Word: sparrows
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Mayr has in the past worked closely with the Linnaean Society, and recently initiated a seminar program there to introduce aspiring ornithologists to the current ornithological literature, Mayr said. He also helped the society to publish an important monograph on the song sparrow...
...emphasis on troop maneuverability in the AirLand Battle plan is a promising development. But the doctrine still depends heavily on expensive and complex long-range weapons. Although the new assault-breaker munitions have performed adequately in controlled tests, they bear worrisome similarities to such radar-guided weapons as the Sparrow missile, which was supposed to score "kills...
Sidewinder vs. Sparrow. Both missiles have been carried by U.S. fighter planes since the 1960s. The Sidewinder is designed to down enemy planes within visual range, roughly eleven miles. A heat-seeking missile, it speeds toward its target at twice the speed of sound, and homes in on the tailpipe. Its current version costs $59,000. The Sparrow is bigger (500 Ibs. to 190 lbs.), nearly twice as fast, and is guided by radar so that it can be fired at targets as far as 31 miles away. It costs...
Which has proved deadlier in combat? The Sidewinder, easily. During the Viet Nam War, Sidewinders shot down their target 24% of the time, Sparrows only 8%. Improvements to both missiles do not seem to have changed their batting averages. Israeli officials have told Americans that Sidewinders killed far more of the 80-odd Arab jets downed over Lebanon last year than Sparrows did. One reason: most aerial duels are fought at less than the Sparrow's minimum effective range (which is secret). In a close-range dogfight, the Sparrow's great speed often causes it to zip right...
Piaf. The Sparrow's song-brief in ecstasy, extreme pain-was the predawn Paris blues. Tribute in kind was paid Piaf in the searing Tony Award-winning performance of Jane Lapotaire...