81.   Officials said they could better access the damage once reconnaissance aircraft were able to survey the targets after sunrise.

82.   Officials of Tupelov, the Russian manufacturer of the plane, also confirmed the ill-fated aircraft was equipped with a TCAS-compatible transponder.

83.   Only two aircraft were lost, and both pilots were quickly rescued.

84.   On the export side, businesses expect commercial aircraft to be a source of strength in years ahead even though shipments weakened in June.

85.   Plane parts will be studied for evidence that the aircraft is the one everyone thinks it is.

86.   Separately, U.S. aircraft were not on the list of products targeted by China for retaliatory action.

87.   Smaller aircraft are slower to take off and land, and pilots of smaller planes are often not as familiar with the layout of airports as commercial jet pilots.

88.   Such aircraft must be able to take off in extremely short distances and then land vertically like a helicopter.

89.   The aircraft are from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

90.   The aircraft had recently been through some of the most rigorous examinations the industry requires.