• In mining, a windblast is a sudden rush of air or gas due to the collapse of a void. Windblast is common in longwall coal mines, especially those whose...
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  • avalanche swept over the three men. Anker was thrown 100 feet (30 m) by the windblast, and suffered a lacerated head, two broken ribs, and dislocated shoulder...
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    recover. Cooley was killed during ejection by blunt-force trauma from windblast due to the aircraft's speed. The investigation found no design issues...
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    potential for a sudden and massive collapse and potentially catastrophic windblast throughout the mine.[better source needed] Where caving does continue...
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    the crew module fell apart, the astronauts were violently exposed to windblast and a possible shock wave, which stripped their suits from their bodies...
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    as well as (as USAF suits had been evaluated previously) pressure and windblast. Name: Advanced Crew Escape Suit (S1035) Derived from: USAF Model S1034...
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    the student on a raised seat to give a good forward view. There was a windblast screen between the two cockpits. The aircrew sat under separate clamshell...
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  • hunting to go to Hula Hip Hop Fusion school. Meanwhile, Experiment 540, a windblasting experiment is unleashed, causing Gantu to take a bad blow to the head...
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    windscreen windbreak area. It was supposed to help rotate the seat into the windblast and stabilize into a flight path that would take it above and behind the...
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  • coalmine, abandoned over 80 years earlier. Four miners were killed in a windblast incident at the Northparkes mine outside the New South Wales town of Parkes...
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  • circumventing dangerous checkpoints or reaching enemies unobserved. The ability "Windblast" enables Corvo to summon a blast of wind that can deflect projectiles...
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    Distinguished Service Medal for developing a device to protect gunners from windblast; electrically heated clothing, gloves, boots, handwarmers and casualty...
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  • lakes and were breached. Some of the largest debris avalanches caused windblasts that blew down and stripped the leaves off trees. In the months ahead...
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