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Heroes and the Lionized of Winter
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A hero doesn't have to be perfect. He can have an ax to grind.
He doesn't have to be disinterested. He doesn't have to be an
immediate candidate for Paradise. But he does have to be a hero.
Nothing is more offensive than the debasement of the concept of
hero. Any day now I expect to find Donald Trump, Michael Jackson and
Bob Hope on somebody's list of heroes on the grounds they have
either been around since the Flood or have made tubs of money or
have persuaded surgeons to give them a noble nose.
Even among true heroes there are different kinds. There are
Achilles and Arjuna, great ...
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Icelandic Inventor Develops Vertical Takeoff, Landing Aircraft
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Iceland, has developed a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. According to the U.S...vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, which includes pivotal wing...pure jet mode, wherein the aircraft is configured such that it...
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Patent No. 7,568,655 Issued on Aug. 4, Assigned to Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha for Vertical Takeoff, Landing Aircraft (Japanese Inventor)
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Gotenba, Japan, has developed a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The inventor was issued U...vertical takeoff and landing aircraft according to the invention...in attitude control of the aircraft; an inertia moment deriving...
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California Inventor Develops Vertical TakeOff, Landing Aircraft
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...has developed a compound aircraft. According to the U.S...Trademark Office: "A compound vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. In a specific embodiment, the VTOL aircraft includes a gas-powered tip...
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Indiana Inventor Develops Vertical Takeoff, Landing Aircraft
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Franklin, Ind., has developed a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that includes a wing, a propulsion...of air over the wing. The aircraft also may utilize sub-atmospheric...the relative weight of the aircraft." The inventor was issued...
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New MDC R&D center will focus on ASTOVL, AV-8B II Plus. (McDonnell Douglas Corp. research, development on Advanced Short Takeoff Vertical Landing aircraft, upgrade of AV-8B II Plus aircraft)
Newspaper article from: Defense Daily
; ...efforts on current and future vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft and refinement of manufacturing...center, part of MDC's New Aircraft and Missiles Products Div...responsibility for two major aircraft projects. MDC staff there...
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Dismay over cost sharing as ASTOVL proposals arrive. (defense contractors submit bids for advanced short-takeoff vertical landing aircraft project, express concern over co-financing)
Newspaper article from: Defense Daily
; ...Ied advanced, short-takeoff, vertical-landing (ASTOVL) aircraft project, with some industry...teamed with General Electric Aircraft Engines, submitted an ASTOVL...and Marine Corp. An ASTOVL aircraft may eventually replace Marine...
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JSF Production To Stay The Same; STOVL Stays Second In Line.(Joint Strike Fighter)(short takeoff vertical landing)(aircraft)
Newspaper article from: Defense Daily International
; ...Marine Corps short takeoff vertical landing (STOVL) variant will...that version of the aircraft. Earlier this year...by moving the STOVL aircraft to the back of the...Corps buy the same aircraft as the Air Force...
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ARPA launches ASTOVL/CTOL fighter demonstration. (Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks proposals for Advanced Takeoff Vertical Landing/ Conventional Takeoff Landing aircraft) (Defense Procurements )
Newspaper article from: Defense Daily
; ...technology validation of a direct lift Advanced Takeoff Vertical Landing/Conventional Takeoff Landing (ASTO VL/CTOL) common affordable lightweight...enter into an agreement with only a prime aircraft company, proposals shall include an engine...
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Manufacturer of Skycar Signs Financial Advisory Agreement With Dallas Based Broker/Dealer; Moller International Inc., Manufacturer of a Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft, Hires RichMark Capital to Position Company for Future Growth And Public Listing.
PR Newswire
; ...Moller International (http://www.moller.com/ ) is the developer of the Skycar, a four-person Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft currently undergoing initial flight-testing. The Company is an innovative aeronautical research and...
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TAC air reductions would delay JAST or kill ASTOVL, DOD warns. (Congress' reduced tactical aircraft financing might impact Joint Advanced Strike Technology development and Advanced Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing aircraft program)
Newspaper article from: Defense Daily
; ...Navy Advanced Short Takeoff/ Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) contracts...1 million various aircraft technology efforts...affordable strike aircraft. ARPA and the JAST...for tactical combat aircraft. "DoD's requested...
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