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Design and development. Development of the Starliner began when Lockheed designed the L-1449 in response to the Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas. Powered by four 5500 hp Pratt & Whitney PT2G-3 turboprop engines, the L-1449 would have cruised faster than the DC-7C with comparable range with 10,200 US gal (8,493 imp gal; 38,611 L) of fuel in a new 150 ft (46 m) wing.
John Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp of Powick, KG (died April 1475), was an English nobleman and administrator. He was the son and eventual heir of Sir William Beauchamp of Powick in Worcestershire ( c. 1370 – c. 1421 ), Constable of Gloucester Castle, by his wife, Katherine Usflete (d. after 1436), daughter and heiress [1] of Sir Gerard de ...
Peter, Duke of Coimbra. Dom Peter, Duke of Coimbra, KG ( Portuguese: Pedro Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu] ), (9 December 1392 – 20 May 1449) was a Portuguese infante (prince) of the House of Aviz, son of King Dom John I of Portugal and his wife, Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt. In Portugal, he is known as Infante Dom ...
A lottery drawing being conducted at the television studio at Texas Lottery Commission headquarters. Lottery tickets for sale, Ropar, India. 2019. A lottery (or lotto) is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize. Some governments outlaw lotteries, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a ...
Zhengtong ( simplified Chinese: 正统; traditional Chinese: 正統; pinyin: Zhèngtǒng; Wade–Giles: Cheng-t'sung; lit. 'right governance'; 18 January 1436 – 13 January 1450) was the era name ( nianhao) of Emperor Yingzong, the sixth emperor of the Ming dynasty, during his first reign, lasting for 14 years. On 1 September 1449 (Zhengtong ...
Defense of Beijing. Map of Beijing in 1449. Esen's forces were facing the Deshengmen and Xizhimen gates from the North West corner of the map. The Defense of Jingshi ( Chinese: 京師保衛戰 ), also known as the Defense of Beijing ( Chinese: 北京保衛戰 ), was a battle that took place between the Oirats and the Ming dynasty in 1449. [1]
Alexander of Islay or Alexander MacDonald (died 1449; Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacDomhnaill, Dòmhnallach or MacDhòmhnaill) was a medieval Scottish nobleman who succeeded his father Domhnall of Islay as Lord of the Isles (1423–1449), later rising to the rank of Earl of Ross (1437–49). His lively career, especially before he attained the ...
