He later flew the North American X-15 seven times, ultimately reaching an altitude of 207, 500 feet.
He flew the X-15 rocket plane to the edge of space - 200, 000 feet up at 4, 000 mph.
The symbol of the test-pilot school at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave desert, where Mr Armstrong spent years testing military jets, flying the X-15 at 4, 000mph to the very edge of the atmosphere, is a slide rule over a stylised aircraft.
Before being chosen in 1962 as one of the "Group II" astronauts -- which included Apollo 13 commander James Lovell along with such legends as Frank Borman, Pete Conrad and John Young -- Armstrong was one of the elite pilots selected to fly the X-15 rocket plane up to five times the speed of sound and toward the edge of space.
The large wheels also create the necessary space for installing the BRABUS high-performance brake system with 12-piston aluminum fixed calipers and 380 x 36-mm (15.0 x 1.42 inches) vented and cross-drilled discs in front, and 355 x 28-mm (14.0 x 1.1 inches) discs and six-piston aluminum fixed calipers on the rear axle.
You can get the D531 with a 1280 x 800 14.1-inch screen, or a 15.4-inch 1280 x 800 or 1440 x 900 screen, while the 14.1-inch D631 sports those latter two.
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It is a complete cellular package (modularized PHS, technically), and Willcom says it's the smallest in the world at 25.6 x 42.0 x 4mm (1 x 1.65 x 0.15-inch).
The D830 does 1280 x 800, 1680 x 1050 or 1920 x 1200 on its 15.4-inch screen, and sports the same look as the D820 before it.
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In terms of specs, here's what we can anticipate from the Intuition: Ice Cream Sandwich, a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8660 (Snapdragon S3) processor paired with MDM9600 LTE modem and 1GB RAM, Gorilla Glass, a 5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1024 x 768, 15 hours of talk time, 8MP rear camera with 1.3MP front-facing cam and no microSD expandable storage option.
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The 14R and 15R top out at 1, 366 x 768, while the 17-incher comes standard with 1, 600 x 900 resolution. 1080p displays are also available for the 15- and 17-inch models.
Kicking things off is the DPF-1561, which rocks a 15.6-inch panel with a 1, 366 x 768 resolution, a 16:9 aspect ratio, a wooden frame, built-in stereo speakers and a remote.
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Independent Capability: Proponents contend that, given the fact that the Japanese have already designed the FS-X predecessor (the F-1) and have coproduced the F-4 and F-15 fighter aircraft with McDonnell-Douglas, the Japanese have an independent capability, with time, to design and produce the FS-X.
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However, the idea of manipulating an excel spreadsheet on a 15-inch screen within a 5 x 5-foot cubicle sounds daunting, to say the least.
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It also allows the phone to be used as a remote control for the Everio and offers geotagging of video and photo files in conjunction with the smartphone's GPS. Video Email allows 15-second video clips (640 x 360 pixels) to be sent directly from the Everio to up to eight email addresses.
In any case, this has a matte 15-inch screen with 1, 366 x 768 resolution, and comes with a built-in leather case allowing you to prop it up for presentations and whatnot.
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The WinBook WH5513P series contains an Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 CPU, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 120GB hard drive, a 15.4-inch 1, 280 x 800 resolution LCD, and a few hot keys to give you one-touch access to your email and the internet.
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Regardless of the model, some key features remain the same: both have 15.6-inch (1, 366 x 768) displays, replaceable batteries and numpads, along with trackpads that support Windows 8 gestures (that's true of most new laptops, actually).
Also on display is a 15.4-inch LED-backlit LCD sporting a 1440 x 900 resolution, 5.8-mm thinness, and 3.1W power consumption making it suitable for all the new laptops.
ENGADGET: Samsung's 15.4, 30, and 40-inch LED-backlit LCD panels
Millions of viewers, mostly guys 15 to 34 years old, who flock to the harder-edged titles like Samurai X and Neon Genesis Evangelion.
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