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  2. 1951 USAF resolution test chart - Wikipedia

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    A 1951 USAF resolution test chart is a microscopic optical resolution test device originally defined by the U.S. Air Force MIL-STD-150A standard of 1951. The design provides numerous small target shapes exhibiting a stepped assortment of precise spatial frequency specimens.

  3. Aeronautical chart conventions (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The charts are published "in accordance with Interagency Air Cartographic Committee specifications and agreements, approved by the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration". The legend of an aeronautical chart lists many of the symbols, colors and codes used to convey information to the map reader.

  4. List of UN numbers 1201 to 1300 - Wikipedia

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    n.o.s. = not otherwise specified meaning a collective entry to which substances, mixtures, solutions or articles may be assigned if a) they are not mentioned by name in 3.2 Dangerous Goods List AND b) they exhibit chemical, physical and/or dangerous properties corresponding to the Class, classification code, packing group and the name and description of the n.o.s. entry [4]

  5. U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft tail codes - Wikipedia

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    Carrier Air Wing 15 tail code "NL" is prominently displayed on this A-7E Corsair II. Tail codes on the U.S. Navy aircraft are the markings that help to identify the aircraft's unit and/or base assignment. These codes comprise one or two letters or digits painted on both sides of the vertical stabilizer, on the top right and on the bottom left ...

  6. Explosives shipping classification system - Wikipedia

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    Under the UN Dangerous Goods classification, explosive hazard Divisions are awarded using the UN Manual of Criteria and Tests, by following the process flow chart '10.3 Procedure for assignment to a division of the class of explosives' and conducting the appropriate tests either UN series 5, series 6, or series 7 tests. [3]

  7. List of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy

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    On November 14, 1910, pilot Eugene Burton Ely took off in a Curtiss plane from the bow of Birmingham and later landed a Curtiss Model D on Pennsylvania on January 18, 1911. In fiscal year (FY) 1920, Congress approved a conversion of collier Jupiter into a ship designed for launching and recovering of airplanes at sea—the first aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.

  8. Sectional aeronautical chart - Wikipedia

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    Sectional charts are in 1:500,000 scale and are named for a city on the map. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States publishes over 50 charts covering the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. Sectional charts are published by the National Aeronautical Navigation Services Group of the FAA.

  9. United States military aircraft designation systems - Wikipedia

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    K-class blimp K-3 USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) Navy blimps were initially grouped by class and then used a special designation system until 1954, when this system was unified with the main 1922 system. [7] In contrast with its other aircraft, the Navy's four rigid airships were treated as commissioned warships, and were given hull classification ...