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  2. List of countries with highest military expenditures - Wikipedia

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    The second list is based on the 2024 edition of The Military Balance, published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) using average market exchange rates. [2] Some sources say that Russian and Chinese military spending are actually far higher than the chart due to captive markets and purchasing price parity in those ...

  3. BMW 003 - Wikipedia

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    BMW 018. BMW GT 101. SNECMA Atar. The BMW 003 (full RLM designation 109-003) is an early axial turbojet engine produced by BMW AG in Germany during World War II. The 003 and the Junkers Jumo 004 were the only German turbojet engines to reach production during World War II. Work had begun on the design of the BMW 003 before its contemporary, the ...

  4. Junkers Jumo 004 - Wikipedia

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    The Junkers Jumo 004 was the world's first production turbojet engine in operational use, and the first successful axial compressor turbojet engine. Some 8,000 units were manufactured by Junkers in Germany late in World War II, powering the Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter and the Arado Ar 234 reconnaissance/bomber, along with prototypes, including the Horten Ho 229.

  5. BMW R12 and R17 - Wikipedia

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    Fuel consumption. 3.5–4 litres per 100 kilometres (81–71 mpg ‑imp; 67–59 mpg ‑US) [1] The BMW R12 and R17 are flat-twin engine motorcycles made by BMW Motorrad from 1935 through 1942. They were developed in 1935 based on the R7 concept of 1934. [3] [4] A few hundred R17s were made, ending in 1937, while the R12 continued through 1942 ...

  6. List of BMW vehicles - Wikipedia

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    From 1976 to 1986, various models using a 3.2 litre version of the M30 engine were named 533i, 633i, etc. Similarly, from 1987 to 1992, the models using a 3.4 litre version of the M30 engine were named 535i, 635i, etc. The 1982 to 1987 models using a 2.7 litre version of the M20 were called the 325e and 525e (528e in the United States).

  7. Wide-body aircraft - Wikipedia

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    A wide-body aircraft, also known as a twin-aisle aircraft and in the largest cases as a jumbo jet, is an airliner with a fuselage wide enough to accommodate two passenger aisles with seven or more seats abreast. [ 1] The typical fuselage diameter is 5 to 6 m (16 to 20 ft). [ 2] In the typical wide-body economy cabin, passengers are seated seven ...

  8. MTU Aero Engines - Wikipedia

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    Number of employees. 10,660 (31 December 2019) [ 1] Subsidiaries. Vericor Power Systems. Website. mtu .de /en. MTU Aero Engines AG is a German aircraft engine manufacturer. MTU develops, manufactures and provides service support for military and civil aircraft engines. MTU Aero Engines was formerly known as MTU München .

  9. Boomers are leaving America to retire abroad in droves ... - AOL

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    Fawcett plans to remain in Spain with his wife, especially as she is the caretaker for her 91-year-old mother and has grown children in the area. Sweeney, too, says she and her husband are in ...