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  • ...sis with heavy armor plating and a high performance engine, sometimes with rocket boosts for increased speed, special devices to improve maneuverability, and ...unctional vehicle with propane tanks to fuel the 'rocket' blast out of the nozzle between the rear wheels, one electrically-powered car used for interiors, a
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  • ...jpg|thumb|A remote camera captures a close-up view of a Space Shuttle Main Engine during a test firing at the [[John C. Stennis Space Center]] in [[Hancock C ...ck of the vehicle. This sort of [[engine]] is called a '''[[rocket|rocket engine]]'''.
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  • [[Image:Combustion chamber (PSF).png|thumb|Diagram of jet engine showing the combustion chamber.]] A '''combustion chamber''' is the part of an [[engine]] in which [[fuel]] is burned.
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  • ...g|tempered]]. Aluminium alloys form vital components of [[aircraft]] and [[rocket]]s as a result of their high strength-to-weight ratio. Aluminium readily fo ...ed aluminium is used in [[paint]], and in [[pyrotechnic]]s such as [[solid rocket]] fuels and [[thermite]].
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  • ===Engine capacity/displacement=== ===Engine output===
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