Word: cirrus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...used primarily by flying schools and clubs for training (cost: $7,750). Schweizer also produces the popular single seater in this country, the medium-performance 1-26 (about $6,000). Competition flying is still dominated by German fiber-glass models, such as the AS-W 17, Nimbus, Kestrel and Cirrus, featuring long, albatross-like wings for higher performance. They fetch between $11,000 and $20,000. A beginner usually spends $400-$500 on lessons, though membership in a club can cut training costs in half...
...Hurricanes, however, are notoriously unpredictable. After the first hurricane seeding attempt-Project "Cirrus" by a General Electric group in 1947-the storm suddenly reversed course and slammed into Savannah, Ga., wreaking extensive damage. Although the seeding probably had nothing to do with the change in course, Georgians were so outraged at the scientists that the Government has since forbidden any tampering with hurricanes that are within 18 hours' striking distance of land...
...moon which competed closer, their light was all, walking in the night, over the hills, the shadows of the rocks are precise and have their own place, everything is doubled, all of it together, half the sky of clouds came from the north until a great curve of cirrus broke off and wheeled an are beyond the moon and Orion through the whole east and far to open south the mountains of Sangre de Christo, in less than pain after sunset, are pearl and shadow pinon burned sage crushed and spread over skin under nose finally both pinon scruffy pine...