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  2. Nicholson Junior KN-2 - Wikipedia

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    The Junior KN-2 (KN came from the initials of builder Kenny and designer Nicholson) was a high wing monoplane with 5° of sweep and 1.5° of dihedral.The fabric-covered wings used the popular, flat-bottomed Clark Y profile and were built around laminated spars, aluminium alloy (Hyblum) ribs and steel tube drag struts.

  3. Chief of the boat - Wikipedia

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    A COB also requires graduation from Senior Enlisted Academy. When a new enlisted sailor joins a boat's crew, the COB is usually one of the first people the new sailor will meet. Although the role of COB is outside the direct chain of command , the COB has tremendous [ quantify ] responsibility.

  4. Kearfott Guidance & Navigation - Wikipedia

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    Kearfott is a defense equipment manufacturer founded in 1918 in New Jersey, United States.It is based in Woodland Park. [1] Today the electronics division is part of BAE Systems, while the remaining Kearfott Guidance & Navigation division is a subsidiary of the Astronautics Corporation of America.

  5. Owner's manual - Wikipedia

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    2007 Toyota Yaris hatchback owner's manual 1919 Ford Motor Company car and truck operating manual. An owner's manual (also called an instruction manual or a user guide) is an instructional book or booklet that is supplied with almost all technologically advanced consumer products such as vehicles, home appliances and computer peripherals.

  6. Commer - Wikipedia

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    The Commer Cob is a 7 cwt delivery van introduced in early 1956 based on the Hillman Husky, [30] itself a derivative of the Hillman Minx Mark VIII. [31] Although similar to the Express it was shorter overall with a smaller payload area and a more rounded design. [28] In 1958 new Cob and Husky models were introduced, based on the "Audax" Hillman ...

  7. Corn sheller - Wikipedia

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    A traditional corn sheller A large corn shelling machine. The modern corn sheller is commonly attributed to Lester E. Denison from Middlesex County, Connecticut. Denison was issued a patent on August 12, 1839, for a freestanding, hand-operated machine that removed individual kernels of corn by pulling the cob through a series of metal-toothed cylinders which stripped the kernels off the cob.

  8. Corn on the cob - Wikipedia

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    Corn on the cob is a culinary term for a cooked ear of sweet corn eaten directly off the cob. [1] The ear is picked while the endosperm is in the "milk stage" so that the kernels are still tender. Ears of corn are steamed, boiled, or grilled usually without their green husks, or roasted with them.

  9. Newton (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A newton is defined as 1 kg⋅m/s 2 (it is a named derived unit defined in terms of the SI base units). [1]: 137 One newton is, therefore, the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at the rate of one metre per second squared in the direction of the applied force.