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  2. Curtiss-Wright CW-21 - Wikipedia

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    The prototype first flew on 22 September 1938, carrying the civil experimental registration NX19431. [2] Although the CW-21 was not commissioned by the U.S. military, it was test flown at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. The Army Air Corps immediately rejected the aircraft, with one officer commenting that it took a genius to land it. [5]

  3. Vortex tube - Wikipedia

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    The vortex tube, also known as the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube, is a mechanical device that separates a compressed gas into hot and cold streams. The gas emerging from the hot end can reach temperatures of 200 °C (390 °F), and the gas emerging from the cold end can reach −50 °C (−60 °F). [ 1 ]

  4. Consolidated PT-11 - Wikipedia

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    The Model 21 was an aerodynamic cleaned up version of the Model 12/PT-3, one of the distinguishing features being curved instead of angular tail surfaces.The aircraft was a single-engined biplane with fixed tailwheel landing gear and accommodation for two in open cockpits.

  5. Universal testing machine - Wikipedia

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    Typical lectromechanical Universal Testing Machine Test fixture for three point flex test. A universal testing machine (UTM), also known as a universal tester, [1] universal tensile machine, materials testing machine, materials test frame, is used to test the tensile strength (pulling) and compressive strength (pushing), flexural strength, bending, shear, hardness, and torsion testing ...

  6. Vortex Flash Hider - Wikipedia

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    Peter G. Kokalis of Soldier of Fortune magazine and Shotgun News wrote that he installed over 300 Vortex Flash hiders while working as a military advisor with a Central American paramilitary unit in the 1980s. [7] The Vortex Flash Hider is used by the US Military on M4 carbines and M16 rifles with the NATO Stock Number of NSN 1005-01-591-5825 ...

  7. VORTEX projects - Wikipedia

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    Date: 1994 and 1995: Location: Tornado Alley: Also known as: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 1: Outcome: Documented an entire tornado, which, in conjunction with deployment of the NEXRAD system, helped the National Weather Service to provide severe weather warnings with a thirteen-minute lead time, and reduce false alarms by ten percent.

  8. Vortex breaker - Wikipedia

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    A vortex breaker is a device used in engineering to stop the formation of a vortex when a fluid (liquid or gas) is drained from a vessel such as a tank or vapor–liquid separator. The formation of vortices can entrain vapor in the liquid stream, leading to poor separation in process steps such as distillation or excessive pressure drop, [ 1 ...

  9. Container compression test - Wikipedia

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    The container compression test measures the compressive strength of packages such as boxes, drums, and cans. It usually provides a plot of deformation vs compressive force . It is commonly used to evaluate shipping containers made of corrugated fiberboard as well as wooden boxes and crates .