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  2. List of firsts in aviation - Wikipedia

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    First take-off by an airplane from a moving ship: Commander Charles R. Samson took off from a platform aboard the battleship HMS Hibernia in a Short Improved S.27 No. 38, on May 9, 1912. [84] First flight of an all-metal aircraft: The Reissner Canard, designed by Professor Hans Reissner (with engineering help from Hugo Junkers), whose structure ...

  3. Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight - Wikipedia

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    A flaming Marine CH-46 of HMM-265, after being hit by enemy AAA fire in "Helicopter Valley", 15 July 1966 [13] During the Vietnam War, the CH-46 was one of the prime US Marine troop transport helicopters in the theater, slotting between the smaller Bell UH-1 Iroquois and larger Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion and progressively replacing the UH-34.

  4. Boeing CH-47 Chinook - Wikipedia

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    [2] HC-1B during in-flight evaluation. During 1957, Vertol commenced work upon a new tandem-rotor helicopter, designated as the Vertol Model 107 or V-107. [3] [4] During June 1958, the U.S. Army awarded a contract to Vertol for the acquisition of a small number of the rotorcraft, giving it the YHC-1A designation. [5]

  5. An Extra 5 Minutes of Vigorous Exercise Per Day Could Help ...

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    standing — 3.2 hours exercise (i.e., running, cycling) — 16 minutes They estimated the impact of replacing one type of activity with an additional 5, 10, and 20 minutes of exercise.

  6. HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509) - Wikipedia

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    The ship was 171.9 metres (564 ft 0 in) long and 23.2 metres (76 ft 1 in) wide, with a displacement between 8,380 and 24,700 tonnes (8,248 and 24,310 long tons) depending on her load. [10] Protecteur ' s draught was 10.1 m (33 ft 2 in), [ 10 ] and she had been given an ice rating of three.

  7. Rheumatoid arthritis linked to changes in the gut microbiome ...

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    Changes in the gut microbiome may be a tell-tale sign of the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. Image credit: Instants/Getty Images. This article originally appeared on Medical News Today

  8. Tito Jackson's funeral attended by Michael Jackson's children ...

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    Tito Jackson's family has laid the Jackson 5 singer to rest nearly two months after his death at 70.. According to People magazine, TMZ and the Daily Mail, Jackson's funeral took place Monday at ...

  9. Curtiss C-46 Commando - Wikipedia

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    The prototype for what would become the C-46, the Curtiss CW-20, was designed in 1937 by George A. Page Jr., the chief aircraft designer at Curtiss-Wright. [4] The CW-20 was a private venture intended to compete with the four-engined Douglas DC-4 and Boeing 307 Stratoliner by the introduction of a new standard in pressurized airliners. [5]