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Aircraft must have a minimum wing area of 66 square feet (6.1 m 2), and an empty weight of 500 pounds or more. The aircraft must also have fixed landing gear, and a fixed pitch propeller. Racers compete in a 3.19-mile (5.13 km) Oval course. [3] Several aircraft were capable of meeting the specifications for Formula One at its creation.
The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Restaurant in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park is an American registered national historic landmark, built in the early 19th century by Juan Bandini and later purchased by Albert Seeley to serve as a stagecoach hotel. In 2010, restorations and added fine dining restaurants revived the hotel to its 1870s charm ...
The U.S. Grant Hotel is a historic hotel in downtown San Diego, California. It operates under a franchise of Marriott International as part of their Luxury Collection brand. One of the oldest hotels in San Diego, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is 11 stories high and has 270 guest rooms in addition to meeting rooms ...
The Cassutt Special is a single-seat sport and racing aircraft designed in the United States in 1951 for Formula One air races. Designed by ex-TWA captain Tom Cassutt, it is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The fuselage and tail are of fabric-covered steel tube construction, and the wings are built from ...
[1] The aircraft fuselage is made from sheet aluminum in a monocoque structure. The wings are all-wood, with laminated spruce spars. Its 19.0 ft (5.8 m) span wing employs a NACA 64008 airfoil at the wing root, transitioning to a NACA 64010 at the wing tip. As the Formula One rules require, the engine is a 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200A ...
Oscar's was founded by husband-and-wife team Oscar and Pat Sarkisian in 1991. [3] The first location opened in Carmel Mountain Ranch, San Diego. [4]In May 2000, Sizzler International announced it would purchase a 82% stake in the Oscar's chain for $21 million in cash and stock.
A buffet is a system of serving meals in which food is placed in a public area where the diners serve themselves. [1] A form of service à la française , buffets are offered at various places including hotels , restaurants , and many social events.
The museum was established on October 12, 1961 as the San Diego Aerospace Museum.The museum was first opened to the public on February 15, 1963, in the Food and Beverage Building, which had been built in 1915 for the Panama–California Exposition. [6]