Sentences with phrase «jumbo jets for»

The article is about a growing trend among the ultra rich to purchase jumbo jets for private use.

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The company also announced that it will order 14 new 747 jumbo jets from Boeing for added capacity on top of the 14 it purchased from the aircraft manufacturer last September.

The A300 wasn't designed to be a rival for Boeing's jumbo jet.

The incident aboard an Airbus A380 jumbo jet that had been pushed back from its gate bound for Incheon, near Seoul, provoked outrage in South Korea when it was reported on Monday.

For example, what math was used to calculate the capability of dragline silk from an orb weaver spider that is lighter than cotton, yet ounce for ounce stronger than steel, tougher than kevlar (used in bullet - proof vests), that if the silk were 0.4 inch thick with strands 1.6 inches apart and enlarged the size of a football field, could stop a jumbo jet in flight, that is flying at an average speed of about 600 mFor example, what math was used to calculate the capability of dragline silk from an orb weaver spider that is lighter than cotton, yet ounce for ounce stronger than steel, tougher than kevlar (used in bullet - proof vests), that if the silk were 0.4 inch thick with strands 1.6 inches apart and enlarged the size of a football field, could stop a jumbo jet in flight, that is flying at an average speed of about 600 mfor ounce stronger than steel, tougher than kevlar (used in bullet - proof vests), that if the silk were 0.4 inch thick with strands 1.6 inches apart and enlarged the size of a football field, could stop a jumbo jet in flight, that is flying at an average speed of about 600 mph?

A bee and a jumbo jet: common sense would tell you that the tiny insect couldn't possibly cause any troubles for the massive airplane, right?

A 2010 Stanford University study found that these domes act like pressure cookers, exacerbating pollution's harmful health effects, and may already be responsible for up to 1,000 excess deaths across the country, the equivalent of two jumbo jet crashes every single year.

Virgin Atlantic has flown a jumbo jet on a combination of conventional jet fuel and biofuel made from palm oil, and a jet powered solely by biodiesel has stayed aloft for more than 30 minutes — albeit with a special device to keep its fuel from freezing at high altitude.

SOFIA, an infrared telescope that rides in the back of a modified jumbo jet, holds appeal to both astronomers and planetary scientists, but its large operating expenses and long history of problems and delays had made it prime target for budget cutters.

A round southwest Ontario, St. Thomas is well known for two things: as the place where Jumbo the elephant (who lent his name posthumously to the jumbo jet) was killed accidentally by a train, and for its psychiatric hospJumbo the elephant (who lent his name posthumously to the jumbo jet) was killed accidentally by a train, and for its psychiatric hospjumbo jet) was killed accidentally by a train, and for its psychiatric hospital.

Joining Peter Greenberg will be Scott McCartney, Travel Editor for The Wall Street Journal, describing some of the outlandish amenities you can find on a private jumbo jet, including showers and multiple rooms.

Watch for the big blue jumbo jet to touch down this summer!

For the same reason that Jumbo Jets don't have the grand pianos and palm - court cocktail bars we were originally promised in the brochures, the accountants naturally won the day.

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Thus, building gas - electric hybrids using the new advanced polymer composites, which are being introduced by Boeing in its new 787 Dreamliner jumbo jet, can cut the remaining 20 percent of fuel use by another half, for a total reduction of 90 percent.

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The sound of rain falling all around you, an arrow or bullet whizzing by your head, or the panning effect of a jumbo jet flying over, these are the kind of head - spinning, duck - for - cover audio experiences that create a more convincing audio experience.