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The company began with a new $3.0 million water-jet-powered catamaran, MV Jet Express in 1989, and soon added the $3.2 million MV Jet Express II in 1992. A partnership with the Put-in-Bay Port Authority aided in the addition of the $2.0 million MV Jet Express III in 2002, and in 2009, a partnership with the Lorain Port Authority added the $1.9 ...
A pump-jet, hydrojet, or water jet is a marine system that produces a jet of water for propulsion. The mechanical arrangement may be a ducted propeller ( axial-flow pump ), a centrifugal pump , or a mixed flow pump which is a combination of both centrifugal and axial designs.
Examples of materials that cannot be cut with a water jet are tempered glass and diamonds. [45] Water jets are capable of cutting up to 6 in (150 mm) of metals and 18 in (460 mm) of most materials, [48] though in specialized coal mining applications, [49] water jets are capable of cutting up to 100 ft (30 m) using a 1 in (25 mm) nozzle. [50]
By 1998, doing business as Business Jet Solutions, Flexjet had 41 aircraft, including the Learjet 31A, Learjet 45, Learjet 60, and Challenger 600 series, serving more than 200 clients. [6] At one time, Flexjet offered not only fractional ownership and jet card but also aircraft charter services. Flexjet entered the charter market in 2000 when ...
Water jet may refer to: A jet of water under pressure, like in an ornamental fountain or drain cleaner; Pump-jet, a marine propulsion mechanism for jetskis and other types of boats; Water jet cutter, a tool for cutting and the machining of engineering materials; Water-jet printer, a printer that makes use of water instead of ink; Dental water ...
Waco GXE (Model 10) of 1928 with Curtiss OX-5 engine 1929 model Advance Aircraft Company/Waco ATO 'Taperwing' of Vintage Wings of Canada. Waco UPF-7, built in 1941, arriving at the 2014 Royal International Air Tattoo, England. The Waco Aircraft Company (WACO) was an aircraft manufacturer located in Troy, Ohio, United States.
Built at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, CA as a B-17G. Purchased in 1959 by Aero Union Corporation of Chico, California. Used as a water bomber until 1978. Donated to Arizona Wing of CAF in 1978. Following a competition, given the name "Sentimental Journey." Used in Steven Spielberg WW2 comedy film 1941 (1979). Restored to wartime ...
The company commissioned Karl Arnstein of Akron, Ohio, whose design was inspired by the blueprints of the first aerodynamic-shaped airship hangar, built in 1913 in Dresden, Germany. [ 6 ] Construction took place from April 20 to November 25, 1929, at a cost of $2.2 million (equivalent to $30.74 million in 2023 [ 7 ] ).