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  • HALO/Definition
    ...body maneuvers (i.e., "[[skydiving]]") to control one's descent, and Low [altitude] opening of the parachute
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  • HAHO/Definition
    ...m High Altitude, opening a [[parasail]] or controllable parachute at High Altitude and steering to the [[drop zone]]
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  • Altitude (disambiguation)
    {{rpl|Altitude}} {{rpl|Altitude (geometry)}}
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  • High-altitude medicine/Related Articles
    {{r|Altitude}} {{r|Altitude sickness}}
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  • Orthocentre
    #REDIRECT [[Altitude (geometry)]]
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  • Orthic triangle
    #REDIRECT [[Altitude (geometry)]]
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  • High altitude medicine
    #REDIRECT [[High-altitude medicine]]
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  • High altitude experiments (Nazi)
    #REDIRECT [[Nazi high altitude experiments]]
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  • High altitude experiments (Nazi)/Definition
    #REDIRECT [[Nazi high altitude experiments/Definition]]
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  • THAAD
    #REDIRECT [[Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (missile)]]
    59 bytes (7 words) - 17:14, 1 November 2008
  • Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
    #REDIRECT [[Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (missile)]]
    59 bytes (7 words) - 19:32, 27 October 2008
  • High altitude experiments (Nazi)/Related Articles
    #REDIRECT [[Nazi high altitude experiments/Related Articles]]
    61 bytes (7 words) - 22:16, 9 November 2010
  • Heterosphere
    ...ical constituents are well mixed. On average the heterosphere begins at an altitude of about 80 km. ...re, the [[thermosphere]] extends from the bottom of the heterosphere to an altitude of 500 km or more and the [[exosphere]] lies beyond the [[thermosphere]].
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  • Altitude sickness
    '''Altitude sickness''' is "a morbid condition of [[anoxia]] caused by the reduced avai Altitude sickness may have SpO2 of less than 86% and increased [[diastolic blood pre
    627 bytes (82 words) - 07:16, 19 November 2011
  • Mountain/Definition
    An elevated area of a [[planet]] or [[moon]], rapidly rising to [[high altitude]].
    118 bytes (16 words) - 20:54, 9 April 2010
  • High-altitude medicine/Definition
    The scientific study of effects of high [[altitude]] on [[health]].
    103 bytes (13 words) - 06:54, 10 November 2010
  • Altitude (geometry)/Related Articles
    Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Altitude (geometry)]]. Needs checking by a human. {{r|Altitude (disambiguation)}}
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  • Nine-point circle
    ...iangle: the mid-points of the sides; the feet of the [[altitude (geometry)|altitude]]s; the mid-points of the segments from the vertices to the [[orthocentre]]
    610 bytes (88 words) - 17:13, 7 February 2009
  • U-2 Dragon Lady/Definition
    A high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that remains a key U.S. intelligence collection pla
    133 bytes (16 words) - 00:21, 20 June 2008
  • B-57 Canberra/Definition
    U.S. derivative of British light bomber, used extensively in high-altitude strategic reconnaissance as well as tactical attack
    162 bytes (21 words) - 10:56, 13 December 2010
  • Area of a triangle/Definition
    ...s equal to one half the product of the triangle base and the corresponding altitude.
    133 bytes (20 words) - 20:32, 4 September 2009
  • Ceiling (weapons)/Definition
    Highest altitude from which a weapon can be released from and to be expected to perform its
    135 bytes (21 words) - 19:38, 16 February 2011
  • Altitude/Related Articles
    Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Altitude]]. Needs checking by a human. {{r|Altitude (disambiguation)}}
    823 bytes (102 words) - 10:51, 11 January 2010
  • Altitude (geometry)
    ...int circle]]. The area of the triangle is equal to half the product of an altitude and the side it meets.
    671 bytes (102 words) - 14:53, 12 February 2009
  • MiG-25 (fighter)/Definition
    A high-speed, high-altitude Soviet-designed aircraft (NATO reporting name [[FOXBAT]]) used in [[fighter
    187 bytes (20 words) - 14:27, 9 February 2009
  • Geopotential meter/Definition
    The increment in altitude that increases the gravitational energy of one kilogram of mass on Earth b
    153 bytes (21 words) - 08:27, 27 August 2009
  • MPQ-53/Definition
    ...ontrol radar for the U.S. Army [[MIM-104 Patriot]] anti-ballistic and high-altitude anti-aircraft missile
    162 bytes (20 words) - 17:07, 2 November 2008
  • Geopotential meter
    ...er than the geometric meter, because the gravitational force weakens with altitude, with the consequence that the same amount of energy can move a kilogram ov
    777 bytes (115 words) - 08:22, 27 August 2009
  • Montatheris/Definition
    ...us created for a venomous viper species, ''M. hindii'', found only at high altitude on Mount Kenya and the Aberdare mountain range in Kenya.
    190 bytes (28 words) - 02:33, 6 September 2009
  • Raduga KSR-5/Definition
    A large, high-altitude, supersonic Russian [[air-to-surface missile]], with a conventional or nucl
    205 bytes (26 words) - 09:58, 5 September 2008
  • MQ-9 Reaper/Definition
    A [[United States Air Force]] medium-to-high altitude [[unmanned aerial vehicle]], capable of both attack and [[intelligence, sur
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  • Lockheed-Martin high altitude airship/Definition
    Projected high-altitude airship (HAA) ordered by the United States Department of Defense Missile De
    196 bytes (25 words) - 15:16, 27 July 2023
  • Laramie, Wyoming/Definition
    High altitude city in [[Wyoming (U.S. state)|Wyoming]] which was on the [[Pony Express]]
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  • Altitude
    '''Altitude''' is the distance of anything above a planetary reference point, such as t
    289 bytes (41 words) - 20:04, 19 October 2009
  • MiG-25 FOXBAT/Definition
    A Soviet-designed high-speed, high-altitude aircraft used as a [[fighter aircraft|interceptor]] and as for reconnaissan
    157 bytes (18 words) - 19:37, 29 August 2008
  • Centre (mathematics)
    ** The [[orthocentre]], intersection of the [[altitude (geometry)|altitude]]s
    937 bytes (133 words) - 18:51, 12 February 2009
  • Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser/Definition
    A strap-on inertial guidance correction kit for high-altitude release of cluster bomb units, including those not affected by restrictions
    270 bytes (35 words) - 03:55, 28 November 2010
  • Satellite communications/Definition
    Telecommunications that makes use of a high-altitude relay(s), usually artificial satellites in [[satellite orbits|Earth orbits]
    207 bytes (27 words) - 15:34, 10 April 2009
  • Supermarine Spitfire (fighter)/Definition
    A British fighter with exceptional high-altitude performance, serving in air superiority and photoreconnaissance roles from
    234 bytes (31 words) - 23:54, 27 September 2008
  • Atmospheric lapse rate/Definition
    Refers to the change of an atmospheric variable with a change of altitude, the variable being [[temperature]] unless specified otherwise (such as [[
    247 bytes (31 words) - 18:12, 27 August 2009
  • Nazi high altitude experiments
    Considered part of the [[Holocaust]], Nazi '''high altitude experiments''' were conducted at the Dachau concentration camp, from March ...jects were placed in the low-pressure chamber and thereafter the simulated altitude therein was raised. Many victims died as a result of these experiments and
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  • Medical Case (NMT)/Related Articles
    {{r|High altitude experiments (Nazi)}} {{r|Sigmund Rascher}} Conducted high-altitude experiments at Dachau.
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  • Atmospheric reentry/Definition
    ...the atmosphere of a planet from outer space, in the case of Earth from an altitude above the 'edge of space.'
    206 bytes (35 words) - 19:50, 11 September 2009
  • Hans Wolfgang Romberg/Definition
    ...nt at the [[Medical Case (NMT)]] charged with participation in [[Nazi high altitude experiments]]
    247 bytes (32 words) - 02:15, 10 November 2010
  • Nazi high altitude experiments/Definition
    ...tended to learn human responses to the cold and oxygen deprivation of high-altitude flight.
    298 bytes (42 words) - 22:16, 9 November 2010
  • Global Navigation Satellite System/Definition
    ...l electronic devices to determine their location (Longitude, Latitude, and Altitude) as well as time with an accuracy of up to a few centimetres using time sig
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  • OC-135B Open Skies
    ...altitude photography,<ref>approximately 3000ft/914 meters</ref> and a high-altitude <ref>appproximately 35000 feet/10668 meters</ref> panoramic camera, which s
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  • Supermarine Spitfire (fighter)
    ...more powerful design than the Hurricane. It was capable of high speed and altitude, especially when in a weight-reduced reconnaissance version. The aircraft h ...t and overheat from a single hit. Spitfires, like P-51s, were best at high altitude.
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  • Centrifugal fan/External Links
    ...air.com/library.active/nyb.engineering.letters/engltr4.pdf Temperature and Altitude Affect Fan Selection]
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  • Joachim Mrugowsky
    ...convicted of participation in the [[High altitude experiments (Nazi)|high-altitude]], [[Nazi freezing experiments|freezing]], [[Nazi malaria experiments|malar
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  • MQ-1 Predator/Definition
    A medium-altitude, long-endurance, [[unmanned aerial vehicle]] used for armed reconnaissanc
    344 bytes (44 words) - 19:12, 12 April 2009
  • Environmental Sensing Device (military)/Definition
    ...the known mode of delivery, such as changing barometric pressure and radar altitude of a dropped bomb, or the launch acceleration, conditions in space, and ree
    370 bytes (53 words) - 17:02, 22 March 2024
  • Area of a triangle
    ...gles) to the corner opposite the base. This formula does require that the altitude be known; other formulae not having this requirement are:
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  • S-200 (missile)/Definition
    Soviet long-range [[surface-to-air missile]] optimized against high-altitude, high-speed targets; long minimum range. Do not confuse its designation, ''
    298 bytes (34 words) - 19:17, 27 October 2008
  • Cevian line
    * The [[altitude (geometry)|altitude]]s, meeting at the [[orthocentre]]
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  • Nazi high altitude experiments/Related Articles
    {{r|High-altitude medicine}}
    389 bytes (46 words) - 12:35, 10 November 2010
  • Thermosphere
    ...e stratified according to molecular weight. The thermosphere begins at an altitude of about 80 km.
    351 bytes (48 words) - 14:22, 31 August 2009
  • TPY-2/Related Articles
    {{r|Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (missile)}}
    222 bytes (27 words) - 17:57, 2 November 2008
  • Hit-to-kill/Related Articles
    {{r|Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (missile)}}
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  • Mountain
    ...area of a [[planet]] or [[natural satellite|moon]], rapidly rising to high altitude. [[Earth]]'s highest mountain is [[Mount Everest]]; the highest in the [[so
    476 bytes (61 words) - 16:02, 7 May 2008
  • Karl Gebhardt/Related Articles
    {{r|High altitude experiments (Nazi)}}
    476 bytes (62 words) - 17:49, 11 January 2010
  • Joachim Mrugowsky/Related Articles
    {{r|High altitude experiments (Nazi)}}
    480 bytes (62 words) - 17:42, 11 January 2010
  • Triangle
    ...sured from a point not in the base.) In a right triangle, the base and the altitude are the two sides which meet at the right angle.
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  • Nine-point circle/Related Articles
    {{r|Altitude (geometry)}}
    457 bytes (58 words) - 19:01, 11 January 2010
  • Pedal triangle/Related Articles
    {{r|Altitude (geometry)}}
    454 bytes (58 words) - 19:25, 11 January 2010
  • Atmospheric pressure
    == Variation of atmospheric pressure with altitude == !Region<br/>Number!!Altitude Range<br/>(m)!!<math>P_b</math><br/>(Pa)!!<math>T_b</math><br/>(K)!!<math>L
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  • GALEX/Related Articles
    {{r|Altitude}}
    454 bytes (58 words) - 16:44, 11 January 2010
  • Karl Brandt/Related Articles
    {{r|High altitude experiments (Nazi)}}
    515 bytes (68 words) - 17:49, 11 January 2010
  • Apollo Command-Service Module/Related Articles
    {{r|Altitude}}
    463 bytes (59 words) - 00:02, 20 June 2011
  • Geographic Information System/Related Articles
    {{r|Altitude}}
    533 bytes (69 words) - 16:49, 11 January 2010
  • Cevian line/Related Articles
    {{r|Altitude (geometry)}}
    475 bytes (61 words) - 11:45, 11 January 2010
  • Magdalena Department/Related Articles
    {{r|Altitude}}
    487 bytes (63 words) - 18:16, 11 January 2010
  • TPY-2
    ...the '''Forward Based X-Band Transportable (FBX-T)''' is a long-range, high-altitude surveillance radar designed to add a tier to existing missile and air defen ...53|AN/MPQ-53 radar of the MIM-104 Patriot system. Patriot PAC-3 is a lower-altitude missile and aircraft defense system than THAAD.
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  • Aircraft
    travel beyond the Earth's atmosphere, normally defined as 100,000 meters altitude, ...in the [[Bell X-1]] by reaching about 700 miles per hour (Mach 1.06) at an altitude of approximately 43,000 feet.
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  • Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (missile)
    ...minal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)''' (originally named Theater High Altitude Air Defense) is a U.S. Army system for area-wide defense against ballistic ...sphere, and THAAD has been described as being able to engage targets at an altitude of 150km, definitely exoatmospheric. <ref name=AT-THAAD>{{citation
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  • Homosphere
    The homosphere begins at the Earth's surface and extends to an altitude of about 80 km. The homosphere is composed of the [[troposphere]], the [[st
    696 bytes (104 words) - 15:28, 18 August 2009
  • Tycho Brahe/Related Articles
    {{r|Altitude}}
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  • Radar altimeter
    ...ed [[radar]] used by aircraft to determine their height over ground (i.e., altitude). Modern implementations are more accurate than the [[barometer|barometric
    718 bytes (113 words) - 18:55, 2 February 2009
  • Space debris/Gallery
    |Space Debris by Altitude.png|Space Debris by Altitude
    696 bytes (103 words) - 05:25, 27 June 2009
  • Mobile Subscriber Equipment/Related Articles
    {{r|Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (missile)}}
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  • X-1 (aircraft)
    ...dified [[B-29 Superfortress (bomber)|B-29 bomber]] that carried the X-1 to altitude, the X-1 design exploited the basic shape of something known to be stable a
    674 bytes (108 words) - 19:28, 2 February 2009
  • Mountain warfare
    As air pressure drops with altitude, equipment may work differently, or refuse to work. [[Helicopter]]s lose po
    795 bytes (123 words) - 19:05, 4 February 2009
  • Mach effect
    ...l affect various structures on the surface of the earth. If the detonation altitude is sufficiently high that there is no significant reflection, the surface w
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  • Paratroop
    As opposed to the relatively low altitude and quick landing in basic parachuting, the two main advanced methods are: ...s technique, the jumper departs the aircraft, often at a sufficiently high altitude to need oxygen, but delays opening the parachute until close to the ground.
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  • RIM-161 Standard SM-3/Related Articles
    {{r|Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (missile)}}
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  • Telescope/Related Articles
    {{r|Altitude}}
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  • Costa Rica/Related Articles
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  • Theater ballistic missile
    ...on the relatively low altitude [[MIM-104 Patriot]], now includes the high-altitude [[THAAD]], with the Patriots intended to be the second-level defense for th
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  • MPQ-53
    ...-level of a tiered ballistic missile defense system with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (missile). The TPY-2|AN/TPY-2 radar for THAAD can cue the AN/M
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  • Maritime patrol aircraft/Related Articles
    ...oint Direct Attack Munition||**}} ''Variant being developed to allow high-altitude torpedo drops''
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  • Soča River
    ...[[Trenta valley]] in the Julian Alps of Slovenia at around 1100 metres of altitude. It then flows through [[Bovec]], [[Kobarid]], [[Tolmin]], [[Nova Gorica]]
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  • Spherical polar coordinates/Related Articles
    {{r|Altitude}}
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  • Il-2 Shturmovik
    ...0 kilograms (880 pounds). Level speed was 470 KPH (300 MPH), and operating altitude was 2,000 meters (6,600 feet). <ref name=Goebel>{{citation ...Various modifications were made to the engines and cockpit to improve low-altitude performance and give the pilot a very good forward view.
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  • Mexico City
    ...ted in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 ft), and has 16 boroughs or ''demarcaciones territor
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  • Air pollutant concentrations/Citable Version
    ==Correcting concentrations for altitude== ...sources of air pollution to comply with sea level standards corrected for altitude. In other words, industrial air pollution sources located at altitudes well
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  • Parwan Province
    ...n, and livestock are raised throughout the province. Mountains in the high-altitude Ghorband and Shinwari Districts are covered with snow year-round.
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  • Outer space
    ...many legal experts assumes that outer space generally begins at the lowest altitude above sea level at which objects can orbit the Earth, approximately 100 [[k ...west 5 to 6 kilometres (3.1 to 3.7 miles) of the troposphere. The cruising altitude of commercial [[airliner]]s is usually about 9 to 10 kilometres (5.6 to 6.2
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  • National Center for Atmospheric Research
    ...auna Loa Solar Observatory (MLSO) in Hawaii operated by NCAR as their High Altitude Observatory (HAO).}} In addition, NCAR's High Altitude Observatory operates the [[Mauna Loa Solar Observatory]] in [[Hilo, Hawaii]
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  • Air pollutant concentrations
    ==Correcting concentrations for altitude== ...sources of air pollution to comply with sea level standards corrected for altitude. In other words, industrial air pollution sources located at altitudes well
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  • Lockheed Martin/Related Articles
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