Word: aircraft
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...models are in the showrooms--not cars, but jets for VIPs and CEOs. Business is booming in the $2 billion executive-aircraft industry. The newest chariot, rolled out last week, is Bombardier's Global Express, which will compete with Gulfstream V and Citation X. Fly one to your next downsizing...
...Model CITATION X Made By Cessna Aircraft Co. Price $15.1 million Orders N.A. (plane available now) Maximum Range 3,795 miles Top Speed 608 m.p.h. Maximum Altitude 51,000 ft. Cabin Volume 759 cu. ft. Total Passengers 12 Celebrity Buyer Arnold Palmer Options Entertainment center; office; dressing room; heated baggage compartment
...missiles was launched to finish the job. At 8pm EDT Tuesday, three U.S. Navy ships and an attack submarine launched 17 cruise missiles at four sites the first attack failed to destroy. The second strike, said White House spokesman Mike McCurry was "necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and crews operating in the expanded no-fly zone." U.S, British and French air forces began patrolling the expanded zone midday Wednesday Iraqi time, unfazed by Saddam Hussein's clearly stated intention to shoot them down. Should he try, U.S. forces have made equally clear that another round of attacks...
...missiles was launched to finish the job. At 8pm EDT Tuesday, three U.S. Navy ships and an attack submarine launched 17 cruise missiles at four sites the first attack failed to destroy. The second strike, said White House spokesman Mike McCurry was "necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and crews operating in the expanded no-fly zone." U.S, British and French air forces began patrolling the expanded zone midday Wednesday Iraqi time, unfazed by Saddam Hussein's clearly stated intention to shoot them down. Should he try, U.S. forces have made equally clear that another round of attacks...
...crash of TWA Flight 800 see no reason to satisfy that craving. Confirming last week the discovery of microscopic traces of PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, on a piece of the plane's midsection, investigators moved one step closer to declaring that a bomb or a missile brought down the aircraft. But they caution that there are still many steps to go. A senior Justice Department official told TIME that the PETN, which is used in plastic explosives, is so far the only piece of forensic evidence the investigators have of a possible bomb. They have not found physical evidence...