Search results for "Military aircraft" - New World Encyclopedia
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- commander, and in 1916 he was appointed military governor. In 1918, he became ... by 1924 he had established himself as a military dictator in Peking. In 1927 ...11 KB (1,688 words) - 05:58, 13 June 2023
- Easter Rising. Shute attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich but because ... afterwards and in 1931 founded the aircraft construction company Airspeed ...19 KB (3,017 words) - 16:28, 11 November 2022
- University of Jerusalem to become the military leader of the first special ... Nasser from becoming another expansionist military threat. Eden had also been ...23 KB (3,489 words) - 21:32, 26 February 2023
- are usually "inherently safe." Aircraft "failures" are ... such as commercial airliners, military aircraft, munitions and complex ...19 KB (2,912 words) - 20:39, 17 April 2023
- than 40 anthropometric surveys of U.S. military personnel were conducted ... Anthropometric studies are used in the design of modern aircraft, ...14 KB (1,919 words) - 06:17, 31 July 2023
- of both moving and fixed objects such as aircraft, ships, motor vehicles, ... well suited to the detection of aircraft and ships. Radar absorbing ...32 KB (4,862 words) - 22:43, 7 December 2022
- English military engineer Benjamin Robins (1707-1751) invented a whirling ... for high-g flight in Air Force fighter aircraft. It is important to note ...11 KB (1,529 words) - 23:56, 3 December 2023
- The Iron Cross was a military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia ... does not replace the traditional black military Iron Cross, which can be ...23 KB (3,657 words) - 13:20, 6 March 2024
- on developing the Hovercraft further for military use. Dr. W. Bertelsen also ... on the secret list as being of possible military use and therefore restricted ...19 KB (2,916 words) - 19:24, 7 February 2024
- Military intelligence (abbreviated “MI” or “int.” in Commonwealth ... Most militaries maintain a military intelligence corps with specialized ...18 KB (2,595 words) - 10:58, 10 March 2023
- such as a drag racer, a fixed-wing aircraft, or a spacecraft during ... type, which he held in his arms as he left the aircraft. ...30 KB (4,644 words) - 07:42, 18 November 2022
- or freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these ... Many decided to take their war-surplus aircraft on barnstorming campaigns ...33 KB (4,986 words) - 07:02, 16 June 2023
- has for the most part been exclusive to military use. The island was of strategic ... the United States Navy constructed a military base on the atoll. On August ...28 KB (4,195 words) - 22:06, 3 May 2023
- as well as political corruption and military coups during the first two ... a dark blue line extending across the aircraft along the windows and covering ...23 KB (3,204 words) - 17:42, 31 October 2023
- American businessman, movie producer, aircraft inventor, mine owner and ... Hughes was a lifelong aircraft enthusiast, pilot, and self-taught ...29 KB (4,496 words) - 19:27, 7 February 2024
- study architecture. In 1921, he began his military service in the 2nd Regiment ... postal flight in the days when aircraft had few instruments and ...18 KB (2,919 words) - 06:45, 31 July 2023
- long, as large as today's largest aircraft carriers and would dwarf ... border, and was thus an area of military interest. The film was given ...13 KB (1,990 words) - 17:03, 10 November 2022
- and Stanley using Grumman HU-16 Albatross aircraft. Fokker F27 and continued with Fokker F28 aircraft twice a week until 1982 ...25 KB (3,561 words) - 00:33, 25 March 2024
- His first experience with the military was as a teen at the Citizens ... a test pilot and flew many types of aircraft, including experimental ...37 KB (5,256 words) - 21:56, 10 December 2023
- English military engineer Laval (1707-1751) invented a whirling arm ... pilots for high-g flight in Air Force fighter aircraft. ...7 KB (963 words) - 23:56, 3 December 2023
