Word: jetted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...million for cruise missiles that could be fired from either submarines or airplanes. Powered throughout its flight by a jet engine, the 15-ft.-long missile would fly up to 1,500 miles, hugging the surface to elude Soviet radar, and deliver its warhead squarely on target...
...Travel by jet. Had the trip between Aswan and Tel Aviv been in a prop plane (five hours) instead of a jet (two hours) the chances for misgiving and delay would have risen...
Aches and Pains. Kissinger's principal advantage in last week's negotiations was his dizzying, diplomatic milk run aboard Air Force Two, his blue and white 707 jet, between Jerusalem and the village of Aswan on the upper Nile, where Sadat was recovering from a bad case of bronchitis. Kissinger made three trips between Sadat and Meir in Jerusalem- who was also ailing, with a painful case of shingles-before he was able to reach an agreement. But by week's end, in a dramatic demonstration of his achievement, he had only to make one final flight...
Some of its largest deals last year included Mirage jet fighters to Zaire, AMX-30 tanks to Venezuela, antitank missiles to several Middle East countries and Super Frelon helicopters to China. Recently, it is reported, France agreed to sell a fleet of Mirages to the tiny Persian Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi...
Still, many airline executives remain pessimistic. Even the new efficiencies cannot make up for higher costs and lower business resulting from the fuel shortage. Early last year jet fuel was selling for 110 to 140 a gallon. Now the carriers pay 500 to 600 a gallon, and the price is heading for 650. Pan Am, faced with day-to-day refueling crises, is getting offers from mysterious hustlers who want to sell fuel at up to 810 a gallon. A 10 rise in the price of fuel costs the industry $100 million a year...