• Airframe is a novel by the American writer Michael Crichton, his eleventh under his own name and twenty-first overall, first published in 1996, in hardcover...
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  • Timeline is a science fiction novel by American writer Michael Crichton, his twelfth under his own name and twenty-second overall, published in November...
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    The Lost World (1995), Airframe (1996), Timeline (1999), Prey (2002), State of Fear (2004), and Next (2006). Several novels, in various states of completion...
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    (1995). The Lost World. ISBN 978-0-679-41946-4. Michael Crichton (1996). Airframe. ISBN 978-0-679-44648-4. Michael Crichton (1999). Timeline. Alfred A. Knopf...
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    commanders." Although the term "multirole aircraft" may be relatively novel, certain airframes in history have proven versatile to multiple roles. In particular...
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    the United States Air Force. The aerodynamic instability of the X-29's airframe required the use of computerized fly-by-wire control. Composite materials...
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    aircraft at the center of a safety investigation in Michael Crichton's novel Airframe. Orion III: a space plane featured in the 1968 sci-fi film 2001: A Space...
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    747-200 airframes were originally planned to be commercial airliners. When the airline did not complete the order, Boeing offered the airframes to the...
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    almost immediately. The aircraft was found to be underpowered and its airframe inadequate for the heavy lifting it was intended to perform. As a result...
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  • John Grisham Executive Orders by Tom Clancy Desperation by Stephen King Airframe by Michael Crichton The Regulators by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) Malice...
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    Retrieved 29 October 2016. "Airframe Dossier – Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse, c/n 58-1683". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. "Airframe Dossier – Sikorsky UH-34D...
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    metal fatigue in the airframe, a phenomenon not fully understood at the time; the other was due to overstressing of the airframe during flight through...
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    announcement was made to extend the service lifetime of the existing airframes from 2,500 to 3,500 hours. The single-seat MiG-25 could achieve high speed...
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    Air Force and several airframes in flyable condition and some 50 dismantled Buchóns were up for disposal bid. The four airframes acquired by the Confederate...
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    caught up with Brown's plane. Through openings torn in the damaged bomber's airframe by flak and machine gun fire, Stigler was able to see the injured and incapacitated...
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    Elspeth, alone. He is engaged in research on the fatigue of aluminium airframes. He is currently investigating possible failure in the high aspect ratio...
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    Griffon-engined Mk 24, using several wing configurations and guns. The original airframe was designed to be powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine producing 1,030 hp...
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    and ammunition drum make it difficult to fit it into a densely packed airframe. The feed system must be custom-designed for each application, adding 140...
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  • list of notable techno-thriller novels, novel series, and collections of linked short stories. ‘Techno-thriller’ Novels and Recent American Intellectual...
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    Redgrave. Among his other inventions were his version of the geodetic airframe and the earthquake bomb, including designs such as the Tallboy and Grand...
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    Disaster special titled "Who's Flying the Plane?" Michael Crichton's novel Airframe, published in 1996, draws on events from the accidents of Aeroflot 593...
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    Skyraider. The Thunderbolt II's airframe was designed around the high-power 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary autocannon. The airframe was designed for durability...
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    2016. "Airframe Dossier – Sikorsky S-55C, s/n IZ1590 IAF, c/n 55-1077". Aerial Visuals. AerialVisuals.ca. Retrieved 22 October 2016. "Airframe Dossier...
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    advancing missile and radar technology (see stealth technology). Inherent airframe design features exist and include masking of turbine blades and application...
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    such as the Messerschmitt Me 264 and the Junkers Ju 390, the only two airframe types which were actually built and flown for the competition. When Walter...
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    the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 34,248 airframes produced from 1936 to April 1945. Some of the Bf 109 production took place...
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    increases in loaded weight. Despite strengthened airframes, it was possible to overstress the airframe during dive-bombing. Although the German bomb-sights...
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    was largely conventional. During the summer of 1940, the first prototype airframe was completed; however, it was unable to proceed with powered test flights...
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    Airplane (section Airframe)
    customer. The structural parts of a fixed-wing aircraft are called the airframe. The parts present can vary according to the aircraft's type and purpose...
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    optimistic and it was revised to a single aircraft by the end of the year. The airframe was completed on this revised schedule, but its engine was not ready in...
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