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It measures 71-feet long, and its propulsion is provided by three GE -made J85-15 engines that together provide 12,000 lbs of thrust.

Both move air to create thrust for the plane, but turboprops are more efficient at lower speeds because the propeller moves more air with a smaller turbine.

The middle portion of the blade is the sweet spot, generating enough excess thrust to keep the rotor spinning against the drags of the tip and the root.

It would be more precise, however, to say that only part of each blade glides because only part of each blade has the right combination of speed and angle of attack to achieve the proper balance between thrust and drag.

It’s a large, stable kayak designed as a platform for a saltwater-grade through-hull Minn Kota GPS-enabled trolling motor with 45 pounds of thrust.

But with the outbreak of hostilities in mid-2011, all festivities were thrust into the deep freeze.

The central thrust of the sequence derives from historical fact.

Suddenly, a  tall, curly haired white man appeared and thrust himself in the middle of the opposing forces.

Thrust into a world of seemingly supernatural monsters, his adventure begins.

Presidents must act at least as much as they react; they must seize the initiative and thrust their enemies on the defensive.

He thrust his tiny tuft of beard between his teeth—a trick he had when perplexed or thoughtful.

Great was the surprise of Alf at the honour and labour thus thrust upon him, but he did not shrink from it.

He thrust the Cardinal's mantle into it, and stood over the smouldering cloth, till the whole was consumed to ashes.

I only saw the glitter of a bayonet which a Mexican thrust into his shoulder, at the very moment he was helping me up.

I turned round, thrust my purse into the lap of the nearest, and with a light heart led the lady back to the hotel.