Dictionary definition: Giganthuridae

Article: BOEING BEGINS AT THE END FIRST TAIL FIN FOR 787 ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  March 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... 787 Dreamliner. The 33-foot-long tail fin is the largest structural piece of the ... in Pierce County, the 2,500-pound tail fin took center stage before it heads off ... The Chinese make the leading edge of the tail fin, as well as the large composite rudder ...

Transcript: Profile: Investigators studying tail fin of ...
NPR Morning Edition;  November 21, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... 0000 Profile: Investigators studying tail fin of American Airlines Flight 587 for structural ... vertical stabilizer of the tail section. The tail fin on the Airbus A300 broke off just before ... trying to determine what caused that tail fin to snap off. NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports ...

Article: NEW POSTAGE STAMP FEATURES CADDY'S SIGNATURE TAIL ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 4, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... classic '59 Eldorado with its prominent tail fin is once again being produced. However ... issued a stamp featuring the Eldorado's tail fin in connection with its American Culture ... by Bill Nelson of Richmond, Va., the tail-fin stamp is for use on presorted postcards ...

Article: JET TAIL FIN CONCERN EMERGED 4 YEARS BEFORE ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... makers knew that the 27-foot-tall tail fin on one of its jets had almost snapped ... manufacturer Airbus understood that losing a tail fin would prove catastrophic. Even so, they ... their concerns to themselves until after a tail fin did break off one of its jets, causing ...

Article: Tail fin to blame for air deaths.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  October 4, 2008 ;     382 words ... ... been avoided if the pilot had checked the tail fin more carefully before take-off, a sheriff ... found that a thin coat of paint on the tail fin was responsible for it working loose in ... Bell 206B Jet Ranger crashed because the tail fin swung loose and hit the rotor blades ...

Article: Tail fin failed as jet hit turbulence Airbus ...
The Independent - London;  November 18, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... discover what caused the airliner's tail fin to snap off. Officials may be months ... the US. The focus has settled on the tail fin, the materials it was made of and the ... rough air - seemed hardly reassuring. The tail fin, which was recovered from the sea some ...

Article: Tail fin of crashed jet under scrutiny.
Advanced Composites Bulletin;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...The failure of a carbon fibre tail-fin is now thought the most likely reason why an ... particular attention to the mountings that hold the tail fin to the rear of the fuselage. Much of the tail fin, including the so-called tongues that fit ...