Search results for "Military aircraft" - New World Encyclopedia
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- 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
- power. Japan was awoken to Western military might when Admiral Commodore ... of the Mortar Platoon and the Anti-Aircraft Platoon, with the Bren Gun ...11 KB (1,690 words) - 10:18, 22 September 2023
- American, and South Vietnamese military forces—fighting directly ... To disrupt these operations without direct military involvement, the ...23 KB (3,523 words) - 06:54, 4 March 2023
- and television broadcasting, ship and aircraft navigation systems, cellular ... was formed. The FCC licenses all non-military communication in the United ...35 KB (5,160 words) - 22:45, 7 December 2022
- resources, and establish strategic military bases to defend Japan's ... to deploy 45 fighter and 60 bomber aircraft to Guadalcanal once the ...54 KB (8,339 words) - 09:45, 22 September 2023
- 13, 1971) was a Chinese Communist military leader who was instrumental ... in 1925, and matriculated at Whampoa Military Academy. While at Whampoa ...22 KB (3,630 words) - 04:11, 29 October 2022
- east). Tribal tensions increased after a military coup in 1966 which resulted ... Claims of electoral fraud were the ostensible reason for a military ...31 KB (4,828 words) - 22:13, 28 November 2023
- Anti-tank warfare refers to any method of combating military armored ... remains in service with the Russian military today, though the other ...26 KB (4,166 words) - 06:22, 31 July 2023
- at the University of California School of Military Aeronautics at Rockwell ... (MIT). In March 1924, he conducted aircraft acceleration tests at McCook ...25 KB (3,734 words) - 15:02, 26 September 2023
- of Hawaii) and destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers and a heavy cruiser ... html A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers: Battle of Midway ...42 KB (6,566 words) - 10:16, 22 September 2023
- The first use of kamikaze aircraft was during this battle. A kamikaze ... which the Allies destroyed three Japanese aircraft carriers and approximately ...48 KB (7,546 words) - 10:05, 22 September 2023
- out. Secondary objectives were to destroy aircraft production and to terrorize ... of those who designed and built the aircraft and the eventual superiority ...41 KB (6,464 words) - 11:35, 20 September 2023
- the Argentine Navy corvette ARA Guerrico. Military occupation of the Falklands ... scale civil unrest against the repressive military junta that was governing ...43 KB (6,819 words) - 00:33, 25 March 2024
- While the geography of Japan was fixed, the U.S. military planners ... not only by the available organized military forces of the Empire, but ...36 KB (5,455 words) - 21:51, 17 February 2023
- were inevitable. Even when only military objectives are targeted ... Early in 1945, the Allies' political-military leadership started ...44 KB (6,668 words) - 07:18, 17 November 2023
- GE Aviation, is the top supplier of aircraft engines in the world. ... a direct effect on the company's Aircraft Engines sector. ...27 KB (3,816 words) - 06:43, 18 April 2024
- attackers. At the same time, Allied aircraft operating from Henderson ... Field by Allied forces. The Allied aircraft that subsequently operated ...46 KB (6,816 words) - 11:29, 20 September 2023
- and various military accounts [http://maic.jmu.edu/JOURNAL/5.1/Profiles/NKorea/nkorea ... meeting including, until March 1991, military negotiations between North ...29 KB (4,482 words) - 19:40, 4 May 2024
- preceded a major upgrade of Cuban military defense. ==U.S. nuclear ... was a necessary response to desperate military situations. The Soviets ...24 KB (3,635 words) - 06:42, 11 January 2024
- strong steps to discourage an Italian military buildup. Italy soon began ... one-quarter of this army had any kind of military training and the men were ...21 KB (3,220 words) - 17:42, 25 January 2023
- An airship or dirigible is a buoyant aircraft that can be steered ... Airships were the first form of aircraft to make controlled, powered ...40 KB (6,108 words) - 07:11, 16 June 2023
- as attention and glory were focused on military leaders along with Hermann ... of MI6, felt that Hess might have useful military intelligence. ...23 KB (3,538 words) - 17:39, 22 December 2022
- than gasoline are the main reasons for military use of diesel in armored ... The first diesel-powered flight of a fixed wing aircraft took place ...30 KB (4,446 words) - 14:28, 29 January 2024
- as a known object (for example an aircraft or weather balloon), it ... certain reports are ruled out as manned aircraft. Some have reported that ...29 KB (4,399 words) - 01:37, 3 May 2023
- character and a profound respect for US military power. In December, 1936 ... D.C had given him an understanding of the military and material resources available ...45 KB (7,129 words) - 05:57, 11 March 2024
- of the Soviet empire, as other military engagements have helped ... Russian military involvement in Afghanistan has a long history, going ...40 KB (5,946 words) - 15:41, 4 February 2023
- States Air Force (USAF) F-15 fighter aircraft, operating under the control ... as hostile. The crew members of the AWACS aircraft were blamed for their inaction ...67 KB (10,179 words) - 23:19, 30 March 2024
- General of State Security, a highest military-like rank within the Soviet ... took control of production of armaments, aircraft, and aircraft engines. This ...19 KB (2,858 words) - 17:56, 25 October 2022
- is considered one of the most successful military operations of modern times. ... a joint Central Intelligence Agency–military intelligence reconnaissance ...21 KB (3,161 words) - 09:47, 22 September 2023
- Category:Military An invasion is a military offensive consisting of all, or large parts ...33 KB (5,040 words) - 11:07, 6 March 2024
- Although playing a major military role in its own right, the Smolensk ... of swamps and forests that restricted military movement. Its most important ...33 KB (4,843 words) - 19:49, 13 February 2023
- the use of remote control technology for military purposes, and one result ... of wire wound on a spool on the boat. An aircraft was used to signal directions ...20 KB (3,126 words) - 03:59, 8 December 2022
- A rocket is a vehicle, missile, or aircraft that obtains thrust by ... experts as mercenaries for the Mongol military. Reports of the Battle of ...39 KB (5,911 words) - 02:27, 16 December 2022
- reliable. Remote viewers allegedly located lost aircraft, reported information on enemy submarine specs, and located SCUD missiles. ...14 KB (1,983 words) - 07:21, 14 January 2023
- time of independence ZIPRA had a modern military stationed in Zambia and ... Kariba 15 minutes after the doomed aircraft. No one has been brought ...18 KB (2,723 words) - 05:07, 7 May 2024
- a strict Catholic upbringing. He entered military school at 16 and made somewhat ... Hungary, Albania and Yugoslavia as a military observer, during which time ...17 KB (2,640 words) - 06:03, 10 May 2024
- particularly in the US. Many new types of military sonar were developed. These ... using digital correlation techniques. Military sonars often have multiple ...46 KB (7,281 words) - 01:12, 4 February 2023
- The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike on the United ... 40 B5Ns, and 43 A6Ms (a total of 183 aircraft), launched north of Oahu ...60 KB (9,048 words) - 18:23, 21 August 2023
- " and learned to fly a light aircraft, a hobby that would take ... arms. This policy antagonized the Soviet military establishment and contributed ...17 KB (2,467 words) - 10:29, 7 June 2023
- Alliance, or the Western Alliance) is a military alliance established by ... United States to transfer two hundred military aircraft out of France and return ...52 KB (7,555 words) - 20:25, 17 March 2024
- to reduce Tu-22M production to thirty aircraft per year and not to give ... any leftward shift in the region with military coups. For much of the ...15 KB (2,257 words) - 10:05, 29 January 2024
