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- Aircraft (13315 bytes)
1: ...bus-aircraft-at-airport.jpg|650px|center|thumb|Airbus Passenger Plane at Airport]]
5: An '''aircraft''' is any [[machine]] capable of atmospheric flight.
11: Aircraft fall into two broad categories:
13: ...er-aircraft-photo.jpg|500px|right|thumb|Propeller Aircraft]]
15: ...d thrust. The abbreviation [[VTOL]] is applied to aircraft other than helicopters that can take off or land ... - List of aircraft (2955 bytes)
1: ... than an ''exclusive'' one, meaning that where an aircraft is known under multiple names, designations, or m...
3: ... designation systems as to what constitutes a new aircraft as opposed to a variant of an existing type).
5: The size of the list has required it to be broken into:
9: '''[[List of aircraft (A-B)|A-B]]'''
10: '''[[List of aircraft (C-D)|C-D]]'''
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- Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
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3: ! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="2" | [[Image:indirag.jpg...
5: ! Date of Birth:
6: | [[November 19]], [[1917]]
9: | [[October 31]], [[1984]] - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
1: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="r...
3: |style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"|[[I...
6: |[[4 May]] [[1979]] <br>
7: – [[28 November]] [[1990]]
15: |'''Date of Birth:''' - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
1: [[Image:Amelia_earhart_1.jpg|thumb|190px|Amelia Earhart]]
2: ...r breaking new ground for female pilots, and remembered for her mysterious disappearance during a fli...
6: ...his [[alcoholism]]. Because of Edwin Earhart's inability to provide for his family, Amelia spent the ...
8: ...was able to keep up with aviation as a weekend hobbyist. She was even featured in local newspapers wh...
10: ...r the Atlantic crossing. They were married on [[February 7]], [[1931]]. Earhart referred to the marri... - Nancy Harkness Love (1763 bytes)
1: ...rkness Love''' ([[February 14]], [[1914]] - [[October 22]], [[1976]]) was an [[United States|American...
3: ...d in various jobs in [[aviation]]. She married Robert Maclure Love in [[1936]].
5: ...]] for [[Gwinn Air Car Company]], testing various aircraft modifications including the new [[tricycle landin...
7: ...division. She then convinced the division to establish the [[Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron]] i...
8: [[Women?s Flying Training Detachment]] to become the - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
2: ...1941]]) was a famous English [[aviatrix]] who was born in [[Kingston upon Hull]].
4: ...ng a pilot's licence at the [[London Aeroplane Club]] in late [[1929]].
6: From this, she went on to qualify as the first British-trained woman ground engineer.
8: ...th]] (registration G-AAAH) named Jason, can still be seen in the [[Science Museum_(London)|Science Mu...
14: In [[1932]], she married the famous British pilot [[Jim Mollison]], who had proposed to... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
1: '''Jacqueline Cochran''', born '''Bessie Lee Pittman''' ([[May 11]], [[1906]] - [[Aug...
3: [[Image:JacquelineCochran.JPG|thumb|Jacqueline Cochran]]
4: ... her looks and driving personality to obtain a job at a prestigious salon in [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] d...
6: ...ociated Press]] named her "''Woman of the Year in Business''."
8: ...untry promoting her products. Years later, her husband used his Hollywood connections to get [[Marily... - Bessie Coleman (4340 bytes)
1: ...nsed pilot in the world. Ms. Coleman was married briefly to Charles Wilson Pankey.
3: ...><tr><td>[[Image:BessieColeman.jpg]]</td></tr></table>
4: ...rtheless, Coleman graduated from eighth grade and briefly attended college at Colored Agricultural an...
6: ...nch women were better than African-American women because French women were pilots already.
8: ...capitalized on her flamboyant personality and her beauty to promote his newspaper, and to promote her... - Hanna Reitsch (3751 bytes)
1: [[image:Hanna_Reistch.jpg|thumb|right|288px|Hanna Reitsch in the Fa 61]]
4: ... many [[glider]] aerobatic and endurance records, being the first woman to fly the Alps in a glider, ...
6: ...lew the Fa 61 every night inside the arena of the Berlin Motor Show.
8: ...th Diamonds. She survived many accidents and was badly injured several times.
10: ...erg''s, they were never used in combat. (See [[Selbstopfer]]) - Marina Raskova (5055 bytes)
1: [[Image:Swp marina raskova 350.jpg|thumb|Marina Raskova]]
3: ...0,000 women in the military service in a huge way by founding three female air regiments which would ...
4: <br><br>
5: ...of celebrity status, she became the first in a number of long distance records. Most of these record...
6: <br><br> - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
1: ...ocomotive]], at [[Bristol Temple Meads]] station, Bristol, England]]
3: ...ain, but are not generally considered locomotives because they have payload space or are rarely detac...
5: ...ne direction, and are controlled from a control cab at the opposite end of the train in the other.
7: ==Benefits of locomotives==
8: ... many reasons why the motive power for trains has been traditionally isolated in a locomotive, rather... - Ear (6659 bytes)
1: ...ar.jpg|thumb|A left [[human]] ear. Image provided by [https://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art...
3: ...Not all animals have ears in the same part of the body.
10: ...imple tube running to the [[middle ear]]. This tube amplifies frequencies in the range 3 [[Kilo...
12: ...250px|left| Photography of a baby. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]...
13: ... the outer edge of the outer ear[http://www.bartleby.com/61/31/H0133100.html]. - Ceramics (15941 bytes)
1: ...ack thousands of years, involves the creation of objects from clay and other ceramic materials. This ...
3: ...lustration of a man in his pottery studio.png|thumb|right|350px|Illustration of a man working in his ...
7: ...ecorative tiles and modern sculptures, reflecting both functional and aesthetic purposes.
8: ==Historical Background==
10: The history of ceramics can be traced back to the Paleolithic era. Early pottery was used... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
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5: |+ <font size="+1">'''Abraham Lincoln'''</font>
7: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
8: [[Image:Lincoln.jpg|Abe Lincoln]] - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...mains a [[communist state]], the PRC has considerably [[privatization|privatized]] its economy in the...
3: [[Image:China_xiam.jpg|thumb|250px]]
4: ...arts of itself, an eternally complete and indivisible country. This claim is controversial with the R...
6: ...ents and critics, in reference to the association between the color [[red]] and [[communism]].
7: {{People's Republic of China infobox}} - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...t of the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]. Under the [[Constit...
3: START INFOBOX
6: {{Infobox Country |
7: native_name = ɩre<br>Ireland |
8: common_name = the Republic of Ireland | - Aswan Dam (6375 bytes)
1: [[Image:Lake_Nasser.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Aerial view of Lake Nasser, courtesy of [ht...
5: ... fields. In a high-water year, the whole crop may be entirely wiped out, while in a low-water year th...
10: ...d 54 m high. The initial design was soon found to be inadequate and the height of the dam was raised ...
12: ... raise the dam a third time a second dam would be built 6 km up-river.
13: ...nery. The enormous rock and clay dam was designed by the Russian Zuk [[Hydroproject Institute]]. - Alaska (24727 bytes)
15: PostalAbbreviation = AK |
27: ...e|Alaska]]: [[UTC]]-9/[[Daylight saving time|-8]]<br/>[[Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time Zone|Aleutian]]...
36: Website = www.state.ak.us
40: |colspan="2" style="background:#efefef; text-align:center;"|''The Last ...
42: |'''[[List of U.S. state birds|State bird]]'''||[[Willow Ptarmigan]] - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]] |
12: PostalAbbreviation = CT |
34: Website = www.ct.gov
36: ...olonies|thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]].
43: ...ticut, was adopted in [[1965]]. The traditional abbreviation of the state's name is "Conn." - Kansas (21369 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Kathleen Sebelius]]|
12: PostalAbbreviation = KS |
25: ...s are Central except for<br>4 counties on western border.</small> |
34: Website = www.accesskansas.org
37: ...ate]] in the [[United States]]. The U.S. postal abbreviation for the state is '''KS'''. - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
8: Nickname = Badger State
14: PostalAbbreviation = WI |
36: Website = www.wisconsin.gov
40: ...sconsin became a territory. The state's name is abbreviated '''WI''', '''Wis''', or '''Wisc.'''
47: ...the area until [[1763]], when it was ceded to the British.
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