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The elytra of this cockchafer beetle are readily distinguished from the transparent hindwings.. An elytron (/ ˈ ɛ l ɪ t r ɒ n /; from Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron) 'sheath, cover'; pl.: elytra, / ˈ ɛ l ɪ t r ə /) [1] [2] is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true ...
Splatbook with a focus on dragons; collates "all of Dragonlance's dragon background into" one sourcebook. [77] Age of Mortals Campaign Key of Destiny: Christopher Coyle 2004 1-931567-11-5 [78] Spectre of Sorrows: Cam Banks: 2005 1-931567-16-6 [79] Price of Courage: Cam Banks 2006 1-931567-21-2 [80] War of the Lance Chronicles Dragons of Autumn ...
The elytra are connected to the pterathorax; being called as such because it is where the wings are connected (pteron meaning "wing" in Greek). The elytra are not used for flight, but tend to cover the hind part of the body and protect the second pair of wings (alae). The elytra must be raised in order to move the hind flight wings.
Dragon Wings may refer to: A line of 1/400 scale model aircraft made by Dragon Models Limited of Hong-Kong, China A line of autogyro rotor blades made by Rotor Flight Dynamics of Wimauma, Florida, United States
On February 1, 2012 SpaceX announced that it had completed the development of a new, more powerful storable-propellant rocket engine, this one called SuperDraco. This high-thrust hypergolic engine—about 200 times larger than the Draco RCS thruster hypergolic engine—offers deep throttling ability and just like the Draco thruster, has multiple restart capability and uses the same shared ...
The LFBB model used in wind tunnel tests by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Liquid Fly-back Booster (LFBB) was a German Aerospace Center's (DLR's) project concept to develop a liquid rocket booster capable of reuse for Ariane 1 in order to significantly reduce the high cost of space transportation and increase environmental friendliness.
The majority of insects have two pairs of wings. Flies possess only one set of lift-generating wings and one set of halteres. The order name for flies, "Diptera", literally means "two wings", but there is another order of insect which has evolved flight with only two wings: strepsipterans, or stylops; [2] they are the only other organisms that possess two wings and two halteres. [6]
Attack on Titan [2] (Japanese: 進撃の巨人, Hepburn: Shingeki no Kyojin), known in PAL regions as A.O.T.: Wings of Freedom, [1] is an action hack and slash video game based on the animated series Attack on Titan, which is based on the Hajime Isayama's manga series of the same name, released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita in Japan.