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Her engineers scour the nation to find crazy-yet-promising concepts -- like the Safe Quick Undercarriage Immobilization Device, or Squid -- then team up with private entrepreneurs to turn them into working prototypes.
In the Spirit of Spider-Man, the Border Patrol Casts Its Web 2009
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Undercarriage need patching, etc. but engine purrs like a kitten.
All Hail (or Mourn) the Geo Metro - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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= Undercarriage = -- That part of an aeroplane beneath the _fuselage_ or
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Undercarriage -- That part of an aeroplane beneath the fuselage or nacelle, and intended to support the aeroplane when at rest, and to absorb the shock of alighting.
The Aeroplane Speaks 1919
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Skid, Undercarriage -- A spar, mounted in a fore and aft direction, and to which the wheels of the undercarriage are sometimes attached.
The Aeroplane Speaks 1919
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= Skid, Undercarriage = -- A spar, mounted in a fore and aft direction, and to which the wheels of the undercarriage are sometimes attached.
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Undercarriage -- That part of an aeroplane beneath the fuselage or nacelle, and intended to support the aeroplane when at rest, and to absorb the shock of alighting.
The Aeroplane Speaks 1917
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Skid, Undercarriage -- A spar, mounted in a fore and aft direction, and to which the wheels of the undercarriage are sometimes attached.
The Aeroplane Speaks 1917
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Their prototype manhole-size trap, called SQUID (for Safe Quick Undercarriage Immobilization Device), can bring a pickup from 35 mph to a standstill.
Popular Science 2009
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The Safe Undercarriage Immobilization Device (SQUID) helps cops stop fugitives without a shoot-out
Popular Science 2009
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