Word: wings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Amherst has all but two of last year's starters back, and has added a pair of sharp-shooting foreigners: Tanzanian Jaffer Kassamali, and Cleanthis Nicolaides, a Greek transfer student. Another forward to watch is wing Rob Sherman, who was high scorer for the Jeffs last year...
...both cases, the American pilots made use of their greater speed to surprise the Communist planes from behind. Lieut. Karl W. Richter, 23, of Holly, Mich., zeroed in on a MIG-17 that was chasing a flight of F-105s, poured cannon fire at it until its right wing broke off and the pilot ejected. Lieut. Fred A. Wilson, of Mobile, Ala., overtook another MIG-17 so fast that he had no time to adjust his gun sights. "I was about to hit him, so I thought I'd better shoot," he said. "It took five seconds...
...still on the drawing boards, but rival airframe and engine makers have submitted plans to the FAA for approval later this year. Competing for the airframe contract are Lockheed and Boeing; for the engine job, General Electric and Pratt & Whitney. Lockheed offers a double-delta-wing design. Boeing proposes a swing-wing configuration. Both companies promise a plane capable of carrying 300 passengers at a cruising speed of 1,850 m.p.h. at 70,000 ft. The U.S. SST will sell at $35 million, and 250 planes is the break-even point...
...varsity debut of left wing Scott Robertson shared top billing with the 4-3-3 lineup as the Harvard soccer team coasted to a 9-0 opening victory over Tufts yesterday afternoon on the Crimson's new home field...
...second came at 9:15 of the opening period when a perfect center by right wing Dudley Blodget left the flashy sophomore with an open shot on goal and he connected to put the game...