Xander

Xander (/ˈzɑːndər/ or /ˈzændər/) is a given name or a nickname for Alexander (alternate spelling Zander). It is also a surname in the United States (#75971 out of 88799 in the 1990 U.S. Census).

People

Xander (automobile)

The Xander automobile company was founded in 1901 by John G. Xander in Reading, Pennsylvania. This was after 10 years in the bicycle business. His first cars were steam, then gasoline engines were used. He only built his car custom order. In 1902, he stopped.

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Xander (Dutch singer)

Xander Venema (born in Nieuw-Amsterdam, Netherlands on 27 August 1985) performing under his mononym Xander is a Dutch singer, songwriter who was part of the Dutch boyband 4 AM. He took part in Dutch series 2 of Popstars finishing 11th. After Popstars, he has continued with a solo musical career.

Beginnings

Coming from a musical family, where almost every family member sing or play a musical instrument. At age six he started playing keyboards when he was eight he started singing and composing songs and learnt playing the piano. He also studied Media and Entertainment. Around the age of 16 he made a demo, signed a music deal with Willem van Kooten and Eelco van Cooten and released an independent single.

In boyband 4 AM

In 2006, he auditioned for the Amsterdam-based Dutch boy band 4 AM and became a member. 4 AM was composed of Koen, Jeff and Daan besides Xander. Xander and 4 AM had a minor hit with the Las Vegas-themed "Wake Up Call" that reached #24 in the MegaTop 100 followed by "Livin' on Love" The band also appeared on the Hummertime, a Dutch television reality show on Jetix television.

Mig

Mig, MiG, or MIG may refer to:

Business

Other uses

Migé

Migé is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.

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Mikoyan MiG-33

The designation MiG-33 has been associated with two different Mikoyan fighter designs. It was first employed for a single-engined, lightweight strike fighter similar in capabilities to the F-16 Fighting Falcon. More formally known as "Project 33", development work began on this design about 1980, but it was cancelled in 1986 as the result of changing Soviet Air Force requirements. However, in 1998 China purchased the design and test data from Russia to aid in expediting the development of the Chengdu JF-17/FC-1. More recently, the MiG-33 designation was introduced at the 1994 Farnborough Airshow as the briefly used marketing name for the MiG-29ME export model of the MiG-29M "Super Fulcrum", a comprehensively upgraded, fully multirole version of the MiG-29. Although only a few MiG-29M aircraft were built (and none exported), they have served as prototypes for the development of the latest, most advanced Fulcrum variant, the MiG-35.

Project 33

Around 1980, the Mikoyan OKB design bureau began working on a very light “strike fighter” that was intended to be a direct competitor to the F-16 Fighting Falcon. This new Mikoyan design, designated Izdeliye 33 (Izd 33) (and variously translated as “Article 33”, “Project 33”, “Product 33”, or “Project R-33”), was of conventional layout and similar in appearance to the F-16. It was powered by a single Klimov RD-33 afterburning turbofan engine – the same engine used by the twin-engined MiG-29. While extensive wind-tunnel testing was conducted on the design, no prototypes were built since the Soviet Air Force (VVS) dropped its support for concept about 1986. The program was one of several victims of the VVS’ changing operational needs, financial constraints, and a growing preference for multirole designs.