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...directional control, the Wrights created wing warping--twisting the wings to facilitate turning. The pilot's torso rests in a wooden hip cradle that is connected by wires to both wings' rear corners and to the rear rudder...
...shifting his hips to one side, the pilot pulls the opposite wing tip down, while the other automatically twists up. The side with the trailing edge down experiences more lift...
...clutch of Israeli Air Force pilots raised eyebrows when they signed a letter this fall refusing to participate in attacks on Palestinian militants hiding in populated areas of the West Bank and Gaza. Such "targeted eliminations," they argued, are "illegal and immoral" because they often cause civilian casualties. Israeli officials countered that pilots take pains to avoid injuring civilians, and the air force discharged the 27 dissenters, some of whom are decorated officers. Now the pilots are demanding they be reinstated. If the air force doesn't comply, they say, they will take their case to the Supreme Court. That...
Democrats say they gathered in the city's African-American and Latino neighborhoods. "The Republicans are not really expanding their base; they're turning out their base," says Democratic organizer Steve Rosenthal, whose new group, Partnership for America's Families, helped run the voter-registration operation and has other pilot projects under way in Cleveland, Ohio, and St. Louis, Mo. "The base on the Democratic side is much more expandable than the base on the Republican side...
Mubarak, who is 75, completed his speech last week after a 45-minute break. A former fighter pilot and longtime squash player, the President is in relatively good health. But many Egyptians doubtless hope that to prevent future chaos, he will take the time to pick a suitable successor. --By Scott MacLeod and Amany Radwan