What is "manesh"

Usage examples of "manesh".

A second later, Manesh could hear the intimidating sound of four Tumanskii R-29B afterburning turbofans accelerating in unison.

In actuality, Manesh knew that the Mig-23 was not a slow plane, but compared to the modern Mig-29, the old Flogger fell short in maneuverability-a basic need for modern-day dogfight survival.

The very popular General Ali was one of very few men in Iraq with enough clout to protest orders that would put Iraqi fighting men in unnecessary danger, such as the recent deployment of forces south of the thirty-second parallel, or the flight Manesh was about to begin.

Colonel Manesh lowered the flaps and applied full throttle, still keeping his feet against the brake pedals.

As soon as Manesh was airborne, he retracted the gear and lowered the nose, almost instantly feeling the pressure of the seat against his back when the sudden loss of drag allowed the craft to reach three hundred knots in a few more seconds.

During the first night of that dreaded war, when his government had allowed him to fight back, Manesh and several other Mig pilots had engaged the invaders by the Saudi border.

Within a single month, Manesh had dropped enough explosives on the oil-rich city that his government renamed it Khuninshahr .

With his wingman glued to his right, Manesh pushed the throttles to the forward stops and the Flogger accelerated to Mach 1.

Under his oxygen mask, Colonel Manesh smiled broadly as his plane crossed north of the thirty-second parallel.

Before going around the blast wall, Manesh stared back at his Mig-29 through the small opening on the sliding door.

Not having a cooling unit in his quarters had mattered since Kurdish rebels had knocked out the electricity three weeks before, forcing Manesh to rely on diesel-powered generators to provide electricity for the hangar and the communications bunker.

Pushing open a brown metallic door, Manesh walked inside the building.

From that day on, whatever love Manesh had ever felt turned into hatred.

And that, Manesh thought as he walked to his bed, would most certainly be a blessing.

Colonel Abunnasr Manesh strode into the airplane shelter and approached the red cockpit ladder of his Mig-29 Fulcrum.