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11Black triangle (UFO) — This article is about UFO s: for other uses see the disambiguation page Black triangle . Black triangles is the name given to a class of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) with certain common features which have reportedly been observed from the… …
12M247 Sergeant York — Type Self propelled antiaircraft gun Place of origin …
13Deflected slipstream — is an approach to creating an aircraft that can take off and land vertically (VTOL), or at least with a very short runway (STOL). The basic principle is to deflect the slipstream from one or more propellers approximately 90 degrees, to create an… …
14air-cushion machine — ▪ vehicle Introduction also called ground effect machine, or hovercraft, any of the machines characterized by movement in which a significant portion of the weight is supported by forces arising from air pressures developed around the… …
15cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …
16Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… …
17Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
18Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
19Bell X-22 — infobox Aircraft name = X 22 type = V/STOL prototype manufacturer = Bell Aircraft Corporation caption = Bell X 22 on the tarmac designer= first flight=17 March 1966 primary user= Bell more users= introduction= retired= number built= 2 status= 1… …
20Fairey Rotodyne — infobox Aircraft name = Rotodyne caption = The Fairey Rotodyne prototype XE521 on a test flight type = Compound gyroplane manufacturer = Fairey Aviation designer = first flight = 6 November 1957 introduced = retired = status = Cancelled 1962… …
