Images Dated 7th April 2011

General Electric CFM56 MDD DC8 Engine Installation Cutaway Drawing

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Bristish Army Air Corps Apache Attack Helicopter

An Army Air Corps Apache helicopter is pictured during an exercise over Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.
Designed to hunt and destroy tanks, the Apache attack helicopter has significantly improved the Army's operational capability.
Apache can operate in all weathers, day or night and detect, classify and prioritise up to 256 potential targets in a matter of seconds. It carries a mix of weapons including rockets, Hellfire missiles and a 30mm chain gun.
In addition to the distinctive Longbow Radar located above the rotor blades, this aircraft is equipped with a Day TV system, Thermal Imaging sight and Direct View Optics. Defensively it possesses a state of the art fully integrated Defensive Aid Suite

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Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Egypt

The pyramid of Menkaure (Mycerinus), the Pyramd of Khafre (Chephren) and the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at the Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt

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