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    aircraft design, a chine is a longitudinal line of sharp change in the cross-section profile of the fuselage or similar body. The term chine originates in...
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    accuracy of the weapon.[citation needed] Index of aviation articles Chine (aeronautics) Leading edge extension Vortex generator André Peyrat-Armandy, Les...
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  • to: Chine (boating), a relatively sharp angle in a boat's hull Chine (aeronautics), a long extension of the wing roots along the fuselage Chine people...
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    The R-12 also had a crew of two in tandem cockpits, and reshaped fuselage chines. Reconnaissance equipment included signals intelligence sensors, a side-looking...
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    extension to the fuselage, attached in this position, is an example of a chine. Leading-edge vortex controller (LEVCON) systems are a continuation of leading-edge...
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    compared to later orbiters, such as test instrumentation and distinctive black chines. In addition to a heavier aft fuselage and the retention of an internal...
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    1860 China Expedition (French: Médaille commémorative de l'expédition de Chine de 1860) was a military award of the Second French Empire to reward soldiers...
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    commemorative medal (French: "Médaille commémorative de l'expédition de Chine (1901)") was a French military campaign medal established by the law of...
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    root extensions (LERX) are also sometimes referred to as wing strakes. Chine: sharp-edged profile running along the fuselage. When used aerodynamically...
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  • beacon – Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) – Aeronautical chart – Aeronautical Message Handling System – Aeronautical phraseology – Aeronautics – Aerospace...
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    2012. 39 seulement s'alignérent, ne représentant plus que 24 nations, la Chine, le Portugal et la Yougoslavie ayant déclaré forfait. Leicester, John (30...
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  • Pierre Perrier (category Aeronautical engineers)
    in aeronautics and for his research on the transmission of the gospels. He has been responsible for research and advanced studies in the aeronautics industry...
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    (2024-05-29). "Armée de l'Air: L'Algérie achète une escadrille de drones à la Chine | Algérie Focus" (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-05. "SIPRI Arms Transfers...
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    sonic booms, mainly focusing around changes to aircraft noses, the use of chines, changes in aircraft planform and even creating pathways through the aircraft...
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    all-moving horizontal tails (stabilators); leading edge root extensions or chines also run forwards to the inlets. The relatively short 35-foot wingspan of...
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    Hustler, FISH, Kingfish, And Beyond (Part 2: FISH)". Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. Richelson, Jeffrey T. (2002). The wizards of Langley : inside...
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  • aeronautical sector. (in French)Le réseau GEA France Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine (in French)L'aéronautique forme des cadets en Chine et...
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    uniquely combining canard wings with leading edge root extensions (LERX). The chined forebody, modified radar radome, and electroconductive canopy use a stealth...
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    caret inlets; the inlets' upper edges also meet the fuselage's forebody chines. Flight control surfaces include leading-edge flaps, flaperons, ailerons...
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    Stratégies missionnaires des Jésuites Français en Nouvelle-France et en Chine au XVIIieme siècle, Les Presses de l'Université Laval, L'Harmattan, ISBN 2-7475-1123-5...
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    located directly below it. On Booster 7 and all subsequent vehicles, four chines are located on the sides of the oxygen tank, protecting the COPVs and CO2...
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    subsequently impacted the orbiter left wing, in the area of transition from Chine to Main Wing, creating a shower of smaller particles. The impact appears...
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    the nose (nicknamed the "platypus" for the initial shape and pronounced chine edges) and canopy with their Gaussian surfaces. By 1985, HSF had evolved...
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    located directly below it. On Booster 7 and all subsequent vehicles, four chines are located on the sides of the oxygen tank, protecting the COPVs and CO2...
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    minimize their radar cross-section (RCS), most fifth-generation fighters use chines instead of standard leading edge extensions and lack canards, though the...
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  • Sciences Avancées (IPSA), (English: Institute of Polytechnic Science and Aeronautics) is a French private grande école in aerospace engineering located at...
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  • ENAC offers 30 engineering and technical programs in civil aviation and aeronautics. Programs include aerospace engineering, aircraft maintenance, commercial...
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  • Montgolfier brothers are seen as worldwide precursors and explorers of aeronautics, with the world record altitude then reached by a human at 7,016 metres...
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    impact with the surface of the water. A vee bottom parts the water and chines deflect the spray to prevent it damaging vulnerable parts of the aircraft...
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  • a significant body of graphic works, largely focused on the process of chine collé. Booker’s approach to printmaking processes is reminiscent of her...
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