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A drawing of an airplane. Date: 28 April 2006, 22:47 (UTC) Source: Transwikied from simple:. Originally uploaded by simple:User:Netoholic. Recompressed with OptiPNG by Michael. Recreated using vector graphic by Giacomo Ritucci: Author: Giacomo Ritucci: Other versions: original png version
World War I nose art was usually embellished or extravagant squadron insignia. This followed the official policy established by the American Expeditionary Forces' Chief of the Air Service, Brigadier General Benjamin Foulois, on 6 May 1918, requiring the creation of distinct, readily identifiable squadron insignia. [6]
3-view line drawing of the LTV A-7 Corsair II. Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83 [48] Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, [49] International Directory of Military Aircraft, [50] Combat Aircraft since 1945 [51] General characteristics. Crew: 1; Length: 46 ft 2 in (14.06 m) Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.8 m)
The "helicopter", and the real hieroglyphs of Seti I and Ramesses II. The helicopter hieroglyphs is a name given to part of an Egyptian hieroglyph carving from the Temple of Seti I at Abydos.
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1948 General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 20 ft 10 in (6.35 m) Wingspan: 29 ft 4 in (8.94 m) Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Wing area: 131.63 sq ft (12.229 m 2) Airfoil: Root NACA 23015, Tip NACA 23009 Empty weight: 1,125 lb (510 kg) Gross weight: 1,710 lb (776 kg) Fuel capacity: 26 US gal (22 imp gal; 98 L) Powerplant: 1 × ...
An airplane (North American English) or aeroplane (British English), informally plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations .
Detail of Leonardo's "aerial screw" The page of Paris Manuscript B, folio 83v, that depicts Leonardo's aerial screw, held by the Institut de France The Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci drew his design for an "aerial screw" in the late 1480s, while he was employed as a military engineer by Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan from 1494 to 1499.
The image has to be composed when the aircraft is on the ground, because the photographer has no access to the camera while the aircraft is in flight. Much brainstorming and planning must be done while setting up the camera to get the desired shot. Remote photography is the least common type of aviation photography.