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Helicopter Defined

A wingless aircraft acquiring its lift from revolving blades driven by an engine about a near-vertical axis. A ROTORCRAFT acquiring its primary motion from engine-driven rotors that accelerate the air downward, providing a reactive lift force, or accelerate the air at an angle to the vertical, providing lift and thrust.

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Maryland lt. gov. in running for VA secretary - Army News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - ...

Published November 21, 2008, 1:15 pm, Army Times

An Army Reserve colonel and Iraq war veteran could become the next secretary of Veterans’ Affairs.

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Lost child in Clinton found

Published November 21, 2008, 9:44 am, The Register Herald

The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office led the successful search for a 3-year-old boy who was missing from a camp in the Town of Clinton. The boy, Trevor Sonnenberg of Pleasant Valley, was riding a mini-bike with friends and family in Clinton when he became separated from the group and wandered off.

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WestWind Technologies Breaks Ground on Aircraft Facility

Published November 21, 2008, 8:07 am, Aircraft Maintenance Technology

HUNTSVILLE, AL – WestWind Technologies Inc. (WestWind) broke ground today on its new Huntsville Aircraft Modification & Integration Center at the Huntsville International Airport.

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NEW Boeing fears of possible layoffs in '09

Published November 21, 2008, 8:06 am, Yakima Herald-Republic

This feature is under development and will be available soon. SEATTLE -- Boeing management warned workers Thursday that employment will fall in 2009 and that layoffs are possible, an ominous sign that even the previously booming aerospace sector is staggering from the worldwide economic downturn.

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Helicopter in dramatic near-miss with 'sinister' UFO 1,500ft above Birmingham

Published November 21, 2008, 7:46 am, Daily Mail

It was a cloudless night and the police helicopter was carrying out surveillance over Birmingham when the attention suddenly switched from ground to sky.

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6 business have presence at Glendale Municipal Airport

Published November 21, 2008, 7:35 am, The Arizona Republic

With Glendale Municipal Airport's recent lease of space to Arizona Aviation, the terminal is fully rented and, for the first time, all its businesses are entirely flight-related.

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Chopper gives law agencies a big edge

Published November 21, 2008, 6:52 am, The Clarion-Ledger

In the two years the Metro One helicopter has hummed over the tri-county area, it has participated in 166 car pursuits, 195 foot chases and spotted more than 40 stolen vehicles.

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Voley Martin Deployed to Iraq

Published November 21, 2008, 6:19 am, Hicksville Illustrated News

Back in August, 1st Lieutenant Voley John Martin of Hicksville completed flight training in the Blackhawk Helicopter at Fort Rucker, Alabama and is a member of the 42nd Aviation Battalion, which is based out of Macarthur Airport. He will leave Nov. 22 to join his unit in Iraq.

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Hicksville Illustrated News; November 21, 2008 Edition

Published November 21, 2008, 6:19 am, Hicksville Illustrated News

Drivers may want to think twice before sending or responding to the latest email or text message in their cellular phone's inbox. FULL STORY Back in August, 1st Lieutenant Voley John Martin of Hicksville completed flight training in the Blackhawk Helicopter at Fort Rucker, Alabama and is a member of the 42nd Aviation Battalion, which is based out of Macarthur Airport.

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Tinian aviator honored for making NMI history

Published November 21, 2008, 6:01 am, Saipan Tribune

A Tinian resident is to be formally recognized at home, seven months after he made history as the first helicopter pilot from the Northern Marianas to receive his aviator's “Wings of Gold.”

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