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The Douglas A2D Skyshark was an American turboprop-powered attack aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States Navy.The program was substantially delayed by engine reliability problems, and was canceled because more promising jet attack aircraft had entered development and the smaller escort carriers the A2D was intended to utilize were being phased out.
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Turboprop_operation.png licensed with Cc-by-2.5, Cc-by-sa-3.0-migrated, GFDL 2005-12-15T21:57:29Z Emoscopes 549x339 (30298 Bytes) to 256 colours; 2005-12-15T21:54:36Z Emoscopes 549x339 (78428 Bytes) Schematic diagram of the operation of a turboprop engine. Drawn using XaraXtreme by ...
Two further turboprop prototypes followed in 1989 and 1990, powered by a Czech-built 560 kW (750 shp) Walter M-601E and a PT6A-25 as the PZL-130TB and PZL-130TP respectively. [ 5 ] In 1990, development of the piston-engined Orlik was abandoned, as the Polish built radial engines gave insufficient power, with Polish interest switching to the M ...
The Republic XF-84H "Thunderscreech" is an American experimental turboprop aircraft derived from the F-84F Thunderstreak.Powered by a turbine engine that was mated to a supersonic propeller, the XF-84H had the potential of setting the unofficial air speed record for propeller-driven aircraft, but was unable to overcome aerodynamic deficiencies and engine reliability problems, resulting in the ...
Pilatus PC-6/A1-H2 Turbo Porter lx Astazou XII 545 kW (731 hp) equivalent. Potez 840 4x 440shp (328 kW) Turboméca Astazou II; Potez 842 4x 600shp (447 kW) Turboméca Astazou XII; SFERMA Nord 1110; SFERMA SF-60 Marquis 2x Astazou X; SFERMA PD-146 Marquis 2x Astazou IIA; Short SC.7 Skyvan series II 2x Astazou XII 545 kW (731 hp) equivalent.
Following an engine shutdown, a precautionary landing is usually performed with airport fire and rescue equipment positioned near the runway. The prompt landing is a precaution against the risk that another engine will fail later in the flight or that the engine failure that has already occurred may have caused or been caused by other as-yet unknown damage or malfunction of aircraft systems ...
Nearly five years after their beloved series wrapped, the Modern Family cast is still as close as ever.. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, star Eric Stonestreet, 53, spoke about his tight ...
Fairchild AU-23A Peacemaker at Eglin AFB, Florida in 1972. The combat evaluation, PAVE COIN, was done in June and July 1971. The AU-23A was tested for eight possible missions: armed escort of helicopters, close air support, hamlet defense, STOL airlift and resupply, armed reconnaissance, border surveillance, forward air control, and counter infiltration.