It was interesting to get the inside track on Jet-Vac from Paul Reiche, Studio Head at Toys for Bob.

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Let's head to the cockpit of a small jet, which has just landed outside a major U.S. city.

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Earnings growth is also highly likely as there were no major hikes in prices of jet fuel, which is the single largest cost head for airlines.

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The satellites would be launched like a ballistic missile from a jet, only instead of heading for a target, it would head into orbit.

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Originally designed for the thin-margin regional airline market, this large-cabin jet had built-in operational efficiencies that allowed it to compete head-to-head with significantly smaller regional jets.

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The British system is essentially an overlaid "head-up display", similar to those used in jet fighters.

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In the film, an eye-patched Hopper overacts his head off while chain-smoking, swigging Jack Daniels, and zooming around on a jet ski in some kind of filthy, post-apocalyptic pirate outfit.

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