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After a carrier-based aircraft lands on the deck it must apply more throttle until it is confirmed the plane has firmly caught the arresting cable. The reason for this is that if the aircraft fails to catch the cable, it will still have enough speed to go around.
Before a terrorist attack occurs, abnormal trading can appear on the stock market. Because terrorists may tell friends and family in advance to short specific stocks (airlines, theme parks, etc. affected by the attack) to profit from it. This phenomenon appeared a few days before the 9/11 attacks. London police have used this phenomenon to prevent an attack.
All systems can decompress Zip format, but Rar is not guaranteed, so it's best to use Zip when sending compressed files.
Thinning the fuselage of a passenger plane by 1mm won't have much effect on structural strength, but the reduced weight can save a considerable amount of fuel costs (about $500,000 to $1.5 million per year; I forget the exact figure).
U.S. Air Force pilots are allowed to wear glasses.
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