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The extremely expensive bombsight/auto-pilot system developed by the United States before WWII bgan.
Lucky film! I was developing the first 2 of 4 rolls of B&W film tonight while cooking dinner and while on autopilot I stupidly unscrewed the light tight inner lid of the Paterson tank to pour the developer in. I realised and quickly put the lid back on and thought I would try to develop the film anyway.
Rather than my usual developing method I went for a high contrast look and under develop the shadows in a attempt to reduce the potential light leak fogging.
Developing was 2.5 Xtol : 7.5 waterr, 36 degrees, 9 mins, with more agitating.
To my amazement I think I only lost 2 photos of 24 to the light leak! So lucky!
Here is an example of the higher contrast higher grain look.
Hasselblad 501C + Zeiss Sonnar 150mm f4 @ f5.6 1/125 + Fomapan 100@400 + flash. I was shooting into the sun hence the flare.
Model - Anastaija (from the weekend)
Fomapan 100 review - mrleica.com/120-fomapan-100-film/
Con el piloto automatico y fotografiando delfines cuando nadan y juegan junto al barco.
With the Autopilot and photographing when dolphins swim and play alongside the boat.
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Built as a B(I)8 in 1956, WT333 was delivered, new, to Marshall's of Cambridge for trials installation of the Smith's Mk 19 autopilot as well as power rudder stabiliser trials. Shortly afterwards (a few months) it was transferred to the Royal Aircraft Establishment's Armament Department for LABS development and flight trials (Low Altitude Bombing System).
In 1959, WT333 was transferred once again, this time to the charge of Controller (Aircraft) and, in 1958, at the Aircraft & Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) it took part in rocket firing trials with the Microcell unguided missile system.
Around 1964 it returned to Marshall's for a major overhaul before going to BAC Warton in 1965 to take part in flight trials involving drop tanks. A&AEE carried out flight clearance for drop tanks in 1966. In the same year, WT333 was sent to 12 Joint Services Trials Unit at Edinburgh Field (Australia) where it undertook a series of weapons trials before returning to the Radar Research Establishment at Pershaw for "Sky Flash" missile homing head development in 1969.
1970 saw this B(I)8 being put into strorage at 27 MU RAF Shawbury. where it languished until 1976 when it was removed from store and modified into a "long nose" B.6 - the "nose" fitted came from Canberra WK135. It was flown to RAE Bedford in 1977.
Upon being put up for disposal WT333 was purchased via auction by Classic Aviation Projects and registered as G-BVXC on 9th January 1995. Delivery by air to Bruntingthorpe took place on 28th January 1995 – her final flight. Once at Bruntingthorpe she was used as a source of spares for sister Canberras XH568 and WK163 until the airframe was sold to Roger Wintle and Arthur Perks. A pair of Rolls Royce Avon 109 engines were subsequently purchased and installed in the aircraft to return her to a taxiable condition, a popular feature of the regular open days that take place at Bruntingthorpe. Arthur Perks’ place on the team has been replaced by three more enthusiasts; the aim is to keep ‘Treble Three’ in taxiable condition and demonstrate her as a tribute to all the Canberras and crews that provided such sterling service to the RAF and other air arms worldwide.
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Built in 1956 but not delivered to the RAF and instead retained by Glosters for autopilot and flight refuelling trials. In June 1960 she was allocated the maintenance serial 7641M and used for ground instruction by No.12 School of Technical Training at RAF Melksham. In 1965 XA634 joined the collection of historic aircraft at RAF Colerne but in 1976, after Colerne had closed, she went on display as the gate guard at RAF Leeming, wearing the markings of 228 Operational Conversion Unit who had operated the type from Leeming until disbanding in 1961.
She joined the Jet Age collection in November 2014 and arrived on site in March 2015, transported by GJD Services. At the time of our visit she was still stored on the airfield, but was due to move to the museum site later in 2021.
Jet Age Museum, Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton, UK
25th September 2021
Note:- This photo was taken from within the museum boundary, but immediately behind Meteor VW453. I was escorted there by a member of museum staff to allow this photo to be taken, which was much appreciated.
Welcome back folks! Now that you've picked up "Mallard River Dance" and the "autopilot flying mode", I think we are confident enough to learn the next exciting position which is crawling. Not a biggie if you try to control your breathing technique. Very well ... just like that!
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LESSON 2: "the crawling mode"
Airbus A380-861
MSN 004 [Engine Alliance testbed]
F-WWDD 'VNO' ['#A380' 'iflyA380.com' decals]
Airbus S.A.S.
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i love this big black dog, he literally makes me "LOL"
i don't need to try, he always looks like this.
And Gyp and Jane always look the same too - they know what is coming, and they know to get out of the way.
The "Dynamics of Three" photos, they just never get old (to me anyway)!!!!
You can see the set here: www.flickr.com/photos/blackdog_whitedog_us/sets/721576044...
TITLE OF PAINTING:
DRIFTING ON AUTOPILOT
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 8.5 x 11 Inches
MEDIA: Acrylics, Ink, Pencil on Altered Paper.
DATE: January 2019
*Signed/Dated/Titled by Justin Aerni on The Back For Authenticity.
Given all the talk of automotive semiconductor shortages, I was curious to investigate the Tesla Autopilot module to which we have trusted our lives these past years. Here is a peek into the Model 3 HW2.5 module, from VIN0005.
What we found: A magic box with liquid cooling tubes dripping a blue fluid. Inside are two circuit boards with thermal paste (grey and pink) connecting the processors on each board to the metal cooling plate that runs through the center.
Tesla designed a custom liquid-cooled dual-computing platform with the Autopilot ECU and Infotainment MCU on two boards in the same module.
There are two Nvidia Parker SoCs, one Nvidia Pascal GPU and one Infineon TriCore CPU. The autopilot ECU board has 4,681 components. It also has an Intel Atom processor, NXP and Infineon for the microcontrollers, Micron Technology, Samsung and SK Hynix memory and STMicroelectronics audio amplifiers.
For the circuit boards, I’ll add descriptions of major parts, and feel free to add more part IDs to them.
Top Board: Autopilot ECU with 4,681 components (mostly surface mount capacitors and resistors)
•Upper left in White: U-Blox ADR Navigation chip with GNSS and sensors.
•3 Big Silver squares: The NVIDIA chip package (2 Parker SoCs on left + 1 Pascal GPU to right). The Infineon TriCore CPU is near the top right corner of the GPU.
•Colored connectors on left, starting from the top: GPS RF, BackupCam, SelfieCam, Main Cam, Repeaters, B-Pillar Cams, Front Cams, Video Out
Bottom Board: Infotainment MCU (faces away from heat sink)
•The big white chip on the cellular daughter card on the bottom is the Telit LE940B6-NA chip for 300MBps LTE connectivity. The SIM card is on the backside.
•The big silver caps and inductor on the right are part of the audio amp
• I see six debug ports (jumper, USB) that may just be just the early units (+5 more JTAG ports on backside of the NVIDIA board)
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Accuracy plays a big part in shooting a great scene and ensuring the people around you remain safe. This movie was created as a test of autonomous flight controls using pre-programmed GPS waypoints in some shots to improve safety when flying in close quarters. Nice place for it too!
Includes...
Linda told me Bane has records of my military career. How the fuck did he even figure out that was me? I didn't even use my real name when I signed up and 16-year old me looks nothing like I do now. Nonetheless we gotta bury this fucker soon. Him and anyone following him. We're gonna need some firepower and our guns are with Arnie for upkeep so it was off to Patton Arms for our next stop. I was flying the Sky Slayer (by flying I mean enjoying the fantastic invention that is autopilot) while Linda kept looking through that national criminal database info on Bane. She was looking through the raids Bane performed all across central America, and apparently one stuck out.
"Hey, just found this. One of their raids was a convoy in Belize. It was for Lexcorp and it was apparently carrying prototype equipment for testing or something."
"Lexcorp testing shit in Belize?"
"Right? I said the same thing. I'm looking deeper into it. Some of these files are classified stuff so we should get something good."
"Well, keep searching when we get inside. We're landing."
The rooftop to Patton Arms was barren, thank god. Sometimes some jackoff with a private chopper takes up the one landing pad Arnie's got up here. Arnie was at the roof's door waiting for us.
"Good evening, lovebirds."
"Hi, Arnold."
"Your Minigun and M60 are doing just fine, and from what I've heard you'll need them. Didn't you already kill Bane? And what's this about an Exoskeleton?"
"How the fuck did you find out?"
"Some police reports leaked out and it's all over the news. Anything I have that could match isn't even in the prototype stages yet."
"What's that?"
"...ah, I'll just show you. C'mon."
We head down the freight elevator into the sub-levels where Patton Arms Skunkworks stuff is. Arnie leads us into a room where our guns our, and that's what we find. Alongside something totally unexpected. Something that I'm sure gave Linda a few flashbacks.
"The Uber Soldat!? You made the fucking Uber Soldat?"
"Just a recreation of the armor from the blueprint. With it we might make a powered armor suit but right now we're stuck here."
"Even like this you think it might be good enough to kick Bane's ass?"
"....no."
"No? You have any idea how hard this thing was to kill?"
"But you killed it all on your own. Just one woman in body armor with a few low-tier explosives. And that was with a creature in the armor. If you could handle in that easily, Bane and his guys won't have that much trouble."
"So the Uber-Soldat wasn't all that uber at all."
"Nah. It's just primitive like that Xeno Cannon we had to upgrade."
"....we don't need this anyway. I'm sure there's something else...."
Linda opens up the laptop she took with her and goes back to searching through the files. I go back to admiring the Uber-Soldat armor. Still disappointed I never got to kill one back at the arctic....
"So really, didn't you kill Bane?"
"Yeah. This one's just one of his old asskissers. Some guy calling himself Bird."
"Huh. Well, what's his problem? Why come back to Gotham?"
"Revenge. Bane's guys were stupid loyal to him. Like Steve Jobs and Apple fans or something."
".....interestingly put. The other Bane used that one street drug, though. Venom, right? And this one's using an Exoskeleton?"
"Yep, and it's way better than venom ever could be. Linda and I took him on together and he kicked both our asses without breaking a sweat."
"Oh....oh no, that's...yikes...."
"Yep...."
"Hey! Hey I found it!"
"What's up, Linda?"
"Here it is! Bane's exoskeleton! The Lexcorp ACS4X. An advanced lightweight exoskeleton built for military combat. It can increase a users strength and speed to 4x their natural limits."
"Well that explains how he was able to throw you two around no trouble."
"But wait! It says that the Belize convoy was full of prototypes meant to be scrapped, and Bane definitely got it from that convoy."
"They wanted to trash it? Why? Performs pretty well from what we saw."
"Well, according to this, the exoskeleton would severely strain the user after extended use. Specifically the heart would be dangerously overworked after a while, which would potentially cripple or kill the user. Lexcorp dropped $45 million on the project just to try and fix this before giving up."
"So basically to beat Bane, we just gotta last longer than him."
"Seems like it. There's nothing about Lexcorp getting anywhere close to solving the straining problem, just all the money they wasted and then it's scheduled scrapping."
"I think it's pretty funny. The biggest design flaw is the guy using the damn thing."
"And it's just what we need. We just gotta make him work hard for a bit and he'll pretty much kill himself without even realizing it."
"Well, let's find the son of a bitch and end him already. Access police reports on that thing, see if he poked his head out any time recently."
"On it.......huh......"
"What?"
"Look at what's on the news...."
The AS365N3 is a medium-weigth multipurpose twin-engine helicopter. The N3 variant was developed for operations in 'hot and high' climates, and introduced 635 kW (851 shp) Arriel 2C turboshafts equipped with a single channel DECU (Digital Engine Control Unit) with manual reversion, mated to an uprated main transmission for better single engine performance. The N3 also features a redesigned ten blade composite Fenestron anti-torque device with asymmetric blade distribution, offering a further reduction in noise signature. The N3's gross weight is 4,300 kg (9,500 lb). Its powerful engines enable fast cruising speeds, a rather long range and high endurance. In addition, the AS365 N3+ uses the EC225 digital 4-axis autopilot. The 4-axis include roll, pitch, yaw and altitude. So, the digital 4-axis autopilot helps to protect the full flight envelope of the helicopter.
The N3’s production deliveries began in December 1998 and this version is currently still in production. Some 825 twin-engine Dauphins have been delivered for civil use in more than 60 countries with nearly 200 operators. Together these helicopters have accumulated around 5.5 million flight hours.
Since the first introduction of the Dauphine in the 1970s, several major variations and specialized versions of the Dauphin 2 have been developed and entered production, including the military-oriented Eurocopter Panther, the air-sea rescue HH/MH-65 Dolphin, the Chinese-manufactured Harbin Z-9 and the modernised Eurocopter EC155.
Technical stuff
There’s actually not much to say. I took this shot with Fujifilm’s X-E3. With Canon I perhaps considered an HDR due to the lighting conditions. But even the X-E3’s JPEGs give you quite some room to maneuver. So, this is a single shot taken at F8.0, 1/80, -1 at 1250 ISO.
Post-production was done with PS CC and included, applying the Camera RAW Filter on this JPEG, add a black-and-white layer (86% fill) and using the brush tool in a mask config. Finally I added the copyright watermarks. The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the frequent copying of my photos. So, don't bother commenting on that.
Maywood Historic Station. Foggy morning had me itching to find some color to shoot at. Had yellow school bus in mind with slow shutter. Waited several minutes and patience paid off. Saw a few yellow buses but this big red truck was irresistible. In anticipation of the light changing to green, I set up with tripod from a low angle on the train tracks to capture station and street on a slanted angle, set shutter to 1/6, f11, iso 100. When the light changed to green, i just panned and caught a few in motion. Thanks for viewing.
Steadying himself inside the cockpit of the Batwing as it rose into the air, Tim quickly examined the entirety of the keyboard. Using his knowledge of the Batmobile’s control panel (from several experiences creeping into the tank-like vehicle to try and understand it better), he deduced which button to press to open the exit to the cave. As he pressed this, Tim raised his wrist-based communication device and connected it to a port on the control panel in order to quickly program the autopilot to Bruce’s last known location. Immediately after receiving its destination, the Batwing sped out the exit and into the night beyond. After a minute or so of numbing silence, Tim heard Alfred through his earpiece,
“Master Tim! I reached Bruce…the signal wasn’t strong enough to maintain contact but…”
“You did great Al, at least we know he’s…alive…” Tim said as he pressed a button to shut off the engine of the Batwing, sending it into a silent glide over the decimated warehouse where Bruce had gone offline. Now, outside the warehouse, a single figure was advancing on a mound of rubble. Knowing Bruce must be in the rubble, Tim thought quickly and pressed the button he thought would eject him into the air. However, the button made his seat shoot backwards in the vehicle before doors below him opened. The seat tilted forward and the seat belt clicked off, sending Tim into a free fall over Bruce’s position. Initially frightened, Tim composed himself and straightened himself and his cape into a diving motion whilst grabbing his staff from his side. He clicked the button on the side of it to extend it to its full length before seeing that the figure advancing on Bruce, a man in a red mask, had drawn two swords on the trapped man. This prompted Tim to yell out,
“Get away from him!” The militaristic assassin turned just as Tim landed on the ground, using his momentum and his staff to launch himself into a kick that sent the former backwards. Tim quickly looked back to make sure Batman was alright before holding his staff in a defensive manner, just in time for the assassin to say,
“A son…” Masculine yet surprisingly scared of Tim, this eliminated several of his immediate assumptions on who could be under the mask. However, he was still certain the assassin’s figure and stature seemed very familiar. Tim didn’t have long to think on it however, for the assassin was already reaching for his pistol holster, prompting the injured Batman to cry out,
“Robin look out!” Already planning a counter measure, Tim retrieved a small charge from his belt and threw it on the debris covering Bruce whilst diving behind more wreckage nearby. The assassin fired off several shots, none of them even close to a precise hit, allowing Tim to stay in a comfortable position behind his bit of debris while the clip emptied. In one fluid motion, once the assassin had stopped firing, Tim retrieved and threw a shuriken at him. As the weapon nearly collided with its target, Tim raced over to Bruce and detonated the charge. He helped Bruce to his feet before noticing the assassin readying another clip to fire at them. Running to cover, Tim pressed a button on his wrist and yelled,
“Pen-7 now!” Above them, the Batwing sprung to life, diving towards the scene and open firing on the assassin. Crouching behind cover next to his mentor, Tim asked, “You alright?”
“Nothing that can’t be fixed.” Batman replied through clenched teeth.
“Who is this guy?” Tim asked, checking over their cover as he did.
“That’s what I want to find out.” Behind them, the assassin quickly threw down a smoke pellet, disappearing into the darkness. Leaping out into the open, Tim activates his comm and commands,
“Al! I’m giving you the reigns. Search the area.” With that, the Batwing began to move without Tim’s commands and scan the river nearby. Batman walked out from behind his cover whilst saying,
“We need to get after him…he needs to pay for…ARGH!” Bruce had clenched his fist and nearly collapsed as Tim rushed to his side,
“Batman!”
“I’m fine Robin.” Batman slowly steadied himself as Tim retorted,
“No you’re not. Your right arm is broken.”
“It’s fine.” Batman was attempting to walk towards the river as Tim continually blocked his progress,
“Trust me it’s not. I’m taking you back to the cave. You’re in no shape to go after him.” Bruce had backed Tim up nearly to the dock’s edge before he answered,
“We can’t let him get away like this. Not after what he did to Lincoln.” Putting a hand up to block his mentor, Tim calmly said,
“We won’t Bruce. I promise. There’ll be another night.” Tim could tell Bruce was visibly annoyed by this, prompting him to say, “Hey, I gave up a lead and seeing my dad to save your life.” While Tim had intended this in a lighthearted way, and Bruce had taken it thus, it did make Tim realize something: his father, the Film Freak, and March’s assassin had all surfaced on the same night. Tim allowed Bruce to walk back to a pile of debris, which he decided to use as a seat for the moment, while he continued to look out into the water. The Batwing continued to scan the water for the assassin, while all that Tim noticed was just how similar the destroyed warehouse looked to the destroyed studio the day Stephanie’s parents died. Somewhere deep inside him hoped she was out of Gotham, far from the insanity. But elsewhere, he wished she was right alongside him, beating down the elusive assassin. Thinking on this for a moment, Tim pulled himself from the water’s reflection and called the Batwing, allowing he and Bruce to return to the Batcave.
“Hello Bruce”
And with those words, a dozen turrets rise from the floor, and begin firing. My suit is pelted with bullets, and before a full system failure occurs, I leap through the window, a bloodied mess. I press my wrist, and the batwing flies to me, and I land in the cockpit.
I have the batwing autopilot itself to Wayne Tower, and it drops me off at the helipad. I begin to crawl to the penthouse, leaving a bloody trail behind me. Alfred sees me, and opens the door. He runs over to me, and picks me up and throws me over his shoulder.
He brings me into the safe room, and lays me on the medbay. He injects an Iv into my arm, and everything goes black.
I slowly open my eyes, and try to get up, but the pain is too much. I scream in agony as Alfred rushes into the room. He's followed by a Woman in a blazer and brown boots. Selina Kyle.
“What happened, Alfred?”
“You were shot Sir, multiple places. If it wasn't for the suit, you'd be dead by now.”
I look to my left to see the dented and destroyed piece of scrap I used to call a suit.
“Mr. Lynns has used the time you've been out to make a replacement. Several modifications are in place as well.”
Selina turns to me.
“Can you give us a moment, Alfred?”
She says. And with that, Alfred leaves the safe room.
“Why are you here Selina.”
“Alfred called me, he said you might not make it. You've been out for almost three weeks Bruce. I can't begin to know how four bullet wounds feels.”
“I don't need your sympa-”
Alfred bursts into the room.
“Sir, you may want to see this.”
I roll out of the bed, a grab the cane next to my bed. I limp out into the main room to see the news on.
“Breaking news, Bruce Wayne's previous residence, and the house of the Wayne legacy, Wayne manor, has been attacked. It seems that there were four explosives placed in the estate, and they were set off today. At first we suspected this to be a terrorist attack, but with evidence released by Commissioner James Gordon, it seems that an ex-Wayne Tech employee, Abner Krill, has attempted to murder Bruce Wayne. We have confirmation that Bruce was in his penthouse on Wayne Tower when the attack occurred. Stay tuned for upcoming details.”
I turn the TV off, and stare at the painting of my parents and I. We all seemed so happy then. I turn my head to the left to see the old photograph of Gotham from Wayne Tower. It was so bright. So clean and refined. Something that this Gotham cannot be right now.
But maybe in time, I can restore it to its former glory. Maybe in time.
Luna loved it. And I had a fun flashback to a piece I wrote for WIRED about the value of peering into the black boxes of our world.
Given all the talk of automotive semiconductor shortages, I curious to investigate the Tesla Autopilot module to which we have trusted our lives these past years. Here is a peek into the Model 3 HW2.5 module, from VIN0005.
What we found: A magic box with liquid cooling tubes dripping a blue fluid. Inside are two circuit boards with thermal paste (grey and pink) connecting the processors on each board to the metal cooling plate that runs through the center.
Tesla designed a custom liquid-cooled dual-computing platform with the Autopilot ECU and Infotainment MCU on two boards in the same module.
There are two Nvidia Parker SoCs, one Nvidia Pascal GPU and one Infineon TriCore CPU. The autopilot ECU board has 4,681 components. It also has an Intel Atom processor, NXP and Infineon for the microcontrollers, Micron Technology, Samsung and SK Hynix memory and STMicroelectronics audio amplifiers.
For the circuit boards, I’ll add descriptions of major parts, and feel free to add more part IDs to them.