Aircraft

The Hawker Tempest was the fastest piston powered airplane ever made, it had a sleeve valve engine. It was made obsolete, by the Me 262 and other jet engined fighters, But it's engine was the ultimate piston aircraft engine. Then piston engines became something for inexpensive planes, but why has the sleeve valve not undergone further development as a sports car engine?

2007-10-01 15:31:23 · 5 answers · asked by Cowboy C 4

wat up

2007-10-01 09:45:49 · 17 answers · asked by ahmadlxs 1

i mean on the glass itself

2007-09-30 16:07:08 · 5 answers · asked by anami_mahanta 1

2007-09-30 10:58:33 · 6 answers · asked by nerris121 4

Why is it that aircraft do not, for ground use obviousely.

2007-09-30 05:22:54 · 16 answers · asked by d 3

2007-09-30 02:43:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter asked me and i couldn't tell her. We saw a plane with one wing with a green light and the other with red. thanks

2007-09-30 01:46:50 · 6 answers · asked by moreninobr 2

Mine personally is the FA-18 Super Hornet.

2007-09-29 13:47:30 · 35 answers · asked by SNAKEDOG 3

How much do the corporates spend on this deluxe transportation?

2007-09-29 05:57:49 · 3 answers · asked by mrnoright 1

- is there particular locations(over water?)
- what circumstances must be present to do so?

2007-09-29 05:08:30 · 5 answers · asked by Istvan D 1

2007-09-29 03:58:40 · 2 answers · asked by DJ 1

I am trying to determine whether the propeller on an airplane would continue to free spin if the plane ran out of gas. would you still be able to kind of glide and use it that way or would it just lock up and stay locked, if you ran out of gas???

2007-09-29 03:26:37 · 18 answers · asked by jbootsmom@att.net 1

These people risk their own lives to save ours. What do you think their Jail sentence should be? I fly a Company Aircraft and have had this happen to me. Take off and landing are the most dangerous times. It is not only the passengers onboard but those along the runway, just doing their job that are in Danger. Let us put these Idiots away for a long time.

2007-09-28 21:53:21 · 9 answers · asked by Dick E knee 3

my own understanding is that an explosion is the super heating of a liquid, aerosol, gas or particulate (such as flour) and that the heat generated can be many times hotter than the ignition point of the substance. But how, under what circumstance? I knoe firefighters know this stuff and structural engineers, possibly. Any of you on line? Can you please explain it?

2007-09-28 21:44:46 · 13 answers · asked by Lillian T 3

2007-09-28 19:48:33 · 14 answers · asked by dhan 2

I'd like to become a Bush pilot. I'm nearly complete with my degree and I have zero piloting background except for the 2 rides I saved $$$ for with the "God, I wish I was rich so I could enjoy being a pilot" mentality. I even joined the AF because I love aviation and so far it has been only beneficial towards a "legitimate" education in a Bachelor of Arts degree and learning how to follow completely asinine technical orders designed to repair/maintain an aircraft.

Any suggestions on how to become a Bush pilot after hopefully obtaining my private pilot license?

2007-09-28 18:57:21 · 4 answers · asked by AO099 2

2007-09-28 17:31:08 · 4 answers · asked by lover boy 1

Basically walk me through the procedure. Do I point to my left with my right hand in the air for a left or right turn and vice versa. The pictures that I have seen are confusing. Thanks...

2007-09-28 15:12:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-28 09:26:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Many American companies moved operations to Europe and China. By doing this, employees had an option to move with the company or be laid off.
Could many of these employees be commuting back and forth over the oceans just to save their jobs?
The pay would have to make it worthwhile, however.

What do you think?

2007-09-28 02:12:41 · 6 answers · asked by Yafooey! 5

Do two of the engine turbines spin one direction and the third spins the other direction? Wouldn't this make the thrust uneven? Apparently it doesn't, but I still wonder how it works....

2007-09-27 14:27:10 · 9 answers · asked by heyjl 2

2007-09-27 10:05:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so with all of the inefficiencies of the reciprocating internal combustion engine why don’t they make a hybrid car powered by a small centrifugal turbine that would work like an aircraft APU. The car would have an all electric drive system and the turbine would produce electricity for the electric motor. The FADEC computer would control fuel flow to the turbine as more power was needed. Trains have been doing this for decades so why not cars? A plus would be that you could use any liquid or flammable gas for fuel.

2007-09-27 09:02:34 · 15 answers · asked by CRJPILOT 3

schooling? knowledge and everything... cause i wouldnt even know where to start

2007-09-27 08:52:26 · 12 answers · asked by face:face 1

2007-09-27 07:30:31 · 22 answers · asked by NEIL K 2

2007-09-27 06:29:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

the temp. was 60 below 0 and he was on the plane for 2 hours whilest it was going 600 mile an hour. if youve heard of it do you know where a link, or could you give me a link?

2007-09-26 12:56:39 · 4 answers · asked by Sadie 1

2007-09-26 07:26:30 · 6 answers · asked by bnguyenhusd 1

2007-09-26 07:10:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Instead of a boring fly by with two planes going at a combined 1200 mph, just have one plane go at 1200mph.

2007-09-26 06:58:13 · 10 answers · asked by TicToc.... 7