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[[File:Force components of optical lift, generated model.jpg|thumb|Optical lift is a component of f ...isher = BBC News | access-date = 2010-12-08}}</ref> a form of [[spacecraft propulsion]] for interstellar space travel. Solar sails are generally designed to harn ...

{{short description|Temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's thrust}} ...the brakes and enabling shorter landing distances. Such devices affect the aircraft significantly and are considered important for safe operations by [[airline ...

...p power recovery wound-rotor induction motors (i.e., Scherbius drives) and aircraft 400&nbsp;Hz power generation.<ref>Bose (2006), p. 119</ref> The variable-fr :* Equation's 1st term represents the ''pulse number'' converter harmonic components starting with six-pulse configuration ...

...o known as '''thrust vector control''' ('''TVC'''), is the ability of an [[aircraft]], [[rocket]] or other vehicle to manipulate the direction of the [[thrust] ...so thrust vectoring is the primary means of [[Flight dynamics (fixed-wing aircraft)|attitude control]]. Exhaust vanes and [[Gimbaled thrust|gimbaled]] engines ...

*[[Ship resistance and propulsion]] concern resistance towards motion in water primarily caused due to flow o ...combustion]]. Some vessels are electrically powered using [[nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear]] or [[solar energy]]. ...

...than 50/60&nbsp;Hz in mains supply), to run the electrical systems of the aircraft; others can produce 28&nbsp;V [[DC voltage]].<ref name="400Hz">{{cite web | ==Transport aircraft== ...

...using a linear aerospike engine. This rocket was designed to test several components of their Haas 2CA at lower cost. They announced a flight for August 2017.<r | title = Aerospike Propulsion ...

...ems, using mathematical modelling, in terms of inputs, outputs and various components with different behaviors; to use control system design tools to develop [[C .... Control engineering has a wide range of applications from the flight and propulsion systems of [[Airliner|commercial airliners]] to the [[cruise control]] pres ...

|Hypothetical, experiments; some components of integrated circuits have been developed<ref>{{cite news |date=18 Februar | Significantly stronger metal components ...

...and is distinguished by the additional use of [[active component|active]] components such as [[semiconductor device]]s to amplify and control electric current f ...ation engineers]] include specialists who work on airborne avionics in the aircraft or ground equipment. Specialists in this field mainly need knowledge of [[C ...

[[File:US Air Force F-117 Nighthawk.jpg|thumb|[[F-117]] [[stealth aircraft]]]] ...[[military technology|methods]] used to make personnel, [[Stealth aircraft|aircraft]], [[Stealth ship|ships]], [[submarine]]s, [[missile]]s, [[satellite]]s, an ...

...involved the development of ground-breaking hydrogen propulsion system for aircraft with [https://www.gknaerospace.com/ GKN Aerospace]. In February of the same ...ve and stationary applications deliver compact, modular systems with fewer components, improved reliability, and reduced system costs. IE-DRIVE fuel cell modules ...

...oel Steinkraus and systems engineer [[Farah Alibay]] (right) from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory hold a full-scale mockup of [[Mars Cube One]] ...itution (BSIA) (1991) BC 5760 Part 5: Reliability of systems equipment and components – Guide to failure modes effects and criticality analysis (FMEA and FMECA). ...

...ter vessel]]s, [[electric aircraft]] and [[electrically powered spacecraft propulsion|electric spacecraft]].{{multiple image * [[Electric aircraft]], the [[Solar Impulse 2]], which [[circumnavigated]] the globe ...

...integration of digital integrated circuits (VLSI). During the 1970s these components revolutionized electronic signal processing, control systems and computers. ...Control engineering]] has a wide range of applications from the flight and propulsion systems of [[Airliner|commercial airliner]]s to the [[cruise control]] pres ...

...f disassembling the satellite and deorbiting the environmentally hazardous components within a space vehicle with [[downmass]] capabilities must be factored into ...for Wireless Power Transmission |date=1 September 1975 |publisher=NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |pages=8–24 |url=https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.na ...

...gh surface temperatures, such as reusable [[spacecraft]] or [[hypersonic]] aircraft, high-emissivity coatings (HECs), with emissivity values near 0.9, are appl ...|page=68 |edition=2 }}</ref> Emissivities for the atmosphere and surface components are often quantified separately, and validated against satellite- and terr ...

...missile defense, antisubmarine warfare, advanced cruise missiles, advanced aircraft, and defense applications of advanced computing. ...ion technologies in [[automatic target recognition]], space-based sensing, propulsion, and materials that were transferred to the [[Strategic Defense Initiative| ...

...y surface [[ship]]s (merchant and military) or other submarines, and for [[aircraft carrier]] protection, [[Blockade runner|blockade running]], [[Ballistic mis ...nt stagnated for over a century, until application of new technologies for propulsion and stability.<ref name="vector">{{cite web|url=http://inventors.about.com/ ...

...t naval ships|longest ever naval vessel]], and the first nuclear-powered [[aircraft carrier]]. Picture taken in 1964 during a record setting voyage of 26,540 n [[Nuclear power plant]]s, excluding [[Nuclear marine propulsion|naval reactors]], provided about 5.7% of the world's energy and 13% of the ...