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Military conflict between Nigeria and Biafra
Operation Tail-Wind ( 7–12 January 1970) was the final military operation in the Nigeria-Biafra War. It took place in the towns of Owerri and Uli, which
Operation_Tail-Wind
Nigerian head of state (1976–79; 1999–2007)
Day. This cut Biafra in half. On 7 January 1970, he then launched Operation Tail-Wind, capturing the Uli airstrip on 12 January. At this, the Biafran leaders
Olusegun_Obasanjo
Nigerian engineer (1929–2018)
Conflicts Nigerian Civil War First Invasion of Onitsha Second Invasion of Onitsha Invasion of Port Harcourt Operation OAU Siege of Owerri Operation Tail-Wind
Joseph_Achuzie
Nigerian army officer
(Biafran Army) Commands Biafran S Division Conflicts 1966 Nigerian coup d'etat Nigerian Civil War Siege of Owerri Operation Leopard Operation Tail-Wind †
Timothy_Onwuatuegwu
1975 American operation of Vietnam War
Operation Frequent Wind was the final phase in the evacuation of American civilians and "at-risk" Vietnamese from Saigon, South Vietnam, before the takeover
Operation_Frequent_Wind
State of Nigeria
1969. The Imo area was eventually captured for good early 1970 in Operation Tail-Wind, during which Nigerian federal forces took the Biafran capital in
Imo_State
1969. The war finally ended on 15 January 1970, after the ending of Operation Tail-Wind. Tucker, Spencer C. (1 March 2018). The Roots and Consequences of
Operation_Tiger_Claw
American electric power and manufacturing company
Otter Tail Corporation is an electric power and manufacturing company based in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Its subsidiaries include Otter Tail Power Company
Otter_Tail_Corporation
Nigerian military officer
Brigade Biafran 63rd Brigade Biafran 14th Division Conflicts Nigerian Civil War Invasion of Port Harcourt Operation OAU Siege of Owerri Operation Tail-Wind
Ogbugo_Kalu
4 November 2011. "The Danish effort in the Sahel region (MINUSMA and Operation Barkhane)". fmn.dk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved
List of wars involving Nigeria
List_of_wars_involving_Nigeria
Nigerian military officer and electrical engineer (1932–2020)
of Freedom Fighters (BOFF) which was the guerrilla warfare and special operations arm of the Biafran Armed Forces. He also served as Battalion Commander
Ejike_Obumneme_Aghanya
Bomb guidance kit
The Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser or WCMD system is a US tail kit produced by Lockheed Martin for use with the Tactical Munitions Dispenser family
Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser
Wind_Corrected_Munitions_Dispenser
Former U.S. Air Force major command
30 extra minutes warning time of an oncoming bomber attack. ADC's Operation Tail Wind on 11–12 July tested its augmentation plan that required Air Training
Aerospace_Defense_Command
Direct action marine conservation operations
the number of whales it saved during Operation Divine Wind as 768. 266 minkes and 1 fin were killed. Operation Zero Tolerance was launched in November
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations
Sea_Shepherd_Conservation_Society_operations
Wind turbine component
and the nacelle and a tail fin mounted on the nacelle and designed in such a way that it turns the wind turbine rotor into the wind by exerting a "corrective"
Yaw_system
Aircraft component
A vertical stabilizer or tail fin is the static part of the vertical tail of an aircraft. The term is commonly applied to the assembly of both this fixed
Vertical_stabilizer
Instrument for measuring wind speed
vane anemometer thus combines a propeller and a tail on the same axis to obtain accurate and precise wind speed and direction measurements from the same
Anemometer
Difference in wind speed or direction over a short distance
Wind shear (/ʃɪər/; also written windshear), sometimes referred to as wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and/or direction over a relatively short
Wind_shear
Machine that makes use of wind energy
work even in low winds. The cap can be turned into the wind either by winches or gearing inside the cap or from a winch on the tail pole outside the mill
Windmill
Wind turbines of 500 W to 10 kW power
found in wind farms. Small wind turbines often have passive yaw systems as opposed to active ones. They use a direct drive generator and use a tail fin to
Small_wind_turbine
Military unit
evacuation of U.S. civilians and "at-risk" South Vietnamese. During Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon, the composite squadron flew air support
VMM-164
United States Air Force cluster bomb
Unit. When the CBU-87 is used in conjunction with the Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser guidance tail kit, it becomes much more accurate, and is designated
CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
CBU-87_Combined_Effects_Munition
Species of bird
(2013). White‐tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) at the Smøla wind‐power plant, Central Norway, lack behavioural flight responses to wind turbines. Wildlife
White-tailed_eagle
Materials left over from the separation of valuable minerals from ore
term for waste anthracite coal. Early mining operations often did not take adequate steps to make tailings areas environmentally safe after closure. Modern
Tailings
"Wind Energy". Midamericanenergy.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2017. "Luverne Wind Farm". Otter Tail Power
List of wind farms in the United States
List_of_wind_farms_in_the_United_States
Military unit
1973, but remained active in the conflict through Operation Eagle Pull and Operation Frequent Wind in 1975, flying numerous sorties supporting the evacuation
HMLA-369
Military unit
participated in Operation Eagle Pull, the evacuation of Phnom Penh. Seventeen days later from 29–30 April, HMH-462 participated in Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation
HMH-462
American amphibious mission during the Vietnam War
approaching the drop point with the winds, estimated at 15 to 20 knots, on the helicopter's tail. The velocity of the tail wind, added to the helicopter's forward
Operation_Thunderhead
The aircraft was flying an Operation Chrome Dome mission and was near Thule AB at the time.[m] On 24 January, a B-52C (tail number 53‑0406) on a training
List of accidents and incidents involving the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress
1999 Indian military operation
Operation Safed Sagar ( lit. "Operation White Ocean") was the code name assigned to the combined arms operation by the Indian Air Force, supporting elements
Operation_Safed_Sagar
Abrupt reduction in lift due to flow separation
stall angle of attack. High-pressure wind tunnels are one solution to this problem. In general, steady operation of an aircraft at an angle of attack
Stall_(fluid_dynamics)
NASA/ISAS spacecraft
(GEOTAIL) Archived 30 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine GEOTAIL Magnetosphere Tail Observation Satellite | Spacecraft NASA Polar, Wind, and Geotail Projects
Geotail
Part of a horse
The tail of the horse and other equines consists of two parts, the dock and the skirt. The dock consists of the muscles and skin covering the coccygeal
Tail_(horse)
Anti-vehicle "smart" cluster bomb
Defense Systems. A CBU-97 used in conjunction with the Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser guidance tail kit is converted to a precision-guided weapon, and
CBU-97_Sensor_Fuzed_Weapon
Military unit
the USS Midway and the USS Hancock in support of Operations Eagle Pull and Talon Vise/Frequent Wind, participating in the evacuation of Phnom Penh and
HMLA-367
Species of bird
The wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia. It is also found in southern New Guinea to the north and
Wedge-tailed_eagle
white-tailed eagles, Steller's sea eagles, and migrating swans. Environmental impact of wind power Lake Ōnuma 稚内市における風力発電施設の現状 [Current State of Wind Power
Sōya_Misaki_Wind_Farm
1944–1945 Japanese suicidal aircraft attacks
pronounced [kamiꜜkaze]; 'divine wind' or 'spirit wind'), officially Shinpū Tokubetsu Kōgekitai (神風特別攻撃隊; 'Divine Wind Special Attack Unit'), were a part
Kamikaze
Underground mine in Musonoi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
and tailings also pollute the region with wind-blown dust. The Kolwezi Tailings Project is an attempt to recover additional metal from these tailings. The
Kamoto_mine
Aircraft component
computer simulations or wind tunnel tests. In the conventional configuration the horizontal stabilizer is a small horizontal tail or tailplane located to
Stabilizer_(aeronautics)
English rock band
lead singer and, as a four-piece, the group released A Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering (both 1976) with continued success. Hackett left the band
Genesis_(band)
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Wing III was renamed to Wind Shadow with a twin-engine, longer endurance design featuring stealth characteristics. The Wind Shadow, designed and constructed
Chengdu_WZ-10
Military unit
squadron participated in Operation Eagle Pull, the evacuation of Phnom Penh and 17 days later it participated in Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of
HMH-463
Machine for winding yarn etc onto a spool
machine or winder is a machine for wrapping string, twine, cord, thread, yarn, rope, wire, ribbon, tape, etc. onto a spool, bobbin, reel, etc. Winders are used
Winding_machine
Father of Diana, Princess of Wales (1924–1992)
landed in France the day after D-Day. He led a British Army unit in an operation to liberate two French towns, La Neuve-Lyre and La Vieille-Lyre. From
John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
John_Spencer,_8th_Earl_Spencer
German-American engineer
Space Camp. As of 2015, the equipment is still in use. He also converted the tail of a jetliner into a movie theater for the center's museum. When Alabama
Oscar_Holderer
VTOL capable fixed-wing aircraft
land on its tail, rotating on the pitch axis after takeoff and acceleration for forward flight. The design was never built beyond model wind tunnel testing
Powered_lift
Glider landing by Britain during the World War II
Operation Ladbroke was a glider landing by British airborne troops during the Second World War near Syracuse, Sicily, that began on 9 July 1943 as part
Operation_Ladbroke
Part of the Vietnam War (1967)
Operation Bolo was a United States Air Force mission during the Vietnam War, considered to be a successful combat ruse. The mission was a response to
Operation_Bolo
United States Navy squadron
Sea, the squadron provided essential electronic surveillance for Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Americans from Saigon. Between 1976 and 1978
VAQ-137
Infantry regiment of the British Army
Trailers Penman LWT 1.13T Drop Tail Gate Trailer United Kingdom Drop Tail Gate Trailer 4 The Penman LWT 1.13T Drop Tail Gate Trailer used by the Regiment
Cayman_Islands_Regiment
NASA/ESA solar probe launched in 1990
the tail of comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught). The results were surprisingly different from its pass through Hyakutake's tail, with the measured solar wind velocity
Ulysses_(spacecraft)
"South Dakota Wind Energy Projects". South Dakota PUC. Retrieved 11 January 2021. "Geronimo Energy begins operations of 200MW Crocker Wind Farm in South
List of power stations in South Dakota
List_of_power_stations_in_South_Dakota
Mines in New South Wales, Australia
of the Rye Park 396 MW wind farm to supply part of its power for 15 years. The contract started in 2025. The Cadia operation is a pioneer within underground
Cadia-Ridgeway_mine
WWII British balloon attack on Germany
Operation Outward was a British campaign of the Second World War that attacked Germany and German-occupied Europe with free-flying balloons. It made use
Operation_Outward
Aircraft undercarriage
the center of gravity and a small wheel or skid at the rear end under the tail boom. Taildraggers are the default undercarriage arrangements of almost all
Conventional_landing_gear
Type of aircraft rotor wing
surveillance market. The benefits of adding a tail were discovered during continued development. By 2014, support for wind tunnel tests of a 1.5 meter wing section
FanWing
2017 aviation accident in Michigan
runway. The crash was caused by a jammed elevator, which was damaged by high winds the day before the crash. All 116 passengers and crew survived the crash
Ameristar Charters Flight 9363
Ameristar_Charters_Flight_9363
1990 aviation accident in Norway
board. The cause of the accident was strong winds that exceeded the structure's tolerance, causing the tail rudder and tailplane to crack and the aircraft
Widerøe_Flight_839
Season of television series
The second season of the Fairy Tail anime television series is directed by Shinji Ishihira and produced by A-1 Pictures and Bridge. Like the rest of the
Fairy_Tail_season_2
NASA science spacecraft which studied the polar magnetosphere until 2008
measured the entry of plasma into the polar magnetosphere and the geomagnetic tail, the flow of plasma to and from the ionosphere, and the deposition of particle
Polar_(satellite)
Military unit
aboard USS Enterprise. The squadron flew over Saigon in support of Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of US personnel in April, 1975. Deployed on USS
VFA-2
Lighter-than-air aircraft with propulsion capabilities
permits the mounting of a steerable engine/propeller on the tail of the aircraft. The tail-mounted propeller provides for vectored thrust steering, allowing
Thermal_airship
Device for reducing aerodynamic drag
angle going from the rear edge of the roof down to the vehicle's trunk or tail, which may cause airflow separation. The airflow becomes turbulent, creating
Spoiler_(car)
Aerodynamic device
was added to prevent wing stall with an extreme attitude take-off with the tail dragging on the runway, a scenario that had caused two de Havilland Comet
Krueger_flap
verižica (chainlet) - the board is hanged on it. rep (tail) - enables the rattle to turn with the wind; made from the sprigs of the oak, pine or other tree
Klopotec
Tethered aircraft
tethers and anchors. Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the face of the kite so the wind can lift it. Some kite designs do not need a bridle;
Kite
1985 Israeli attack against the PLO
Operation Wooden Leg (Hebrew: מבצע רגל עץ, Mivtza Regel Etz) was an Israeli airstrike on the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) headquarters in Hammam
Operation_Wooden_Leg
American strategic bomber aircraft
had to jettison the tail gun to bail out. The tail gunner in early model B-52s was located in the traditional location in the tail of the plane, with both
Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress
Season of television series
he is planning so far to begin with. Meanwhile, Ajit discovers Magnus tailing Haavik, having spotted him on the street earlier and decided to follow
Bakugan:_Armored_Alliance
WWII German strategic bombing campaign
Operation Steinbock or Operation Capricorn (German: Unternehmen Steinbock), sometimes called the Baby Blitz or Little Blitz, was a strategic bombing campaign
Operation_Steinbock
Type of rotorcraft
became the basis for modern helicopters with a single main rotor and a single tail rotor. Although most earlier designs used more than one main rotor, the configuration
Helicopter
Imperial Japanese Navy WWII fighter pilot (1916–2000)
Wildcats jumped on the commander's plane. He had no trouble in getting on the tail of an enemy fighter, but never had a chance to fire before the Grumman's
Saburō_Sakai
Movement of an aircraft on the ground, under its own power
result in the tail skids striking the ground. You are often required to taxi out of wind; be aware that when taxiing downwind in strong wind conditions there
Taxiing
Standard aircraft path
relative wind as seen looking down a runway facing into the wind. An aircraft flying upwind heads into the wind, flying crosswind heads across the wind, flying
Airfield_traffic_pattern
War campaign in WWII
Operation Matterhorn was a military operation of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in World War II for strategic bombing of Japan by Boeing B-29
Operation_Matterhorn
Commemorative coins of the Eurozone
quasi-semicircle along the upper edge of the inner part, interrupted by the tail of the comet and one of the church spires. Twelve stars in a quasi-semicircle
2_euro_commemorative_coins
Freshwater rift lake in Russia
the Snezhnaya. It is drained through a single outlet, the Angara. Regular winds exist in Baikal's rift valley. Baikal is one of the clearest lakes in the
Lake_Baikal
LBX's overseas. He believes his son is what they need to cause the Fairy Tail project to succeed. 39 "Stand Up, Ban!" Transliteration: "Tachiagare, Ban"
List of Danball Senki episodes
List_of_Danball_Senki_episodes
Single engine American light aircraft
Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct extensive wind tunnel and flight tests, which proved that the V-tail did not meet type certification standards under
Beechcraft_Bonanza
Last major German offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II
Weichs on 23 February that the operation would commence on 5 March, in anticipation that Operation Südwind (German: South Wind) would have finished successfully
Operation_Spring_Awakening
Type of aircraft
sufficient thrust to allow VTOL operations despite the low angle. Delivered in late 1959, the K-16B underwent extensive wind tunnel testing, along with some
Kaman_K-16B
Soviet supersonic heavy bomber
engines from the wing roots, as in the Tu-16, to an unconventional external tail-mounted position, on either side of the vertical stabilizer. This location
Tupolev_Tu-22
Allied military operation during WW2 to secure the coal mines on Spitsbergen in 1942
6:40 a.m. P-Peter turned for home in the same flying conditions plus a tail wind and were back at Sullom Voe by 5:00 p.m. after a flight of 24 hours and
Operation_Fritham
Device to raise and lower people and goods in a mine shaft
In underground mining a hoist or winder is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft. Modern hoists are normally powered using electric
Hoist_(mining)
Rock waste from lead-zinc mining
mostly sold for. These fine particles can be blown by wind (20% of fine particles were subject to wind transport in one Oklahoma town studied). Once airborne
Chat_(mining)
United States naval airship
high mast, a gust of wind caught her tail and lifted it into colder, denser air that was just above the airship. This caused the tail to lift higher. The
USS_Los_Angeles_(ZR-3)
such as the suspension of ground handling operations and de-icing procedures at major airports when wind speeds became too dangerous for ramp workers
2025–26 European windstorm season
2025–26_European_windstorm_season
Retired American heavy military transport aircraft from Lockheed
basic configuration, the Model 300 was a large airlifter, furnished with a T-tail and a high-mounted swept wing, under which a total of four pod-mounted TF33
Lockheed_C-141_Starlifter
V8 sports car produced by Ferrari as a successor to the Ferrari 488
quarter-mile time with a 132.8 mph (214 km/h) trap speed. The car has quad tail lamps, a feature that was last seen in the V8 lineage on the F430. At the
Ferrari_F8
runways and taxiways. The landing T, showing the wind direction on an all-over landing field with the tail of the T pointing downwind. On airfields with
Signal_square
British peer (born 1964)
and on the Collar three Escallops Argent; Sinister: A Wyvern Erect on his tail Ermine similarly collared and chained Motto Dieu défend le droit (God defend
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
Charles_Spencer,_9th_Earl_Spencer
Multi-role combat aircraft family by Dassault
The Dassault Rafale (French: [ʁafal], literally meaning "gust of wind", or "burst of fire" in a more military sense) is a French twin-engine, canard delta
Dassault_Rafale
Vector bombsight
bombsight, the first practical system for properly accounting for the effects of wind when dropping bombs. It is also widely referred to as the Wimperis sight
Course_Setting_Bomb_Sight
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Articles related to aviation include:
Index_of_aviation_articles
Non-resident Indian businessman
He started operating Jet Airways in 1993 with initial seed money from Tail Winds incorporated, Isle of Man. Following the 2005 IPO of Jet Airways, Forbes
Naresh_Goyal
Military unit
previous day. From 29 to 30 April the squadron participated in Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon. At 04:58 on 30 April, under direct orders
VMM-165
involved and orders the God Phoenix to attack immediately, but the ship's tail fin is damaged by the whip. Analysis of the material stuck in the hull of
List of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman episodes
List_of_Science_Ninja_Team_Gatchaman_episodes
Military unit
drew to a close the squadron supported Operation Eagle Pull, the evacuation of Phnom Penh, Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon and figured
16th Special Operations Squadron
16th_Special_Operations_Squadron
Control surface for fluid-dynamic steering in the yaw axis
flat plane or sheet of material attached with hinges to the craft's stern, tail, or afterend. Often rudders are shaped to minimize hydrodynamic or aerodynamic
Rudder
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