Word: fueled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...threat from enemy fighter planes has almost disappeared: of Hanoi's once 110-M1G-strong air force, only half remains, and most of those are now based in China. Unless they risk refueling stops in North Viet Nam, the flight in from China leaves them with scarcely enough fuel for five minutes' dogfighting over Hanoi...
...supplies electrical power, makes sea water drinkable, and contributes to lush vegetable growth near the small (pop. 5,000), arid fishing town of Puerto Penasco. Heart of the system is a 60-kw. Caterpillar diesel generator. But unlike other diesel-powered systems, in which about two-thirds of the fuel energy is wasted as heat, the Mexican installation feeds its hot exhaust gases and heated coolant water into a heat exchanger. Sea water pumped through the exchanger is heated to 160° F., and then passed into a tower evaporator. About 10% of the heated water is vaporized, condensed into...
...Viet Nam would still be able to import over 8,400 tons a day by road, rail and waterway." McNamara noted that the U.S. had long ago destroyed Haiphong's petroleum off-loading facilities. As a result, Hanoi now unloads petroleum from tankers sitting offshore. Barges float the fuel in by night, and Hanoi has "no evidence of an oil shortage...
Critical Factor. The changes have increased the total weight of the spaceship by 3,500 Ibs.-from 94,150 Ibs. to 97,650 Ibs.-including additional fuel needed for maneuvering...
...sported a white paint job covering new ablative material purposely designed to char in flight as the aircraft engages in tests that should push its maximum speed to a blistering Mach 8 by 1969. Snugged under its wings, the X-15 now carries twin, droppable tanks loaded with additional fuel needed to achieve such speed...