Word: mache
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...than free enterprise." Three months ago, Federal Aviation Administrator Najeeb Halaby visited the plants of the Anglo-French consortium-British Aircraft Corp. and Sud-Aviation-and was shocked to see how far along the British and French were in building their needle-nosed Concorde jetliner, which will fly at Mach 2.2 (or 2.2 times the speed of sound). The market for a supersonic transport (or SST, as it is widely known) will at first be only 100 to 150 planes, and both U.S. and foreign airlines are naturally inclined to order the planes from the company that can promise...
...private struggle with Congress and the Pentagon probably shaped its strategy as much, if not more, than any other factor. McNamara planned Skybolt's demise while still smarting from the attacks launched at him last spring when he had tried to stop development of the B-70, a Mach 2 superbomber. Primarily on the strength of the testimony of the Air Force's General Curtis Le May, Congress reprimanded McNamara's action and threatened to "direct" him to reverse himself. He eventually had to concede three B-70's to the Air Force...
...part of the bill-and so far the Government has shown little inclination to do so. A Soviet supersonic transport is expected within three or four years, and an Anglo-French consortium heavily subsidized by both governments is designing a supersonic liner. By aiming for a less sophisticated Mach 2.2 plane instead of the Mach 3 design favored by U.S. designers, it hopes to have a prototype ready by 1967 at a cost of only $450 million...
...last week the force de frappe consisted of a handful of atom bombs and a delivery system of exactly four Mirage IV jets, extremely fast (Mach 2), high-altitude, two-seat light bombers. The Mirage IV's radius is only 1,000 miles...
Niederhoffer won his gamble, as the over-confident Heckscher let up slightly. Down 5-1 at the time, Niederhoffer came up with his best comeback to take the third game. The Harvard junior won the next two games and the mach 15-10, 15-10; in the end, the Harvard alumnus bowed his head to him, indicting that the victory was no fluke...