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the rear of the F135 engine (nozzle rotated down) that powers the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem. Instead of using separate lift engines, like the Yakovlev Yak-38, or rotating nozzles for engine bypass air, like the Harrier, the "LiftSystem" has a shaft-driven LiftFan, designed by Lockheed Martin and developed by Rolls-Royce, [3] and a thrust vectoring nozzle for the engine exhaust that provides lift ...
A fan clutch is a thermostatic engine cooling fan that can freewheel at low temperatures when cooling is not needed, allowing the engine to warm up faster, relieving unnecessary load on the engine. As temperatures increase, the clutch engages so that the fan is driven by engine power and moves air to cool the engine.
The design philosophy that John Hill brought to Squad Leader was "design for effect". He hypothesized that no matter what kind of fire might be brought on a squad of infantry, be it a flame weapon, a grenade, a machine gun, or an artillery shell, there could only be three outcomes; the squad would be eliminated by killing or wounding the men in it; the squad would be "discomfited" to some ...
In the Navy, the Coast Guard, the NOAA Corps, and the Public Health Service Corps, commander (abbreviated "CDR") is a senior-grade officer rank, with the pay grade of O-5. Commander ranks above lieutenant commander (O-4) and below captain (O-6). Commander is equivalent to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the other uniformed services. [2]
Moran joined the Irish Army Reserve in September 1997 and the US Army National Guard in November 2000. [3] He was deployed to Iraq in 2004 and 2005 as a tank platoon leader (during which his unit received a Valorous Unit Award), and Afghanistan in 2009 and 2010 (during which his unit received a Meritorious Unit Commendation).
The Chrysler 1.8, 2.0, and 2.4 are inline-4 engines designed originally for the Dodge and Plymouth Neon compact car. These engines were loosely based on their predecessors, the Chrysler 2.2 & 2.5 engine, sharing the same 87.5 mm (3.44 in) bore. The engine was developed by Chrysler with input from the Chrysler-Lamborghini team that developed the ...
On July 20, 2020, the Senate confirmed Van Ovost as commander of Air Mobility Command (AMC), a major command (MAJCOM) of the Air Force; Van Ovost also gained her fourth-star. [5] She replaced retiring AMC commanding Gen. Maryanne Miller , under whom she served as AMC's deputy commander, on August 20, 2020. [ 6 ]
The Starfleet ranks presented here were sourced from Stuart, Rick & Terra, John (1988). Star Trek The Next Generation Officer's Manual. Chicago: FASA Corporation. ISBN 1-55560-079-4. The Klingon ranks presented here were sourced from Klingon for the Galactic Traveller (Marc Okrand, 1997.