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USD was more than happy to grant DeMint's fixed-wing request itsallverbatim
More like ‘DeMint *schools* Kerry over Honduras.’ - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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Sudan Armed ForcesThe June 28 images show four fixed-wing aircraft, including ground attack aircraft, and five helicopters, including Mi-24 hind gunships.
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In parallel, two MV-22 Ospreys—specialized aircraft that can take off and land vertically like a helicopter but can fly as fast as a fixed-wing aircraft—prepared to launch from the Kearsarge.
Teams Sped to U.S. Crash Site Adam Entous 2011
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In the two years afterward, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft.
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 This method became standard and remains standard on fixed-wing aircraft of all kinds.
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Thousands of people were watching from a distance but no one was injured when a T-28 fixed-wing plane in a civilian aerobatics group wobbled and crashed Saturday, authorities said.
One Killed in West Virginia Air Show Crash Associated Press 2011
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As a part of a push to reduce civilian casualties and bolster Afghan support, the U.S.-led coalition sought to shift away from fixed-wing aircraft that had been involved in high-profile incidents, including a 2008 strike that hit an Afghan wedding party, killing more than two dozen civilians.
Toll From Helicopter Strikes Climbs Dion Nissenbaum 2011
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Gadhafi appears to be shifting his tactics, relying increasingly on helicopters rather than fixed-wing aircraft to attack rebel positions.
U.S. Debates Libya Action Adam Entous 2011
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The fixed-wing, single-engine T-28 plane is registered to John Mangan of Concord, N.C., and was built in 1958, according to an FAA registry.
One Killed in West Virginia Air Show Crash Associated Press 2011
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Although not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible.
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