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The Kerrison predictor did not calculate fuse settings, as the shells fired by the 40 mm Bofors gun, with which it was designed to work, were contact-fused. [4] The Predictor proved to be able to hit practically anything that flew in a straight line, and it was particularly effective against dive bombers.
Ground track example from Heavens-Above.An observer in Sicily can see the International Space Station when it enters the circle at 9:26 p.m. The observer would see a bright object appear in the northwest, which would move across the sky to a point almost overhead, where it disappears from view, in the space of three minutes.
Developed by a group of aviation professionals, the voluntary Aviators Code Initiative has produced a family of voluntary aviation codes. For example, the Aviators Model Code of Conduct (AMCC) "recommends operating practices to enhance the quality and safety" of general aviation flight operations. [1]
A Number 1 Mark III Predictor used with the QF 3.7 inch AA gun. South African National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg. South African National Museum of Military History - Number 1 Mark II Predictor; Powerhouse Museum - Vickers No.1 anti-aircraft predictor, 1942 [9] USS Texas, museum ship, Houston, Texas. Mark 51 anti-aircraft directors.
Shark instrument panel. The Shark.Aero Shark is a conventionally laid out, single engine, low wing ultralight aircraft and light-sport aircraft which seats two in tandem. It was first flown on 19 August 2009 and is built in both Slovakia and the Czech Republic by Shark.Aero. It has optionally fixed or retractable landing gear.
Ptychodus was a large shark, previously estimated at 10 meters (33 feet) long based on extrapolation from teeth. [13] [14] The subadult specimen with the largest vertebra showed that it could reach lengths of 4.3–7.07 m (14.1–23.2 ft), so a 10 m (33 ft) length is possible, but more analysis is required for verification. [15]
"Slew" – John S. McCain, Sr., American naval aviator and chief of Bureau of Aeronautics "Snort" – Dale Snodgrass, American naval aviator, demonstration pilot, and commander of Fighter Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet "Snow Eagle" – Clennell H. Dickins, Canadian pioneer bush pilot "Spig" – Frank W. Wead, U.S. Navy aviator and screenwriter
The word "leiomano" is derived from the Hawaiian language and may originate from lei o manÅ, meaning "a shark's lei." [2] The weapon resembles a thick ping-pong paddle inset with shark teeth, typically from the tiger shark. These teeth are placed into grooves in the club and sewn into place.