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Good question: The aircraft was to be a delta-winged fighter with a watertight hull with twin retractable hydro-skis for takeoff and landing.
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Plus a couple of books on planes: Century Fighters, which is photographs and text of USAF fighters from the F-100 to the F-106; and Convair Deltas, about, well, delta-winged aircraft built by Convair.
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Beginning in 1976, the Concorde, a Franco-British technological feat that became an icon of its era and the pride of Europe's aeronautic industry, transported an elite class of passengers in delta-winged luxury at Mach 2.2.
French court holds Continental Airlines responsible for 2000 Concorde crash Edward Cody 2010
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Summer Test: Sport Kites @import "/css/slideshow.css"; MULTIMEDIA Email to a Friend Print Image 1 of 5 Gadget Reviews Summer Test: Sport Kites See related story: Hot Gear for Relaxing, Exploring and Competing 06.13.07 Next to the diamond-shaped clunkers of yore, new delta-winged sport kites fly like an F-22.
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Thickly sleek and delta-winged, the silver EPL, a fuel-laden glider, screamed into a wide, slicing turn, dragging a double explosion across the new land.
Genellan- Planetfall Gier, Scott 2005
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On the other hand, I was impressed by the big delta-winged shape docked to one end.
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Harl Cloochi had managed to hook some huge delta-winged Destiny fish.
Destiny's Road Niven, Larry 1997
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A delta-winged shuttle and a lifeboat are moored in cradles on either side of the central cylinder.
A King of Infinite Space Steele, Allen 1997
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The spaceplane was waiting on the runway, sleek and delta-winged and glistening white in the late-morning sun.
Empire Builders Bova, Ben 1993
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In a flash, a dot hovering at the edge of visibility to his left suddenly swelled into the delta-winged angles of a North Korean MiG.
Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991
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