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• Low-Thrust Engines —    These are designed for long term missions, and would supply low thrust for long periods of time with highly efficient use of fuel.    These engines include:    Plasma Jet This engine allows an extremely hot ionized gas to escape at high… …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

• Thrust bearing — A thrust bearing is a particular type of rotary bearing. Like other rotary bearings they permit rotation between parts, but they are designed to support a high axial load while doing this.Thrust bearings come in several varieties. * Ball thrust… …   Wikipedia

• Thrust fault — in the Qilian Shan, China. The older (left, blue and red) thrust over the younger (right, brown). A thrust fault is a type of fault, or break in the Earth s crust across which there has been relative movement, in which rocks of lower… …   Wikipedia

• Thrust reversal — Thrust reversal, also called reverse thrust, is the temporary diversion of an aircraft engine s exhaust or changing of propeller pitch so that the thrust produced is directed forward, rather than aft. This acts against the forward travel of the… …   Wikipedia

• Thrust vectoring — Infobox Aviation name = Thrust vectoring caption = The F 18 HARV, X 31, and F 16 MATV in flightThrust vectoring is the ability of an aircraft or other vehicle to direct the thrust from its main engine(s) in a direction other than parallel to the… …   Wikipedia

• Thrust block — A thrust block is a specialised form of thrust bearing used in ships, to resist the thrust of the propellor shaft and transmit it to the hull. Early thrust boxes Early screw propelled steamships used a thrust block or thrust box composed of… …   Wikipedia

• thrust — v. & n. v. (past and past part. thrust) 1 tr. push with a sudden impulse or with force (thrust the letter into my pocket). 2 tr. (foll. by on) impose (a thing) forcibly; enforce acceptance of (a thing) (had it thrust on me). 3 intr. (foll. by at …   Useful english dictionary

• thrust — verb (past and past participle thrust) 1》 push suddenly or violently in the specified direction. 2》 (of a thing) extend so as to project conspicuously. 3》 (thrust something on/upon) impose something unwelcome on. noun 1》 a sudden or violent lunge …   English new terms dictionary

• thrust — [[t]θrʌst[/t]] v. thrust, thrust•ing, n. 1) to push forcibly; shove 2) to put boldly forth or force acceptance of: to thrust oneself into a conversation[/ex] 3) to extend forcibly; present menacingly 4) archaic to stab or pierce, as with a sword… …   From formal English to slang

• thrust plane — noun : the surface that is never strictly a plane along which dislocation has taken place in the case of a reverse or thrust fault * * * thrust plane noun (geology) A plane along which a block of lower rocks has overridden higher rocks almost… …   Useful english dictionary

• Low Cost Autonomous Attack System — The Low Cost Autonomous Attack System (LOCAAS). In 1998 the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army Lockheed Martin began to examine the feasibility of a small, affordable cruise missile weapon for use against armoured and unarmoured vehicles, materiel and… …   Wikipedia