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2. Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow - Wikipedia

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   The unit price per aircraft built in the UK was estimated at £220,000 each for a production run of 100 aircraft, as opposed to the estimate of £150,000 per aircraft for the thin wing Javelin. [71] The CF-105 would serve as a stopgap until the F.155 project came to fruition, but with the F.155 due in 1963 and the Arrow not likely to reach the ...

3. History of aerial warfare - Wikipedia

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   The use of planes for strategic bombing emerged during World War II. Also during World War II, Nazi Germany developed many missile and precision-guided munition systems, including the first cruise missile, the first short-range ballistic missile, the first guided surface-to-air missiles, and the first anti-ship missiles.

4. Lockheed F-94 Starfire - Wikipedia

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   Lockheed YF-94 (S/N 48-373). This was the second aircraft built (from TF-80C) On 16 April 1949, the first YF-94 prototype performed its maiden flight. [6] To accelerate development, these early test aircraft were converted from existing T-33s; they maintained roughly 75% commonality in terms of components with those used in the earlier F-80 and T-33As.

5. Aircraft records - Wikipedia

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   124.69 km (77.48 miles) USA Wilbur Wright Wright A December 31, 1908 110 m (361 ft) USA Wilbur Wright Wright A December 18, 1908 544 kg (1,200 lb) USA Wilbur Wright Wright A 59 kW (79 hp) France Gobron-Brille Gobron 1909 76.96 km/h (47.82 mph) France Louis Blériot Blériot XII August 28, 1909 234.21 km (145.53 miles) France Henry Farman HF.1 ...

6. Grumman HU-16 Albatross - Wikipedia

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   Data from Albatross: Amphibious Airborne Angel, United States Navy Aircraft since 1911, Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1958-59 Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane General characteristics Crew: 4-6 Capacity: 10 passengers Length: 62 ft 10 in (19.15 m) Wingspan: 96 ft 8 in (29.46 m) Height: 25 ft 10 in (7.87 m) Wing area: 1,035 sq ft (96.2 m 2) Airfoil: NACA 23017 Empty ...

7. de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver - Wikipedia

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   The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined high-wing propeller-driven STOL aircraft, principally operated as a bush plane and other utility roles, such as cargo and passenger hauling, aerial application (crop dusting and aerial topdressing), and general civil aviation purposes; aviation publication Plane & Pilot described the type ...

8. Aerial firefighting - Wikipedia

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   A wide variety of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft are used for aerial firefighting. In 2003, it was reported that "The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management own, lease, or contract for nearly 1,000 aircraft each fire season, with annual expenditures in excess of US$250 million in recent years".

9. List of friendly fire incidents - Wikipedia

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   20 December – Aircraft from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) mistakenly bombed the U.S. Navy submarine USS Pompano (SS-181) in the Pacific Ocean 400 nautical miles (741 km; 460 mi) bearing 261 degrees True from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and 190 nautical miles (352 km; 219 mi) from Johnston Atoll.