Thrust

Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's third law.

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Tiltjet

A tiltjet aircraft is similar in concept to a tiltrotor design.

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Turbojet

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

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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VTOL

A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can hover, take off, and land vertically.

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20 mm caliber

The 20 mm caliber is a specific size of cannon or autocannon ammunition.

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Bell D-188, Bell F-109, Bell F3L, Bell XF-109, Bell XF3L, F-109, XF-109, XF109, XF3L.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_D-188A

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