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  2. W.A.R. F4U Corsair - Wikipedia

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    The aircraft is a single place, single engine gull-wing design with retractable conventional landing gear. The F4U was the second completed aircraft in the W.A.R. series, with the first example displayed at the EAA airshow in 1975. The aircraft featured folding wings. [3]

  3. CAC Boomerang - Wikipedia

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    The CAC Boomerang is a fighter aircraft designed and manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation between 1942 and 1945. Approved for production shortly following the Empire of Japan's entry into the Second World War, the Boomerang was rapidly designed as to meet the urgent demands for fighter aircraft to equip the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

  4. Rutan Boomerang - Wikipedia

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    The Rutan Model 202 Boomerang is an aircraft designed and built by Burt Rutan, with the first prototype taking flight in 1996. [1] The design was intended to be a multi-engine aircraft that in the event of failure of a single engine would not become dangerously difficult to control due to asymmetric thrust .

  5. Whitney Boomerang - Wikipedia

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    The Whitney Boomerang DW200 is a two-seat, fixed tricycle gear general aviation airplane, originally designed for flight training, touring and personal use. It can be seen in active service at Darwin International , Brisbane's Archerfield and Perth's Jandakot general aviation airports.

  6. Flight spare - Wikipedia

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    A flight spare is a copy of a spacecraft or spacecraft part which is held in reserve in case it is needed for the mission. Flight spares are built to the same specifications as the original equipment (the "flight model"), and can be substituted in the case of damage or other problems with the flight model, reducing launch delays.

  7. What airlines have found fake parts? - AOL

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    The mysterious UK firm AOG Technics is accused of falsifying paperwork for plane parts that ended up being sold to United, Southwest, Virgin, and American Airlines, at least.

  8. Folding wing - Wikipedia

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    Aircraft with ventral fins under the fuselage for stability which had to be folded for takeoff and landing include the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23, the MiG-27, and the Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III. An example of aircraft using folding wingtips other than stowage/hangar space such as aerodynamics and flight handling was the North American XB-70 ...

  9. Category:Aircraft components - Wikipedia

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