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  2. Boeing E-7 Wedgetail - Wikipedia

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    The aircraft will be designated the "Wedgetail AEW1". [58] Airframe modification was expected to be performed by Marshall Aerospace, but it withdrew in May 2020, thus Boeing selected STS Aviation Group's UK branch on 20 May 2020. [59] Two of the five aircraft are to be converted commercial airliners and the rest are to be new. [60]

  3. Fishtail - Wikipedia

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    Fishtail parka, a type of anorak such as the US Army's M-65 parka; Fishtail skirt; Fishtail back trousers, a high back design for trousers that is designed for use with Suspenders (American English, Canadian English) or braces (British English). Fishtail wrap, a style of folding or draping a sari; Fishtail train, a flared train

  4. Fishtailing - Wikipedia

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    During fishtailing, [2] the rear end of the car skids to one side, which must be offset by the driver counter-steering, which is turning the front wheels in the same direction as the skid, (e.g. left if the rear swings left) [1] and reducing engine power.

  5. Aircraft - Wikipedia

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    An aircraft (pl.: aircraft) is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or the dynamic lift of an airfoil , [ 1 ] or, in a few cases, direct downward thrust from its engines.

  6. U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft tail codes - Wikipedia

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    When introduced in June 1945, tail codes were assigned to individual aircraft carriers. Thus all aircraft based on a particular ship were supposed to carry the ship's code. As of August 1948, tail codes were no longer assigned to aircraft carriers but rather to carrier air groups, which in December 1963 were re-designated as carrier air wings.

  7. Fishtail Air - Wikipedia

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    Fishtail Air Pvt. Ltd., from 2018 to 2020 known as Summit Helicopters Pvt. Ltd., is a helicopter airline based at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, operating chartered helicopter services.

  8. Empennage - Wikipedia

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    The empennage of an Atlas Air Boeing 747-200. The empennage (/ ˌ ɑː m p ɪ ˈ n ɑː ʒ / or / ˈ ɛ m p ɪ n ɪ dʒ /), also known as the tail or tail assembly, is a structure at the rear of an aircraft that provides stability during flight, in a way similar to the feathers on an arrow.

  9. Curtiss P-40 Warhawk variants - Wikipedia

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    Curtiss XP-40 in flight. XP-40 fitted with tracked landing gear. In 1937, the 10th P-36A was fitted with a 1,150 hp (860 kW) V-1710-19. Unlike the Model 75I, the resulting XP-40 (Model 75P) did not have a turbo-supercharger, thus the cockpit was not moved back, and the radiator was moved to the ventral position.