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  • 52Hawker Typhoon — Typhoon Typhoon Ib EK139 N Dirty Dora of 175 Sqn. being armed with 500 lb (227 kg) concrete practice bombs in late 1943 …

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  • 53Lift-induced drag — In aerodynamics, lift induced drag, induced drag, vortex drag, or sometimes drag due to lift, is a drag force that occurs whenever a moving object redirects the airflow coming at it. This drag force occurs in airplanes due to wings or a lifting… …

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  • 541994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash — B 52H 61 0026 Czar 52 moments before crashing. The copilot McGeehan s escape hatch, detached during his attempt to eject, can be seen near the tip of the tail s leading edge …

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  • 55LAPA Flight 3142 — Infobox Airliner accident name= LAPA flight 3142 Crash Date= 31 August, 1999 Type= Pilot error Site= Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires, Argentina Fatalities= 65 (2 on ground) Injuries= 34 (17 serious) Aircraft Type= Boeing 737 204C Operator=… …

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  • 56Air navigation — The principles of air navigation are the same for all aircraft, big or small. Air navigation involves successfully piloting an aircraft from place to place without getting lost, breaking the laws applying to aircraft, or endangering the safety of …

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  • 57Timeline of Islamic science and engineering — This timeline of Islamic science and engineering covers the general development of science and technology in the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age, usually dated from the 7th to 16th centuries.From the 17th century onwards, the advances …

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  • 58Falconry training and technique — Training raptors (birds of prey) is a complex undertaking. Books containing hundreds of pages of information and advice by experienced falconers are still rudimentary at best.Many important details vary between individual raptors, species of… …

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  • 59Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology       Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… …

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  • 60Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …

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