An early version of a flexible Air Force plane with vertical take-off and landing capabilities.

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Some cut-price airlines want regulators to force Swiss and British Airways to give up valuable take-off and landing slots at London's busy Heathrow airport if Swiss is allowed to become a Oneworld member.

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The launch comes on the heels of the successful flight of OTV-2, which made an autonomous landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

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His unit was part of the landing force of the sixth fleet sent to Bosnia and Herzegovina to support Nato-led peace-keeping efforts.

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