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Black Arrow, officially capitalised BLACK ARROW, [3] was a British satellite expendable launch system. Black Arrow originated from studies by the Royal Aircraft Establishment for carrier rockets based on the earlier Black Knight rocket; [ 4 ] the project was authorised by the British government in late 1964.
Operation Black Arrow (Hebrew: מבצע חץ שחור, romanized: Mivtza Ḥetz Shaḥor) was an Israeli military operation carried out in Gaza (while under Egyptian control) on 28 February 1955. The operation targeted the Egyptian Army. Thirty-eight Egyptian soldiers were killed during the operation as were eight Israelis. [1]
The raid was codenamed Operation Elkayam, in tribute to Saadya Elkayam, a company commander who died in the Black Arrow operation. [6] During the late evening, a mechanized force led by commander Mordechai "Motta" Gur set out for the fort and surrounding installations while forces led by Rafael "Raful" Eitan secured Position 132. Another force ...
The Prospero satellite, also known as the X-3, [2] was launched by the United Kingdom in 1971. It was designed to undertake a series of experiments to study the effects of the space environment on communications satellites and remained operational until 1973, after which it was contacted annually for over 25 years. [3]
The Black Arrow, a 1948 film starring Louis Hayward; Black Arrow, a Disney television movie; Black Arrow (Middle-earth), a fictional Middle-earth weapon in The Hobbit; Carla Day / Black Arrow, a singer played by Taylor Dayne in the superhero series Night Man; Black Arrow (DC Comics), a fictional villain from DC Comics
Local traffic road signs usually employ black text on white. Exceptions are the Czech Republic (yellow-on-black), Finland (white-on-black), Austria and Spain (white-on-green), as well as Denmark, Iceland and Poland (blue-on-white). Tourist sighting signs usually employ white on some shade of brown. Detours use black on a shade of yellow or orange.
One of the many memorable feats accomplished by the Black Arrows was the execution of a world record loop of 22 [1] Hawker Hunters in formation at the Society of British Aircraft Constructors' show at Farnborough in 1958. [2] This was a world record for the greatest number of aircraft looped in formation, and remains unbroken to this day.
The Zastava M93 Black Arrow rifle is available in both 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG. It is a bolt-action, air-cooled, magazine-fed firearm with a fixed stock. [7] The weapon is fed through a 5- or 10-round detachable, spring-loaded box magazine. The shoulder stock has a telescoping design, with two stiff springs [6] connecting the stock to the ...