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  • 1Wing warping — was an early system for lateral (roll) control of an aeroplane. The technique, used and patented by the Wright brothers, consisted of a system of pulleys and cables to twist the trailing edges of the wings in opposite directions. In many respects …

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  • 2Wing Commander (franchise) — Wing Commander Genres Space flight simulator Developers Origin Systems, Inc. First release Wing Commander 1990[1] …

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  • 3Wing Chun — A wing chun front kick (right) against a turning kick. This illustrates the principles of centerline and simultaneous attack and defence. Also known as Wing Tsun, Ving Tsun Focus Striking, Trapping …

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  • 4wing|man — «WIHNG MAN, muhn», noun, plural men. 1. a) a pilot who flies at the side and to the rear of an element leader, usually in a two plane or three plane formation. b) the airplane flown in this position. 2. Sports. a wing (def. 9). 3. a close friend… …

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  • 5plane — plane1 [plān] n. [ME < MFr plasne < L platanus < Gr platanos < platys, broad (see PLATY ): from its broad leaves] any of a genus (Platanus) of trees of the plane tree family having maplelike leaves, spherical dry fruits, and bark that …

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  • 6Wing Luke — ( zh. 陸榮; pinyin: Lù Róng)(1925 1965) was Assistant Attorney General of Washington state in the Civil Rights Division from 1957 to 1962, and a member of the Seattle City Council from March 13, 1962, to his death in 1965. He was the first Asian… …

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  • 7Wing configuration — For aircraft configurations in general, including fuselage, tail and powerplant configuration, see Aircraft. For rotary winged aircraft types, see Rotorcraft. For direct lift and compound or hybrid types, see Powered lift. Fixed wing aircraft,… …

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  • 8Wing walking — Seen in airshows and barnstorming during the 1920s, wing walking is the act of moving on the wings of an airplane during flight.The beginning of air walkersThe first powered flight was in 1903 by Orville Wright, the younger of the Wright brothers …

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  • 9wing — wing1 W2S2 [wıŋ] n ↑antenna, ↑wing ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bird/insect)¦ 2¦(plane)¦ 3¦(building)¦ 4¦(politics)¦ 5¦(sport)¦ 6¦(car)¦ 7 take somebody under your wing 8 (waiting/lurking) in the wings …

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  • 10Wing Arms — Infobox VG width= title= Wing Arms caption= developer= Sega publisher= Sega distributor= designer(s)= series= engine= version= released= September 29 1995 genre= Flight simulator modes= Single player ratings= platforms= Sega Saturn media=… …

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