Engines, auxiliary-power units, landing gears and even passenger seats are missing from many of the 17 repossessed aircraft.

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He started to use his length and reach to keep Cunningham on the outside while landing power punches, culminated by the knockout punch.

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Flying at 230mph, I eased power and dropped the flaps and landing gear.

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Ringside punch stats showed Mayweather landing 60 percent of his power punches, an unusually high rate.

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Lasers beamed from landing craft could, he says, power rovers in sunless areas of the moon or Mars, such as craters where water might be found.

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In previous incidents, one of the 787 test flight aircraft lost primary electrical power in 2010 and was forced to make an emergency landing in Texas.

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He jabbed at the pads in Gibson's hands, settling into a quiet rhythm, occasionally landing a sharp connection that hinted at Jones's power.

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When he turned back to 1549 to instruct it to turn west, Sullenberger advised him he had lost power in both engines because of a bird strike and needed to return to LaGuardia for an emergency landing.

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The project started with attempts to charge by simply flying near power lines, but when that method yielded only micro-watts of juice, focus shifted to actually landing on the lines.

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