Since 1934, LIGA has been dedicated to improving the health
& well-being of the people of Sinaloa Mexico by providing free
health care & education. LIGA reaches out to help the child
with the cleft plate, the woman blind from cataracts, the young man
missing a leg, the old woman with varicose ulcers... and the group
uses general aviation to do it.
A potentially lethal phenomenon of high-speed flight in which
the inertia of the heavier fuselage overpowers the aerodynamic
stabilizing forces of the wing and empennage. The problem became
apparent as single-engine jet fighter aircraft were developed with
narrow wing spans that had relatively low roll inertia, relative to
the pitch and yaw inertia dominated by the long slender
high-density fuselage.
"In his bid for the presidency he said he'd maintain
jobs. Well, here's 95,000 jobs as opposed to cutting 95,000 jobs. I
don't see how he cannot approve it."
Source: Jeff Goen, president of Local No. 709
of the International Association of Machinists at Lockheed Martin,
referring to President Barack Obama. A decision is expected to come
from the White House by March 1 on whether funding for production
of the F-22 Raptor will be continued.
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