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British cargo airline
Scimitar Airlines was a British charter airline between 1975 and 1980 with a head office in Lowfield Heath on the south perimeter of Gatwick Airport.
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Airline of the United States
United Airlines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It operates an extensive domestic and international
United_Airlines
National airline of Panama
American cities. In 1992, Copa Airlines signed a strategic alliance with TACA Airlines (now Avianca El Salvador), and the airline began flying from Tocumen
Copa_Airlines
Topics referred to by the same term
between 1914 and 1917 Cimeter or scimitar, a type of butcher's knife Scimitar Airlines, a defunct British airline Scimitar cat (Homotherium serum), an extinct
Scimitar_(disambiguation)
Heavylift Cargo Airlines Invicta International Airlines Laker Airways Lloyd International Airways Monarch Airlines Scimitar Airlines Tradewinds Airways
List_of_Boeing_707_operators
Single-aisle airliner family
the Split Scimitar winglets produce up to a 5.5% fuel savings per aircraft compared to 3.3% savings for the blended winglets. Southwest Airlines flew their
Boeing_737
Single-aisle airliner family
Alaska Airlines, Air Europa, Air India, Egyptair, GE Commercial Aviation Services, Hapagfly, Japan Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, Ryanair, Sky Airlines, and
Boeing_737_Next_Generation
Large single-aisle airliner family
winglet into the Scimitar Blended Winglet, which improves fuel burn by 1.1% over the original blended winglet. Icelandair and United Airlines have retrofitted
Boeing_757
Genus of mammals (large antelopes)
their long horns are almost straight and annulated. The exception is the scimitar oryx, which lacks dark markings on the legs, only has faint dark markings
Oryx
Golden Pacific Airlines was a regional airline headquartered in San Francisco, California that operated flights to cities in the Redwood Empire and Central
Golden Pacific Airlines (1969–1973)
Golden_Pacific_Airlines_(1969–1973)
Ultra-low-cost airline of Ireland
passengers than any other airline". Irish Times. "Largest airlines by market cap". Companies Market Cap. "Top publicly traded airlines by earnings". Companies
Ryanair
European wide-body airliner
2014. During lengthy shop stays, some airlines will use the opportunity to install new interiors. Singapore Airlines flew the inaugural commercial flight
Airbus_A380
Company in Seattle, Washington
a scimitar tip. The Boeing 757 Scimitar Blended Winglet improves fuel burn by 1.1% over the original blended winglet. Icelandair and United Airlines have
Aviation_Partners
Aircraft component fixed to the end of the wings to improve performance
design to the 737 MAX wingtip device known as the split scimitar winglet, with United Airlines as the launch customer. The Boeing 737 MAX uses a new type
Wingtip_device
Airport serving Memphis, Tennessee, United States
a passenger hub from 1985 to 2013. Republic Airlines launched the hub and merged with Northwest Airlines in 1986, and Northwest combined with Delta Air
Memphis_International_Airport
US charter/scheduled airline hybrid (1944–1978)
cargo airlines (such as Flying Tiger Lines) also started as irregular airlines. The term "supplemental" was replaced with "charter" in the Airline Deregulation
Supplemental_air_carrier
1959 transport aircraft family by Armstrong Whitworth
Sagittair United States Capitol Airways Duncan Aviation Riddle Airlines Universal Airlines Zantop Air Transport Zaire Otrag Range Air Service New Zealand
Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy
Armstrong_Whitworth_AW.660_Argosy
2003 invasion of Iraq event
horse (L/CoH) Matty Hull, still within his Scimitar. Trooper Christopher Finney, 18, driver of the lead Scimitar, re-entered his burning vehicle calling
190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident
190th_Fighter_Squadron,_Blues_and_Royals_friendly_fire_incident
Robust aircraft electronic recording device
aircraft (Flight 542 operated by Braniff Airlines in 1959 and Flight 710 operated by Northwest Orient Airlines in 1961) led to his wondering what the pilots
Flight_recorder
STOL utility transport aircraft series, 1965
Air Crested Butte Air Service Gem Air Gulf Coast Airlines New England Airlines Vanuatu Unity Airlines Finland Finnish Air Force (Britten-Norman BN-2A
Britten-Norman_BN-2_Islander
Type of aviation fuel
aviation fuel adds urgency to the search for alternatives. Twenty-five airlines were bankrupted or stopped operations in the first six months of 2008,
Jet_fuel
Species of antelope
Lichtenstein confused matters by transferring the name Oryx leucoryx to the scimitar oryx, now Oryx dammah. The Zoological Society of London obtained the first
Arabian_oryx
Executive transport aircraft
named EVO. It uses new Hartzell composite propellers, with blades of scimitar configuration. Its wings carry new winglets; aerodynamic improvements have
Piaggio_P.180_Avanti
Australian naval and commercial pilot
November 1960. The Scimitar suffered from a high loss rate; 39 were lost in a number of accidents, amounting to 51% of the Scimitar's production run. Faulkner
John_Peter_Edmund_Faulkner
1928–1960 British airline
predecessors of the post-World War II national airlines of Egypt, India and Rhodesia. Thus, Misr Airlines, Indian Airlines and Central African Airways were Airwork
Airwork_Services
British aircraft manufacturer
the consortium had arrangements totalling 74 options from 16 airlines, only two airlines, Air France and the British Overseas Airways Corporation, would
British_Aircraft_Corporation
Aircraft propulsion component
Thin blade sections are used and the blades are swept back in a scimitar shape (scimitar propeller) in a manner similar to wing sweepback, so as to delay
Propeller_(aeronautics)
Light twin-turboprop transport aircraft family
Model B200 (marketed as King Air 250) Includes new Hartzell composite scimitar propellers and third-party winglets and Ram Air Recovery System; can operate
Beechcraft_Super_King_Air
1453 Ottoman conquest of the Byzantine capital
the holy place. To make rooms for them they begun by using the pikes and scimitar a little; but they were in the grip of covetouness not sadism. Here, they
Fall_of_Constantinople
Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979
the chain of the Order of Pahlavi. Two lions rampant regardant, holding scimitars supports the coat of arms on either side. Under the whole device is the
Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi
Gas turbine phenomenon
days later as a result of the injuries. In December 1991 Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81 on a flight from Stockholm
Compressor_stall
German industrial designer (1928–2019)
propeller-driven airplane, having two contra-rotating coaxial pusher propellers with scimitar blades mounted in the tail. The propellers, also known as "centripetal
Luigi_Colani
(J. Eddie Peck), a college student whom Diane dates — "Knights of the Scimitar" High Sultan (Stephen Vinovich), the highest member of the Knights Club
List_of_Cheers_characters
Temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's thrust
Yetter, Jeffrey A. (January 1995). "Why do airlines want and use thrust reversers? A compilation of airline industry responses to a survey regarding the
Thrust_reversal
Species of mammal
they confront their attackers and fight-back aggressively. Using their scimitar-shaped horns that can reach to its vulnerable rump area (which is generally
Sable_antelope
American manufacturer of aircraft parts
Classic Series for big engines and World War I/II look to them S2 Series – Scimitar for higher performance Electric Only Series with thin undercambered blades
Windsor_Propeller
American politician
1984). "Bring the Raiders Home Now!". Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar. No. 134. California Digital Newspaper Collection. p. B3. Retrieved August
Lionel_Wilson_(politician)
British aircraft manufacturer
636 – two-seat biplane fighter; closely resembled the Armstrong-Whitworth Scimitar Avro 644 – 2-seat reconnaissance/bomber developed from the Type 637 Avro
Avro
Aircraft cockpit with electronic displays
focus only on the most pertinent information. They are also popular with airlines as they usually eliminate the need for a flight engineer, saving costs
Glass_cockpit
Central business district of Memphis, Tennessee
Tower First Horizon Bank Tower Memphis Pyramid Peabody Hotel Madison Hotel Scimitar Building FedExForum Central Station 201 Poplar Downtown Memphis includes
Downtown_Memphis,_Tennessee
American-built military turboprop (1954–)
Engine Control) to control the engines and propellers. It drives six-bladed scimitar propellers from Dowty Rotol. The T56 Series 3.5, an engine enhancement
Allison_T56
Hong Kong actress (born 1953)
Catholic English College and later worked as a flight attendant at Japan Airlines. In 1973, Chiu participated in the first Miss Hong Kong contest organized
Angie_Chiu
Country in Northern Europe
is Liepāja International Airport. airBaltic is the Latvian flag carrier airline and a low-cost carrier with hubs in all three Baltic States, but main base
Latvia
British biplane airliner, 1926–1936
Britain's Imperial Air Routes, 1918 to 1939: The Story of Britain's Overseas Airlines (Revised ed.). Fonthill. ISBN 978-1-78155-370-1. Tapper 1988, pp. 211–212
Armstrong_Whitworth_Argosy
Type of aircraft engine
swept back toward the outside, leading to a curved shape similar to a scimitar – a practice that was first used as far back as 1909, in the Chauvière
Propfan
Ukrainian/Russian military transport aircraft prototype by Antonov
uprated to 16,000 shp), which is used to drive the SV-27 contra-rotating scimitar propellers designed by Aerosila; eight on the front propeller and six on
Antonov_An-70
Turkish national epic story
all-overarching tree; and every leaf of that tree was in shape like unto a scimitar. Suddenly there arose a mighty wind, and turned the points of the sword-leaves
Osman's_Dream
Airbreathing jet engine designed to provide thrust by driving a fan
situated outside of the duct, so that it appears like a turboprop with wide scimitar-like blades. Both General Electric and Pratt & Whitney/Allison demonstrated
Turbofan
British Admiralty Air Department patrol aircraft
I Sea Lion II Sea Lion III Sea Urchin Fighters Attacker Baby Nighthawk Scimitar Seafang Seafire Sea King Spiteful Spitfire Swift Type 224 (F.7/30) Type
AD_Flying_Boat
US experimental propfan
executives from 35 airlines and four leasing companies, and 70 representatives of media, the United States military, suppliers, and other airline manufacturers
General_Electric_GE36
The vehicle runs off the runway and explodes. 25 September Supermarine Scimitar F.1, XD240, 'V-145', of 803 Naval Air Squadron, arriving aboard from RNAS
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1955–1959)
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1955–1959)
Aircraft gas turbine function
a fume event condemned the airline industry's obstructionism around fume events. In July 2015, pilots on a Spirit Airlines flight were partially incapacitated
Bleed_air
Jet nozzle at the tip of some helicopter rotor blades
latter from the German government. Drawn to a specification produced by the airline British European Airways (BEA) for a passenger-carrying rotorcraft, referred
Tip_jet
Airliner in Coventry Airport
Tapper 1988, pp. 234-235. Tapper 1988, pp. 220-221. Tapper 1988, p. 223. "Airlines and Airliners: Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta." century-of-flight.net. Retrieved:
Armstrong_Whitworth_Atalanta
British flying boat introduced in 1937
Charlotte Airlines (QCA) in British Columbia, operating until 1958. Queen Charlotte Airlines became at one point the third-largest airline in Canada;
Supermarine_Stranraer
British-designed single-engine amphibious maritime patrol aircraft
Lingus and given the Irish civil registration EI-ACC. However, the Irish airline never flew it and instead sold it to Wing Commander Ronald Gustave Kellett
Supermarine_Walrus
Regional airliner prototype
pylons on the rear fuselage and driving six-bladed pusher configuration scimitar propellers, which spun on a plane of rotation that was 12 feet (3.7 m)
Embraer/FMA_CBA_123_Vector
Procedure in which flying aircraft receive fuel from another aircraft
method previously used by the Royal Navy in operating its Supermarine Scimitar, de Havilland Sea Vixen, and Blackburn Buccaneers; in the Buccaneer's case
Aerial_refueling
Public celebration of the Chinese New Year
Chamber of Commerce. Corporate sponsors have included Southwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines. A similar street festival, the Autumn Moon Festival, has been
San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade
San_Francisco_Chinese_New_Year_Festival_and_Parade
Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993
supported the armed UN coalition during the 1991 Gulf War through Operation SCIMITAR and Operation Friction . When the UN authorized full use of force in the
Brian_Mulroney
2010 Turn-based strategy Commercial 10.4+ Field of Glory - Swords and Scimitars Slitherine Software 2010 Turn-based strategy Commercial 10.4+ The Final
List_of_Mac_games
1913–1960 aircraft manufacturer
photo-reconnaissance roles. The last of the Supermarine aircraft was the Scimitar. After Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) became a part of the British Aircraft
Supermarine
Violent tactic resulting in the attacker's intentional death
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (8 March 2014) – Pilot suicide is one of several competing explanations suggested for the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight
Suicide_attack
transatlantic service from New York City to Paris. Trans-Pacific Airlines changed its name to Aloha Airlines. November 4 – Shortly after take-off from Dyess Air Force
1958_in_aviation
Manual control of the thrust of an aircraft's engines from the cockpit
Blade pitch Constant-speed Contra-rotating Counter-rotating Proprotor Scimitar Variable-pitch Engine instruments Annunciator panel Electronic centralised
Thrust_lever
Brief description of components needed for jet engines
generator, (and known as a fanjet, bypass engine, or turbofan). For an airline passenger the gas generator is out-of-sight in the middle of the engine
Components_of_jet_engines
Osmanoglu. Half English poshboy, half Turkish warlord, Naz wields the only scimitar he's got - a sharp sense of humour and a claim to the Turkish throne. "Osman
List_of_British_Turks
90. Marson, Peter J., compiler and editor, "Airlines & Airliners No. 9 – Super Constellation", Airline Publications & Sales Ltd., Noble Corner, Great
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1960–1969)
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1960–1969)
Four-engine turboprop airplane
trial and test flights. The company started a selling campaign to European airlines but the problems with performance and continual engine difficulties caused
Armstrong_Whitworth_Apollo
Month of 1968
COLLECTORS STRIKE— — 200 Workers Out of 1300 Still on Job". Memphis Press-Scimitar. February 12, 1968. p. 1. "'Just Call Us Penn Central'". Cincinnati Enquirer
February_1968
1991 American TV series or program
Catalina, Donald Douglas McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Airlines: Pan American World Airways, Trans World Airlines Aviation Firsts: First flight over the North Pole
First Flights with Neil Armstrong
First_Flights_with_Neil_Armstrong
American judge (1888-1984)
June 1940). "Politically Speaking". Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar. No. 75. California Digital Newspaper Collection. United Press International
Phil_S._Gibson
Malaysian Navy ship class
that time, both ships participated in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in March 2014. KD Kasturi docking at Lumut Naval Base. KD Lekir
Kasturi-class_corvette
United States Army service command established in 1943
with a 7 pointed white star above a red scimitar fimbriated in white bendwise, point up. The red scimitar, from the flag of Iran (or Persia) represented
Persian_Gulf_Command
Province of Vietnam
riverways. Dong Hoi Airport currently is serviced by three airlines including Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air and Jetstar Pacific, with flights to and from
Quảng_Bình_province
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
May 2025. "Mayor D. Leonard Lingo, Walnut Ridge, Ark". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. 12 May 1955. p. 12. Retrieved 28 May 2025. "First Air Force personnel
Walnut Ridge Air Force Station
Walnut_Ridge_Air_Force_Station
System that allows a pilot to control thrust without manually setting fuel flow
controls many other parameters besides fuel flow. Thrust lever Asiana Airlines Flight 214 - crashed when the pilot changed the auto pilot setting that
Autothrottle
Proportion of ducted compared to combusted air in a turbofan engine
Rolls-Royce. May 2017. "GEnx". GE. "50 years ago: GE roars back into the airline industry". General Electric. "type certificate data sheet E00091EN, revision
Bypass_ratio
British interwar flying boat
feats, the Southampton facilitated an early 10-passenger cross-channel airline service between England and France. The Southampton's origins can be traced
Supermarine_Southampton
Reports of unidentified flying objects in 1947
Ventura County Star". Newspapers.com. "7 Jul 1947, 2 - The Memphis Press-Scimitar". Newspapers.com. "7 Jul 1947, 6 - The Times Dispatch". Newspapers.com
1947_flying_disc_craze
1938 British four-engine monoplane airliner
Britain's Imperial Air Routes, 1918 to 1939: The story of Britain's overseas airlines (Revised ed.). Fonthill. 2016. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-1-78155-370-1. Jackson
Armstrong_Whitworth_Ensign
Ice hockey league in the United Kingdom, formed in 2003
deal with the low cost airline bmibaby. The agreement saw the company's name incorporated into the league's title and the airline's branding at each of the
Elite_Ice_Hockey_League
in stealth and subterfuge, is considered a "ninja" due to favouring a scimitar over guns and other projectile weapons, and possesses an amulet that can
List of works influenced by One Thousand and One Nights
List_of_works_influenced_by_One_Thousand_and_One_Nights
Day of the year
David (2008). The Greatest Comets in History: Broom Stars and Celestial Scimitars. New York: Springer Verlag. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-0-387-09512-7. A Chronology
April_10
Non-U.S. nations that operate(d) the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
the Royal Navy selected the Phantom as a replacement for the Supermarine Scimitar and de Havilland Sea Vixen. The model requested was designated the F-4K
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II non-U.S. operators
McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II_non-U.S._operators
Version of the AD Flying Boat
passengers across the Solent and to the Isle of Wight. Norway's first airline Det Norske Luftfartsreder A/S of Christiania purchased three of the aircraft
Supermarine_Channel
Former zoo in Broome, Western Australia
cages were built to house a growing collection. The feral donkeys went and scimitar-horned oryx came. From the late 1980s, "a steady stream of animals were
Pearl Coast Zoological Gardens
Pearl_Coast_Zoological_Gardens
Table of 1947 flying disc reports
Newspapers.com. Houston Post, July 7, 1947 "7 Jul 1947, 2 - The Memphis Press-Scimitar at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. "7 Jul 1947, 10 - The Ottawa Citizen
Table of reports during the 1947 flying disc craze
Table_of_reports_during_the_1947_flying_disc_craze
(a nuclear-powered fleet submarine) to search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the Indian Ocean Region. In 2020, HMS Enterprise was ordered
List of Royal Navy deployments
List_of_Royal_Navy_deployments
Search Center, Smithsonian Institution". collections.si.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-22. "scimitar". National Museum of American History. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
List of artifacts in the National Museum of American History
List_of_artifacts_in_the_National_Museum_of_American_History
Day of the year
December 2008). The Greatest Comets in History: Broom Stars and Celestial Scimitars. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 112–113. ISBN 9780387095134. Gorton
November_14
Month of 1971
2. "News of Record— Births— St. Joseph— April 12", The Memphis Press-Scimitar, April 14, 1971, p.44 Rogers, Katie (July 14, 2024). "Shannen Doherty,
April_1971
Month of 1965
March 30, 2014. "Bill Black, of Combo Fame, Dies at 39". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. 1965-10-21. p. 33. Retrieved 2022-10-04 – via Newspapers.com. Gould, Lewis
October_1965
States Air Force cancels the Martin XB-68 program. American Airlines opens the American Airlines Stewardess College at Fort Worth, Texas, as the world's first
1957_in_aviation
the coming of humans include the saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis, the scimitar cat Homotherium serum, American lions, dire wolves and short-faced bears
List of mammals of Central America
List_of_mammals_of_Central_America
Month of 1963
David (1979). The Greatest Comets of History: Broom Stars and Celestial Scimitars. Springer. p. 206. "Calling Warlord Agents!". DownTheTubes.net. Archived
September_1963
List of American journalism awardees
investigation of a little-known Federal Aviation Administration tax on airline passengers' tickets that revealed how billions of dollars in proceeds are
Scripps_Howard_Awards
Month of 1973
Jet Lost in Storm In Arkansas", by David Williams, Memphis (TN) Press-Scimitar, September 28, 1973, p. 1 "Plane Wreckage Found", UPI report in Galveston
September_1973
Month of 1958
William P. Turner filed the patent application for their invention, the scimitar antenna, designed for use on U.S. aircraft and space vehicles. U.S. Patent
October_1958
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