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  2. Malfunction (parachuting) - Wikipedia

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    In this case, the slider can be usually "worked" the rest of the way down by pulling on the rear risers, or by releasing the steering lines ("brakes") and pulling them down repeatedly ("pumping"). If the malfunction can not be cleared sufficiently and one decides to cut away, the decision to do so must be made at a high enough altitude to allow ...

  3. Snapper Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Snapper, Inc. is an American company, formerly based in McDonough, Georgia, that manufactures residential and professional lawn-care and snow-removal equipment.Snapper is known for their high-quality products, including rear-engine riding lawnmowers capable of standing on end for storage or repair, and for their invention of the first self-propelled rotary lawn mower.

  4. Rotary snowplow - Wikipedia

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    An engine within the plow's carbody rotates the large circular assembly at the front of the plow. The blades on this wheel cut through the snow and force it through a channel just behind the disk to an output chute above the blade assembly. The chute can be adjusted to throw the snow to either the left or the right side of the tracks.

  5. Nicholas Alkemade - Wikipedia

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    On the night of 24 March 1944, 21-year-old Alkemade was one of seven crew members in Avro Lancaster B Mk.II, DS664, of No. 115 Squadron RAF. [1] Returning from a 300-bomber-raid on Berlin, east of Schmallenberg, DS664 was attacked by a German Junkers Ju 88 night-fighter flown by Oberleutnant Heinz Rökker of Nachtjagdgeschwader 2, [2] the attack caused the Lancaster to catch fire and began to ...

  6. Shuttle Loop - Wikipedia

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    As of February 2024, the project has halted due to unknown construction issues and the ride is standing but not operating. Shuttle Loop at Nagashima Spa Land is the only remaining Shuttle Loop operating in Asia. [19] The first European Shuttle Loop, Sirocco, was installed in 1982 at Walibi Wavre in Belgium. In 1999, the ride was partially ...