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  • Thumbnail for Ejection seat
    zero-zero ejection seat is designed to safely extract upward and land its occupant from a grounded stationary position (i.e., zero altitude and zero airspeed)...
    34 KB (4,149 words) - 23:02, 30 May 2024
  • elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level...
    6 KB (700 words) - 23:30, 20 April 2024
  • Altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The exact definition and...
    25 KB (3,004 words) - 19:29, 5 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Chengdu J-10
    [citation needed] A zero-zero ejection seat is provided for the pilot, permitting safe ejection in an emergency even at zero altitude and zero speed.[citation...
    54 KB (5,001 words) - 22:11, 21 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for NPP Zvezda K-36
    crew member in a wide range of speeds and altitudes of aircraft flight, from zero altitude, zero speed (zero-zero) upwards, and can be used in conjunction...
    4 KB (461 words) - 19:29, 8 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Mitsubishi A6M Zero
    quickly back up to altitude. A short burst of fire from heavy machine guns or cannon was often enough to bring down the fragile Zero. These tactics were...
    92 KB (10,890 words) - 10:20, 10 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for High-altitude nuclear explosion
    burns to two personnel at ground zero who were not wearing their safety goggles. The Soviets detonated four high-altitude tests in 1961 and three in 1962...
    12 KB (974 words) - 21:01, 14 December 2023
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    Zero 2 Infinity (0II∞, sometimes rendered as Zero2Infinity) is a private Spanish company developing high-altitude balloons intended to provide access...
    22 KB (1,771 words) - 11:59, 24 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hongdu JL-8
    rocket-assisted ejection seats which are zero-zero capable, meaning they can be used safely at zero altitude and zero speed. Although JL-8 is designed to have...
    24 KB (2,651 words) - 22:49, 12 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for High-altitude balloon
    astronomy. High-altitude balloons have been considered for use in telecommunications and space tourism. Private companies such as Zero 2 Infinity, Space...
    29 KB (2,983 words) - 01:20, 31 May 2024
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    base of the altitude. The intersection of the extended base and the altitude is called the foot of the altitude. The length of the altitude, often simply...
    27 KB (3,754 words) - 09:22, 12 April 2024
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    zero-elevation surface had to be selected as a reference level; this is called the areoid of Mars, analogous to the terrestrial geoid. Zero altitude was...
    209 KB (18,976 words) - 01:09, 23 May 2024
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    at high altitude, either on land, in water, or while flying. Decreased oxygen availability and decreased temperature make life at such altitudes challenging...
    52 KB (5,491 words) - 09:14, 3 December 2023
  • atmospheric pressure. Altitude decompression is hypobaric decompression which is the natural consequence of unprotected elevation to altitude, while other forms...
    12 KB (1,328 words) - 03:20, 1 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Mitsubishi T-2
    aircrew sat under separate clamshell canopies on Weber ES-7J zero-zero (zero altitude, zero speed) ejection seats, built by Daiseru. The seats featured...
    15 KB (1,964 words) - 14:26, 3 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Grumman F-14 Tomcat
    Martin-Baker GRU-7A rocket-propelled ejection seats, rated from zero altitude and zero airspeed up to 450 knots. The canopy is spacious, and fitted with...
    166 KB (19,411 words) - 11:12, 3 June 2024
  • aircraft's zero-lift drag force to its size, speed, and flying altitude. Mathematically, zero-lift drag coefficient is defined as C D , 0 = C D − C D , i...
    4 KB (693 words) - 08:53, 2 October 2022
  • Thumbnail for McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
    sit on UPC/Stencel 10B zero-zero ejection seats, meaning that they are able to eject from a stationary aircraft at zero altitude. For the AV-8B, McDonnell...
    109 KB (11,268 words) - 15:57, 19 April 2024
  • advertisement for Martin-Baker ejection seats VTOL a 1966 Flight advertisement for Martin-Baker zero-speed zero altitude ('zero-zero') ejections seats...
    23 KB (2,631 words) - 21:30, 19 December 2023
  • / 47.5539; -52.7140 Altitude: 4.5 metres (15 ft) Mile zero for the Alaska Highway is in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Mile zero of the Old Cariboo Road...
    38 KB (4,153 words) - 19:52, 20 May 2024
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