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1Southwest Air Fast Express — (SAFE), also known as S.A.F.E.way (no connection with the grocery chain of the same name) was founded by Erle P. Halliburton, also connected with the New Method Oil Well Cementing Company (now known as Halliburton), and Zero Halliburton, a… …
2Handloading — or reloading is the process of loading firearm cartridges or shotgun shells by assembling the individual components (case/shotshell, primer, powder, and bullet/shot), rather than purchasing completely assembled, factory loaded cartridges.… …
3Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …
4Dual-thrust — In a dual thrust solid fuel rocket motor, the propellant mass is composed of two different types or densities of fuel. In the case of a tandem dual thrust motor, the fuel closest to the rocket nozzle burns fast and the fuel further into the motor …
5Ammonium perchlorate composite propellant — (APCP) is a modern solid rocket propellant used in both manned and unmanned rocket vehicles. It differs from many traditional solid rocket propellants such as black powder or Zinc Sulfur, not only in chemical composition and overall performance,… …
6Henri Toivonen — WRC driver Name = Henri Toivonen Caption = Henri Toivonen during his Martini Racing era. Nationality = flagicon|FIN Finnish Years = 1975 ndash; 1986 Teams = Talbot, Opel, Porsche, Lancia Races = 40 Championships = 0 Wins = 3 Podiums = 11… …
7Effects of the automobile on societies — Over the course of the 20th century, the automobile rapidly developed from an expensive toy for the rich into the de facto standard for passenger transport in most developed countries. [http://tcs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/21/4 5/25 The… …
8Waterfowl hunting — Fowlers redirects here. For the English language style guide, see Fowler s. Waterfowl hunting (also called wildfowling or waterfowl shooting in the UK) is the practice of hunting ducks, geese, or other waterfowl for food and sport. In many… …
9AGM-64 Hornet — The AGM 64 Hornet is a missile produced by the United States of America.The weapon began life in the early 1960s. North American produced a missile design for the U.S. Air Force s Anti Tank Guided Aircraft Rocket (ATGAR) project. The ATGAR was… …
10Dead centre — For the lathe tool, see lathe center. In a reciprocating engine, the dead centre is the position of a piston in which it is farthest from, or nearest to, the crankshaft. The former is known as top dead centre (TDC) while the latter is known as… …
