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L3lack_light Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Vertical lift development

Hello everybody EnglishForward. I need ti know what "vertical lift development" means in the following sentence. Thank you very much in advance.
"The Department is also pursuing efforts to define a joint approach for future vertical lift development for all Services."
  

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You need to supply more information: what department? what services?

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  • what services?
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You need to supply more information: what department? what services?
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Mister MicawberYou need to supply more information: what department? what services?
Dear Mister Micawber
It's Department of Defence, and Military Services.
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Sorry, but that is still not enough information for us to answer your question.
What is the entire context of the article, or email, or transcript you found this sentence in? What is the author talking about?
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I think I can get it from that, John. It's the development of the capability for airplanes to ascend vertically:

http://www.quad-a.org/
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JohnParisSorry, but that is still not enough information for us to answer your question.What is the entire context of the article you found this sentence in? What is the author talking about?
Dear JohnParis
The entire context is about FY 2012 defense budget of the U.S.
This chapter I'm working on for a project is about REBALANCING AND ENHANCING MILITAR
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I guess so, but it's still a little vague for me. The whole part goes like this:

Helicopter Recapitalization
The FY 2012 budget includes more than $10 billion to modernize our rotary wing aircraft, which
continue to be essential to U.S. operations around the globe. Highlights include:
• Army: Continued multiyear procurement of Chinook CH-47s and Blackhawk UH-60s.
Funding i
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Thanks very much for your reply, 13lack.
Mister Micawber is much better at finding meaning than I am and I think he has answered your question.
Initially, I was thinking of elevators in buildings.....lol
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I'm appreciative of your kind help JohnParis.
And Thank you Mister Micawber. When I read the paragraph with your answer in mind, I got what it meant to say.
Thank you both.

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