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The Boeing 929 Jetfoil is a passenger-carrying, waterjet-propelled hydrofoil by the Boeing Company.. Boeing adapted many systems used in jet airplanes for hydrofoils. Robert Bateman led development.
NMEA 2000, abbreviated to NMEA2k or N2K and standardized as IEC 61162-3, is a plug-and-play communications standard used for connecting marine sensors and display units within ships and boats. Communication runs at 250 kilobits-per-second and allows any sensor to talk to any display unit or other device compatible with NMEA 2000 protocols.
H&MS-41 was reactivated on 1 July 1962 at Naval Air Station Dallas, Texas, and assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve. In February 1965 the squadron was reassigned to the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. During the Vietnam War, H&MS-41 served in direct support of the flying squadrons, VMF-111 and VMF-112.
A new international airline will be landing in Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport next spring. Cathay Pacific will begin direct flights from DFW to Hong Kong on April 25. The long-haul flight ...
Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a watercraft through water. While paddles and sails are still used on some smaller boats , most modern ships are propelled by mechanical systems consisting of an electric motor or internal combustion engine driving a propeller , or less frequently, in pump-jets , an ...
August 2, 1985: Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 on a Fort Lauderdale–Dallas/Fort Worth–Los Angeles route, crashed near the north end of runway 17L (now 17C) after encountering a severe microburst on final approach; the crash killed 8 of 11 crew members, 128 of 152 passengers on board and one person on the ground. This was the ...
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That analysis led [1] to four goals—increasing the submarines' battery capacity, streamlining the boats' structures, adding snorkels, and improving fire control systems. The navy immediately focused on designing a new class of submarine, but the Bureau of Ships believed the fleet of existing Gato , Balao , and Tench -class submarines could be ...