THIS TYPE OF ENGINE BYPASSES AIR AROUND ITSELF FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY, COOLING, AND NOISE ABATEMENT.
What is a TURBOFAN ENGINE.
THIS PRIVATE COMPANY DEVELOPED A REUSABLE SYSTEM TO LAUNCH INTO ORBIT AND BEYOND, REDUCING COSTS AND WASTE, AND SPEEDING UP THE TURNAROUND FOR FLIGHTS.
What is SPACE-X.
THIS PERSON WAS AN NAVAL AVIATOR, WAS SHOT DOWN OVER HANOI IN 1967, CAPTURED AND WAS HELD PRISIONER UNTIL 1973, HE LATER BECAME A US SENATOR AND RAN FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN 2008, LOSING TO BARACK OBAMA.
Who is JOHN McCAIN.
THIS IS USED TO INFLATE AIRCRAFT TIRES SO THEY DON'T EXPAND OR CONTRACT WITH CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE AND ALTITUDE.
What is NITROGEN.
THIS PERSON WAS THE FIRST TO BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER WITHOUT A PLANE (OR ANY VEHICLE), ON 14-OCT-2012, REACHING A SPEED OF 843.6 mph OR Mach 1.25
Who is Felix Baumgartner
THIS IS THE FIRST TYPE OF JET ENGINE, PATENTED BY Britain's Frank Whittle IN 1930, BUT A DESIGN BY Germany's Hans von Ohain's SUCESSFULLY FLEW IN 1939
What is the TURBOJET.
THIS TERM IS A CONJUNCTION OR COMBINATION OF WORDS TO MEAN THE THRUST SETTINGS APPLIED AT INITIAL ROLLOUT AFTER THE BRAKES ARE RELEASED.
What is TOGA (TAKEOFF/GO-AROUND).
AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE RETIRED SPACE SHUTTLE FLEET, N.A.S.A. IS TESTING THIS VEHICLE'S DESIGN TO CARRY PAYLOADS AND CREWS INTO SPACE, TO THE MOON AND MARS, THAT IS LAUNCHED ATOP THE S.L.S.
What is ORION C.E.V. (CREW EXPLORATION VEHICLE)