Takeoff

Comp Task2

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June 21st 2007
I decided that it would be great to see the frenzy of Take off this morning so we made our own way up the mountain. What a great site, the abundance of colour spread across the take off, all different shades and sizes of gliders being laid out ready for the starting gate to open (the time the pilots are officially are aloud off the hill and have a time frame of 1 hour to the starting gate which h ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more