Model Aircraft Glossary

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NACA

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, NASA’s predecessor, 1915 to 1958.

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Needle Valve

Fuel mixture adjustment on a model engine. more......

Nicad

Nickel Cadmium rechargeable battery.

Night Lozenge

A night version of Germany's printed camouflage scheme in which the coloured polygons were overprinted in black.

Nitromethane

Nitromethane is used as an additive in model 'glow plug' engines to improve the specific output of the engine. It is made from chloroacetic acid and sodium nitrite (chemical symbol CH₃NO₂). more......

Noise

See also: Exhaust.

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Nordic

The World Championship class for free-flight gliders (F1A), the specification for which originated in Scandinavia.

North American

The famous North American Mustang, this aircraft came to life once the Packard built Merlin was installed. A lot of different types came from this stable.

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Nose Plug

A shaped wooden block used to support the propeller bearing in many rubber powered models.

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