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080710-N-7981E-272 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (July 10, 2008) Aviation Ordnancman 3rd Class John Bird and Aviation Ordnancman 1st Class Michael Sasser, assigned to the "Lancers" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131, act as safety observers to keep flight deck personnel from walking through hot exhaust emitted by an auxilliary power unit while starting an EA-6B Prowler aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans (Released)
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Flight of the Intruder
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Come on, you sucker, light up.
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300.
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Come on, baby.
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250... 200.
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Things are coming alive.
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Yeah, we got restart.
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080626-N-0659H-013 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (June 26, 2008) Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter studies a Sailors career information while Rear Adm. Sonny Masso, commander of Navy Personnnel Command (NPC), explains the reviewing process used in Navy selection and promotion boards. NPC conducts selection boards 50 weeks of the year. The active duty Chief Petty Officer selection board is the largest, with more than 19,000 first class petty officers eligible for advancement to chief. Mass Communication Specialist LaTunya Howard (Released)
From 5/12/1965 ( I am active duty U.S. Navy aviator ) to 6/25/1986 ( Proclamation 5506—National Homelessness Awareness Week, 1986 ) is: 7714 days
From 6/25/1986 ( Proclamation 5506—National Homelessness Awareness Week, 1986 ) to 8/8/2007 ( 070808-N-2858G-043 ) is: 7714 days
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070808-N-2858G-043 SIGONELLA, Sicily (Aug. 8, 2007) - Sailors assigned to Naval Air Station Sigonella inspected the wreckage of a World War II aircraft that was caught in a fishing boat's net off the coast of Sicily. The aircraft is being checked for identifying markings in hopes of discovering information regarding the planes mission and occupant. NAS Sigonella provides logistical support for Commander, 6th Fleet and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in the Mediterranean area. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gunnar C. Gorder (RELEASED)
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From 5/12/1965 ( I am active duty U.S. Navy aviator ) to 8/2/1971 ( I was Apollo 15 Falcon astronaut walking and driving on Earth's moon ) is: 2273 days
From 11/16/1997 ( premiere TV episode "The Simpsons, The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons" ) to 2/6/2004 ( my final day working at Microsoft Corporation with my official United States federal undercover identity ) is: 2273 days
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"The Simpsons"
The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons (1997)
Original Air Date: 16 November 1997
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Auxiliary power unit
The primary purpose of an aircraft APU is to provide power to start the main engines. Turbine engines have large, heavy rotors that must be accelerated to a high rotational speed in order to provide sufficient air compression for self-sustaining operation. This process takes significantly longer and requires much more energy than starting a reciprocating engine. Smaller turbine engines are usually started by an electric motor, while larger turbine engines are usually started by an air turbine motor. Whether the starter is electrically or pneumatically powered, however, the amount of energy required is far greater than what could be provided by a storage device (battery or air tank) of reasonable size and weight.
An APU solves this problem by powering up the aircraft in two stages. First, the APU is started by an electric motor, with power supplied by a battery or external power source (ground power unit). After the APU accelerates to full speed, it can provide a much larger amount of power to start the aircraft's main engines, either by turning an electrical generator or by compressing air.
