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  2. Wing clipping - Wikipedia

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    A wing-clipped Meyer's parrot perching on a drawer handle. While clipping is endorsed by some avian veterinarians, others oppose it. [7]By restricting flight, wing clipping may help prevent indoor birds from risking injury from ceiling fans or flying into large windows, but no evidence shows that clipped birds are safer than full-winged ones, only that clipped birds are subject to different ...

  3. Pinioning - Wikipedia

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    The process of capturing and clipping can cause considerable distress to birds. Permanent enclosures designed to prevent accidental egress (escape) of birds remove the need for pinioning. Keeping birds who through natural adaptation or selective breeding have lost the ability to fly removes the need for pinioning; for example, keeping Indian ...

  4. Bird measurement - Wikipedia

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    The root box is estimated from a measurement of the wing width at the base (the root chord) and the difference between the wingspan and two times the extent of a single wing. [10] Alternatively, the total wing area can be estimated using the wingspan, wing length, and wing width and assuming simple geometric figures for the shape of the wings. [11]

  5. Boneless Wings Might Not Be Actual Chicken Wings, But They ...

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    In 2023, a class-action lawsuit was actually filed against Buffalo Wild Wings, when Aimen Halim alleged that the restaurant misled him to believe his order of boneless wings were actual chicken ...

  6. Wag-Aero CUBy - Wikipedia

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    Data from Sport Aviation, Plane & Pilot and Purdy General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger in tandem seating Length: 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m) Wingspan: 35 ft 3 in (10.74 m) Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Wing area: 178.5 sq ft (16.58 m 2) Airfoil: USA 35B Empty weight: 695 lb (315 kg) Gross weight: 1,400 lb (635 kg) Fuel capacity: 12 US Gallons, 45.42 litres Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O ...

  7. Kimball McCullocoupe - Wikipedia

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    The Monocoupe evolved into the Monocoupe 110, eventually flown as an air-racer with clipped wings. Ben Howard built a larger version of the Monocoupe, "Mister Mulligan" . The Mullicoupe replicas were developed using Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior engines.

  8. Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered variants) - Wikipedia

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    This was not determined by the length of the wings (clipped wings were fitted to most LF Spitfires), but by the engine, which had been optimised for low-altitude operation. Almost all production Mk XVIs had clipped wings for low altitude work and were fitted with the rear fuselage fuel tanks with a combined capacity of 75 gal. [ 38 ]

  9. I tried Buffalo chicken wings from 5 major chains and the ...

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    In October 2024, the chain, which focuses its menu on bone-in chicken wings, boneless wings, and other chicken items, announced 38.8% year-over-year revenue growth.