aerostatic lift

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• Lift jet — A lift jet is a jet engine angled to provide an aircraft with aerostatic (i.e., not requiring the movement of air over an airfoil) lift instead of (or in addition to) thrust. On a fixed wing aircraft, lift jets may be installed as auxiliary… …   Wikipedia

• P-791 — NOTOC The P 791 is an experimental aerostatic/aerodynamic hybrid airship developed by Lockheed Martin corporation.The first flight of the P 791 was made on 31 January 2006 at the company s flight test facility on the Palmdale Air Force Plant 42.… …   Wikipedia

• Lockheed Martin P-791 — The Lockheed Martin P 791 is an experimental aerostatic/aerodynamic hybrid airship developed by Lockheed Martin corporation. The first flight of the P 791 was on 31 January 2006 at the company s flight test facility on the Palmdale Air Force… …   Wikipedia

• Aerostat — The word aerostat was originally French and is derived from the greek aer (air) + statos (standing). An aerostat is a lighter than air object that can stay stationary in the air. Aerostats include free balloons, airships, moored balloons and… …   Wikipedia

• Helikite — A helikite is a combination of a helium balloon and a kite to form a single, aerodynamically sound tethered aircraft, that exploits both wind and helium for its lift. The balloon is generally oblate spheroid in shape although this is not… …   Wikipedia

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• air-cushion machine — ▪ vehicle Introduction also called  ground effect machine,  or  hovercraft,         any of the machines characterized by movement in which a significant portion of the weight is supported by forces arising from air pressures developed around the… …   Universalium

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• Hybrid airship — A hybrid airship is an aircraft that combines characteristics of heavier than air, (HTA), (fixed wing aircraft or helicopter) and lighter than air, (LTA), technology. Examples include helicopter/airship hybrids intended for heavy lift… …   Wikipedia

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