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  • 71El Al Flight 1862 — Infobox Airliner accident caption = Aftermath of the disaster. date = October 4 1992 type = Metal fatigue in the fuse pin, engine collision site = Amsterdam Zuidoost passengers = 1 crew = 3 injuries = 11 serious, 15 minor (on ground) fatalities …

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  • 72HMS Eagle (1918) — For other ships of the same name, see HMS Eagle. Aerial view of Eagle in the 1930s Career (United Kingdom) …

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  • 73rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction       any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion.       Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …

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  • 74Operation Tonga — This article summarises British airborne operations during the Normandy Landings. For American airborne operations, see American airborne landings in Normandy Operation Tonga Part of Normandy landings …

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  • 75Precipitation (meteorology) — Long term mean precipitation by month In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under… …

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  • 76Lee waves — In meteorology, lee waves, are atmospheric standing waves. The most common form is mountain waves, which are atmospheric internal gravity waves. These were discovered in 1933 by two German glider pilots, Hans Deutschmann and Wolf Hirth, above the …

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  • 77Blended wing body — Blended Wing Body, or BWB, designates an alternative airframe design which incorporates design features from both a traditional tube and wing design into a hybrid flying wing configuration. The claimed advantages (see Potential advantages below)… …

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  • 78Airborne wind turbine — An airborne wind turbine is a design concept for a wind turbine that is supported in the air without a tower. [cite web | title=Windmills in the Sky | work=Wired News: Windmills in the Sky | author=David Cohn | publisher=San Francisco: Wired News …

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  • 79Clewlines and buntlines — For the revolver, see Colt Buntline Clewlines and buntlines are lines used to handle the sails of a square rigged ship. Clewlines (green) and buntlines (red) for a single sail. The sail here is semi transparent; fainter lines are running behind… …

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  • 80Non-rocket spacelaunch — Non rocket space launch (NRS) is a launch into space where some or all needed speed and altitude is provided by non rocket means, rather than simply using conventional chemical rockets from the ground. A number of alternatives to rockets have… …

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