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  2. Droopsnoot - Wikipedia

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    The term droopsnoot or droop snoot has been variously applied to the following: The Lockheed P-38 Lightning (J variant) The Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber;

  3. Droop nose (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    The droop nose is a feature fitted to a small number of aircraft types so the nose of the aircraft can be lowered during takeoff and landing to improve the pilot's view of the ground below. This feature is used with a very-low aspect ratio wing such as a delta wing .

  4. List of United States Air Force reconnaissance aircraft

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    These 'Droop Snoot' modified two-seat Lightnings operated between September 1944 and February 1945 attached to No. 192 Squadron RAF, and in November 1944 "much time was spent in searching for radio signals from V-2s, though these were later found to be uncontrolled (V-2s had on-board guidance systems)." [34]

  5. Fairey Delta 2 - Wikipedia

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    The first Delta 2 WG774 in its original design format landing at Farnborough in 1956 during that year's SBAC Show using its 'droop snoot', described by its inventor as a sectional fuselage [10] At the time, Fairey was mostly known for producing naval aircraft, such as the Fairey Swordfish biplane and the Fairey Firefly monoplane ; the design ...

  6. Boeing EC-135 - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing EC-135 is a retired family of command and control aircraft derived from the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter.During the Cold War, the EC-135 was best known for being modified to perform the Looking Glass mission where one EC-135 was always airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command post for the Strategic Air Command in the event of nuclear war.

  7. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Monday ...

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    In today's puzzle, there are seven theme words to find (including the spangram). Hint: The first one can be found in the top half of the board. Here are the first two letters for each word: SL. CR ...

  8. There’s a method behind Trump’s tariff madness - AOL

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    In addition to the across-the-board 10% tariff on all imports and the EU threats, Trump in the past has suggested he may use tariffs to compel Denmark to give the United States control of Greenland.

  9. Concorde - Wikipedia

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    Concorde is a tailless aircraft design with a narrow fuselage permitting 4-abreast seating for 92 to 128 passengers, an ogival delta wing and a droop nose for landing visibility. It is powered by four Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 turbojets with variable engine intake ramps , and reheat for take-off and acceleration to supersonic speed.