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  2. Flaperon - Wikipedia

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    Boeing 777 flaperon Flaperons on a Denney Kitfox Model 3, built in 1991 Flaperons (Junkers style) on an ICP Savannah Model S, built in 2010 Work of the flaperon of Boeing 777. A flaperon (a portmanteau of flap and aileron) on an aircraft's wing is a type of control surface that combines the functions of both flaps and ailerons.

  3. Vacuum truck - Wikipedia

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    Vacuum truck. A vacuum truck, vacuum tanker, vactor truck, vactor, vac-con truck, vac-con is a tank truck that has a pump and a tank. The pump is designed to pneumatically suck liquids, sludges, slurries, or the like from a location (often underground) into the tank of the truck. The objective is to enable transport of the liquid material via ...

  4. Elevon - Wikipedia

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    The solution applied for both of these issues was via management of the elevons; specifically, as the aircraft speed varied, the active ratio between the inboard and outboard elevons was adjusted considerably. Only the innermost elevons, which are attached to the stiffest area of the wings, would be active while Concorde was flown at high ...

  5. Flight control surfaces - Wikipedia

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    Some aircraft are equipped with "flaperons", which are more commonly called "inboard ailerons" [citation needed]. These devices function primarily as ailerons, but on some aircraft, will "droop" when the flaps are deployed, thus acting as both a flap and a roll-control inboard aileron.

  6. Aircraft fairing - Wikipedia

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    The wing root fairing of an American Aviation AA-1 Yankee. An aircraft fairing is a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and reduce drag. [1]These structures are covers for gaps and spaces between parts of an aircraft to reduce form drag and interference drag, and to improve appearance.

  7. Is It Safe to Use Expired Vitamins? The Truth About Vitamin ...

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    How can you tell if they’re safe past their expiration dates? Here, doctors explain how long most vitamins last and any risks associated with taking expired vitamins.

  8. Mack R series - Wikipedia

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    It was estimated that in 1987 there were between 35,000–55,000 Mack trucks operating in Iran. [13] Mack Canada made a shipment of 20 non-military RD 800 series trucks rigged for oil field operations to the National Iranian Drilling Co. of Tehran in 1987; this was the first shipment to Iran since 1979. [13]

  9. The Hardest Working Royal of 2024 Is... - AOL

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    Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images. Princess Anne secured the top spot, yet again, with 217 royal engagements and a 2.4% increase from 2023, according to the report.November was her busiest month ...