Collocations withaircraft
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additional aircraft
They could surely move elsewhere, so that additional aircraft could be maintained under proper conditions.
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advanced aircraft
An advanced aircraft project cannot be paid for on an "as-you-go" basis.
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aircraft component
Completed as an aircraft component repair and maintenance ship.
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aircraft designer
In 1936, he became a chief aircraft designer at an aviation plant.
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aircraft factory
It would appear that the optimum size of an aircraft factory at present is of the order of 10,000, at the most 15,000, employees.
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aircraft hangar
It must be purpose built; it cannot be a converted aircraft hangar which might be suitable for dumping corn.
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aircraft industry
That is particularly true of anything to do with the defence industry, the aircraft industry and so forth.
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aircraft manufacturer
There is not an aircraft manufacturer in the country who is prepared to put down a production line to supply 15 aircraft.
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aircraft manufacturing
If we abandon aircraft manufacturing in this country, rather than simply buying from abroad, we have the option of offset agreements.
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aircraft mechanic
To describe him simply as an engineering aircraft mechanic is simplistic and inadequate.
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allied aircraft
He has repeatedly threatened the allied aircraft that are enforcing the no-fly zone.
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anti-submarine aircraft
It is a cynical absurdity to pretend that frigates or anti-submarine aircraft can be used in any internal security situation.
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attack aircraft
Is this to be a ground attack aircraft?
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cargo aircraft
British operators have a growing fleet of good cargo aircraft.
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civilian aircraft
The armed forces may use the airport for transit operations, but civilian aircraft have priority.
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coalition aircraft
As a result coalition aircraft patrolling the no-fly zone can do so in greater safety.
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combat aircraft
Indeed, it has been suggested that the sea cucumber could, perhaps, one day, do more for combat aircraft than the developments in avionics and mechanical engineering of recent years.
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damaged aircraft
A sample of the damaged aircraft is being surveyed to establish the precise extent of the damage and its structural implications.
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downed aircraft
Search-and-rescue workers discover wreckage from the downed aircraft but all 27 crewmen are lost, 13 on one and 14 on the other.
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enemy aircraft
Nor is there any doubt of what has to be paid, to put it no higher, if an enemy aircraft gets through.
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experimental aircraft
We believe the experimental aircraft programme will help clarify the prospects for this and other options.
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fighter aircraft
A remarkable feature is the way in which the number of man-hours required to produce a bomber or fighter aircraft has been steadily decreased.
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future aircraft
Its contribution to future aircraft design and construction would be immense.
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high-performance aircraft
Applications areas have included troubleshooting for high-performance aircraft, landscape level ecological modeling, and automated support for materials systems design and manufacturing planning of integrated structures made from polymer composites.
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hostile aircraft
This is necessary from the operational standpoint; particularly at night, otherwise it is impossible to separate the tracks of friendly and hostile aircraft.
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incoming aircraft
The fighters aim to inflict the heaviest possible losses on incoming aircraft.
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jet aircraft
For example, it is suggested that a jet aircraft, using these properties, could go soft in flight, thus providing maximum flexibility.
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land-based aircraft
It would be infinitely cheaper to devote to our deep sea patrols only land-based aircraft.
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low-flying aircraft
The first is the problem of low-flying aircraft.
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manned aircraft
We are told that manned aircraft are a thing of the past.
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maritime aircraft
I am extremely concerned about the delay in giving the order for the replacement maritime aircraft.
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military aircraft
The initial aim was to develop real-time aids to help military aircraft pilots make decisions using incomplete and confusing data from many sources.
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propeller-driven aircraft
That aim has called for an allied air force composed of many different types of aircraft—aircraft with fixed and rotary wings, jet and propeller-driven aircraft.
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purchase of aircraft
What we have will be internationalised with or without any further purchase of aircraft.
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reconnaissance aircraft
Finally, they do not have theatre reconnaissance aircraft and satellite intelligence to provide information for their forces.
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single-engine aircraft
Who has ever heard of a single-engine aircraft being safer than a twin-engine one?
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stealth aircraft
I have always felt that stealth aircraft will be a feature in the future of combat aircraft.
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strike aircraft
It is the first vertical take-off strike aircraft in squadron service in the world, and it represents a remarkable achievement.
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supersonic aircraft
They also established the slender wing with controlled leading-edge separations as the basis for a new class of supersonic aircraft.
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surveillance aircraft
The bulk of the costs come from turn-key contracts for two patrol vessels and a surveillance aircraft, within which some capital costs are included.
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tactical aircraft
It would be difficult to discover any authority which would suggest that there was a balance in terms of battle tanks, artillery or tactical aircraft.
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transport aircraft
For example, we do not have transport aircraft.
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twin-engine aircraft
Three of the few remaining enemy twin-engine aircraft at that base were destroyed.
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ultralight aircraft
He was assigned the task of designing a clean-sheet ultralight aircraft for mass-production as a kit.
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unmanned aircraft
I read a report this morning that it included information about a large undeclared unmanned aircraft.
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vintage aircraft
Small numbers survived the war and with time became highly prized by vintage aircraft enthusiasts.
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