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  • 1flight, history of — ▪ aviation Introduction  development of heavier than air flying machines. Important landmarks and events along the way to the invention of the airplane include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building… …

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  • 2Flight training — is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic airmanship skills. [cite book title = Airplane Flying Handbook year = 2004… …

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  • 3Flight simulator — [ twinjet flight simulator] A flight simulator is a system that tries to copy, or simulate, the experience of flying an aircraft. It is as realistic as possible. The different types of flight simulator range from video games up to full size… …

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  • 4test — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 examination of sb s knowledge/ability ADJECTIVE ▪ demanding, difficult, gruelling/grueling ▪ easy, simple ▪ fair, good …

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  • 5Ariane 5 Flight 501 — Flight 501, which took place on June 4, 1996, was the first, and unsuccessful, test flight of the European Ariane 5 expendable launch system. Due to a malfunction in the control software the rocket veered off its flight path 37 seconds after… …

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  • 6Flight of the Phoenix (Battlestar Galactica) — Infobox Television episode Title = Flight of the Phoenix Series = Battlestar Galactica Season = 2 Episode = 9 Airdate = September 16, 2005 Production = 209 Writer = David Weddle Bradley Thompson Director = Michael Nankin Guests = Episode list =… …

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  • 7Marshall Space Flight Center — George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Aerial view of the test area at MSFC …

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  • 8Pad Abort Test-2 (Apollo) — PA 2 redirects here. PA 2 may also refer to Pennsylvania s 2nd congressional district. Apollo Pad Abort Test 2 Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name Apollo Pad Abort Test 2 …

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  • 9British European Airways Flight 548 — Infobox Aircraft accident|name=British European Airways Flight 548 Crash Date=18 June 1972 Type=Deep stall aircraft misconfiguration caused by pilot error Site=Staines, England Fatalities=118 Injuries=0 Aircraft Type=Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C… …

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  • 10Falcon 1 Flight 4 — infobox spacecraft Caption = Falcon 1 Flight 4 lifting off from Omelek Name = Ratsatcite web|url=http://planet4589.org/space/jsr/latest.html |title= Issue 601|accessdate= 2008 09 29|last=McDowell|first=Jonathan|date= 2008 09 26|format=… …

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