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unusual facts about Packard DR-980



Ali Sina

Abu Ali Ibn Sina (Avicenna (980–1037)), Persian philosopher, physician, and scientist

Area code 506

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Bellanca CH-300

In 1931, a Bellanca fitted with a Packard DR-980 diesel, piloted by Walter Lees and Frederick Brossy, set a record for staying aloft for 84 hours and 33 minutes without being refuelled.

Blue Joker

The system used two, later three, hydrogen filled balloons positioned above each other along a common tether to support a 9 metre diameter resin-bonded terylene spherical radome inflated by a built-in fan to a pressure of 980 pascals (10 cm H2O).

Bodhi Vamsa

The Bodhi-Vamsa, or Mahabodhi-Vamsa, is a prose poem in elaborate Sanskritized Pali, composed by Upatissa in the reign of Mahinda IV of Sri Lanka about AD 980.

Bricstan

His story is chronicled by Bishop Hervey, the Bishop of Ely when Chatteris Abbey (which was dated around the year 980) was placed under the patronage of the Bishop of Ely by King Henry I in 1131.

CHRF

The station has chosen 980 AM, as there are no clear channel stations using that frequency, nor are there any close by that broadcast there currently – the closest ones are CFPL in London, Ontario; WCAP in Lowell, Massachusetts; WOFX in Troy, New York; and WTEM in Washington, D.C. In addition, the closest 980 allocation to Montreal, in Quebec City, has remained vacant since 1997, when CBV relocated to FM.

Cristina Marcano

Along with Alberto Barrera Tyszka, she authored Hugo Chávez Sin Uniforme: Una Historia Personal, which was published in 2005 by Random House Mondadori (ISBN 980-293-284-1).

CSS Lady Davis

On May 19, Lady Davis began her career with distinction by capturing and taking into Beaufort, South Carolina the A. B. Thompson, a full-rigged ship of 980 tons and a crew of 23 out of Brunswick, Maine, whom she encountered off Savannah while on an expedition seeking the U.S. armed brig Perry.

Gregory I, Count of Tusculum

They also received the titles of excellentissimus vir (most excellent man) and apostolic rector of Sant'Andrea, which Gregory received in 980.

Hiiu County

The county includes the islands of Hiiumaa (980 km²) and Kassari (19 km²) and a number of surrounding islets.

Hurricane Belle

Just after midnight on August 10, Belle made landfall on the South Shore of Long Island, NY, near Jones Beach, as a Category-1 hurricane with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 980 mb.

KRTX

KQUE, a radio station (980 AM) licensed to serve Rosenburg-Richmond, Texas, United States, which held the call sign KRTX from 1997 to 2013

L'Homme de la Mancha

The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons by Barclay (980 817-5).

Mosler Automotive

A Photon variant is available which adds a Hewland transmission, thinwall subframes, BBS magnesium wheels, titanium springs, and carbon fiber seats and bodywork, reducing the car's mass to 1,980 lb (900 kg).

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Negeri Sembilan

This school takes the name of the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, As of 2009, it is constituted of 980 students: 452 male and 528 female students.

Simca do Brasil

Meanwhile Simca do Brasil imported all the tools and machinery to start its own production and was busy recruiting 980 local OEM parts suppliers to transform the Simca Chambord, Présidence and Rallye models into true Brazilian made cars because of Brazilian government demands in exchange for the benefits granted so far.

Syndrome

Ibn Sina (Avicenna, 980-1037), in The Canon of Medicine, pioneered the idea of a syndrome in the diagnosis of specific diseases.

Tailapa II

Uththama Chola had replaced Parantaka Chola II and Tailapa claimed victory in a battle against Uththama in 980.

Tedald of Canossa

Tedald (died 1012), of the House of Canossa, was the count of Brescia from 980, Modena, Ferrara, and Reggio from 981, and Mantua from 1006.

WBSS

WHSR, a radio station (980 AM) licensed to Pompano Beach, Florida, United States, which used the call sign WBSS from 1982 to 1986

WBTZ

When Montreal hit station CHTX (980 Hits, then, 990 Hits, now CKGM again) started a similar format in 1989, ratings (largely from listeners in Canada) began to slip forcing another format change.


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