Word: wheelings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Phil): "You could bunt and you could run-a good wheel, as they...
...relieved a number of Catholic generals of their commands, the Catholics staged a "coupette," which ended only when a group of young officers, led by Air Commodore Nguyen Cao Ky, came to Khanh's aid. Last week Ky's guys put their hands on the Vietnamese steering wheel, and Khanh was skidding more dizzily than ever...
...chase planes circled overhead and two helicopters hovered solicitously, as the B70 began the take-off roll for its first cautious flight. Just 33 seconds after Chief Test Pilot Al White released the brakes, Cecil was airborne, climbing steeply. The stiltlike forward landing gear retracted properly, but the main wheel gear jammed, halfway up. Pilot White put the wheels down again and switched to an alternate flight plan. There was no hope now of passing the speed of sound on the first try; supersonic flight is not for airplanes with wheels dangling...
Onward he went, this time to wheel a helicopter up and out of view, and back again. A helicopter is a perverse and difficult craft; a pilot has to use both hands and feet, and even the pros consider them miserable things to handle. "This fellow did a masterly job," said FAA Supervisor Joe Princen. Said Gregory: "I am probably supposed to have been nervous, but I wasn...
...tiger has roamed into unexpected territory. Hertz uses it to symbolize its dominance in the car-rental field, and Britain's Rootes Motors has just brought out a new $3,400 sports car called the Sunbeam Tiger, with the slogan "Grab a Tiger by the Wheel." Gimmick manufacturers are selling countless cloth tiger tails, priced from 18? to $1, to department stores. Humble dealers have sold thousands of tiger-tail tips to customers, most of whom clip them onto gas tanks. This fall Humble is ready to introduce napkins, clothing, and trick-or-treat bags with the tiger theme...