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solar plane

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A plane that is powered by sunlight. A solar plane uses electric motors rather than internal combustion engines with electricity derived from solar cells covering its large wings. Switzerland's ...

flying boat

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

A flying boat is a hybrid plane that can fly in the sky like a regular plane and float on water like a boat. A flying boat uses its watertight body as a hull to float instead of relying on the two ...

Pratt & Whitney H-3730

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The Pratt & Whitney XH-3130 (sometimes called the XL-3130) was an H-block aircraft engine project developed for the United States Navy in the late 1930s. The design was later enlarged as the ...

Pratt & Whitney H-2600

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The Pratt & Whitney X-1800 (later enlarged as the XH-2600) was an H-block aircraft engine project developed between 1938 and 1940, which was cancelled with only one example being built.

Pratt & Whitney X-1800

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The Pratt & Whitney X-1800 (later enlarged as the XH-2600) was an H-block aircraft engine project developed between 1938 and 1940, which was cancelled with only one example being built.

Pratt & Whitney X-3130

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The Pratt & Whitney X-1800 (later enlarged as the XH-2600) was an H-block aircraft engine project developed between 1938 and 1940, which was cancelled with only one example being built.

Pratt & Whitney XH-3130

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

The Pratt & Whitney XH-3130 (sometimes called the XL-3130) was an H-block aircraft engine project developed for the United States Navy in the late 1930s. The design was later enlarged as the ...

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