nose section

i. The forward section of an aircraft. See center section.
ii. The forward section of an aircraft reciprocating-engine crankcase that contains the thrust-bearing and propeller-reduction gears.

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However, on closer exam, the once-flat tip was now slightly dished in by the impact, and putting a caliper to the nose section showed it had minimally bulged.

A bullet penetration puzzler: Newton's Third Law of Motion explains why certain bullets penetrate less at high velocity than they do at lower velocity

The autoclave addition is part of an expansion to Spirit's composite fuselage facility, where the company makes the carbon-fiber nose section for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.

Spirit AeroSystems installs autoclave for composite manufacturing

er, well, not so apparently, as Bond's plane is seen flying off with Dr No damage to the nose section despite the collision

DOUBLE D'OH! 7; Bond makes a SPECTRE-cle of himself with 35 movie bloopers

The sixth generation Caravelle gets the smarter nose section inroduced with the T6 Transporter van and, as before, is available in either short or long wheelbase bodystyles.

Minibus plus; Volkswagen's sixth generation T6 model Caravelle might look like a straightforward large people carrier but it's almost unique in today's market. Jonathan Crouch explains why

The sixth generation Caravelle gets the smarter nose section introduced with the T6 Transporter van and, as before, is available in either short or long wheelbase bodystyles.

The T6 Caravelle is a minibus with added versatility

The wrecked nose section of the Pan-Am Boeing 747 laying in a Scottish |field at Lockerbie in 1988

NEW HUNT FOR PLANE BOMBERS; Two Libyans are sought over Lockerbie atrocity By Examiner News Correspondent editorial@examiner.co.uk

000mph record, the BLOODHOUND Build Team and technicians from the Royal Air Force's 71 Squadron have completed assembly of the titanium floor, which will protect the underside of the carbon fibre nose section and cockpit.

Foot to the floor time!

A picture from 1988 of the nose section of the crashed Pan Am 103 jumbo jet in fields near Lockerbie

'We'll never quit fight to find the other bombers' It's 26 years since 270 people lost their lives in the Lockerbie bombing but feelings about the outrage are still raw, as Hilary Duncanson reports

There are dual front airbags with pre-tensioning seatbelts, an energy absorbing nose section, and side impact anti- intrusion bars.

ACCOLADE OF PRAISE

The nose section of the downed aircraft was found shortly before 7 a.

More debris found off Palawan following PAF crash; 2 pilots missing

After a few more seconds, number three collided with the section leader, nose section to tail section.

Gramps from yesteryear..

Safety is a priority, and the D-Max boasts SRS airbags with pre-tensioning seatbelts, an energy absorbing nose section, and side impact anti-intrusion bars in the LS grade.