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  2. Slingshot - Wikipedia

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    Simple slingshot. A slingshot or catapult is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame, with two tubes or strips made from either a natural rubber or synthetic elastic material. These are attached to the upper two ends. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pouch that holds the projectile. One ...

  3. Ring Raiders - Wikipedia

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    When the skull visor is lifted on his helmet, there is no face behind it. Wraith is the trainer-leader of "Vulture Wing". The Galloping Ghoul carries more than a ton of serious combat equipment, and packs a few extra pounds of mysterious muscle: it is able to disappear into thin air and reappear, which gives it an eerie edge when taking on much ...

  4. Sling (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    There is a loop on the end of one side of the retention cords. Depending on the design of the sling, either the middle finger or the wrist is placed through a loop on the end of one cord, and a tab at the end of the other cord is placed between the thumb and forefinger. The sling is swung in an arc, and the tab released at a precise moment.

  5. List of established military terms - Wikipedia

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    Ready room: Room on an aircraft carrier where aircrew conduct much of their pre-flight and post-flight briefs. Round Down: The stern of the Carrier where the Flight Deck Started. Smoke in the air: Used by Naval Aviators/Aircrew for locked-on incoming missiles at visual range.

  6. List of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero playsets and vehicles

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    The H.A.V.O.C. (Heavy Articulated Vehicle Ordnance Carrier) was introduced in 1986, and came packaged with the Cross-Country action figure. [7] It was armed with dual recoilless cannons, and "Lancer" guided missiles. The rear of the vehicle opened to reveal a reinforced lift-off pad, and a one-man hover reconnaissance vehicle. [21]

  7. Aircraft catapult - Wikipedia

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    The catapult used on aircraft carriers consists of a track or slot built into the flight deck, below which is a large piston or shuttle that is attached through the track to the nose gear of the aircraft, or in some cases a wire rope, called a catapult bridle, is attached to the aircraft and the catapult shuttle.

  8. Road case - Wikipedia

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    The history of flight case design is based on an airplane parts packaging specification. It was designed by airline packaging engineers. The specification is ATA 300. [a] Category I cases are designed to withstand a minimum of 100 round trips, Category II containers a minimum of 10 round trips, and Category III containers 1 round trip as defined to also include the return of a replacement part.

  9. List of Thunderbirds vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Designed and built by Brains and the Mechanic, its sole purpose is to travel to the Oort cloud to rescue Jeff Tracy. The Zero-XL acts as a carrier for the other Thunderbird air and space vehicles, comprising multiple docking ports that enable Thunderbirds 1, 2, 3, 5 and Shadow to be linked to it simultaneously.