Word: wings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...loops, rolls and spins. With the T-3, the Air Force could offer what it called an "enhanced flight-screening program," which could pinpoint "those cadets who have the basic aptitude to become Air Force pilots." McPeak encouraged his service to buy a trainer that could spin, the wing tips tracing a circle after the plane has lost, at least temporarily, its ability to remain aloft. It is a maneuver so dangerous that Air Force fighter pilots are under orders to eject if one occurs. But McPeak believes that a pilot who doesn't fear spins--and knows...
...I.R.A. seems determined to keep its ample supply of guns and explosives locked away, and stick with the talks. "These marginal, fringe groups will not subvert the peace process," says a top aide to Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the I.R.A...
With the shot clock winding down due to Harvard's inability to get the ball into the paint, Fisher hit a jumper from the left wing to cut SMU's lead to four...
After a first period that ended with the score even at 1-1, the Crimson gave Jonas a little breathing room in the second stanza. Freshman Graham Morrell picked up the puck in neutral ice and broke down the right wing. Driving deep beyond the goal line, Morrell dropped a pass off for a trailing Chris Bala, who knocked home a one-timer at the 1:22 mark...
Seven minutes later, the deja vu became even more intense when Providence's Jessica Tabb stormed down the right wing. Bearing down on Harvard netminder Jen Bowdoin (29 saves), Tabb cut to her lift, switched to the backhand and scooted her team's third goal of the game into the open...