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for the Avco Lycoming Mil-Spec T53 gas turbine engines that were originally in the Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter. The thousands of Huey helicopters were the workhorses of the American military in Vietnam. "The GPS team adapted these reliable and compact--2 feet x 4…

ovens, smoke detectors, and myriads of electronic gadgets are the products of the Cold War. The immensely popular Global Positioning System (GPS) was started in 1970 and can pinpoint locations on earth with uncanny accuracy. At the hottest point…

not allow for absolute tracking of a single plate. With the advent of GPS or Global Positioning System, geologists can use satellites to track the absolute position of a plate. There are currently 21 satellites being used by the United States, and each…

now urged to bid for business from the DHA’s and GP fundholders. These reforms were introduced to increase market-like transactions between providers and purchasers and also to increase central government control over the base of the service. This change…

to enter combat. May 1, 1992-First woman to be qualified in an F-16 fighter, Captain Jackie Parker. April 27, 1995-Global Positioning System (GPS) becomes fully operational. Used extensively as navigation aid in all traveling, from foot to air. March 20, 1999…

Matt Jackson GP 101 Commentary on China China, for most of its 3500 years of history, China led the world in agriculture, crafts, and science. It fell behind in the 19th century when the Industrial Revolution gave the West clear superiority in military…

, Richard P. Encyclopedia of Catholicism.San Francisco: Harper Collins. 1989. 1091-4, 1027-8. Mee, Charles L. White Robe,Black Robe. New York: GP Putnam Sons, 1972.64-5, 151-2. Strayer, Joseph R. Dictionary of the Middle Ages. New York: Charles Scribner’s…

(AMASS) software. It is several years behind because of software bugs and problems with the frequency of the alarms. Because of this the FAA hopes to use GPS navigation technology to create moving map displays along with surface display technology that provide…

independent companies like the, Boeing Corporation has come up with plans to decrease flight time and can be implemented in the current air traffic system with, not so much as a glitch, using GPS technology. Whether this plan will work or any other plan devised…

trawlers were using long drag nets and GPS systems that allowed them to systematically wipe out shrimp populations in the areas they were fishing. This combined with the popularity of the area with the local fishermen, in five years the fishery in the area…