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71USS Yorktown (CV-5) — The third USS|Yorktown|CV 5, lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers of World War II, was sunk at the Battle of Midway.Early career Yorktown was laid down on 21 May 1934 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock… …
72Navigation light — The winglet and red navigation light on the port (left) wing of a South African Airways Boeing 747 400 aircraft A navigation light is a colored source of illumination on an aircraft, spacecraft, or waterborne vessel, used to signal a craft s… …
73Environmental Control System — The Environmental Control System of an airliner provides air supply, thermal control and cabin pressurization for the passengers and crew. Avionics cooling, smoke detection, and fire suppression are also commonly considered part of the… …
74Deicing boot — The black rubber deicing boot on the wing of a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 passenger aircraft is inflated with air, producing ridges to crack and dislodge any accumulated ice …
75Schweizer SGS 2-33 — The Schweizer SGS 2 33 is a United States two seat, high wing, strut braced, training glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York.Schweizer, Paul A: Wings Like Eagles, The Story of Soaring in the United States , pages 227 327.… …
76Lituanica — The pilots and the Lituanica Lituanica was an Bellanca CH 300 Pacemaker airplane flown from the United States across the Atlantic Ocean by Lithuanian American pilots Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas in 1933. After successfully flying… …
77Rolls-Royce Griffon — The Rolls Royce Griffon was a 2,239.33 in³ (36,696.00 cc), 6.0 bore x 6.6 stroke 60 degree V 12 aero engine. The usual assumption still prevails that the Griffon was derived from the Rolls Royce R racing engine used in the Schneider Trophy races …
78Lockheed L-2000 — The Lockheed L 2000 was Lockheed s entry in a government funded competition to build the United States first supersonic transport (SST) in the 1960s. The L 2000 lost the contract to the Boeing 2707, but that competing design was ultimately… …
79GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb — The GBU 39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) is a 250 pound (113 kg) guided bomb that is intended to provide aircraft with the ability to carry a higher number of bombs. Most US Air Force aircraft will be able to carry a pack of four of these bombs in… …
80Japanese submarine I-168 — The I 168 was a Japanese Kaidai class submarine (KD6 Type) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. At the Battle of Midway she sunk two American warships: the aircraft carrier Yorktown and the destroyer Hammann . At that time she was… …
