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  • In [[aeronautics]] '''air brakes''' are a type of [[flight controls|flight control]] used on [[aircraft]] to reduce speed during landing. ...ined - most modern [[airliner]] jets feature combined spoiler and airbrake controls. On landing, the deployment of these spoilers causes a dramatic loss of lif
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  • ...ers]]. Hydraulic systems are very common in [[aircraft]] [[Flight controls|flight control systems]]. ...hanical) or by computers obeying control laws (fly by wire). See [[flight controls]].
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  • ...is the area, usually near the front of an [[aircraft]], from which a pilot controls the aircraft. Most modern cockpits are enclosed, except on some small aircr ...tion in a [[Royal Navy]] ship, and later the location of the ship's rudder controls.
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  • ...requires a number of modifications to existing engine air/fuel and timing controls. The [http://www.clean-air.org American Hydrogen Associations] has been dem ...hydrogen planes have been tested and Boeing is currently planning a manned flight for 2007.
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  • ...doing so they pose as pilots then board one of Drax's shuttles on a preset flight to outer space. ...od God, what's Bond doing?" Q, who is not looking at the screen but at the controls, responds "I think he's attempting re-entry sir."
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  • ...y (see [[Bologna massacre]]). Only two month previously [[Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870]] crashed in suspicious circumstances enroute from [[Bologna]] to [[Pal Nowadays, the University of Bologna controls 23 faculties: Agricultural sciences; Industrial Chemistry; Economics; Pharm
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  • ...ntercity trains''' are generally very reliable, but if you need to catch a flight, for example, it might be better to pay extra for the Eurostar. Interregio ...n uniform to help you, it could be a trick to pickpocket you. This kind of controls is effectively frequent (they want to know if the owner regularly recorded
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  • Schumacher has attracted controversy during his long career in the top flight. The Benetton team was investigated several times in 1994 and 1995 for usin ...year for developing the Benetton machine as electronic launch and traction controls were incorporated into their [[Engine Control Unit]] (ECU) mid way through
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  • ...mber adjacent to the central section, a control room houses fan mechanism controls and the measuring instruments. Outside of the chamber is a large dial "Sca ...he symbol that represented their commeraderie and their common passion for flight: the insignia of the Italian Air Corp, ''l’aquila ad ali spiegate'', the
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