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    <title><![CDATA[Re: Why Electric Motors Are 3X - 4X More Efficient Than Internal     Combustion]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[... by more than 50%% that question would be a good one to   investigate.   IIRC, during the Carboniferous period, insects were able to reach such huge   size (such as the infamous dragonflies with <b>wingspans</b> of nearly 3 feet)   becasue the percentage of oxygen in the air was very high - at that ime,   there were also supposedly more fires due to the resulting ease of combusion   (e.g.  from ...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:38:23 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pistons' Draft Moves]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[... or be  Amir Johnson's backup.  Whatever, he'll need to give consistent effort  or he'll be playing in the NBDL or Europe.    The scouts report his strengths as size, left-handed, <b>wingspan</b>,  ability to run the floor, explosiveness, nimble footwork, skilled  w/back to the basket, versatile post game, excellent touch, hands,  passing ability, lateral quickness and upside.    His weaknesses were ...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:03:21 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[American President Pleads Guilty to Hopeless Idealism]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[...   going to be my White House Christmas card."    If Mr. Brown had any thought of promoting himself as the anti-poodle with   some arm's length body language, W. swiftly disabused him. He spread his   <b>wingspan</b> to draw in Gordon and Sarah, and then clasped Gordon so heartily   around the shoulders that the Brit was forced to grab W.'s waist in a shy   embrace as they entered the building.    As W. ...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:51:36 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Re: Michael Curry to be next Pistons coach...not CURRY]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[...6-6 rounded down.    measured at predaft camps  Stucky   6' 3.75"  barefoot, 6' 4.5"   with shoes  6' 7.25 <b>wingspan</b> 30.5"  no  step vertical 34 max vertical    BRoy     6' 5.25"  barefoot  6' 6.25" with shoes   6'-8.0   <b>wingspan</b>  34"  no step vertical, 40.5 max  vertical    Stucky was the second fastest out of about 100 at camp in the 3/4 ...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:56:52 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Re: Rialto buzzed]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Peter wrote:  I was in Melbourne CBD yesterday when a large jet(747?) flew very   low/close to the Rialto.    My guess is that it wasn't that low, just looked that way. The Rialto is   251 metres tall, and a 747 has a <b>wingspan</b>, depending on the model, in   the region of 65 metres, so a 747 at a height low enough to hit the   tower is going to look *really* big.    Sylvia.<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:38:05 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Re: Choosing your plane]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[...my sorry behind to a meeting a little further south on  the M5. The plane seemd to slam down from about 10ft and bounce down the  runway.  When an aircraft is less than half its <b>wingspan</b> from the ground, it gains  extra lift from ground effect. With some aircraft, putting them down firmly  is the only way to stop them floating halfway along the runway.  I know, I've landed...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 07:20:08 PDT</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[... to a meeting a little further south on  the M5. The plane seemd to slam down from about 10ft and bounce down the  runway.  When an aircraft is less than half its <b>wingspan</b> from the ground, it gains  extra lift from ground effect. With some aircraft, putting them down firmly  is the only way to stop them floating halfway along the runway.  I know, I've landed ...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 05:59:19 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Recent Intersting Sightings In Vermont]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[... road approximately 15 feet  in front of the motorcycle and perhaps 10 feet above the ground.  Edwards gives a very thorough description of what he observed.    "The creature was about two feet tall with a <b>wingspan</b> of perhaps forty  inches (more or less).  It had pointed ears standing up straight and a  snout-like face with a nose and mouth almost like a fox.  Its back  legs were fuller than a ...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:47:13 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Re: World's Largest Private Jet on Order]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Scenic wrote:  Jonathan Wilson wrote:  So when did the A380 get bigger than the An-225?  No-one owns an An-225 as a private jet.  I thought we knew that. The question was about the relative sizes of a   A380 and a AN-225.    MGTOW 540t for the A380 is 640t for the An-225. While not heavier, the   Spruce Goose had a wider <b>wingspan</b> than both.    Cheers  David<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:43:21 PST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Re: "What the Victorians Did For Us" - Flight]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[... was to Cayley that the Wright Brothers paid a handsome  tribute when they flew in 1903. Just to complicate the issue, the  first powered flight (of a model aircraft, with a  10-foot <b>wingspan</b>)  was by John Stringfellow in 1848".  The Wright brothers are often credited with pioneering manned flight but as   you point out, Cayley was flying manned gliders 50 years earlier. ...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:55:12 PDT</pubDate>
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