• Wings at the Speed of Sound is the fifth studio album by the British–American rock band Wings, released on 26 March 1976. Issued at the height of the...
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  • Speed Wings is a 1934 American Pre-Code action film directed by Otto Brower and starring Tim McCoy, Evalyn Knapp, and William Bakewell. Nollen, Scott...
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    Bird wing (redirect from Bird wings)
    bird wings can be grouped into four types, with some falling between two of these types. These types of wings are elliptical wings, high-speed wings, high...
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  • velocity is necessarily variable; a hunting bird will reach much greater speeds while diving to catch prey than when flying horizontally. The bird that...
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    These types of wings are elliptical wings, high speed wings, high aspect ratio wings and slotted high-lift wings. Technically, elliptical wings are those having...
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    the free fall. Newer designs of hybrid-wings (also called mini-wings) are now being produced to allow a high speed "hike and fly" from mountainous areas...
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    Swept wing (redirect from Swept wings)
    perpendicular to the fuselage. Swept wings have been flown since the pioneer days of aviation. Wing sweep at high speeds was first investigated in Germany...
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    Wing (redirect from Wings)
    airflow near the speed of sound. Such airfoils, called supercritical airfoils, are flat on top and curved on the bottom. Aircraft wings may feature some...
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    Hughes Aircraft in 1935. Using different wings, it set both a world airspeed record and a transcontinental speed record across the United States. The H-1...
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  • incompetent, he will call his best friends the "Super Wings" to help. Jett's original power was solely Jett Speed, though as the show progressed, he became able...
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    those speeds usually have wings (either swept wing or delta wing) with a fixed sweep angle. These are simple and efficient wing designs for high speed flight...
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    Their fifth album, Wings at the Speed of Sound, was recorded and released in between legs of the tour. The album saw the first time a Wings' album featured...
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  • successful world tour over 1975–76. Intended as more of a group effort, Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976) was issued midway through the tour and featured the...
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    Meanwhile in Germany, Hans Wocke was studying the problems of swept wings at the near-sonic speeds of which the new jet engines were capable. He recognised many...
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    Transonic (redirect from Transonic speed)
    Attempts to reduce wave drag can be seen on all high-speed aircraft. Most notable is the use of swept wings, but another common form is a wasp-waist fuselage...
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  • Music/Concord Music Group as part of the fifth set of releases, alongside Wings at the Speed of Sound, in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection. It was released...
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  • Wings Greatest is a compilation album by the British–American rock band Wings, released in the UK on 1 December 1978. It was the band's last release through...
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  • themepark in The Netherlands Wings at the Speed of Sound, a 1976 studio album by Paul McCartney and Wings "Rolling around at the speed of sound", the first line...
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    Mercedes-Benz T80 (category Wheel-driven land speed record cars)
    projected speed of 750 km/h (466 mph). Aerodynamically, the T80 incorporated a Porsche-designed enclosed cockpit, low sloping bonnet, rounded wings, and elongated...
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    designs in the slow-to-medium speed range, and drew continual interest as a tactical airlifter design. Interest in flying wings reemerged in the 1980s due...
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    and wings, and a complete heat-resistant ablative coating was added. It took flight for the first time on 25 June 1964. It reached its maximum speed of...
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    studios albums Band on the Run (1973), Venus and Mars (1975) and Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976), as well as some of McCartney's compositions from...
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    The latter may be due to slowing down (below stall speed) or the accretion of ice on the wings (especially if the ice is rough). A stall does not mean...
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    Mach number (redirect from Mach (speed))
    equal to the speed of sound. At Mach 0.65, u is 65% of the speed of sound (subsonic), and, at Mach 1.35, u is 35% faster than the speed of sound (supersonic)...
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  • separate 'blades' of 'elements' on the rear wings (two is the maximum permitted). In contrast, high-speed circuits like Monza see the cars stripped of...
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    Airplane (section Wings)
    slow-to-medium speed range, and there has been continual interest in using it as a tactical airlifter design. Interest in flying wings was renewed in...
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  • Legendary Wings (アレスの翼, Aresu no Tsubasa, "The Wings of Ares") is a fantasy-themed shoot-'em-up / platformer arcade video game released by Capcom in 1986...
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  • Let 'Em In (category Paul McCartney and Wings songs)
    "Let 'Em In" is a song by Wings from their 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and reached the top 3 in the...
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  • London, designed by A. Lakeman and with a statue by Eric Broadbent, Speed Wings Over the World gracing the portal above the main entrance. From the terminal...
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  • to the speed-for-minimum-drag, aircraft need less power to fly faster. Induced drag is also reduced when the wingspan is higher, or for wings with wingtip...
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