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This British 1950's Trainer version of the de Havilland Vampire Fighter was used to teach Student Pilots how to fly Jet Aircraft. The T. 11 was developed from the original Vampire Fighter, it entered service in 1952 and became the RAF's standard Advanced Trainer. Vampire T.11's were also issued to Fighter Squadrons as Communications Aircraft (for running errands between RAF Stations) and to check Pilot abilities.
The Vampire T.11 allowed Student Pilots to graduate from the Piston Engined Percival Provost T.1 Trainer to an Aircraft with the characteristics of a 'Jet Fighter' which included a Pressurised Cockpit, Ejector Seat and Armament of twin 20mm Cannons, plus Rockets and Bombs.
This de Havilland Vampire Aircraft WZ590 was delivered to RAF Leeming in 1953, it then went to No.5 Flying Training School (FTS) at RAF Oakington in 1959, and transferred to No.8 FTS at RAF Swinderby in 1962. It was donated to the Imperial War Museum Duxford by Hawker-Siddeley Aviation Limited in 1973.
The de Havilland Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company, and was the second Jet Fighter to be operated by the RAF, after the Gloster Meteor, and the first to be powered by a single Jet Engine.
Development of the Vampire as an experimental Aircraft began in 1941 during World War Two, to exploit the revolutionary innovation of jet propulsion. From the company's design studies, it was decided to use a Single-Engine, Twin-Boom Aircraft, powered by the Halford H.1 Turbojet (later produced as the Goblin) Aside from its Propulsion System and Twin-Boom Configuration, it was a relatively conventional Aircraft. In May 1944 it was decided to produce the Aircraft as an Interceptor for the Royal Air Force, in 1946 the Vampire entered operational service with the RAF, only months after the War had ended.
The Vampire quickly proved to be effective and was adopted as a replacement of Wartime Piston-Engined Fighter Aircraft. During its early service it accomplished several aviation firsts and achieved various records, such as being the first Jet Aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The Vampire remained in front-line RAF service until 1953 when its transfer began to secondary roles such as Ground Attack and Pilot Training, for which specialist variants were produced. The RAF retired the Vampire in 1966 when its final role of Advanced Trainer was filled by the Folland Gnat. The Royal Navy had also adapted the type as the 'Sea Vampire', a navalised variant suitable for operations from Aircraft Carriers. It was the service's first Jet Fighter.
The Vampire was exported to many nations and was operated worldwide in numerous Theatres and Climates. Several countries used the type in Combat including the Suez Crisis, the Malayan Emergency and the Rhodesian Bush War. By the end of production, almost 3,300 Vampire's had been manufactured, a quarter of these having been manufactured under licence abroad. de Havilland pursued the further development of the type major derivatives produced include the DH.115, a specialised Dual-Seat Trainer and the more advanced DH.112 Venom, a refined variant for Ground Attack and Night-Fighter Operations.
▪︎Role: Fighter Aircraft / Advanced Trainer
▪︎National Origin: United Kingdom
▪︎Manufacturer: de Havilland / English Electric
▪︎First Flight: 20th September 1943
▪︎Introduction: 1946
▪︎Retired: 1979 Rhodesian Air Force
▪︎Status: Retired
▪︎Primary Users: Royal Air Force / Royal Navy
▪︎Number Built: 3,268
▪︎Developed Into: de Havilland Venom
▪︎Crew: One
▪︎Length: 30ft 9in
▪︎Wingspan: 38ft
▪︎Height: 8ft 10in
▪︎Empty Weight: 7,283lb
▪︎Maximum Weight: 12,390lb
▪︎Powerplant: 1 x de Havilland Goblin 3 Centrifugal-Flow Turbojet Engine, 3,350lbf thrust
▪︎Maximum Speed: 548mph
▪︎Range: 1,220 miles
▪︎Service Ceiling: 42,800ft
▪︎Weapons: 4 x 0.79in Hispano MK.V Cannon with 600 Rounds Total (150 rounds per gun)
▪︎Armament: 8 x 3in "60 lb" Rockets / 2 x 500lb Bombs or two Drop-Tanks.
SCHLADMING,AUSTRIA,21.MAR.17 - SPECIAL OLYMPICS, ALPINE SKIING - World Winter Games, intermediate and advanced, giant slalom. Image shows Sandra Mozina (SLO/ Europe). Photo: GEPA pictures/ Christopher Kelemen
Multinational Soldiers train in harsh weather conditions as part of the International Special Training Center Advanced Medical First Responder Course, conducted by the ISTC Medical Branch, Feb. 17-19, 2015, in Pfullendorf, Germany. The students from the United States and European allies received the training to enhance their medical skills to support NATO Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen and treat combat trauma casualties using special forces-oriented medical procedures and skills. The ISTC provides centralized training for NATO Special Forces and similar units in Europe. The center is run by a cadre of instructors from nine member nations-Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and the United States. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston)
Photos from Day 3 of the 2012 Advanced Science Course "Around the Globe and Around the Clock: The Science and Technology of the CTBT".
David Beckham, Co-Owner, Inter Miami; Partner, Authentic Brands Group, United Kingdom; Diane von Furstenberg, Founder and Co-Chairwoman, Diane Von Furstenberg Studio, USA; Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co-Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship; Riken Yamamoto, Founder and Architect, Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop, Japan; speaking in Crystal Awards 2025 session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 20/1/2025, 18:00 – 18:30 at Congress Centre - Congress Hall. Award Ceremony. Copyright: World Economic Forum / Name Photographer Crystal Awards Ceremony session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 20/1/2025 at Congress Centre. Copyright: World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
Advanced Beauty project test render images. These screengrabs are from the most recent working version of my contribution which you can read a bit about here.
The final piece runs about 4.5 minutes at 25fps.
Advanced Camp 2nd Regiment Cadets enter a village to meet with role-players posing as Atropian citizens for their Field Training Exercises (FTX), June 18, 2017, Fort Knox, Ky. FTX is designed to evaluate and sharpen reactions in a stressful environment, such as a warzone. (Photo by Emily LaForme).
Pictured L-R: Craig Husa, SuperCritical Technologies; Mark Gross, PNNL; Mike Pozmantier, Ratio Innovation Management
West Coast business experts checked out advanced energy storage technologies as part of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Pitch Camp 2017.
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Pottery tomb figure of a singer (Han Dynasty), unearthed near Guanghan, Sichuan, in November 1994.
Last week’s photo shoots were of Tianfu Square (at night) and a day trip to Huanglongxi Ancient Town southeast of Chengdu. This week, I changed it up a little and went to a museum that I’d been wanting to visit for quite some time (but, honestly, was just too lazy to go to until now).
Sanxingdui (literally, “three star mound(s)”) is an archaeological site/museum. To give you perspective, I’ll make a few comparisons. The easiest (and less impressive) comparison is to the Jinsha Archaeological Site within the Chengdu city limits.
Jinsha is a very nice site in its own right, and has a lot of source material that dates from around 2,500-3,000 years ago. The Jinsha site was more recently discovered (2001) than the Sanxingdui site (early 20th century; excavations began in earnest in 1986). At Jinsha, things just feel like “leftovers.” I mean to say…there doesn’t feel like anything that the world at large necessarily needed to know about – though some of the art there, the skeletal remains, etc. are incredibly interesting if you have an interest in human history. However, I digress. The main point I should make regarding Jinsha and Sanxingdui is that it’s believed that the sites are from a related culture, though the timing is off by about 500 years (if I remember right from the signage at Jinsha).
The other comparison I will make is to China’s most famous archaeological site: the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an. Those are more important from a nationalistic point of view, I suppose, in that they were made (or ordered to be made, to be more precise) by China’s first emperor circa 200 BC. Aside from that, the terracotta army is quite impressive.
I feel Sanxingdui is much more important to human history, though, and I say this for a few reasons. First, it predates China (as a “nation-state”) by about 1,000 years. Almost everything that has been unearthed here is from roughly the 12th or 13th century BC (per carbon dating). Finding this site was (rightfully so) a huge shock in the archaeological record. It wasn’t known that people were in this area, if I’m not mistaken, and that they were as advanced as they were.
As you can see from the collection, this is a people who were highly advanced, had a monetary system (based on the knowledge of cowry shells, etc.), religious practices, and a high technical skill with bronze and other alloys. The masks from Sanxingdui are the most famous part of this collection and are still in such good shape 3,000 years later that they could honestly be placed in any museum in the world. They’re truly quite impressive.
Another reason I say so little is known of the people who lived here is that, while this museum is of exceptional quality – architecturally, in presentation, in every aspect – there is so little background information provided about the people’s origins. We can see how they lived, what was important to them, and other things, but the one thing that is missing is…where they came from. I continually found myself saying, “Wow,” over and again throughout the afternoon here.
Getting here is relatively easy now. A bus goes from Xinnanmen long distance bus station in downtown Chengdu (leaving at 9:30 a.m.) and takes you directly to the Sanxingdui parking lot, about 50 km (at most) towards the northeast on the Mianyang freeway. The closest town is Guanghan, and the cost of the ticket, for a round trip ride, is 50 RMB. (The bus returns at 2:40 p.m., which gives about 4 hours to see the entire museum and grounds.)
Upon getting to the visitor center, you have to pass through security scanners (in each of the three other buildings, too, for that matter). After paying the very reasonable 80 RMB admission, you pass through security yet again and are finally in the museum/site proper. I don’t recall much information available at the visitor center, but I may have just missed it. In retrospect, it would be very nice to have some informational videos – even if they were just to say much isn’t known about the history of the people. It could have given suppositions of life in video format, or even focused on the discovery of the site. (Again, maybe they’re already there, and I missed them…but, I don’t think so.)
Upon leaving the video center, the first of the three buildings you arrive at is the Comprehensive Gallery. This gallery is wonderful in that it has actually been built into one of the three mounds. (I’m not 100% sure that this is one of the three original mounds; perhaps it’s a replica of the mound. Either way, it was a good use of the land.) The comprehensive gallery consists of five areas that, for the most part, focus on earthenware and stone ware artefacts that were unearthed in the pits. The relics are well-presented, well-labeled, and well-maintained. Besides earthenware and stoneware, there are also plenty of artefacts made of jade, some of bronze, some of gold foil, and so on. The comprehensive gallery ends with a display of bronze money trees that were (are?) important in Chinese culture.
After finishing in the Comprehensive Gallery, my second stop was to go to the Cultural Relics & Restoration Gallery. This is the smallest of the three, and most comprehensive (in terms of presenting artwork from all of Chinese history) of the three galleries. There are plenty of pieces here from the Song, Tang, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. I went through here in a bit of a hurry, so am not certain whether or not the relics in this hall are local to the Chengdu plain or not. I think they are.
Hurrying along, I found my way outside and passed the Echo Altar (sacrificial stage) and quickly wandered around the Bronze Hall before going in. I was enjoying the landscape at the site as it’s spring and magnolias are in bloom all around the grounds, along with rapeseed (a little), and a lot of landscaped flowers along the way.
The Bronze Hall is the highlight of the Sanxingdui site. It almost exclusively contains nothing but masks. You would think it gets a little redundant after a while, as most of the masks are similar (exaggerated pupils, though two or three have protruding pupils), mostly of bronze, and all with the sparse signage that they were excavated from either pit #1, #2, or #3 in the 13th-12th century BC. However, like the Comprehensive Gallery, the Bronze Hall is an architecturally pleasing building that presents the masks in six different sections, also ending with a large (3.5 times the original size) replica of a bronze money tree.
Feeling completely satisfied with Sanxingdui, and fresh out of galleries to visit, I left the Bronze Hall and walked the grounds towards the main exit. There is a restaurant and shopping area on the way out (though I didn’t stop to eat or buy anything). I did take a very quick glance into the gift shop, but wasn’t really excited by anything I saw offhand.
After a little more photographing, I made it back to the bus with about 45 minutes to spare. All in all, it was a perfect day out of town at a museum, and I was also thrilled that there weren’t too many people out here. I couldn’t have asked for much more from this experience.
I finished the day off at Tai Koo Li, eating Thai food at Lian (in a very early preparation for an upcoming holiday in May). Before the May holiday, though, the goal of getting out to shoot every weekend continues. Monday (today), March 14th was spent in Pingle, another ancient town, which was completely underwhelming…especially after last week’s shoot at Huanglongxi and yesterday’s shoot at Sanxingdui. Fortunately, there is plenty more to photograph between now and May.
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California Congressman John Garamendi, who toured the Lab and addressed staff on May 7, was effusive in his praise of the science being done here. “I don’t want to talk today, I want to listen to what you have to say,” the Congressman said. “You have so much very important knowledge to share, and I am so happy to be here.” Garamendi, seen here with Physical BioSciences researcher Paul Adams at the Crystallography Beamline of the Advanced Light Source, discussed the renewed support for science in Washington. He serves on the House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology.
credit: Lawrence Berkeley Nat'l Lab - Roy Kaltschmidt, photographer
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