Word: radar
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wings are in a forward position for long-range cruising and are jackknifed back about 40° for speeds of Mach 2.1 (about 1,400 m.p.h.) at 50,000 ft. or Mach 1 plus (760 m.p.h.) at 500 ft. Backfire is apparently crammed with sophisticated electronic aids to confuse radar tracking. Carrying a crew of three, the plane has an estimated payload of 50 megatons in weaponry, including parachute-dropped hydrogen bombs. With one refueling, Backfire appears capable of striking the U.S. and returning home...
...analysis, a branch of mathematics pioneered by Joseph Fourier in the early 19th century. Fourier sought to explain wave phenomena in heat; his theories were later applied to water, light, sound and electricity. Fourier's breakthrough was essential to the development of atomic physics; and all communications equipment-radar, radio, television and so on-is dependent on his formulations...
...cease-fire has gradually eased Israel's siege mentality. Police roadblocks have been replaced by radar traps to curb speeding. Strikes have increased. The "Black Panthers," mainly underprivileged young people from Eastern countries, have taken to the streets to protest discrimination. Black-frocked Orthodox Jews have renewed their fight for an end to Sabbath desecrations by stoning buses. Four high school students sent back their draft notices, declaring: "We are not ready to serve in an occupying army...
...extensive road project in northern Laos since 1962, with a sizable military presence for protection. According to the Moose-Lowenstein report, that presence has increased from 6,000 two years ago to as many as 20,000 today, and carries with it a concentration of antiaircraft and radar installations, which makes the area one of the most heavily defended in the world...
...sole survivor was the Sabre-jet pilot, Sergeant Yoshimi Ichikawa, 22. A trainee with only 21 hours' flying time on the F-86, he and his instructor, who was in a second jet, had been practicing formation turns. Neither Sabre jet had radar, and it was only at the last second that Ichikawa's instructor told him to climb and turn. Ichikawa recalled later: "I saw a civilian plane approach from the rear and felt a jolt in my tail." The young pilot was able to bail out safely. Both he and his instructor were being held...