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	Flying wedge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A flying wedge is a charging technique in which troops are arrayed to form a wedge or V shape.
		The flying wedge can be used to knock a small section of the wall open, and flank the enemy from inside their own line.
		The wedge is still used in modern armies, especially by tanks and other armored units.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flying_wedge (340 words)

	Flying V - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This article is about the Gibson guitar; a Flying V can also refer to a now illegal American football maneuver similar to the Flying wedge), or to a characteristic flying formation of migratory birds.
		The Flying V is an unusually shaped, solid body electric guitar that was initially produced in small numbers by Gibson in the late 1950s and again (with minor differences) from 1966 to the early 1970s before entering full production from the mid-1970s onwards.
		However, the Flying V is not a guitar which is meant to be played sitting down, and is in fact very difficult to play when sitting.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flying_V (473 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wedge glanced at a nearby display and found that one of the cells was occupied.
		Wedge sighed with relief and leaned back a few moments later as the familiar starlines appeared as the starfighter accelerated to lightspeed, then vanished into the shadow dimension known as hyperspace.
		Wedge caught sight of what looked like the burning hull of a Y-wing, or what was left of it, spinning in front of the explosion.
	artofhacking.com /IET/SCIFI/AWA-GRAY.TXT (18434 words)

	History of Rogue Squadron
		Commander Wedge Antilles and Captain Tycho Celchu were all that remained from the squadron that fought on Cilpar, Mrlsst, and Tatooine.
		Shortly after the end of Thrawn's campaign, Wedge Antilles finally accepted promotion to the rank of General in the Republic Army (at the request of Admiral Ackbar) and, although left in command of the Navel Rogue Squadron, was only granted the opportunity to fly with them if his duties as General were not compromised.
		Wedge was the embodiment of the principles of the Alliance to Restore the Republic: someone willing to risk it all for the greater good of the galaxy, someone willing to risk his life so that others could remain free.
	www.echostation.com /echo6/6history.htm (2040 words)

	College Football Encyclopedia - Introduction
		There was no such thing as a forward pass, and strategy centered on formations such as the "flying wedge," in which the ball carrier was surrounded by a wedge of teammates (sometimes clasping hands).
		The best way to break the wedge was for a defensive player to throw himself onto the legs of the onrushing foes, a particularly dangerous practice in the days when a stocking cap or heavy thatch of hair was considered adequate head protection.
		A number of deaths and serious injuries marred the game, and in 1894 the flying wedge and similar formations were outlawed.
	www.footballencyclopedia.com /cfeintro.htm (2391 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Flying wedges still were allowed, but after 33 players were killed in 1906, the newly formed NCAA banned the locking of arms and instituted other measures.
		For those on the wedge, the task is to anticipate such tactics.
		Wedge play, on both ends, means much more than the immediate result.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/tenworstjobs-8-specialteams.htm (937 words)

	[No title]
		She said as it crossed over all lanes of I5 (from right to left) a half mile in front of the car, she could see in profile that it was a thin wedge shaped object that was so bright she thought it was an airplane on fire, about to crash.
		The driver said she thought they where a little higher than an overpass, which is consistent with my observation that they were about the height of a medium sized radio tower.
		Object3 must have been also flying parallel to our direction, because it maintained its distance behind us, moving around a bit over the fields, and we were not leaving it behind as quickly as if it had been stationary.
	www.nuforc.org /webreports/045/S45514.html (1173 words)

	SW Story Nummer Eins! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wedge's voice was just the right amount of calm for a commanding officer, but Jenna knew better.
		Her and Wedge's orange flight suits seemed out of place amidst the ornate decor of the room and the fashionable dress of the Councilors.
		Wedge tossed Jenna a casual, two-fingered salute as he climbed into his X-wing, and she returned with a smile.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~khensche/stories/swattack.html (5694 words)

	Wedge - Cowardice Rewarded
		Yet in the case of the Rebel hero, Wedge Antilles, the role of hero was bestowed one totally undeserving of the name.
		Obviously Wedge's superiors felt that this boy - whom they had never even seen before, let alone had a chance to evaluate his performance and abilities - was a better pilot and leader than Antilles.
		Word of Wedge's lack of flying skills was so prevalent that it had already spread down to the newest member of the X-Wing squadron, Luke Skywalker.
	www.piett.org /piett/p-fileswedge.html (1224 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Picking up the beat
		This is the school that invented the Flying Wedge, which was assault and battery with a pigskin, and the Multi-Flex, which was fantasy football before its time.
		The object of Harvard's uptempo, no-huddle, balanced multiple offense is the same as it was back in the Flying Wedge days: go from one end of the field to the other and put at least 3 points on the board.
		Thus far, the Crimson lead the league not just in scoring and total offense but also in third-down (42.1 percent) and fourth-down (56.3 percent) conversions, are second in average time of possession (31:03), and score 81 percent of the time (27 touchdowns, 11 field goals) in the red zone.
	www.boston.com /sports/articles/2004/11/19/picking_up_the_beat?pg=full (1145 words)

	Harvard-Yale Football "The Game": History
		The suffering wrought by such plays increased dramatically with the introduction of the mighty "fling wedge," a remarkable "kickoff" play invented by Lorin E Deland, a military strategist, chess expert, and Harvard supporter who had never played a game of football in his life.
		Harvard's dangerous flying wedge quickly became the standard opening play for teams all across the country.
		The cause of numerous deaths, the flying wedge was outlawed after only two seasons.
	www.the-game.org /history-flyingwedge.htm (589 words)

	Flying Scot® Sailing Forum - trailering
		I use the wooden centerboard wedge from flying scot.
		Its basically two thin woodstrips screwed and glued together on one side and carped strips glued on the inside of the other end of the wood strips.
		The center board is then lowered a little bid, wedge is stuck between both sides of the centerboard and the centerboard trunk.
	www.fssa.com /fsforum2/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=111 (284 words)

	billingsgazette.com
		An hour into this lighthearted but physical practice for a re-enactment of pre-1905 football, it's easy to see why the wedge formation was tossed out of the playbook 100 years ago.
		The actual flying wedge play was used on kickoffs.
		The "flying" part came about because the team with the ball would dash about 30 yards with arms interlocked and in a wedge formation to protect the ball carrier as it tried to bull rush through the opponent's line.
	www.billingsgazette.com /index.php?id=2&display=rednews/2005/09/24/build/sportsnational/40-v-victory.inc (824 words)

	NCAA Hall of Champions \| News \| About Us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Flying Wedge sculpture, one of the centerpieces for the new Hall of Champions, used state-of-the-art technology to obtain its historic look.
		Designers from The 1717 Design Group played the wedge for a day, dressing up in sweatshirts, sweatpants, cardboard shin guards and anything else they could find that visually resembled the turn-of-the-century gridders.
		The wedge formation was staged in the 1717 office and photographed from three different angles.
	www.ncaa.org /hall_of_champions/news/news_about_007.htm (350 words)

	A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Out of this developed what was called THE FLYING WEDGE, in which the linesmen locked arms, put shoulder to rump, or fused as one unit in any way they could.
		The wedge was supposed to open a wide hole, with the ball carrier following in the wings of the wedge.
		It worked fine for those who first used it, but injuries and even deaths were so numerous on the gridiron that a public outcry caused the whole concept of THE FLYING WEDGE to be outlawed forever.
	www.charlevoix.lib.mi.us /miles/V-008.htm (371 words)

	Jedi Council Forums - The Fighter Pilot Wedge...
		It was quiet in the darkness of space and Wedge was flying on a routine inspection of the system he was in.
		Wedge is one of the only non-main characters that makes it through the whole trilogy.
		And it's not his fault that his ship was damaged to the point that he couldn't continue to function as a living shield for Luke, both he and Biggs knew that's what they were there for.
	boards.theforce.net /Message.aspx?topic=172400 (1013 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		"The Adventures of Wedge Antilles: Gray Squadron" (c) Copyright 1995 Matt Hilliard This story may be freely distributed, with the inclusion of this notice and and notification of the author.
		As the pilots rushed toward the exits, Wedge suddenly wondered which hangar his X-wing wasin.
		Wedge pulled his X-wing through a one eighty turn and went tohelp "I'm hit!" Gray Ten said as a stray blast hit him.
	downtime.echostation.com /fanfic/graysquadron.txt (18428 words)

	Sub-Alpinism - Flying Wedge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Better is to clip the ski binding to a carabiner near your waist.
		When the ski tips are lashed together, it is the flying wedge.
		When the tips are free to wander, it is the flying windmill.
	www.alpenglow.org /themes/subalpine/cd-3025-001-carl-napeequa-wedge.html (51 words)

	[No title]
		One of the best "trouble shots" that can be learned with a little practice is a high-flying wedge shot.
		This shot is useful when there is a tree directly in your path to the green; when you have about 80 yards or less to the green; and when low branches prevent you from hitting a punch shot under the tree.
		Distance is easier to control on a high-flying wedge shot than a punch shot, so with a little practice you might find that you prefer to go over trees rather than under them.
	info.detnews.com /golf/golfcolumns/golftips/details.cfm?myrec=57 (226 words)

	The Flying Wedge by Ernie Pyle, 456th Bombardment Squadron
		Finally we were in position, flying almost wing to wing, there in the English night.
		When not flying they either loafed around their own huts, writing letters or playing poker or just sitting in front of the fire talking, or else they took leave for a few hours and went to the nearby villages.
		I got to know all those flying sergeants and I couldn't help being struck by what a swell bunch the p were.
	www.b26.com /page/456/the_flying_wedge.htm (8391 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tech started out with the flying play, making ten yards, but soon gave the ball up on four downs.
		On the flying wedge, Curtis broke through, making a beautiful run of sixty yards down the field, securing a touchdown.
		On the opening wedge Curtis was hurt, and McElwanie, '97, took his place.
	www-tech.mit.edu /archives/VOL_013/TECH_V013_S0169_P008.txt (433 words)

	Rutgers Football , It Started Here - The First Intercollegiate Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		And finally on one of these incredible break-ups a Princeton bulldog with a long accurate, perhaps lucky kick, sent the ball between the posts for the second score.
		“The flying wedge thus checkmated, Rutgers might have been in a bad spot had not Madison Ball, ’73, come through.
		Big Mike again rose, however, in a berserk endeavor, and, getting the ball, he called the Princeton men into a flying wedge of their own and straight-away they took the ball right down the field and put it over.”
	www.scarletknights.com /football/history/first_game.htm (1660 words)

	Inclined Planes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The inclined plane permits one to overcome a large resistance by applying a relatively small force through a longer distance than the load is to be raised.
		In the broadest sense, the wedge includes all devices for cutting and piercing---everything from a kitchen knife to the 'Flying Wedge' of football, a play so effective in splitting the opponents' formation it was outlawed.
		It is easier to understand how a wedge works by looking at the inclined plane, which is nothing more than a wedge sliced in half.
	weirdrichard.com /inclined.htm (275 words)

	fc1
		Han is 11 years older than Luke and Leia, and Wedge is two years older than Luke, so Han is 9 years older than Wedge.
		(b) Of course Han could fly an x-wing, but the point is that he hasn't and therefore is not as experienced.
		Wedge and Janson were the only ones to successfully destroy an AT-AT with tow cables, once again proving
	members.aol.com /rsschone/fc1.html (1357 words)

	Jedi Council Forums - How many movies/shows does the Millenium Falcon appear in?
		Wedge is the best fighter pilot in the New Republic and Rebel Alliance.
		If there ever were a Rebel besides Luke (sorry, shouldn't have mentioned him in conjunction with Wedge when talking about pilot skill) who could dogfight with Vader and win, it would have to be Wedge.
		There's also the fact that Wedge, General Dodonna, and Admiral Ackbar are the only Star Wars characters that were in the movies to give you a mission briefing in a Star Wars flying game.
	boards.theforce.net /Message.aspx?topic=259871 (673 words)

	Leather helmets and the flying wedge (The Colgate Scene, September 2004)
		Leather helmets and the flying wedge: early football at Colgate
		The accomplishments of the 2003 Raider football team were among the greatest in university history, but Colgate's winning football tradition springs from humble beginnings in the late 19th century.
		The photographs on this page were featured in a summer exhibit titled "Leather helmets and the flying wedge: early football at Colgate, 1870-1899," assembled by university archivist Carl Peterson.
	www4.colgate.edu /scene/sept2004/early_football.html (647 words)

	Men's Football
		Receiving teams were allowed to form a flying wedge where the players would meet and lock arms destroying the opposition.
		They would sacrifice their bodies to break the flying wedge.
		This eliminated "Ringers" and stopped the "flying wedge".
	www.uwosh.edu /archives/sports/mfoot.htm (1129 words)

	News & Features \| Embrace the wedge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		And the Democrats are going to get knocked over by a flying wedge.
		Sabato says that a Democrat willing to support marriage rights could drive a wedge right between the two wings of the Republican Party — the libertarians who vote Republican because of economic issues and the religious conservatives who back the party on social issues.
		It wouldn’t work in the South, Sabato concedes, and he notes that the Democrats are almost certainly going to lose the South anyway.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/news_features/top/features/documents/03332719.asp (1822 words)

	Parramatta Eels Rugby League
		In their final training session Fearnley explained the move to his players - taken from a tap penalty the “wedge” would entail the Eels forwards combining into a scrum formation.
		The “wedge” had been stopped in the corner only inches from the line and a match- winning try.
		The “flying wedge” was soon banned by the NSWRL, but it serves as a reminder of the courage that players demonstrate to play through a Grand Final - let alone win it!
	www.rl1908.com /rugby-league/Parramatta.htm (643 words)

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