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  2. Flare (countermeasure) - Wikipedia

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    A flare or decoy flare is an aerial infrared countermeasure used by an aircraft to counter an infrared homing ("heat-seeking") surface-to-air missile or air-to-air missile. Flares are commonly composed of a pyrotechnic composition based on magnesium or another hot-burning metal, with burning temperature equal to or hotter than engine exhaust.

  3. Why airlines are all-in on new single-aisle planes for ... - AOL

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    Airlines like Tap Air Portugal and Ireland's Aer Lingus switch between A321neo and A330 planes throughout the year, flying the bigger jet during the summer and holiday months, per Cirium. Single ...

  4. Footage shows Chinese plane setting off flares in ‘coercive ...

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    One of the declassified videos shows a People's Liberation Army (PLA) plane releasing eight flares 900 feet away from a US plane in the East China Sea in July this year, the Department of Defence ...

  5. Infrared countermeasure - Wikipedia

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    The most common method of infrared countermeasure is deploying flares, as the heat produced by the flares creates hundreds of targets for the missile. Conventional man-portable air defense systems -launched missiles include an infrared sensor that is sensitive to heat, for example the heat emitted from an aircraft engine. The missile is ...

  6. Philippine military says Chinese air force jets endangered ...

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    A top Philippine security official told The Associated Press that the Chinese jets flew at a “very close distance” to the Philippine air force turbo-prop plane and “put the lives of our ...

  7. Satellite flare - Wikipedia

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    Satellite flare, also known as satellite glint, is a satellite pass visible to the naked eye as a brief, bright "flare". It is caused by the reflection toward the Earth below of sunlight incident on satellite surfaces such as solar panels and antennas (e.g., synthetic aperture radar ).

  8. Why these Brazilian airplanes loved by passengers are ... - AOL

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    Before the pandemic, it was delivering around 90 commercial aircraft per year. ... Embraer goes one better – it’s a 1-2 configuration. The smaller jets even have 1-2 in economy, too.

  9. Landing flare - Wikipedia

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    The landing flare, also referred to as the round out, [1] is a maneuver or stage during the landing of an aircraft. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The flare follows the final approach phase and precedes the touchdown and roll-out phases of landing.