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...elders, including Zeinvel Ninny, Feivel Thickwit, Dopey Lekisch, Gronam Ox and Shmendrick Numskull, encourages a wealthy man to move to the slums and live forever; after all, the records show that no one of means has ever died there. And when a huge carp slaps Gronam Ox with his tail, he sentences the fish to capital punishment: death by drowning in a lake...
...When we're rowing, our abilities dove-tail and that carries over into our relationship as captains," says Doyle. "We work very well together...
...cause of the Aug. 29 crash: human error. As the plane's movable wings were swung forward for a low-altitude test, Benefield apparently forgot to switch on a mechanism that shifts fuel among various tanks. The B-lA's center of gravity thus stayed toward the tail, causing the bomber to rear up at a 70° angle, stall and tumble earthward...
...wings are on right; they are supposed to sweep forward. They are mounted at the tail end and pitched ahead at a 35° angle. The configuration increases lift, reduces drag, prevents stall outs, and allows the X-29A to turn on a dime at supersonic speeds. Just behind the cockpit are gill-like projections called canards, the French word for ducks. Indeed, the plane resembles a mallard in full flight...
...Northrop, the YF-17. In the process, the shape of the wing extensions that give the plane its high maneuverability was changed and a different engine was used. When prototypes were tested ten years ago, McDonnell Douglas did not notice that the modifications put additional stress on the tail assembly. The reason, according to the company, was partly "a real squeeze on development money." Despite the problems, the Navy expects to begin deploying the Hornet aboard the carrier U.S.S. Constellation in the fall. Nor has it changed its plans to buy more than 1,300 of the F/A-18s...