SU carburetor — SU carburettors (named for Skinners Union, the company that produced them) were a brand of carburettor usually of the sidedraught type but downdraught variants were used on some pre war cars. They were widely used in British (Austin, Morris,… … Wikipedia
Zenith Carburetters — was a British company making carburettors. In 1955 they joined with their major pre war rival Solex Carburettors and over time the Zenith brand name fell into disuse. The rights to the Zenith designs was owned by Solex UK (a daughter company of… … Wikipedia
Miss Shilling's orifice — The Rolls Royce Merlin engine originally came with a direct carburettor, prone to fuel starvation in negative G. Miss Shilling s Orifice was a very simple technical device made to counter engine cut out in early Spitfire and Hurricane fighter… … Wikipedia
Rotary engine — The rotary engine was an early type of internal combustion aircraft engine in which the crankshaft remains stationary and the entire cylinder block revolves around it. The design was used mostly in the years shortly before and during World War I… … Wikipedia
Pusher configuration — An aircraft constructed with a pusher configuration has the engine mounted forward of the propeller which faces in a rearwards direction giving an appearance that the aircraft is pushed through the air. Sometimes the propeller is situated at the… … Wikipedia
Citroën CX — Manufacturer Citroën Production 1974 1991 Assembly … Wikipedia
BUMMMFITCHH — is one form of a mnemonic used by air pilots to remember the sequence of actions required when an aeroplane is about to be landed.The checklistMany of the steps in the pre landing checklist are double checks to eliminate the possibility of… … Wikipedia
Norton CS1 — Manufacturer {Norton Motorcycles Also called Cammy Norton. Cricket Bat Motor (1920s). Production 1927–1939 Engine … Wikipedia
Volvo B4B engine — Volvo s first overhead valve passenger car engine was the straight 4 B4B of 1944 and its descendants, the B14A and B16. These were cast iron engines, and used just three main bearings.B4BIntroduced in 1944, the B4B displaced 1.4 L (1414 cc/86… … Wikipedia
Triumph Motorcycles — is a British motorcycle manufacturer, originally based in Coventry. A new company in Hinckley took over the name rights after the collapse of the company in the 1980s.Triumph Engineering Co LtdInfobox Defunct Company company name = Triumph… … Wikipedia
Citroën DS — Manufacturer Citroën Also called Citroën ID Production 1955–1975 Assembly … Wikipedia