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61 Whittle, Sir Frank
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 1 June 1907 Coventry, England[br]English engineer who developed the first British jet engine.[br]Frank Whittle enlisted in the Royal Air Force (RAF) as an apprentice, and after qualifying as a pilot he developed an interest in the technical aspects of aircraft propulsion. He was convinced that the gas-turbine engine could be adapted for use in aircraft, but he could not convince the Air Ministry, who turned down the proposal. Nevertheless, Whittle applied for a patent for his turbojet engine the following year, 1930. While still in the RAF, he was allowed time to study for a degree at Cambridge University and carry out postgraduate research (1934–7). By 1936 the official attitude had changed, and a company called Power Jets Ltd was set up to develop Whittle's jet engine. On 12 April 1937 the experimental engine was bench-tested. After further development, an official order was placed in March 1938. Whittle's engine had a centrifugal compressor, ten combustion chambers and a turbine to drive the compressor; all the power output came from the jet of hot gases.In 1939 an experimental aircraft was ordered from the Gloster Aircraft Company, the E 28/39, to house the Whittle W1 engine, and this made its first flight on 15 May 1941. A development of the W1 by Rolls-Royce, the Welland, was used to power the twin-engined Gloster Meteor fighter, which saw service with the RAF in 1944. Whittle retired from the RAF in 1948 and became a consultant. From 1977 he lived in the United States. Comparisons between the work of Whittle and Hans von Ohain show that each of the two engineers developed his engine without knowledge of the other's work. Whittle was the first to take out a patent, Ohain achieved the first flight; the Whittle engine and its derivatives, however, played a much greater role in the history of the jet engine.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1948. Commander of the Order of the Bath 1947. Order of Merit 1986. FRS 1947. Honorary Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.Bibliography1953, Jet, London (an account not only of his technical problems, but also of the difficulties with civil servants, politicians and commercial organizations).Further ReadingJ.Golley, 1987, Whittle: The True Story, Shrewsbury (this author based his work on Jet, but carried out research, aided by Whittle, to give a fuller account with the benefit of hindsight).JDS -
62 Mikoyan, Artem Ivanovich
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 5 August 1905 Sanain, Armeniad. 9 December 1970 Moscow, Russia[br]Armenian aircraft designer.[br]Mikoyan graduated from the Zhukovsky Military Aircraft Academy in 1936. His first major design project was in response to an official requirement, issued in December 1940, for a single-engined fighter with performance equating to those then in service with the British, French and German air forces. In conjunction with M.L. Gurevich, a mathematician, and in a bare four months, he produced a flying prototype, with a top speed of 401 mph (645 km/h), that entered service as the MiG-1 in 1941. The Mikoyan and Gurevich MiG-3 and MiG-5 followed, and they then designed the MiG-7 high-altitude fighter; however, the latter never came into service on account of the decline of the German air force.The Second World War MiG fighters were characterized by high speed, good protection and armament, but they had poor manoeuvrability. In 1945, however, Mikoyan began to study Western developments in jet-powered aircraft. The result was a series of jet fighters, beginning with the MiG-9A, through the MiG-11, to the MiG-15 that gave the Allied air forces such a shock when it first appeared during the Korean War. The last in the series in which Mikoyan himself was involved was the MiG-23, which entered service in 1967. The MiG series lived on after both his and Gurevich's (1976) deaths, with one of the latest models being the MiG-31.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsDeputy to the Supreme Soviet 1950, 1954, 1958. Corresponding Member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences 1953. Member of the Council of Nationalities 1962. Three Stalin Prizes and other decorations.CMBiographical history of technology > Mikoyan, Artem Ivanovich
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63 мираж
м. mirageистребитель типа "Мираж" — mirage fighter
истребитель типа "Мираж -1" — mirage f-1 fighter
реактивный истребитель типа "Мираж" — mirage fighter jet
это настоящий оазис, а не мираж — a real oasis, not a mirage
Синонимический ряд:марево (сущ.) марево; фата-моргана; фата-моргану -
64 Martin, Sir James
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 1893 Co. Down, Northern Irelandd. 5 January 1981 England[br]Irish military aircraft engineer, inventor of the ejector seat.[br]Martin acquired a general knowledge of engineering as an industrial worker in Belfast. In 1929 he established the Martin Aircraft Company, which was merged five years later with another concern to form the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company at Denham, Buckinghamshire. They became known for designing and constructing efficient, lightweight military aircraft, and Martin supervised personally every aspect of the work of his factory. During the Second World War they developed a number of aircraft weapons, including an explosive device carried on a bomber's wings for cutting the cables of barrage balloons, the flat-feed system for the 20 mm Hispano cannon used on British fighter planes and the twelve-gun pack mounted in the nose of the Havoc night fighter. Martin began devising means of rapid escape from a disabled fighter plane. First came a quick-release canopy for the Spitfire, followed by an improved form sliding on guides set in the fuselage. Then came the Martin-Baker seat, which ejected the pilot from his plane by an explosive charge. Ground tests were made to determine the rates of acceleration that could be tolerated by the pilot, and the first test in the air with a pilot took place in July 1946 at a speed of 320 mph (515 km/h) and an altitude of 8,000 ft (2,400 m). Its first use in a genuine emergency was in May 1949.After the Second World War, the firm specialized in making components, particularly the ejector seat, rather than complete aircraft. The higher speeds and altitudes of supersonic jet aircraft made it necessary to modify the ejector seat: a device to hold the pilot's legs together, to prevent their being broken, was incorporated. In addition, with the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Martin developed a face blind to prevent skin damage at low temperatures. Another modification was to allow the seat to fall freely for the first 10,000 ft (3,000 m) to enable the pilot to reach breathable air more quickly; in October 1959 a successful demonstration took place at 1,250 mph (2,000 km/h) and 40,000 ft (12,000 m) altitude. During the inventor's lifetime, it is estimated that his ejector seat saved the lives of some 4,700 airmen.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1965. Barbour Air Safety Award 1958. Cumberbatch Air Safety Trophy 1959. Royal Aero Club Gold Medal 1964.Further ReadingObituary, 1981, The Times.LRD -
65 aeroplano
m plane, aeroplane, AE airplane* * *aeroplano s.m. aircraft*, (aero)plane; (amer.) airplane: aeroplano a energia atomica, atomic-powered aeroplane; aeroplano a grande autonomia, long-range aircraft; aeroplano a pattini, ski plane; aeroplano a razzo, rocket plane; aeroplano a reazione, a getto, jet plane; aeroplano anfibio, amphibian (aeroplane); aeroplano bimotore, twin-engined aircraft; aeroplano da bombardamento, bomber (aircraft); aeroplano da caccia, fighter (o pursuit) aircraft; aeroplano da combattimento, combat aircraft; aeroplano da corsa, racing aircraft; aeroplano da ricognizione, scout (o reconnaissance) plane; aeroplano da trasporto, transport plane; aeroplano da trasporto merci, cargo aircraft; aeroplano da trasporto passeggeri, passenger aircraft; aeroplano da turismo, light aircraft; aeroplano di linea, airliner; aeroplano di linea a reazione, jet-airliner; aeroplano di portaerei, carrier-based aircraft; aeroplano militare, war plane; aeroplano monomotore, multimotore, single-engined, multi-engined aircraft; aeroplano quadrimotore, four-engined aircraft; aeroplano radar, AWACS, Airborne Warning and Control System; aeroplano spia, spy plane; aeroplano teleguidato, drone.* * *[aero'plano]sostantivo maschile aircraft*, aeroplane BE, airplane AE* * *aeroplano/aero'plano/sostantivo m.aircraft*, aeroplane BE, airplane AE. -
66 samolo|t
m (G samolotu) Lotn. plane, aeroplane GB, airplane US, aircraft- samolot pasażerski/transportowy/wojskowy a passenger/transport a. freight/military plane- samolot rozpoznawczy/szpiegowski/zwiadowczy a reconnaissance plane/a spy plane/a scout- samolot bojowy/wielozadaniowy a combat/multi-purpose aircraft- samolot sanitarny an air ambulance- samolot jednosilnikowy/dalekiego zasięgu a single-engine(d)/long-range aircraft- lecieć samolotem to go by plane a. air- podróżować samolotem to travel by plane, to fly- polecieć samolotem do Wiednia to go to Vienna by air, to fly to Vienna- spóźnić się na samolot to miss one’s plane a. flight- wsiadł do samolotu he got on a. he boarded the plane- wysiadł z samolotu he got off a. stepped off the plane- w samolocie on the plane- nigdy nie leciałem samolotem I’ve never been on a plane a. flown (in a plane)- samolot LOT-u a LOT plane- □ samolot bezzałogowy robot plane- samolot bombowy Wojsk. bomber- samolot gospodarczy Roln. agricultural aircraft- samolot myśliwski Wojsk. fighter (plane), pursuit plane- samolot niewidzialny dla radaru Wojsk. stealth aircraft- samolot odrzutowy jet (aircraft)- pasażerski samolot odrzutowy jet(liner)- samolot szkolny training plane, trainer- samolot turboodrzutowy turbojet aircraft- samolot turbośmigłowy turboprop aircraftThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > samolo|t
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67 Sopwith, Sir Thomas (Tommy) Octave Murdoch
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 18 January 1888 London, Englandd. 27 January 1989 Stockbridge, Hampshire, England[br]English aeronautical engineer and industrialist.[br]Son of a successful mining engineer, Sopwith did not shine at school and, having been turned down by the Royal Navy as a result, attended an engineering college. His first interest was motor cars and, while still in his teens, he set up a business in London with a friend in order to sell them; he also took part in races and rallies.Sopwith's interest in aviation came initially through ballooning, and in 1906 he purchased his own balloon. Four years later, inspired by the recent flights across the Channel to France and after a joy-ride at Brooklands, he bought an Avis monoplane, followed by a larger biplane, and taught himself to fly. He was awarded the Royal Aero Society's Aviator Certificate No. 31 on 21 November 1910, and he quickly distinguished himself in flying competitions on both sides of the Atlantic and started his own flying school. In his races he was ably supported by his friend Fred Sigrist, a former motor engineer. Among the people Sopwith taught to fly were an Australian, Harry Hawker, and Major Hugh Trenchard, who later became the "father" of the RAF.In 1912, depressed by the poor quality of the aircraft on trial for the British Army, Sopwith, in conjunction with Hawker and Sigrist, bought a skating rink in Kingston-upon-Thames and, assisted by Fred Sigrist, started to design and build his first aircraft, the Sopwith Hybrid. He sold this to the Royal Navy in 1913, and the following year his aviation manufacturing company became the Sopwith Aviation Company Ltd. That year a seaplane version of his Sopwith Tabloid won the Schneider Trophy in the second running of this speed competition. During 1914–18, Sopwith concentrated on producing fighters (or "scouts" as they were then called), with the Pup, the Camel, the 1½ Strutter, the Snipe and the Sopwith Triplane proving among the best in the war. He also pioneered several ideas to make flying easier for the pilot, and in 1915 he patented his adjustable tailplane and his 1 ½ Strutter was the first aircraft to be fitted with air brakes. During the four years of the First World War, Sopwith Aviation designed thirty-two different aircraft types and produced over 16,000 aircraft.The end of the First World War brought recession to the aircraft industry and in 1920 Sopwith, like many others, put his company into receivership; none the less, he immediately launched a new, smaller company with Hawker, Sigrist and V.W.Eyre, which they called the H.G. Hawker Engineering Company Ltd to avoid any confusion with the former company. He began by producing cars and motor cycles under licence, but was determined to resume aircraft production. He suffered an early blow with the death of Hawker in an air crash in 1921, but soon began supplying aircraft to the Royal Air Force again. In this he was much helped by taking on a new designer, Sydney Camm, in 1923, and during the next decade they produced a number of military aircraft types, of which the Hart light bomber and the Fury fighter, the first to exceed 200 mph (322 km/h), were the best known. In the mid-1930s Sopwith began to build a large aviation empire, acquiring first the Gloster Aircraft Company and then, in quick succession, Armstrong-Whitworth, Armstrong-Siddeley Motors Ltd and its aero-engine counterpart, and A.V.Roe, which produced Avro aircraft. Under the umbrella of the Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company (set up in 1935) these companies produced a series of outstanding aircraft, ranging from the Hawker Hurricane, through the Avro Lancaster to the Gloster Meteor, Britain's first in-service jet aircraft, and the Hawker Typhoon, Tempest and Hunter. When Sopwith retired as Chairman of the Hawker Siddeley Group in 1963 at the age of 75, a prototype jump-jet (the P-1127) was being tested, later to become the Harrier, a for cry from the fragile biplanes of 1910.Sopwith also had a passion for yachting and came close to wresting the America's Cup from the USA in 1934 when sailing his yacht Endeavour, which incorporated a number of features years ahead of their time; his greatest regret was that he failed in his attempts to win this famous yachting trophy for Britain. After his retirement as Chairman of the Hawker Siddeley Group, he remained on the Board until 1978. The British aviation industry had been nationalized in April 1977, and Hawker Siddeley's aircraft interests merged with the British Aircraft Corporation to become British Aerospace (BAe). Nevertheless, by then the Group had built up a wide range of companies in the field of mechanical and electrical engineering, and its board conferred on Sopwith the title Founder and Life President.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1953. CBE 1918.Bibliography1961, "My first ten years in aviation", Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society (April) (a very informative and amusing paper).Further ReadingA.Bramson, 1990, Pure Luck: The Authorized Biography of Sir Thomas Sopwith, 1888– 1989, Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens.B.Robertson, 1970, Sopwith. The Man and His Aircraft, London (a detailed publication giving plans of all the Sopwith aircraft).CM / JDSBiographical history of technology > Sopwith, Sir Thomas (Tommy) Octave Murdoch
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68 طائرة
طَائِرَة \ aeroplane; airplane: a flying machine with wings and at least one engine. aircraft: aeroplane or other flying machine. plane: shortened from of aeroplane[b]. \ طَائِرة أَطْفَال \ [b]kite: a light frame (covered with paper or cloth) that is made to fly in the wind on the end of a long string. \ طَائِرة بَحْرِيّة \ seaplane: an aeroplane that lands on water (with floating legs) instead of on airfields. \ طَائِرةُ رُكّاب عُمُومِيّة \ airliner: a large aeroplane for public service. \ طَائِرة شِراعِيَّة \ glider: an aeroplane that has no engine. \ طَائِرة عمودية \ helicopter: an aircraft whose engine turns big blades above it and that can rise straight up, stay still in the air or go forward. \ طَائِرَة قاذِفة قنابِل \ bomber: an aeroplane that drops bombs. \ طَائِرة مُقاتلة \ fighter: a small fast aeroplane, used for defence. \ طَائِرة نَفَّاثة \ jet: a jet-propelled aircraft. \ طَائِرة وَرَقِيَّة \ kite: a light frame (covered with paper or cloth) that is made to fly in the wind on the end of a long string. -
69 истребитель с реактивно-ракетной силовой установкой
Astronautics: jet-plus-rocket fighterУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > истребитель с реактивно-ракетной силовой установкой
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70 реактивный истребитель-бомбардировщик
Military: strike fighter jetУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > реактивный истребитель-бомбардировщик
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71 реактивный истребитель-штурмовик
Military: strike fighter jetУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > реактивный истребитель-штурмовик
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72 ударный реактивный истребитель
Military: strike fighter jetУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ударный реактивный истребитель
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73 təyyarə
aircraft, aeroplane; airplane; planeqırıcı təyyarə – fighter (aircraft)bombardmançı təyyarə – bomberreaktiv təyyarə – jet-planetəyyarəçi – pilot, flyertəyyarəçi-kosmonavt – space pilottəyyarəçilik sənayesi – aircraft industrytəyyarəçilik məktəbi – flying schooltəyyarə sürmək – fly the plane -
74 straaljager
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75 балансировка самолета
Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > балансировка самолета
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76 винтовой самолет
Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > винтовой самолет
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77 высота самолета
Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > высота самолета
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78 двигатель для самолета
Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > двигатель для самолета
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79 дозаправляемый самолет
Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > дозаправляемый самолет
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80 идущий на посадку самолет
Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > идущий на посадку самолет
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