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The Allison YT40 Engine was a 5,500 horsepower turboprop engine developed for use in aircraft by the Allison Engine Company, the same company that developed the Allison V-1710, used in famous aircraft such as the Lockheed P-38, the Bell P-39 and the Curtiss P-40. The YT40 was most famously used in the Convair XFY "Pogo", a vertical facing experimental Vertical Take-off and Landing aircraft developed by Convair for use by the United States Navy and Army. hp, see HP (disambiguation) The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ...
A schematic diagram showing the operation of a turboprop engine. ...
The Allison Engine Company was an aircraft engine manufacturer that was acquired by Rolls-Royce in 1995. ...
Allison V-1710 The Allison V-1710 aircraft engine was the only indigenous US-developed V-12 liquid-cooled engine to see service during WWII. A sturdy and trustworthy design, it was at first overlooked for a number of applications due to supercharger problems. ...
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was one of the most important American fighters of the Second World War. ...
The Bell P-39 Airacobra was one of the principal fighter aircraft in service with American forces at the start of World War II. At first for a short time designated XP_45, it had just a single_speed, single_stage supercharger for its engine, instead of an exhaust_driven turbo_supercharger as initially fitted...
The Curtiss P-40 was a U.S. single-engine, single-seat, low-wing, all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft which first flew in 1938, and was used in great numbers in World War II. When production ceased in November 1944, 13,738 P-40s had been produced; they...
Convair XFY-1 Pogo The Convair XFY Pogo tailsitter was an experiment in vertical takeoff and landing. ...
The Hawker Harrier, one of the famous examples of a plane with VTOL capability. ...
The Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, universally known as Convair, was the result of a 1943 merger between Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft, resulting in a leading aircraft manufacturer of the United States. ...
The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ...
The United States Army is the largest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ...
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Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft Convair XFY-1 Pogo The Convair XFY Pogo tailsitter was an experiment in vertical takeoff and landing. ...
The XFV-1. ...
Aviation refers to flying using aircraft, machines designed by humans for atmospheric flight. ...
This is a timeline of aviation history. ...
This list of aircraft is sorted alphabetically, beginning with the name of the manufacturer (or, in certain cases, designer). ...
This is a list of aircraft manufacturers (in alphabetic order). ...
List of aircraft engines: // Aeronca E-113 United States Aerosport-Rockwell LB600 United States Agusta GA.70 Italy Agusta GA.140 Italy Alfa Romeo 110 Italy Alfa Romeo 115 Italy Alfa Romeo 121 Italy Allison V-1710 United States Alvis Alcides United Kingdom Alvis Leonides United Kingdom Alvis Leonides Major...
This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past and present. ...
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This is a list of air forces, sorted alphabetically by country, followed by a list of former countries air forces. ...
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Below is a list of (links to pages on) missiles, sorted alphabetically by name. ...
A Boeing 720 being flown under remote control as part of NASAs Controlled Impact Demonstration The following is a list of Unmanned aerial vehicles developed and operated by various countries around the world. ...
This is a list of experimental aircraft. ...
// This is a list of notable incidents and accidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year that the incident or accident occurred. ...
// Accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft grouped by the year that the incident or accident occurred. ...
This is a list of some well-known people who have died in aviation-related events. ...
The SR-71 Blackbird is the current record holder. ...
Flight distance records without refueling. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of altitude records reached by different aircraft types. ...
The flight endurance record is the amount of time spent in the air. ...
Aircraft with a production run greater than 5,000 aircraft. ...
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