MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drone pilots will be eligible for retention bonuses worth up to $135,000 beginning in fiscal 2016 under a new policy announced by the Air Force.
any of several units of heat defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius (1Â°C) at a specified temperature. The calorie used in chemistry and biochemistry is equal to 4.184 joules.
The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one Celsius degree is call the âspecific heatâ or âspecific heat capacityâ of that substance. For pure water, that amount is one calorie, which is equivalent to 4.184 joules.