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Force 10 from Navarone, a war film based on the novel; Force 10 on the Beaufort scale of wind speed; Force Ten, a model of tent made by British firm Vango; Gull Force 10, a fuel brand in New Zealand; Force10, an American computer networking company; Force 10, a variation of the Paratrooper amusement ride "Force Ten" (song), a song by Rush from ...
The Paratrooper, also known as the "Parachute Ride" or "Umbrella Ride", is a type of fairground ride. It is a ride where seats suspended below a wheel rotate at an angle. The seats are free to rock sideways and swing out under centrifugal force as the wheel rotates. Invariably, the seats on the Paratrooper ride have a round shaped umbrella or ...
The ride begins with the boat being sent into the launch area where a canopy closes behind. An animatronic lifeguard to the left of the boat shines a torch in his eyes and says "Hold on tight now! Here ya go!" as the boat tilts upwards. He will then push a lever which then sends the boat 10 ft into the water below, slightly soaking those in the ...
Force 10 from Navarone is a World War II novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean. [1] It serves as a sequel to MacLean's 1957 The Guns of Navarone, but follows the events of the 1961 film adaptation of the same name. It features various characters from the film who were not in the book, and leaves out some major characters from the book.
Dell Force10 (formerly nCore Networks, Force10 Networks), was a United States company that developed and marketed 10 Gigabit and 40 Gigabit Ethernet switches for computer networking to corporate, educational, and governmental customers. It had offices in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.
Force 10 from Navarone is a 1978 British war film loosely based on Alistair MacLean's 1968 novel of the same name.It is a sequel to the 1961 film The Guns of Navarone.The parts of Mallory and Miller are played by Robert Shaw (who died before the film was released), and Edward Fox, succeeding in the roles originally portrayed by Gregory Peck and David Niven.
The Mercedes-AMG G63 receives one major update for the 2025 model year, and that's its new optional hydraulic suspension. It's an engineering feat, and to put it to the test, the automaker let us ...
The launched roller coaster is a type of roller coaster that initiates a ride with high amounts of acceleration via one or a series of linear induction motors (LIM), linear synchronous motors (LSM), catapults, tires, chains, or other mechanisms employing hydraulic or pneumatic power, along a launch track. This mode of acceleration powers many ...