1.   It was too noisy, and the noise was not aircraft engines.

2.   Rachel twisted and turned in her sleep, waking occasionally to hear the constant throb of the aircraft engines, then falling asleep again.

3.   Annapolis, Maryland-based UNC repairs and overhauls aircraft engines, accessories and industrial gas turbine engines and provides training contract services.

4.   Another holding is Precision Castparts, a Portland, Ore., company that makes castings and forgings, primarily for aircraft engines.

5.   Astronauts will also study materials that could produce high-strength metals for the turbine blades of aircraft engines.

6.   A contaminant being found in jet fuel has forced one airport to shut down temporarily and may damage aircraft engines, some experts fear.

7.   Aircraft engines are also designed to withstand bird strikes, a capability that manufacturers such as GE ensure by firing dead chickens into operating test engines.

8.   Aircraft engines, submarine combat systems and helicopter parts are in the pipeline.

9.   Allied is a leading supplier of aircraft engines and controls, braking systems for planes and trucks, and specialty chemicals.

10.   Designers use the software to generate electronic versions of products, ranging from lug nuts to aircraft engines, before they cast any models.