I've never been to an Oshkosh where I haven't seen at least one
airplane ground-loop. It's almost always a tailwheel airplane, but
I've seen loss of directional control in "nosewheel" designs as
well.
Inertial Measurement Unit -- An all-attitude, four-gimbal,
inertially stabilized platform. They provide inertial attitude and
velocity data to the Guidance, Navigation and Control software
functions.
"It would be the most extraordinary act of folly if we were to
become in any way reliant on France for the ultimate strategic
defense capability of our nation."
Source: Geoffrey Van Orden, defense spokesman
for United Kingdom conservatives in the European Parliament, on
reports French leaders discussed the issue of "concerted
deterrence" with a proposed European missile shield -- similar to
the system the US is working to implement -- with the British prime
minister Tony Blair during their June summit in Paris.
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