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Just a shot of the sky/clouds with a storm coming down in the distance... 5.3.10
Do you see anything...
D700
14-24mm
Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum
EMGOVSITCEN
If the Cold War turned hot, information would have been coming fast. The job of the Emergency Government Situation Centre (EmGovSitCen) was to make it all make sense.
In the tense days leading up to a nuclear war and beyond, staff at EmGovSitCen would have constantly updated the Alert Status boards using data from NATO and other defence organizations, provincial bunkers, weather offices, and media outlets.
After an attack, EmGovSitCen would have assessed damage to cities and transportation systems, as well as the state of other emergency government bunkers. They also would track the inevitable human cost of nuclear war, tabulating injuries and death across Canada.
“We're simply trying to practice the flow of information. Because our job was basically flowing information from outside sources, and from sources we had here, analyzing it, collating it and presenting it to Cabinet so Cabinet can make whatever decisions it had to make at the time."
Dave Peters, Emergency Preparedness Canada
(1983-1992)
As I walked through the Photokina show just before the final day closing, everyone was dissembling their stands as fast as they could.
Especially like the hand gel on this one.
Red hot!!! 66102 has descended the Lickey incline with smoke piling from the brake blocks of both loco and wagons.
The working is 6V92 Corby - Margam.
It really did smell.
Model : Sofia
Organised By : mnj 545
Photographers :
Chot Touch ,Hermanz, Bentayan,Monsterkecik, Taufik Zakir, Ceritera Anak Pak Saadon, cool shutter, Caesda & Me....
Airline: United States Air Force
Aircraft: Lockheed Martin F-35A Lighting II
Engines: Pratt & Whitney F135
Registration: LN 22-5682
Route: LKZ (EGUL) - LKZ (EGUL)
Flight number: N/A
Comments: LN 22-5682 is seen practicing engine failure approaches at RAF Lakenheath
Demolition of another building on my walk around the city in the rain.. thought it may have stopped.. but didn't so I just kept walking! June 12, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand.
The Lockheed Martin HC-130J Hercules The Combat King II is the U.S. Air Force's only dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform and is flown by the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and Air Combat Command (ACC). This C-130J variation specializes in tactical profiles and avoiding detection and recovery operations in austere environments. The HC-130J replaces HC-130P/Ns as the only dedicated fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform in the Air Force inventory. It is an extended-range version of the C-130J Hercules transport. Its mission is to rapidly deploy to execute combatant commander directed recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory for expeditionary, all weather personnel recovery operations to include airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling, and forward area ground refueling missions. When tasked, the aircraft also conducts humanitarian assistance operations, disaster response, security cooperation/aviation advisory, emergency aeromedical evacuation, and noncombatant evacuation operations.
Features
Modifications to the HC-130J have improved navigation, threat detection and countermeasures systems. The aircraft fleet has a fully-integrated inertial navigation and global positioning systems, and night vision goggle, or NVG, compatible interior and exterior lighting. It also has forward-looking infrared, radar and missile warning receivers, chaff and flare dispensers, satellite and data-burst communications, and the ability to receive fuel inflight via a Universal Aerial Refueling Receptacle Slipway Installation (UARRSI).
The HC-130J can fly in the day; however, crews normally fly night at low to medium altitude levels in contested or sensitive environments, both over land or overwater. Crews use NVGs for tactical flight profiles to avoid detection to accomplish covert infiltration/exfiltration and transload operations. To enhance the probability of mission success and survivability near populated areas, crews employ tactics that include incorporating no external lighting or communications, and avoiding radar and weapons detection.
Drop zone objectives are done via personnel drops and equipment drops. Rescue bundles include illumination flares, marker smokes and rescue kits. Helicopter air-to-air refueling can be conducted at night, with blacked out communication with up to two simultaneous helicopters. Additionally, forward area refueling point operations can be executed to support a variety of joint and coalition partners.
Background
The HC-130J is a result of the HC/MC-130 recapitalization program and replaces Air Combat Command's aging HC-130P/N fleet as the dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform in the Air Force inventory. The 71st and 79th Rescue Squadrons in Air Combat Command, the 550th Special Operations Squadron in Air Education and Training Command, the 920th Rescue Group in Air Force Reserve Command and the 106th Rescue Wing, 129th RQW and 176th Wing in the Air National Guard will operate the aircraft.
First flight was 29 July 2010, and the aircraft will serve the many roles and missions of the HC-130P/Ns. It is a modified KC-130J aircraft designed to conduct personnel recovery missions, provide a command and control platform, in-flight-refuel helicopters and carry supplemental fuel for extending range or air refueling.
In April 2006, the personnel recovery mission was transferred back to Air Combat Command at Langley AFB, Va. From 2003 to 2006, the mission was under the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Previously, HC-130s were assigned to ACC from 1992 to 2003. They were first assigned to the Air Rescue Service as part of Military Airlift Command.
General Characteristics
Primary function: Fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform
Contractor: Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
Power Plant: Four Rolls Royce AE2100D3 turboprop engines
Thrust: 4,591 Propeller Shaft Horsepower, each engine
Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches (40.4 meters)
Length: 97 feet, 9 inches (29.57 meters)
Height: 38 feet, 9 inches (11.58 meters)
Operating Weight: 89,000 pounds (40,369 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 164,000 pounds (74,389 kilograms)
Fuel Capacity: 61,360 pounds (9,024 gallons)
Payload: 35,000 pounds (15,875 kilograms)
Speed: 316 knots indicated air speed at sea level
Range: beyond 4,000 miles (3,478 nautical miles)
Ceiling: 33,000 feet (10,000 meters)
Armament: countermeasures/flares, chaff
Basic Crew: Three officers (pilot, co-pilot, combat system officer) and two enlisted loadmasters
Unit Cost: $66 million (fiscal 2010 replacement cost)
Initial operating capability: 2013
These little flags were all over the field behind the School of Theology, not sure if it's something about new ultility lines or some greater theological implication?
I'm still trying to catch up with downloading from over the weekend on my trip to Sewanee and back for some Continuing Ed coursework.
This picture was taken with the NEX-7 and Canon FD 20mm 1:2.8 S.S.C. via a (cheep) adapter (as were some others).
Although it looked good, choosing a cheep adapter is a big mistake! I thought to equip all my FD lenses with such an FD to M-mount adapter and leave the Novoflex NEX/M fixed on my camera. In that way I could easily switch from Zeiss ZM to FD to Jupiter, I thought. Would be very convenient.
Unfortunately these pictures are slightly out of focus, a problem that I don't encounter when using my Novoflex FD to NEX adapter. Although al bit more of a fuzz when switching between ZMs and FDs, I'll stick to quality adapters from now on.
I decided to publish them anyway, since I was pretty pleased with the shots as such, and I wanted to illustrate what bad effect cheep adapters can provoke.
LA TI DO is coming to the Kennedy Center Millenium Stage for a FREE performance on Saturday, May 4 from 6-7PM!
Know and love LA TI DO? Are you new and want to experience a LA TI DO show? Then this is for you! Bring a friend and join us for an evening of experiencing what LA TI DO is all about.
Featured Performers: Rachel Hogan, Tiffany Lynn Royster, Michael Santos Sandoval, Ava Silva
Hosted by Don Michael Mendoza
Accompanied by Leigh Delano
This performance is featured as part of the Kennedy Center’s free daily performance series: www.kennedy-center.org/video/upcoming
A train arriving at Ghent St. Pieters railway station.
Song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ488QrqGE4&ab_channel=KanyeW...
Lyrics:
Spring is coming!
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