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  2. List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft ...

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    A man and woman in the house suffered burns. The pilot was forced to eject two miles short of the runway. The pilot was uninjured. The accident investigation showed foreign object damage to a fan blade caused a crack seven thousands of an inch (too small to visually spot). The blade was ingested into the engine.

  3. Vought F4U Corsair - Wikipedia

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    The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War.Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A.

  4. Computer fan - Wikipedia

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    To cool these components, fans are used to move heated air away from the components and draw cooler air over them. Fans attached to components are usually used in combination with a heat sink to increase the area of heated surface in contact with the air, thereby improving the efficiency of cooling. Fan control is not always an automatic process.

  5. Centrifugal fan - Wikipedia

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    A centrifugal fan is a mechanical device for moving air or other gases in a direction at an angle to the incoming fluid. Centrifugal fans often contain a ducted housing to direct outgoing air in a specific direction or across a heat sink; such a fan is also called a blower, blower fan, or squirrel-cage fan (because it looks like a hamster wheel).

  6. Fan (machine) - Wikipedia

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    A household electric fan A large cylindrical fan. A fan is a powered machine that creates airflow. A fan consists of rotating vanes or blades, generally made of wood, plastic, or metal, which act on the air. The rotating assembly of blades and hub is known as an impeller, rotor, or runner. Usually, it is contained within some form of housing ...

  7. Fan-in - Wikipedia

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    An AND gate with three inputs has a fan-in of 3. Fan-in is the number of inputs a logic gate can handle. [1] For instance the fan-in for the AND gate shown in the figure is 3. [2] Physical logic gates with a large fan-in tend to be slower than those with a small fan-in.

  8. The Corsair - Wikipedia

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    The Corsair was adapted for or inspired numerous other works in a variety of genres, although Byron did not live long enough to know about most of them. In music, the poem was the basis for the grand opera The Pacha's Bridal (1836), with music by Francis Romer and a libretto by Mark Lemon; the opera Il corsaro (1848) by Giuseppe Verdi ; and the ...

  9. List of United States post office murals - Wikipedia

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    Two murals in the Colorado Springs post office (NRHP-listed, but NRHP document does not mention murals) were removed and installed in the Federal Building in Denver. [38]: 23–24 This is probably the building now named Byron White United States Courthouse. Denver: The Horse Corral: Ethel Magafan: 1942 Englewood: Colorado Stock Sale: Boardman ...