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Development of Chinese Nationalist air force (1937–1945) — Polikarpov I 16 with Chinese insignia. I 16 was the main fighter plane used by the Chinese Airforce and Soviet volunteers. The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) was formed by the Kuomintang after the establishment of the Aviation Ministry in… … Wikipedia
Operational Test and Evaluation Force — (OPTEVFOR) seal Active December, 1947 – Present Country … Wikipedia
Operational Requirement F.155 — was a specification issued by the British Ministry of Supply for an interceptor aircraft to defend the United Kingdom from high flying supersonic bombers. Although a nuclear threat from Soviet nuclear armed bombers was identified as early as in… … Wikipedia
Aircraft flight control systems — consist of flight control surfaces, the respective cockpit controls, connecting linkages, and the necessary operating mechanisms to control an aircraft s direction in flight. Aircraft engine controls are also considered as flight controls as they … Wikipedia
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion — (ANP) was a United States Air Force program which worked to develop a nuclear propulsion system for aircraft. It was the follow on to the USAF s Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft (NEPA). NEPA was launched in May, 1946, and operated… … Wikipedia
Operational history of the Luftwaffe (1939–1945) — Main article: History of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945) During the Second World War the German Luftwaffe was the main support weapon of the German Army (Heer). It fought and supported the Wehrmacht s war effort throughout the six years of conflict and … Wikipedia
Aircraft carrier — From bottom to top: Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences of late 20th century carriers An aircraft … Wikipedia
Aircraft of the Battle of Britain — The Battle of Britain (German: [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftschlacht um England Luftschlacht um England ] ) was an effort by the German Luftwaffe during during the summer and autumn, 1940 to gain air superiority over the United Kingdom in… … Wikipedia
Aircraft Research and Development Unit RAAF — The Royal Australian Air Force s Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) was responsible for the test and evaluation of aircraft and weapons used by the RAAF. The ARDU was first established as the Special Duties and Performance Flight in… … Wikipedia
Operational Requirement — An Operational Requirement or (OR) was a UK Air Ministry document setting out the required characteristics for a future (i.e., as yet unbuilt) military aircraft or weapon system. The OR would describe what intended role the aircraft would be used … Wikipedia
military aircraft — Introduction any type of aircraft that has been adapted for military use. Aircraft have been a fundamental part of military power since the mid 20th century. Generally speaking, all military aircraft fall into one of the following… … Universalium
