It was Baker, working through Provost Marshal Enoch Crowder and Major Hugh S. ( `` Old Ironpants '' ) Johnson, who arranged for a secret printing by the million of selective service blanks -- again before the Act was passed -- until corridors in the Government Printing Office were full and the basement of the Washington Post Office was stacked to the ceiling.

" The request also indicated that the fully loaded weight should not exceed 100, 000 pounds ( 45, 400 kg ), though this would be adjusted upward in practice ; that the bomber have a cruise speed of 500 knots ( 925 km / h ); and that it have a service ceiling of 50, 000 feet ( 15, 200 m ).

The CB Pinch occurs where the player responds to a ceiling shot quickly, in front of the service line and right after the floor bounce.

While some APUs may not be startable in flight, ETOPS-compliant APUs must be flight-startable at altitudes up to the aircraft service ceiling.

However, while the shell was a bit light ( well under 2 lbs ) it had a good effective ceiling and fired 125 rounds per minute ; an AA carriage was developed and it entered service in 1939.

Except for one small commercial firm in Manila, no oxygen-producing plants existed in the Philippines, severely limiting the service ceiling of all aircraft, but particularly the fighters.

Though the normal Su-9 service ceiling was 55, 000 feet ( 16, 760 meters ), Mentyukov's aircraft had been modified to achieve higher altitudes, having its weapons removed.

Margin to stall at service ceiling is 1. 5g ..

The one engine inoperative ( OEI ) service ceiling of a twin-engine, fixed-wing aircraft is the density altitude at which flying in a clean configuration, at the best rate of climb airspeed for that altitude with one engine producing maximum continuous power and the other engine shut down and feathered, will produce a given rate of climb ( usually 50 feet per minute ).

However some performance charts will define the service ceiling as the pressure altitude at which the aircraft will have the capability of climbing at 50 ft / min with one propeller feathered.

Most commercial jetliners have a service ( or certificated ) ceiling of about and some business jets about.

Although the VF-1 technically has an unlimited service ceiling and atmospheric range ( since it can operate in space ), the VF-1's internal tanks cannot carry enough propellant to achieve a stable orbit and needs the help of a booster pack to reach Low Earth Orbit.

Finding his guns frozen, he climbs well above the Corsairs service ceiling of 41, 600 feet ( 12, 680 m ) and cuts off the Ki-45s tail with his propeller in several passes, causing it to crash.

* Brass Ceiling – In the traditionally male-dominated fields of law enforcement and military service, some people use the term " brass ceiling " to describe the difficulty women have when they try to rise up in the ranks.

* Other building and grounds tasks not handled by a contract service and / or church volunteers, such as the replacement of ceiling light bulbs, returning premises to a neat and orderly state following services and events, disposal of rubbish, and running any local errands or trips that are needed by the church.

However, the limitations of using a helicopter in this role are well documented-endurance is limited, service ceiling is low and vibrations from the rotors may cause distortion.

These missions are flown at the WC-130's service ceiling of, which subjects them to turbulence, lightning and icing.

On March 17, 2008, the cross that was atop the spire was hung from the ceiling in Christ Chapel during a service marking the 10-year anniversary of the tornado.

The world ’ s first commercial jet airliner was the British de Havilland Comet ( 1949 ) designed with a service ceiling of.

They required an 18 – 20 seat STOL-capable aircraft with operating capabilities which included a high service ceiling, high rate of climb and high manoeuvrability.

The Merlin 61 arrived in time to give the Spitfire a desperately needed advantage in rate of climb and service ceiling over the Focke-Wulf Fw 190.

On 1941 April 11, the AAC issued a design competition for an aircraft with a 275 mph ( 445 km / h ) cruising speed, a service ceiling of 45, 000 ft ( 14, 000 m ), capable of delivering 10, 000 lb ( 4, 500 kg ) of bombs to targets 5, 000 miles ( 8, 000 km ) away.

The annual amount payable is of the person's highest annual salary for every completed year of service and for every uncompleted year, up to a ceiling of two-thirds of the Member's annual salary.

In addition, a retired MP who is at least 50 years old and has for not less than eight years held the office of Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Senior Minister or Minister may receive an additional pension each year of of his or her highest annual salary for each completed year of service and for each uncompleted year, subject again to a ceiling of two-thirds of the office-holder's annual salary.

If the receiver is not ready when the service is delivered, a let shall be called ; yet, if the receiver attempts to return the shuttlecock, he shall be judged to have been ready.

) In the second instance, Banks is preparing for an Easter service and attempts to show off his prowess by singing the last two lines of the chorus ; Smith jokingly replies with his own version, in which he makes a joke about Carlton's height.

* Wilmerding, Jr., Lucius, James Monroe: Public Claimant ( 1960 ) A study regarding Monroe's attempts to get reimbursement for personal expenses and losses from his years in public service after his Presidency ended.

The TAI service, running since 1958, attempts to match the rate of proper time on the geoid, using an ensemble of atomic clocks spread over the surface and low orbital space of the Earth.

Despite the King's best attempts, Caroline retained a strong popularity amongst the masses, and pressed ahead with plans to attend the coronation service on 19 July 1821 as Queen.

Makan, whose attempts to recover his territories failed, entered the service of the Samanids.

The management thinker and inventor of The Vanguard Method, Professor John Seddon claims that shared service projects based on attempts to achieve ' economies of scale ' are a mix of a ) the plausibly obvious and b ) a little hard data, brought together to produce two broad assertions, for which there is little hard factual evidence ..

The novel looks into the experiences of Yossarian and the other airmen in the camp, and their attempts to keep their sanity in order to fulfill their service requirements, so that they can return home.

Another side-effect of Norris's attempts to diversify was the creation of a number of service bureaus that ran jobs on behalf of smaller companies that could not afford to buy computers.

Meanwhile, Dwyer, owner of the plane and the flight service company, who had witnessed the takeoff, decided to establish radio contact, but all attempts were unsuccessful.

When he became Tsar, he brought more German experts ( and other foreigners ) into Russia, and particularly into government service, in his attempts to westernize the empire.

He attempts to block any move that seeks either to prevent the further expansion of the civil service or to reduce the complexity of its bureaucracy.

The jury found that Simon's company hid its plans to expand and take Hindelang's company public against his wishes, and that Pacific Coin collapsed under the weight of the debt that Simon's company piled on it in its attempts to expand the pay phone service.

Naturally, governments are responding to the challenges posed by new media technologies by deploying increasingly sophisticated technology of their own ( a notable example being China's attempts to impose control through a state run internet service provider that controls access to the Internet ) but it seems that this will become an ever increasingly difficult task as journalists continue to find new ways to exploit technology and stay one step ahead of the generally slower moving government institutions that attempt to censor them.

This was the first of many attempts to provide sanitary sewer service in the town.

The first attempts at a general-purpose videotex service were created in the United Kingdom in the late 1960s.

Part of Christian's appeal to the common people may be explained by the fact that he allowed Danish commoners into state service, but his attempts to curtail the influence of the nobility also meant continuing his father's drive toward absolutism.

There were attempts to upgrade the Panzer I throughout its service history, including by foreign nations to extend the design lifespan.

After war was declared in September, he was frustrated in his attempts to return to active service, until in April 1940 he encountered the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Edmund Ironside, who offered him the position of Governor-General and Commander-in-chief of Malta.

Due to the damage suffered as the result of a flood in November 2006 the park service did not accept reservations for the 2007 summer season for attempts to hike the entire Wonderland Trail.

In contrast, a Positioning Concept attempts to sell the benefits of the product or service to a potential buyer.

Scouller ’ s model – which attempts to integrate the older theories while addressing their limitations by focusing on the leader ’ s psychology – emphasizes the idea that leaders should care as much about their followers ’ needs as their own and view leadership as an act of service.

However, there have been several past short-lived attempts to establish intercontinental service from the airport since the airport was first granted authority to receive intercontinental service in 1977.

His Senate service is best remembered for his attempts to amend the United States Constitution to limit the President's treaty-making powers ( the Bricker Amendment ).