General Atomics GNAT
The General Atomics GNAT is a reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the late 1980s and manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI). As initially designed, it was a simplified version of the LSI Amber intended for foreign sales. The GNAT 750 made its first flight in 1989.
Design and development
The GNAT 750's configuration was similar to that of the Amber, except that the GNAT 750's wing was mounted low on the fuselage, instead of being mounted on a pylon on top. The GNAT 750 was somewhat larger than the Amber, but weighed less and could carry a heavier payload. Even though the name "GNAT" can be thought of as a contraction of GeNeral ATomics, the original name of the developing company before its acquisition by General Atomics was Leading Systems Incorporated (LSI). The idea of the name was more probably related to the fact that a gnat is small. The "750" part of the name stands for the distance in millimeters from the leading edge to trailing edge of the wing near the wing root.
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Noit Et Dia
by: Qntal[Lyrics: Cantigas de Santa Maria]
Por que nos ajamos sempre, noit e dia,
dela remenbranca,
en Domas achamos que Santa Maria
fez gran demonstranca
En esta cidade, que vos ei ja dita,
ouv'y hua dona de mui santa vida,
mui fazedor d'algu'e de todo mal quita,
rica a mui nobre e de ben comprida.
mas, por que sabiamos como non queria
do mundo gabanca,
como fez digamos hun' albergaria,
u fillou moranca.
E ali morand'e muito ben fazendo
a toda-las gentes que per y passavan,
vo y un monge, segund'eu aprendo,
que pousou con ela, com outros pousavan.
diss'ela: 'oucamos u tedes via,
se ides a Franca.'
diss'el: 'mas cuidamos dereit'a Suria,
log'ir sen tardanza.'
Log' enton a dona, chorando dos ollos
muito lle rogava que per y tornasse,
des que el ouvesse fito-los gollos
ant'o San Sepulcro e en el beijasse.
'e mais vos rogamos que, sse vos prazia
ha semellanca
que dala vejamos da que sempre guia
os seus sen erranca.'