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    Thrust reversal, also called reverse thrust, is the temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's thrust for it to act against the forward travel of the...
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  • Target-type thrust reversal (also called bucket thrust reversal or clamshell thrust reversal) is a deceleration method when an aircraft lands. Like other...
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    aircraft equipped with thrust reversal, the control for each thrust reverser is usually found adjacent to the corresponding engine's thrust lever. The position...
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    Dimensionless ratio of thrust to weight of a jet or propeller engine Thrust vectoring – Facet of ballistics and aeronautics Thrust reversal – Temporary diversion...
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  • Soviet Russia" Thrust reversal, the temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's thrust Aristotle's concept of peripeteia, a reversal of circumstances...
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    the propelling nozzle where it is accelerated to high speed to provide thrust. Two engineers, Frank Whittle in the United Kingdom and Hans von Ohain in...
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    mostly those on military supersonic aircraft. Its purpose is to increase thrust, usually for supersonic flight, takeoff, and combat. The afterburning process...
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    aircraft drag at supercruise, SST engines require a high specific thrust (net thrust/airflow) to minimize the powerplant's cross-sectional area. This implies...
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    Jet engine (redirect from Jet thrust)
    drag Rocket engine nozzle Rocket turbine engine Spacecraft propulsion Thrust reversal Turbojet development at the RAE Variable cycle engine Water injection...
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    cowling NACA duct Self-sealing fuel tank Splitter plate Throttle Thrust lever Thrust reversal Townend ring War emergency power Wet wing Landing and arresting...
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