Aircraft designed according to Whitcomb's area rule looked odd at the time they were first tested, ( e. g., the Blackburn Buccaneer ), and were dubbed " flying Coke bottles ," but the area rule is effective and came to be an expected part of the appearance of any transonic aircraft.

The Pipit was an aircraft of a very different character, a fleet fighter biplane of very clean appearance, designed to specification 21 / 26 and powered by a 495 hp Rolls-Royce F. XI.

In a 1969 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Gobel joked about his stateside service, " There was not one Japanese aircraft got past Tulsa.

Various twin and multi-cylinder glow ignition four stroke model engines are also available, echoing the appearance of full sized radial, inline and opposed cylinder aircraft powerplants.

The appearance of pressure-drag on supersonic aircraft is mostly due to the effect of shock compression on the flow.

In 1987 Burt Rutan's Rutan Voyager, the first aircraft to fly around the world without refueling, made its final appearance before its record setting flight.

The similar-looking Standard J-1 biplane, almost identical in appearance to the Curtiss aircraft, also frequently found itself similarly available.

Prior to departure, the cowling from one of the aircraft's two engines was removed by CIA personnel, fired upon, then re-installed to give the false appearance that the aircraft had taken ground fire at some point during its flight.

There were constant rumours in later years that the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft would make an appearance, but this came to nothing, most likely due to difficulties associated with handling the special fuel.

In addition to factory-installed winglets on new aircraft, aftermarket vendors developed retrofit kits, for popular jets and turboprops, to improve both aerodynamics and appearance.

22 January 1966 marked the first appearance of a British trijet at Tempelhof when Hawker Siddeley flew in its HS 121 Trident 1E demonstrator aircraft for evaluation by BEA.

Also, many of the series concepts seem to be based on the 1982 ABC series Tales of the Gold Monkey, including the main concept of a cocky flying boat cargo pilot and his rocky relationship with his girlfriend ( although in TaleSpin, Rebecca Cunningham is merely Baloo's boss ), his scatterbrained mechanic sidekick, the era and designs of the aircraft and costumes, the Pacific Islands setting, the secondary character relationships, even the visual appearance of the lagoon.

The Skyvan is most remembered for its box-like, slab-sided appearance and rectangular twin tail units, but the aircraft was well loved for its performance and loading.

The beginning of the 1970s was marked by the appearance of jet aircraft on Moldova's main air routes.

Pallets made their first major appearance during World War II, when the United States military assembled freight on pallets, allowing fast transfer between warehouses, trucks, trains, ships, and aircraft.

At 1205, Peruvian Air Force ( FAP ) ground attack aircraft make their first appearance over the valley, but withdraw upon being informed of the presence of FAE interceptors in the area.

The quality of airline service can be measured in many different ways, including the number of aircraft departures, the total number of miles flown, seating comfort, aesthetic appearance of cabin crew, the timeliness of service, other programs and services, and various frills or amenities.

The classic aircraft of the Pathfinders, the de Havilland Mosquito, also made its appearance.

On his first appearance in the show, he dives into the Danube Canal to retrieve a vital piece of evidence, and later in his debut episode he parachutes from a light aircraft, along with Rex, in order to apprehend a suspect.

Taking the view that airplane like operations do not translate to airplane-like appearance, many TSTOs have first stages that operate as VTOL or VTOHL aircraft.

* It was inspired by the Heath Robinson-esque appearance of the Blackburn Baffin aircraft of 1932.

CAT maintained a civilian appearance by flying scheduled passenger flights while simultaneously using other aircraft in its fleet to fly covert missions.

These vessels are built with a full flight deck similar in appearance to an aircraft carrier to operate utility and attack helicopters, most can also operate tilt rotor aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and STOVL aircraft such as the AV-8 Harrier and the F-35B Lightning II.

The threatening appearance of a tank is often enough to keep an opponent from attacking, whereas a less threatening vehicle such as an armored car is more likely to be attacked.

This requirement has only been underscored in the west by the appearance of the Russian T-90 main battle tank.

The appearance of the German Panther tank in the summer of 1943 convinced the Red Army to make a serious upgrade of its tank force for the first time since 1941.

The most used mine roller type used by the US forces in World War II, with the M4 Sherman medium tank, was the T1E3 Mine Exploder unit, nicknamed " Aunt Jemima ", from the pancake-like appearance of its two sets of five disc rollers, of 10 foot ( 3 meter ) diameter each.

Tank development took time, and so the sudden appearance of a new tank threat could not be met quickly enough under such rigid criteria.

Even through most of 1943, the 75-mm M4 Sherman was adequate against the majority of German armor, although the widespread appearance of the German 7. 5 cm KwK 40 tank gun during this time had led to a growing awareness that the M4 was becoming outgunned.

The front of the hull was altered from a stepped appearance to a more sloped profile, which would provide for a better ballistic shape ; the two. 30-06 machine-guns were removed from the bow of the tank and the suspension was altered to try and reduce the weight of the design.

The turret was fixed in place, the gun was removed and a dummy barrel fitted to give it the same outward appearance of a regular tank.

Bullseye has an Irish background, and his traditional costume was dropped in favor of a biker / metalhead style appearance: a reptile-skin duster ( trench coat ), leather pants, black tank top, dark goatee, tattoos, multiple earrings, and a shaved head with a bull's-eye branding on his forehead, although he does jokingly request a costume from Kingpin.

The tank wheels were removed, making it hover constantly, the eye on top was removed, and the laser weapons were altered in appearance.

Throughout this appearance, Cliff Chiang's artwork portrays Zsasz with visual elements commonly associated with the skinhead subculture, including work boots resembling Doc Martens, tight jeans, a white tank top, suspenders or " braces ," and a close-cropped hairstyle.

To marry the visual appearance of Megatron's pre-Beast form seen in the first episode of the Beast Wars animated series ( indeed, Megatron was the only character whose entire body was depicted, albeit briefly, prior to reformatting into a beast mode ) with the toy of the character available exclusively at the convention, the story notes that Megatron adopts a detachable suit of armor that transforms into a missile tank, similar to a Pretender Shell or Ultra Magnus ' outer armor in Dreamwave's series.

Their human appearance was a disguise ; they were never shown in their true form except in one episode, " Genesis ", in which an ill alien researcher loses his human form and is briefly seen immersed in a tank of water.

They also take the Gothic appearance of the Imperium to the extreme: the Exorcist tank is shaped like a pipe-organ on treads.

There are many advantages to using a sump, both for the appearance and the health of the tank.

The sump helps the appearance of the tank, because it allows filtration and maintenance equipment ( protein skimmer, heater, activated carbon ) to be kept out of sight of the main tank.

The tank locomotive version of the Atlantic type first made its appearance in the United Kingdom ( UK ) in 1880, when William Adams designed the 1 Class T of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway ( LT & SR ).

The appearance of the German HS. 30 APC, armed with a 20 mm cannon prompted the addition of the conical in shape BPU-1 turret, originally developed for BRDM-2 amphibious armoured scout car, armed with the KPVT 14. 5 mm heavy machine gun and PKT 7. 62 mm tank machine gun.

This gave the tank a far more modern appearance.

His tank compositions seek to mimic nature in their appearance.

Aside from what appeared to be his tank mode, and the shadow of his robot mode, Sixshot did not receive a full and proper appearance in the Dreamwave comics.

They were similar in appearance to many other GWR tank engines but smaller than the ubiquitous GWR 5700 Class.