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  2. Big Jet Plane - Wikipedia

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    "Big Jet Plane" is a song written by Australian singer and songwriter Angus Stone, originally recorded under the stage name "Lady of the Sunshine" for his 2009 album Smoking Gun. It was then re-recorded the following year by Stone and his sister Julia as a duo.

  3. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Wikipedia

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    "Leaving on a Jet Plane" is a song written and recorded by American singer John Denver [1] in 1966, originally included on his debut demo recording John Denver Sings. Its original title was "Babe I Hate to Go". He made several copies and gave them out as presents for Christmas of that year. [2]

  4. Chord (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    Mean aerodynamic chord (MAC) is defined as: [6] = (), where y is the coordinate along the wing span and c is the chord at the coordinate y.Other terms are as for SMC. The MAC is a two-dimensional representation of the whole wing. The pressure distribution over the entire wing can be reduced to a single lift force

  5. Angus & Julia Stone - Wikipedia

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    The following month, the Big Jet Plane EP was released, which included Julia singing a cover version of "You're the One That I Want" from Grease. [30] [32] In Australia, "Big Jet Plane", their highest-charting single, peaked at No. 21. [19] It appeared at No. 20 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, [33] No. 23 in Belgium and top 40 on the French ...

  6. List of large aircraft - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of large aircraft, including three types: fixed wing, rotary wing, and airships.. The US Federal Aviation Administration defines a large aircraft as any aircraft with a certificated maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of more than 12,500 lb (5,700 kg) [1]

  7. Thickness-to-chord ratio - Wikipedia

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    Swept wings are a practical outcome of the desire to have a low thickness-to-chord ratio at high speeds and a lower one at lower speeds during takeoff and landing. The sweep stretches the chord as seen by the airflow, while still keeping the wetted area of the wing to a minimum. For practical reasons, wings tend to be thickest at the root ...

  8. It feels like there are suddenly way more plane crashes and ...

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    The wreckage of a Delta Air Lines-operated CRJ900 aircraft lays on the runway after a plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport. - Cole Burston/Reuters.

  9. Jet Airliner (Steve Miller Band song) - Wikipedia

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    "Jet Airliner" is a song composed by Paul Pena in 1973 and popularized by the Steve Miller Band in 1977. Pena wrote and recorded "Jet Airliner" in 1973 for his New Train album. [ 4 ] However, New Train was not released until 2000 , [ 5 ] due to conflicts between him and his label.