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The rise of the Sforza Castle
Originally from Romagna, Francesco Sforza was an immensely capable military leader as well as an astute politician. Having previously been hired to defend the city by Filippo Maria Visconti, he successfully laid siege to Milan and was welcomed by the populace as a liberator. On the 25th March 1450, Sforza and his wife Bianca Maria Visconti were hailed as the rulers of Milan.
Once in power, Francesco Sforza immediately set to work building additions to the Visconti Castle. Knowing the hatred the Milanese had for the building, he justified its reconstruction on the basis of a desire to beautify the city while defending it from outside enemies.
Coherently with this line of reasoning, in 1452, he set a civil engineer, the Florentine Antonio Averulino, known as il Filarete, to work alongside the military engineers, Giovanni da Milano, Jacopo da Cortona and Marcoleone da Nogolarolo. Averulino was tasked with designing the façade on the side of the city and the high central tower that rose above the castle gate. The Tuscan architect, however, was soon dismissed and the project was headed by Bartolomeo Gadio, a military architect who had the trust of the Sforzas and who had taken up the post of fortress commissioner for the duchy in the same year. The original plans for the façade were modified by Gadio to include two massive round corner towers covered in diamond shaped Serizzo stone that was more resistant to the artillery of the time. On the other side of the castle he also fortified and extended the “Ghirlanda”, a pre-existing Visconti era wall, which together with its two corner towers and a covered road, constituted the northern defences.
The efforts to complete and embellish the castle were intensified under the rule of Francesco Sforza's successor. In 1468 Galeazzo Maria, the first in line to the title, moved into the castle together with his court and spouse, Bona di Savoia, the sister-in-law of King Louis XI of France. In a matter of just a few years the Rocchetta Keep and the Ducal Courtyard were completed, the castle rooms frescoed and the Ducal Chapel decorated.
At this time the Castle was composed of the buildings that surrounded the capacious Courtyard of Arms on the side of the city, and the Ducal Apartments and fortified Rocchetta Keep towards the park.
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It is human nature to be in denial of the changes that occur when we get older. Our minds and our memories try to convince ourselves that we can still do what were capable of at a much younger age. We may indeed be young at heart, but the realities of our daily life are often difficult to face. Loosing out ability to hear is no exception.
You may have someone in your life that has suffered a loss of hearing and is reluctant to admit the truth. You know that they need to start wearing hearing aids, but refuse. Here is a great article that discusses this issue in detail and offers some possible solutions . . .
How Can I Get My Loved One to Wear a Hearing Aid?
More than 35 million Americans, adults and children, have hearing loss and might need hearing aids. That’s what the Food & Drug Administration reported in 2018.
It’s a common scenario: your husband (or other loved one) can’t hear you unless you stand in front of him and speak slowly and clearly. But he refuses to wear a hearing aid. What can you do? Here’s some background information, and some ideas that might help.
What is a hearing aid?
According to the National Library of Medicine, a hearing aid is a small electronic device that makes some sounds louder and easier to hear. You generally wear it in your ear, or behind it.
How does a hearing aid work?
A hearing aid has a microphone to pick up sounds, according to the National Institutes of Health. The microphone changes the sound waves to electrical signals, or digitizes them. An amplifier sends these electrical or digitized signals to a tiny speaker that sits in or behind your ear.
How do you know if you need a hearing aid?
Here are some questions you can ask your loved one – or yourself – to see if a hearing aid is likely needed. These criteria come from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
Do you turn up the TV or radio so loud that people complain?
Do you have to strain to hear someone?
Do people say you’re shouting when you talk to them?
Do you find that you can’t hear water dripping or a high musical note?
Can you hear better out of one ear than the other?
Do you often ask people to repeat what they said?
If any of these symptoms apply, you may want to make an appointment with your doctor, who might refer you to an audiologist. Many people need a hearing aid for each ear, according to the FDA.
How can a hearing aid help?
The world can be a lonely place if you miss out on conversations. On the other hand, some people might complain that a hearing aid amplifies all the sounds – not just voices – so it’s hard to pick out people talking.
One process that might help you convince your loved one to get help for hearing loss is called aural rehabilitation. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), hearing aids may be just one part of managing hearing loss. Aural rehabilitation can include:
Diagnosis
Therapies to treat hearing loss
Evaluating different hearing aids and other devices for your situation
Training you how to get the best use from your hearing aids
Helping you adjust to your hearing loss
Here are some tips about how to help your loved one accept and live with hearing aids. This advice is from a hard-of-hearing person on website called HearingLossHelp.com. The audiologist may be able to help with these.
Make sure the hearing aids are properly fitted so they’re comfortable to wear.
Use other assistive listening devices when necessary, such as when you’re far from the person talking, or there’s a lot of noise.
Be aware that you’ll need to develop skills to adjust to your hearing loss. An aural rehabilitation program may help with some techniques.
It may help to learn how to speechread (read lips) so you can tell what someone’s saying by watching the mouth.
What are the downsides of hearing aids?
The human brain and ears naturally work together to focus on some sounds and screen out others. A hearing aid might amplify all sounds, and you might hear “wind noise,” according to the Mayo Clinic.
However, there are many different types of hearing aids. See more on this below. The Mayo Clinic recommends that you discuss your hearing needs with your doctor, and ask her to refer you to an audiologist. The audiologist can help you decide what kind of hearing aid will meet your needs.
You may also urge your loved one to give the hearing aids a chance. The Mayo Clinic recommends taking some time to get used to them.
Types of hearing aids
There’s a wide range of hearing aids on the market today, reports the Mayo Clinic. Some are very small; some are larger. Some have volume controls. Many have digital technology. There are hearing aids that have noise cancellation to help block out background noise, and even some that synchronize the hearing aids in your two ears so that (for example) you only need to adjust the volume in one ear, and the other hearing aid will adjust automatically. Some have directional microphones that may help you single out the desired sounds and keep background noise quieter.
Once you decide on a type of hearing aid (with the help of an audiologist), ask if there’s a trial period so you can return them if they don’t meet your needs. The Mayo Clinic also recommends asking the provider to put refund details in print (or printable form). Medicare has neither reviewed nor endorsed this information.
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U. S. S. FACTORY
CHESTERTON IND
Date: Circa 1920
Source Type: Postcard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: P. L. Huckins
Postmark: None
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: These structures once stood immediately north of where present day 12th Street T's with Broadway Avenue in Chesterton.
The buildings were constructed as part of a large glass manufacturing facility, which later came under the operation of a manufacturer of China products, American China Products Company, producing such items as teapots, plates, saucers, cups, etc.
This postcard notes the operation as being the "U. S. S. Factory." It is unknown what U. S. S. represents or what was being manufactured at the site at the time this postcard photograph was taken. It is possible that this was the United State Ceramic Company's operations and the postcard was mislabeled by the producer of the postcard.
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The following news item was published in the May 8, 1919, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
CHESTERTON LOCALS.
The United States Ceramic company, is the name of a concern that has purchased the old glass factory property and have a force of men at work clearing up the wreckage and expect soon to have a factory in operation for the manufacture of transparent chinaware which will be equal to the best imported chinaware. Anton Schmidt, of the Schmidt Color & Chemical company, is at the head of the new organization and informs us that he already has orders enough to run the plant at its full capacity for a year. One order alone calling for 55,000 dozen coffee cups. The concern will at once install six kilns 23 feet in diameter and 38 feet high and will be capable of carrying from 36,000 to 38,000 degrees farenheit [sic] of heat. The company will manracture [sic] the finest decorated table ware and expect to employ about 50 men. They will begin manufacturing their product about July 1st.
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The following news item was published in the May 15, 1919, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
CHESTERTON LOCALS.
The old glass factory buildings are rapidly being transformed for the United State Ceramic company. Some of the old buildings have been torn down and the rest are being put into good shape and all have been given a coat of whitewash. A large force a men is at work and it now looks as though the company would be able to turn out its product by July 1st, as originally planned. Every man in Chesterton who was idle has been given work there.
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The following news item was published in the June 19, 1919, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
CHESTERTON LOCALS.
Several men narrowly escaped instant death or serious injury at the old glass factory plant which is being equipped by the U. S. Ceramic company last Saturday afternoon. The company had just finished their first kiln, which was topped with a 40 ton brick stack and the men were engaged in taking out the support and scaffolding, when suddenly the stack dropped down through the center. Harry Thomas, who was tearing down the scaffolding on the outside scrambled up onto the scaffolding when the kiln began to settle and was badly bruised about his body. The men underneath heard the cracking when the top began to crumble and at once sought safety outside the structure, had they remained they would have been crushed to death. It was intended to start fires in the kiln on Monday morning, but it will require several weeks to repair the damage done.
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The following news item was published in the August 21, 1919, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
Local, Personal, Social
The United States Ceramic company is now busily engaged in making their molds for the manufacture of all kinds of dishes. One kiln of molds has already been produced in the large oven and another will be ready to burn within a few days. The oven has a capacity of 56,000 pieces of chinaware, and it is their intention to erect five more of these ovens.
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The following news item was published in the August 28, 1919, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
NEWS NOTES FROM THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE
Attorney Jensen Files Three Cases, North American Union in the Limelight.
Louis Greenfield, of Chesterton, by his attorney, C. W. Jensen, has filed suit in the Porter circuit court against Anton Schmidt, and the U. S. Ceramic company, of Chesterton, for $1,200 damages. Greenfield entered into a contract with Schmidt for the purchase of 75 tons of old iron that was being removed by the dismantling of the U. S. Ceramic plant at Chesterton. The contract price was $8.50 per ton, and the purchaser paid down $200 at the time of the agreement as earnest money. Owing to a strike on the railroad the loading of the iron was delayed. In the meantime the price of iron rose to $18 per ton, and Greenfield contracted with a Chicago concern to sell them this iron at this price. When the raidroad [sic] resumed operations the Ceramic company repudiated its contract and refused to deliver the iron, unless Greenfield paid them $12 a ton. By their refusal to live up to their contract the plaintiff was damaged to the extent of $1,200.
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The following news item was published in the January 15, 1920, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
WINS SUIT AGAINST THE U. S. CERAMICS CO.
Greenfeldt Recovers Damages in Suit Against Local Manufacturing Co. Over Sale of Scrap Iron
Judge Loring of the Porter circuit court found for the plaintiff in the case of Greenfeldt vs. Anton Schmidt and the U. S. Ceramic company of Chesterton. The amount of the verdict was not made known, the court taking the matter under consideration. Greenfeldt sued for $2,000 damages, growing out of the purchase of 75 tons of scrapt [sic] iron from the defendant. He did not take the iron off the premises at the time, and the same was sold to another party. Iron prices took a big jump, and Greenfeldt brought suit for damages for the loss.
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The following news item was published in the January 29, 1920, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
GREENFELD GETS $530 IS DECISION OF JUDGE
Judge Loring Renders Decision in Suit Against Local Company -- Dispute Over Scrap Iron.
Judgement of $530 was entered again Anton Schmidt in the circuit court Friday by Judge Loring in ending the suit of Louis Greenfeld against the U. S. Ceramic Co. of Chesterton. Suit was brought for $2,000.
It seems that Greenfeld bought 75 tons of scrap iron from the local company. He failed to remove it, and Mrs. Schmidt, head of the concern, believing that he did not intend to take it away made other arrangements to dispose of it. Prices of scrap iron took a jump in the meantime and Greenfeld brought suit for the difference.
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The following news item was published in the August 26, 1920, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
DITTEL HAS KILN ABOUT READY NOW
New Management of Old Glass Factory to Start Operations in Two Weeks.
The new kiln for the manufacture of chinaware at the "old glass factory" is nearing completion under the direction of Theodore Dittel, trustee for the Chicago company which has assumed control of the plant. Dittel hopes to start the fires within two weeks and and a short time after that [he] expects to have the factory in operation on a small scale.
The kiln which can be seen rearing its chimney above the buildings is a fine looking piece of work, and while small appears to be excellently constructed. The trustee says that he has constructed a small kiln instead of a large one so that production might start sooner and the concern be put on its feet.
If all goes well with the concern under its present policy as Mr. Dittel is confident it will, the company will enjoy a steady growth, and ultimately will develop into an industry of large proportions.
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The following news item was published in the October 14, 1920, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
BIG PLANT WILL MAKE CHINAWARE
Theodore Dittel Has Success With First Burning in New Kiln -- to Let Contracts.
WILL BUILD FIVE NEW KILNS DURING WINTER MONTHS
Machinery to be Installed in Remodeled Plant -- For Big Operations.
An industry of magnitude promises to rise from the ruins and failures of the "old glass factory" located on the New York Central tracks between Chesterton and Porter. Theodore Dittel, now in charge, has succeeded in procuring excellent specimens of chinaware from his first burning in the new kiln recently constructed, and with success assured, is going ahead with expansion projects which will eventually create a pottery here with 600 workers.
The old buildings are to be thoroughly overhauled, repaired and new structures built. Construction work is to begin as soon as contracts can be let, and materials secured. With the return of summer there will be ready five large kilns for burning and a completely equipped plant for preparing the clay for the kilns.
The development of the plant will be entirely in the hands of Theodore Dittel. A permanent business organization has not as yet been arranged, according to Mr. Dittel, who was reticent about the men associated with him, but let it be known there was plenty of capital ready to develop the business.
Theodore Dittel took over the factory buildings from Anton Schmidt last June, acting as trustee for a group of Chicago men headed by Walter Luttringhouse who had backed Schmidt to the extent of approximately $30,000, it is said. The men became dissatisfied with what Mr. Schmidt had accomplished, and secured Mr. Dittel, a man of 30 years' experience in pottery work, to take charge here. Thereupon Anton Schmidt brought suit for damages of $250,000, claiming that he was ousted unjustly, that he was in possession of the secret for manufacturing fine china equal to that of Bavarian makers, and that the Chicago group of men then gotten rid of him. This suit has since been transferred to the federal court in Indianapolis.
The large kiln which Schmidt had constructed was last summer partially torn down by Mr. Dittel who used the bricks to build another and smaller kiln which has just been tried out and been found perfect.
The old kiln will now be photographed, certified drawings made and descriptions made, for possible use in court. The outcome of the suit will depend largely, it is said, upon the work of Schmidt's kiln, which Dittel declares is crude and the work of an amature sic].
The small kiln will within a short time be burnt twice each week. Machinery which was in place in the old plant is being torn down and rebuilt. When this is completed clay will be modeled in sufficient quantity to keep the kiln busy. In addition to cups and saucers for hotel purposes, which will be produced chiefly this winter, other articles will be made and burnt. The small kiln will be thus used to try out different articles of chinaware before they are manufactured on a large scale next summer after the five large kilns are completed.
The five kilns are to be built in the space formerly occupied by the huge glass furcace, only a few remnants of which are now left. A structure, 80 by 130 feet will be built over this place, two story, entirely fireproof, and will have he chimneys of the kilns projecting through it. These kilns are to be about 14 feet in diameter.
A concrete floor will be constructed throughout the plan. The wooden floors are to be entirely discarded. The walls are to be plastered and every workroom made light and airy.
Storerooms for raw materials as they are shipped in are to be built along the rear of the buildings adjacent to the tracks. Modeling machinery will be installed on the second floor of the new central building containing the kilns, and also in the large rooms on the eastern side of the plant.
A spur of the sidetracks is to be run along the west side of the buildings and elevated so that the coal may be dumped directly from the cars and immediately available for the furnaces of the kilns.
Mr. Dittel has placed orders for several car loads of clay, and much machinery.
As soon as a roof can be placed over the central part of the factory, and this place enclosed, it will give workmen a chance to work all winter on the kiln construction. Much of the remodeling necessary on the present building will be under cover to that the work may proceed without interruption on account of bad weather conditions.
With the buildings completed, machinery for operations on a large scale will be installed, and within a year, according to Mr. Dittel, there will be employment for 600 persons in the plant.
The product of this factory at first will be heavy hotel china. The specimens which he has to show from the first burning are excellent and have a white translucent glaze. Dealers in chinaware have pronounced them excellent and there seems to be no question about there being an available market for them. Eventually all grades of china will be made here, according to Mr. Dittel. He states that it will be possible for this factory to turn out high grades of china. The quality of the product will be gradually bettered, beginning with the easiest to make. For decorating the high grade chinaware a corps of artists will be employed, and tentative plans are now to erect a building located east of the present buildings to furnish shelter for this work.
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The following news item was published in the October 28, 1920, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
PREPARING PLANT WTH MANY MEN
Big Industry Will be Accomplished Next Spring With Improvements Made.
AMELING HAS CONTRACT FOR NEW KILN BUILDING
Cars of Material Arriving -- New Heating Plant Installed -- Machinery on the Way.
Building operations are going on at the old glass factor on a large scale and the expansion of the plant into a good sized pottery is being rushed as fast as possible. Cars of materials are arriving, a force of men kept busy, new heating apparatus is being installed and new machinery arriving. This work will continue during the winter and next spring the plant will be ready for business on a large scale.
The contract for the kiln building has been let to John Ameling. This will be a two-story fireproof building and will contain the five new kilns which Theadore [sic] Dittel, the head of the enterprise, will build this winter after the building has been enclosed sufficiently for the workmen to go ahead with this construction. The small kiln which was proven so successful at a recent try-out will also be in this building.
Mr. Dittel is installing entirely new heating equipment. The old boilers are being torn out and new ones put in. After the new building has been erected a concrete floor will be placed throughout the entire plant and such repairs as are necessary made to the buildings which are now tsanding [sic].
The project is yet in the hands of Theo. Dittel, Walter Luttringhouse and their associates and as yet no corporation has been organized.
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The following news item appears in the November 25, 1920, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
U.S. CHINA COMPANY IS FORMED
Incorporated With Capital of $200,000 and Directors are Named.
WORK ON REMODELING THE PLANT GOING FAST
Theodore Dittel as General Manager and Head of Concern Making Progress.
The United States China Company of Chesterton with a capital of $200,000 has been incorporated. Articles of incorporation have been issued by William A. Roach, secretary of state of Indianapolis for the new concerning, and have been filed in the office of County Recorder J. W. McNay. The object of the company is to manufacture and sell pottery and earthen ware.
The directors are Walter Luttringhouse, Charles D. Howe, Otto E. Freund and O. A. Eberhardt, of Chicago, and A. J. Vits of eKnosha [sic; Kenosha], Wis., Fred E. Lang of Glen Ellyn, Ill., Robert E. O'Dea and Albert G. Ziesk of Chicago, as incorporating members.
Theodore Dittel, who has been at the head of the company's work in the local plant, stated today that excellent progress had been made with the remodeling and rebuilding of the buildings and that within two weeks the building would be practically completed. Then machinery and ,kilns will be installed so that with the coming of summer next year a working force of 400 people would be employed. John Ameling has the contract for the building work.
Mr. Dittel is general manager of the concern and the actual head of the business, although at the present time because of legal considerations, he did not take title of a director or officer in the company. There is a possibility of a reorganization and a recapitalization in the future.
The small kiln which was built last summer and which was tried out a short time ago with great success, will not be fired again until machinery has been installed to manufacture the clay for burning. Mr. Dittel stated it would probably be fired again in January.
Machinery is expected to arrive daily. The rooms are practically ready for it. A new concrete floor is being laid throughout the entire plant which is almost finished. A heating plant has been installed.
The kiln which was built a year ago by Anton Schmidt who at that time was in possession of the building has been torn down. The pits and passages built under the ground surface for the old glass furnace which was in use here some years ago, have been filled up and leveled off and a foundation prepared for a new large kiln. There will eventually be five of these large kilns.
Court Papers Forwarded.
The suit for damages of $250,000 against the group of men who have possession of the plant mentioned here, which was brought last summer by Anton Schmidt may be tried at Hammond. The completed transcript of the case has been forwarded to Indianapolis from the office of County Clerk Jones. Judge Anderson may, it is said, hear the case at Hammond as that would be a convenient point and sometimes the direct federal court sits at that place. If not there the trial will be had in Indianapolis.
Schmidt's suit which was brought through Attorney C. W. Jensen is based upon his allegation that he had perfected processes of making fine chinaware working under an agreement with a group of Chicago men, and that as soon as he was actually ready to go ahead with the manufacture, his secrets were used by his associates and operations began. The defendants deny Schmidt's possession of any particular secrets and declare they had waited too long for him to produce the goods, and finally took possession of the plant and brought here a man thoroughly conversant with the process, who is, it would appear ready to make the ware on a large scale.
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The following news item appears in the June 16, 1921, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
TO ERECT BUILDINGS AT PLANT
U. S. China Company Ready to Expend Nearly $100,000 in Improving Local Factory
Nearly a hundred thousand dollars will be spent by the U. S. China company this summer in extensive building operations at its plant here. Complete plans have been prepared under the direction of Theodore Dittell, the head of the company and the manager actively in charge of the local factory. The letting of the contract awaits only the untangling of certain legal matters in connection with the damage suit of Anton Schmidt, formerly in charge of the plant here, who was ousted by his Chicago associates when he failed to satisfy them with his work here.
A new building will be erected at the corner of Waverly road and Broadway, just east of the present plant. It will be 100x300 feet in dimensions, two stories high and be built of brick. It will be entirely fire-proof. This building will be used entirely by the art department of the china factory. It will also contains the offices of the company.
Here will be the work rooms of the artists who will decorate the ware before it is burnt. There will also be small kilns to set the colors before subjecting the ware to the intense heat of the larger kilns.
Another building fifty feet square is to be erected on the west side of the present building. This will contain the machinery to make the saggers, which are the containers in which the ware is deposited as it is placed in the kiln.
Manager Dittell has had a force of men working for the last two weeks cleaning out the old buildings, and cleaning up the wards west of the plant. The buildings next to the N. Y. C. railroad tracks are to be thoroughly overhauled, a concrete floor constructed over the entire plant, and a new roof built to cover the whole north half of the old plant.
The sewers which formerly drained the factory building are now being located, so that the necessary plumbing can be done before the contractors start work upon the construction proper. The work of installing the necessary drain and water pipes for the plumbing will begin next week.
Five large kilns are to be build [sic] in the kiln room which occupies the central part of the old plant, and which has already been rebuilt with new roof and raised to include a second story. Workmen are already started on this job, and the foundations of the first of the large kilns is completed, and the walls are being raised.
This work is proceeding rather slowly as the building of the kiln is a technical and difficult matter and must have the constant supervision of Mr. Dittell.
A force of about 25 is now employed at the pant.
A considerable quantity of ware has been burnt, and it is all fine work, with a beautiful white glaze. Burning in the smaller kiln which was completed last fall, has, now, however, been temporarily discontinued, pending the arrival of an expert kiln burner from the eastern chinaware plants. Mr. Dittell is now giving his entire time to the work of rebuilding the plant.
When completed the factory will employ several hundred persons.
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The following news item appears in the July 28, 1921, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
BOOM FOR CHESTERTON LOOMS; WORK STARTS ON $100,000 CONTRACT
Work is under way on a contract amounting to nearly $100,000 for enlarging the plant of the U. S. China company. The Foster Lumber company of Valparaiso has the work in charge. The contract is to be completed in about two months. Machinery will then be installed as rapidly as it can be procured. This will cost about $50,000 or more.
The factory will be fitted up inside during the winter, and some manufacturing done. by spring it will be in full operation, according to Theodore Dittell, the head of the concern, and will employ 500 to 600 people.
This means that Chesterton will expand rapidly in population during the next year. It means that the lethargy in industrial expansion which was pervaded the community for sow [sic] many years is about the break. Employment will be given to many local people, and more must come if the demand for labor of this new company is complied with.
Five new buildings are being erected. The largest will be on the corner of Broadway and Waverly, and will be 200 feet frontage on Broadway and 250 feet along the side street. This building will be two stories high. The other buildings are 40 to 50 feet square and are additions to the buildings now standing.
When completed the factory will be modern in every respect and so arranged that the greatest economy will be effected in the manner in which the new material goes through the factory and is converted into the finished product.
The U. S. China company will manufacture a high grade of chinaware, consisting of dishes of all kinds, and several grades will be made. The heavier dishes for hotel use will be made as well as the lighter and finer china. The feature of the ware will be a brilliant white glaze finish that not often is produced in America.
Five enormous kilns will be built to burn this ware in. One is already under construction and the more difficult part, the base, is practically completed. It will be extended through the upper floor and through the roof of the kiln room in a short time. The kiln whose chimney can be seen from outside the plant now is a small kiln build [sic; built] first to try out the clay. It will be used for small work and experimental purposes.
The buildings are all to be built of brick. They will be painted red and the plant bet surrounded with a brick wall, with iron latticed gates in front. This will give it a most attractive appearance. The house which now stands on the grounds and which the manager, Mr. Dittell, is using as a resident will not be moved.
The large building to be built on the corner will contain the offices on the ground floor. The upper floor will be used by the artists who will decorate the ware. The rear will contain the ovens for baking in the colors which they will apply.
Back of the large building will be a small one story building for a power house.'
The rear of the old building along side the car track will be refloored and part of the walls rebuilt. This is to be flanked with two new buildings, one on each side 40 feet square and two stories high.
Another building about 50 feet square and two stories high will be built on the west side of the main plant.
Concrete floors will extend practically throughout the entire plant. In some of the rooms they will be covered with a boarded floor.
Mr. Dittell has now worked out in detail the arrangement of his factory. the rooms are so arranged that the raw materials as they are dumped into the bins from the cars on the railroad siding start their journey through the plant, and without repeating any stage of the trip emerge on the other side in the form of dishes, packed and ready to ship.
The heavier machinery has been already ordered. Orders for the remainder are being placed from time to time.
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The following news item appears in the August 11, 1921, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
U. S. CHINA PLANT IS BEING PUSHED RAPIDLY
Construction is progressing rapidly at the plant of the U. S. China company. Brick walls are going up fast seemingly all over the grounds. Theodore Dittell, manager of the works, has placed all orders for machinery. The building will be completed by October, according to present prospects, the machinery will be installed within another month or two, and the kilns built, so that the plant will be on a working basis before the end of the year.
The foundation on the new building at the corner of Waverly road and [B]roadway is being placed. The walls on the four other buildings are being raised rapidly, and some are as high as ten feet or more now.
The placing of the foundations for the heavy machinery in the plant will be started in a week or two.
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The following news item appears in the September 23, 1921, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
CHINA COMPANY CAPITALIZATION NEARS MILLION
The United States China company of Chesterton has been granted authority by the secretary of state to increase its capitalization from $200,000 to $875,000. The name of the corporation has been changed to the American China Products company, and the number of directors increased from seven to nine. Present indications point to a prosperous future for this concern and this communi[t]y.
The directorate and stockholders of the company consist almost entirely of Chicago parties. Theodore Dittell, who has been in Chesterton for about a year, is manager of the concern.
The new buildings have been rapidly advanced recently. The buildings attached to the old plant are practically completed now except for finishing up inside and the installation of machinery. The larger building at the corner of Broadway is being pushed rapidly. The walls are raised practically to the second story. In the rear of this building another is being erected to house the big heating plant for the factory.
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The following news item appears in the December 1, 1921, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
FAIR WEATHER WILL COMPLETE PLANT IN WEEK
The big plant of the American China company, will be completed in about another week if the good weather continues, at least as far as the outside construction is concerned.
Work of finishing the interiors of the buildings is under way. Machinery is not arriving as fast as was expected, but several carloads are at the plant and are being unloaded, and installed.
The big kiln, first of a series of 6, is now practically completed and its tall chimney may be seen through the roof of the kiln house. Work of digging the foundations of the other kilns is well under way.
A high brick wall is being constructed across the front of the factor grounds, extending from the old main building to the new office building on the corner. It will be trimmed with large wrought iron gates, and be surmounted with a concrete top. This will make the place attractive.
The 85 foot chimney from the boiler room is being raised and will be completed next week.
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The following news item appears in the December 15, 1921, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
NEW PLANT IS TOWN'S XMAS GIFT
American China Company Finishes Its New Buildings Here And Is Installing Machinery
Chesterton's greatest Christmas present is the big factor pictured on this page. The American China Products Company has erected a plant which when completely equipped with machinery as it will be in a few months will employ between 500 and 600 people. The product will be hard glazed chinaware, which heretofore has been produced only in Europe. The general accepted theory that American clay and raw material could not be finished into ware to equal that produced in Europe has been proven false and already the plant has produced a small amount of hard glazed ware. The market is unlimited in America and there is every reason to believe that Chesterton's newest industry will develop into a gigantic institution.
From the bein[g]ing of the world war it was difficult or practically impossible to obtain hard glazed china in American markets, as no hard glazed china had ever been produced in this country in commercial quantities. The American markets were dependent entirely upon importations from abroad.
Due to this fact, a group of progressive, far-seeing business men of Chicago began an investigation to see if it were possible to develop a new American industry of manufacturing high-grade, hard glazed china in this country, from American faw materials, in commercial quantities and competitive prices.
Theodore Dittel, was finally secured to place the project on a productive basis. A small kiln was built in the plant formerly occupied by a glass factory which had ceased operations years before, and where experiments had been carried on. Its design was similar to that in use in Europe. The work of preparing the clay was under Mr. Dittel's personal direction and instruction, some of it by his own hands. The first trial produced excellent china, with every piece practically perfect and with a fine white hard glaze.
Manufacture was carried on for a short time in a modest way until the success of the venture became assured. The American China Products Company was organized and incorporated under the laws of the state of Indiana and acquired the property and assets of the original founders. All of the men originally identified with the project have retained their interest and continued with the business.
The old plant has been rebuilt, remodeled and added to, until now it bears no resemblance to the careless buildings of a year ago. The Foster Lumber company of Valparaiso, were the contractors, and their work has been a credit to their company.
The buildings contain 80,750 square feet of floor space with ample ground for future expansion. Siding and switches from the E. J. & E. and N. Y. C. railroads are privately owned.
The buildings are equipped with the most modern labor saving and cost reducing equipment and devices, and when the machinery is installed the plant will be equal or superior to any European manufacturing plant engaged in the manufacture of china, both in the manner of economical production and the quality of the product.
The so-called chinaware, her[e]tofore produced in American are made with a "hard fire biscuit" and soft fire glaze. These goods do not hold up, as the glaze is softer than the body of the ware. The apparently dirty or soiled appearance of dishes with which all are more or less familiar, is the result of using this soft glaze porcelain.
For a number of years before the great war, the annual importation of chinaware into this country amounted to more than seventy million dollars worth of high grade chinaware broken every year in the city of Chicago alone, giving some idea of the vast market for the products of the local concern.
The making of pottery is probably one of the oldest known arts, dating back to the dawn of civilization by the peoples of all countries. The making of china, which is the highest grade of pottery has been developed to its highest degree in central European countries this far. Earthenware, stonewa[r]e, glazed pottery, and porcelain are profitably manufactured in many places in the United States, but heretofore it has been deemed impossible to produce transparent, vitrified, non-porous, hard-glazed china of sufficient tensile strength to compare favorably with the better known German, French Austrian and English makes.
Mr. Dittel, with his wife and varied experience in handling of various materials in the different countries of Europe has successfully processed American materials so that the products of the American China Products company are universally recognized by experts as being equal, of not superior to the better known wares of Europe.
The American China Product company is an Indiana corporation. It was organized during the year and has taken over the assets of the group of men who originally fostered the hard-glazed china project, and for whom Theodore Dittel acted as trustee.
Officers.
Walter Luttringhaus, president.
A. J. Vits, vice-president.
A. L. Rogers, secretary.
O. E. Freund, treasurer.
Directors.
Walter Luttringhaus, who is sales manager of the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing of Chicago; A. J. Vits, who is vice-present and manager of the American Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co., of Chicago; O. E. Freund, who is chairman of the boar of Directors of the Rogers Park National Bank, Chicago, and the senior member of the firm of Wm. Freund & Sons, the largest and oldest engravers in Chicago. R. C. Smith, president of the R. C. Smith Auto Co. and director of the Calhoun State Bank, Minneapolis. C. W. D. Doubleday, president Doubleday & Doubleday, Inc., of Chicago, and vice president William Prentiss, Jr. Company, Chicago. H. J. Frank, capitalist and chairman, board or [sic; of] directors United States Mortgage Company.
The capital stock of the company is $750,000.00. The preferred stock is par value $100.00 per share and amounts to $500,000.00. The common stock is par value $25.00 and amounts to $250,000.00. There are no bonds or mortgages.
It is estimated that about $300,000 has been spent in building and equipping the local plant up to the present time.
Theodore Dittel was born in Breslau, Silesia. His father was the manager of a large china manufacturing plant where Mr. Dittel received his first actual technical experience as a ceramic engineer. He also attended a technical ceramic school. Later he became associated with another company and built a china plant for them in Silesia. He became associated with a number of firms later as technical manager, and was general manager of a china factory in Milan, Italy, for five years. His experience in European plants was very entensive [sic].
He left his native country some ten years ago to continue his chosen profession in the United States, and as the result of numerous and extensive experimentations, he has successfully made hard glazed transparent china in commercial quantities, and of a tough, durable quality, from American raw materials.
Mr. Dittel planned and supervised the building of the immense plant here.
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The following news item appears in the February 23, 1922, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
CHESTERTON CHINA NOW MADE AS WHEELS TURN AT THE NEW FACTORY
The wheels have started to turn in Chesterton's newest big industry.
The heaviest of the machines have been installed, equipped with motors and are ready to run. Within a week burnings in the big kiln which was the first to be completed with be made. The first product will be samples of some sixty or more models of ware which have been already modeled. Manufacture of saggers, which are the vessels containing the ware when it is put into the kiln, has been going on with the newly installed machinery for over a week, to prepare for the burnings.
The words, "Chesterton China," are being stamped upon every piece of ware which the plant turns out. The company has decided to name its ware after the town where the plant is located. This will great advertisement for Chesterton. The product of the factory when it gets fairly under way is estimated to be about $2,000,000.00 worth per year. A great many pieces of ware will be distributed over the country during the course of a year, each bearing the name of this town.
The big plant will not be running to its capacity until late in the summer on account of delays in securing machinery, according to the statement of Theodore Dittel, general superintendent and manager of the local factory. By that time, however, there will be over 500 persons employed at the factory.
Had the machinery been delivered according to contract the plan would be able to run at capacity within a few weeks. Several large machines ordered from Germany last July7, after it was found to be impossible to obtain them in this country are still undelivered, and Mr. Dittel has no idea when they will come.
The decorating department, which will require perhaps 250 works has no equipment as yet. This is located in the new building at the corner of Broadway and Waverly, and construction work is just being completed on it.
This will not be allowed to hold up the work in other departments however, as arrangements have been made to have decorating done in another plant to take care of what ware is manufactured before this department is in condition to operate.
Several skilled china workers have been secured from eastern states recently and put to work on the manufacture of the saggers, molds, and models of samples soon to be burned. It is not planned to bring over more skilled workmen from Germany, at least for some time.
Foundations for all the kilns have been completed. One cannot appreciate what an immense task it is to build a kiln, until it is actually seen under construction. Several carloads of brick are required for each, and they must be placed with absolute precision and accuracy. The first of five of the large kilns is completed, and has been fired. It will have its first burning of ware next week. A second large kiln is well under way, and the foundations of three others are ready for the walls. The first kiln built, completed last summer is smaller, and has been used from time to time in burning saggers and the small quantity of ware which has been produced thus far.
One of the noteworthy features in the operation of the plant is that the clay in undergoing the cleaning and refining process before being molded into the shape desired, is placed in solution and pumped from one machine to the other, and finally pumped to the molding department to be made into ware. The time this saves is incalculable. The same efficiency is apparent throughout the whole establishment.
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The following news item appears in the April 6, 1922, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
VISIT TO CHINA PLANT REVEALS THE HUM OF ACTIVITY IN EVERY DEPARTMENT; FORCE ABOUT 125
(By C. G. Chaney)
The American China Products company has made strides in the past month that are little short of marvelous.
In a visit to the factory Thursday afternoon, I found the departments humming and alive with activity. There are about 125 people employed there now, according to Theodore Dittel, general manager.
Entering the gate I walked into a modern looking office where two young ladies sat behind desks. I asked for Mr. Dittel and he came out and courteously inquired if I cared to look through the factory. I told him I came to see what was being accomplished that the Tribune might inform the people of Chesterton who were obviously interested in the factory and its progress.
We went first to the old office room, which is now fitted up as a laboratory.
Then I watched several workmen in long white coats workink [sic; working] over a number of machines, shaping models for the dishes which are made in this plant. They were all Germans who were experts, and had been brought here specially for this work.
The next department contained five women and girls, who were polishing the new shaped vessels. A machine had just been installed here than enables these five to do what otherwise would require 22. This machine had to be imported from Germany.
In the center of the group of buildings is one with perfectly white walls and which has a flood of light entering from above. It has several long benches with rapidly whirling machines something like a vertical lathe. Here is where the dishes are shaped. A great number of men and women are employed here. Everything is kept scrupuously [sic] clean and in order. This is the rule throughout the plant and it is very evident it is observed carefully.
In the rear are a number of bins containing clay of various hues and texture. Nearby is a room containing an enormous grinding machine with three giant rocks bearing on each other. Each weighs several tons.
One of the most marvelous features of the factory is the system of transporting the clay. It must be dissolved to clean and purify it and in this condition the clay is pumped from one machine to another and finally conveyed to the molding room through pipes.
Another machine was received this week from Germany. It, too, could not be obtained in America. After the clay is precipitated from its solution it must be kneaded like the housewife kneads dough. The object is to free it from air pockets. This is a tremendous task to perform by hand as it has been done heretofore. The new machine kneads the clay in huge quantities and does it quickly.
The kiln room is a great scene of activity. Masons have brought the third kiln up to the roof, and in a few days the chimney will be built above it and it will appear above the roof. Three other kilns have their structure completed several feet above the ground.
The first of the large kilns has been fired several times and perfectly shaped dishes of various kinds, hard and glistening white are to be seen stacked up in immense quantities, although Mr. Dittel states that production is as yet scarcely under way compared to what will be accomplished when all kilns are in operation.
Only one small kiln for setting the color decorations on the china has been installed. These look like ovens and are not nearly so large or heavy. Kilns have been ordered from Germany and are on the way.
The workroom for the artists and decorators is now ready to be fitted up. The chief of this department has a number of girls now under instruction and it will not be long before this department will be busy as the rest. I saw a number f pieces here that were quite beautiful, and artistic.
The china produced so far is rather heavy and designed for hotel use. It is apparent, however, even to an outsider who knows nothing about china that the materials are of the best, and that a factory which produces such ware before it has gotten fairly under way can beyond doubt produce that thin and transparent variety that is a delight to the feminine heart.
It has taken a good many months to bring the plant to its present development, but when one considers the rickety old building that was taken over by this company a couple of years ago, and then observes what it has been converted into, one realizes readily enough why it has required time.
It is a wonderful industrial enterprise.
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The following news item appears in the June 8, 1922, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT FOR TRIAL SCHMIDT'S SUIT
A special term of the Superior court is to be held beginning July 11, at which the long pending action of Anton Schmidt against the U. S. China Company will be tried. This is the action in which Schmidt seeks a hearing on his petition seeking to restrain U. S. China company, which has recently be named The American China Products company, from using his "secrets" and "formulas" in manufacturing hard glaze chinaware.
Schmidt entered into an agreement with a group of Chicago financiers to perfect a process of making chinaware of glaze and texture equal to the products of the European factories out of raw materials found in America. The "old glass factory" was secured for his experiments. He erected a kiln and spent about a year at the work. He alleges that by reason of extensive experience in potteries in Germany he was possessed of secret processes. Finally his Chicago financial backers became dissatisled [sic; dissatisfied] with his results, after spending about $30,000.00 on the project. The doors of the plant were locked against him and a contract was entered into with Theodore Dittel to take charge of the plant.
After a few months Mr. Dittel had erected a kiln of different design, and was turning out chinaware which evidently brought satisfaction to the Chicago men.
Thereupon a company was organized, considerable capital placed at the disposal of Mr. Dittel and the splendid factory erected in Chesterton which today employs about 160 people and is constantly adding to its production and its working force.
Anton Schmidt alleges that all this is made possible by the use of his own secret formulas and processes. He has instituted an action for damages for $250,000 which is now pending in the federal courts.
The trial of the other suit, in which he asks the court to issue an injunction against the American China company using his "processes" is the one to be tried at the special term in July. It has been continued many times from one date to another, Mr. Schmidt declaring that the testimony of his wife is essential, and Mrs. Schmidt is now in Europe. It is expected she will return by that time.
In the meantime Anton Schmidt has organized the Columbia China company, has secured capital in Chicago, and has added considerably to the building formerly used by the Schmidt Color & Chemical company. One kiln has been built and china making machinery installed. There have been several burnings of the kiln, it is reported, with indifferent success.
The Schmidt Color & Chemical company is now in process of dissolution. The stock was sold to various parts of the country. It is said that this is being taken up and stock of the Columbia China company issued in its stead.
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The following news item appears in the June 15, 1922, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
PLAN A BIG CHINA PLANT FOR VALPO
A china factory, three times as large as the Chesterton plant will be erected in Valparaiso within two years by the American China Products company. The local factory will have six kilns when completed. It will employ about 600 people. The new unit will have 18 kilns and employ over 1500 people. It will be built in Valparaiso instead of Chesterton because it is believed labor will be more plentiful there.
These startling facts were revealed Tuesday by Theodore Dittel. Mr. Dittel is the china manufacturing expert who built the local plant, and who is general manager. It is his knowledge of china making processes, obtained in the potteries of Bavaria, which has opened up the way for a new industry in America. The local plant has been markedly successful and some beautiful ware has been turned out. Orders are piling up, the demand for the excellent ware is so great it is not a question of getting orders. It is already a question of how to fill them. The ware is not like anything made in the United States. It is equal to or superior to the hard white and transparent china which is made in the potteries of central Europe.
The Chesterton factory will be completed some time this fall and will be in full operation and completely organized by the middle of winter. It is expected that about that time steps will be taken to expand the company, and provide for the bigger unit in a nearby city.
Mr. Dittel, then will be able to give his attention to the project, and it will have been proven beyond all doubt that chinaware, equal to that produced abroad can be produced in American on a quantity and competitive basis.
The writer had the privilege Tuesday morning of seeing the last large kiln build, opened after a burning. It contained over 7,000 pieces of ware of all designs. There are over 100 designs of ware produced at the factory now, and most of them were represented in the kiln. About 98 percent of the burnings are good. The two per cent which are imperfect is used in making glaze, so really there is no waste whatever, as the 2 per cent is about the proportion needed for making glaze.
A very unique cigar holder, ash tray and match holder, patented by a Chicago man, is being made in quantities. It has a number of small holes the size of a cigarette, around the edge, and is designed for placing the butts in to extinguish them promptly. It is becoming in great demand. There are five designs of ash trays and match holders which have been made. An order has been shipped for many thousands to a transcontinental railroad for use in its dining cars. Designs are being made for other railroads at the present time.
The decorating department of the factory is getting into action. A decorating oven in which the color design is burnt into the glaze, arrived last week from Detroit, damaged in shipment. This is being repaired. Orders for other ovens from Germany have been standing for many months, but the ovens are still undelivered. One small oven installed last winter is being used, and is working satisfactorily, except that it is too small for the demands upon it.
Two printing presses are being installed in the plant. These are used to print the colors upon the sensitized paper. The designs are in strips and pasted upon the ware. After a few moments they are removed by soaking them with water, applied by a brush. The design is left on the ware and burnt into the glaze.
There are three kilns in constant use at the factory. Three others are in the process of construction.
The texture of the ware produces is excellent. All designs and models are for hotel and dining car use, but in spite of their thickness, they are almost transparent. One can plainly see the outline of the fingers of any object held against the side and held to the light. If the edge of a piece of the ware be chipped, to show the texture of the glaze, it has the appearance of white glass.
All pieces are carefully sorted. The ware is divided into first, second and third quality. The first and second quality is all decorated. The third quality is sold white, and there is said to be a greater demand for it than can be produced.
Orders are now being produced for many of the leading hotels in the country.
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The following news item appears in the July 6, 1922, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
HEADS OF CHINA CO. VISIT VALPARAISO TO CONFER UPON SITE
As guests of the directors of the Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce Wednesday noon, Walter Luttrinhaus, president of the American China Products company, and C. W. Duke Doubleday, a director of the company, outlined the future plans of the concern with reference to development of plants in Porter county.
Mr. Luttringhaus, in addressing the directors at the meeting, said that Valparaiso was an ideal city for the purpose and had some fine sites for china manufacturing purposes. "But we must first finish our Chesterton plant," said Mr. Luttringhaus, "for when fully developed it will employ between 500 and 600 people and is equipped to turn out two million dollars worth of china per year.
Just when they would finish the Chesterton project and their plans be fully developed for further expansion was not stated by Mr. Luttringhaus. Valparaiso is the first city on the list and is being carefully considered for the second plant when these plans develop, however, he stated.
"We chose Valparaiso because this city is close to our Chesterton plant," said Mr. Luttringhaus, "and the same superintendent can look after the general affairs of both plants. And, too, this is a proper location for a china plant. We have looked over the property here and find many ideal sites for such an enterprise. We will be able to get more help here than we would in Chesterton, and when our plant is developed here more than 1,000 people will be employed in the Valparaiso plant."
He also gave an explanation of the process used by this company in manufacturing china, and how the product differed from china made by all other American plants at the present time.
Mr. Doubledeay [sic] addressed the directors at length on the development of the American China Products company and its prospects for the future. He stated that there was now being developed in Porter county what was destined to be the greatest industry in the state, not excepting the steel industry. His company is the only one in America making china by the same method known now only to German manufacturers. The company has a large number of orders and the business is being developed rapidly, so that plans for expansion are being worked out.
An invitation to go to the chesterton p[lant and see the processes of manufacture was given by M. Kionka, also interested in the project and who attended the meeting.
An inspection of the Chesterton plant was made and the men came in cars furnished by M. R. Lowenstine, Dr. Ruge, F. R. Marine and C. L. Jeffrey. Several hours were spent going through the plant. The extent of the company's manufacturing was not fully realized until the inspection was completed, the special machinery - various processes, and the plan of operation being noted. The inspection gave them knowledge of what the future plant will be when developed here.
Recently an announcement was made, exclusively through the Chesterton Tribune, that the plant would be located in Valparaiso, and the visit of the officials of the company followed the announcement, to personally explain their plans. They were impressed with the courtesies shown them, and stated that when the plans were fully developed the Chamber of Com[m]erce would be advised.
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The following news item appears in the July 6, 1922, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
SCHMIDT'S PETITION UP ON TUESDAY
Whether the American China company is using "Secrets" and formulas originated by Anton Schmidt, to manufacture chinaware at its large factory in Chesterton will be decided next week in the Superior court with Judge Harry L. Crumpacker on the bench. If this is proven, a permanent injunction will likely be ordered by the court restraining the company from using these secrets and formulas.
If it shown that Theodore Dittel is an expert china manufacturer, and has ignored the experiments and "discoveries" of Mr. Schmidt, then the petition will be dismissed and the operations of the plant will proceed without danger of further interference.
A special term of court is scheduled for the hearing this case.
The plaintiff has secured a continuance several times as he desired the testimony of Mrs. Schmidt, who is in Austria visiting relatives. It is not known whether Mrs. Schmidt will be on hand to testify at the trial or not.
Anton Schmidt started operations in the plant of the old glass factory several years ago. He built a kiln and undertook the manufacture of various forms of chinaware, including doll heads and fancy vases, as well as dishes of various kinds. He was backed financially by Walter Luttringhaus and several others in Chicago. After spending about $30,000 and not accomplishing results satisfactory to his associates, Mr. Schmidt was ousted from the factory. Theodore Dittel was engaged by Mr. Luttringhaus and his associates, and since that time there has been steady progress and production is now under way. The factory will be on a capacity production basis within a few weeks.
Chas. W. Jensen and Ira Tilton are attorneys for Mr. Schmidt.
Kelly & Galvin, of Valparaiso, Osborn & Link of Laporte and Peaks, Bunch, Peaks & Latimer of Chicago are attorneys for the American China company.
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The following news item appears in the July 13, 1922, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
HEARING CHINA FACTORY CASE ON WEDNESDAY
The action of Anton Schmidt against the American China Products company was brought before Judge Harry L. Crumpacker in the Superior court in Valparaiso Wednesday morning. It was to have been called on Tuesday morning, but the judge was delayed in returning from an automobile trip to St. Paul by heavy rains in Wisconsin, and was unable to get to Valparaiso until Wednesday morning.
A large number of witnesses were called to testify in the case. Subpoenas were issued to a great number of persons who formerly were employed to operate the local plant, which has brown to such huge proportions since he left it.
The hearing Wednesday, was relative to Schmidt's petition for a permanent injunction against the American China company and Theodore Dittel, general manager, restraining them from using any of Schmidt's "secrets" and "processes" in manufacturing china.
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Built by the Schiffswerks Rieherst company in Hamburg, the Umbria was launched on December 30th 1911 with the name of Bahia Blanca. It was a large freighter by that time, 150 meters long, with a power capable of providing a speed of 14 knots that could carry 9,000 tons of cargo and up to 2,000 passengers. In 1912 it began operating the Hamburg-America line doing different jobs between Europe and Argentina until the outbreak of World War I, when it was based in Buenos Aires. In 1918 the ship was acquired by the Argentinian government and it was not until 1935 when the ship was taken over by the Italian government and renamed again: the Umbria. From that moment its trips were to transport troops and during the following two years carried several thousand soldiers to the Italian colonies in East Africa.
The loss of the Umbria
In May 1940, when Italy was still neutral in World War II, the Umbria was secretly loaded with 360,000 bombs between 15 kg and 100 kg, 60 boxes of detonators, building materials and three Fiat Lunga cars, carrying a total 8,600 tons of weapons towards the East Africa. The explosives had destination Massawa and Assab, Eritrea, that was Italian colony by then, and the rest of the cargo was heading different locations in Asia. Italy's entry into the war was imminent and this shipment was destined to the defense of the colonies against the Allies and to the possible expansion of its African territories.
On 3rd June 1940 the Umbria reached Port Said, northern Egypt, where loaded with 1,000 tons of coal and water in a movement to fool the Allies, trying to look like a harmless freighter. The port, controlled by the Royal Navy, and its authorities allowed the ship enter on the Red Sea three days after arrival. The British delayed the departure of the Umbria knowing that Italy's entry into the war was imminent and that the cargo of Umbria had devastating power that sooner or later would be used against the Allies and why not, to get a great load to fight fascism. But Italy, as a neutral country that it was, had every right to transport weapons much like any other cargo to its colonies.
Having met the deadline to be retained, the Umbria crossed the Suez Canal on June 6th but with the escort of the HMS Grimsby. The importance and destructive capacity of the cargo required it. Three days later the Umbria entered in Sudan waters and the HMS Grimsby ordered the Umbria captain to anchor on Wingate Reef under the pretext of searching for contraband. Moments later the British warship HMS Leander arrived with a group of 20 sailors who boarded the Umbria. After thoroughly searching the ship and finding nothing, the captain ordered the British troops to remain the night aboard the Umbria.
The next morning Lorenzo Muiesan, Umbria captain, was in his cabin listening to the radio when Mussolini announced the entry of Italy into the World War II. Hostilities would begin at midnight of that day. Muiesan, a very patriotic captain with long experience, was the only one in the area who had heard the news and knew immediately that both Umbria and the burden would be used by the Allies against their own country. He had no option to disable both. In a move of extraordinary intelligence, as the hours passed retained by the British who did not yet know that Italy was officially the enemy, the captain ordered his crew conducting a rescue simulation... that was more real than the British thought. This maneuver, which the English soldiers agreed as they believed it would serve to further delay the departure of the Umbria. While the Italians occupied the lifeboats, the chief engineers, following Muiesan´s orders, opened all the valves and drown the ship to the bottom of the reef. With the crew safe, the British only had time to get on their ship and watch the freighter slid slowly.
When the captain of HMS Grimsby asked why he had done that Muiesan confirmed the declaration of war from Italy to Britain. The next day Muiesan and the rest of Umbria crew departed detainees to India, where they spent four years in prison.
CARGO:
The Umbria was carrying 360,000 individual aircraft bombs ranging in size from 15, 50 and 100 kg. The vessel also carried a large quantity of fuses, ammunition and detonators as well as other traditional cargo. The captain knew these bombs would be confiscated and used by the enemy against his country should they ever discover them which was why he made the call to sink the ship.
The Umbria had sailed in June 1940 with 6,000 tons of bombs, 60 boxes detonators, explosives, weapons and three Fiat 1100 Lunga from Genoa via Livorno and Naples in the Suez Canal and on the way via Massaua and Assab to Calcutta.
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The FJ-2 resulted from an effort to navalize the Air Force's capable F-86 Sabre. Plagued with problems when operating aboard ship, the FJ-2 was flown exclusively by Marine Corps squadrons while in front line service. Despite limits in carrier operations, however, the FJ-2 was among the aircraft used to evaluate the first steam catapult installed on a U.S. Navy carrier.
The Korean War revealed to Naval Aviation leadership the shortcomings in the straight-wing jet fighters flown by Navy and Marine Corps squadrons when compared to the Soviet-built MiG-15s. With the U.S. Air Force's F-86 Sabre proving highly-effective in air-to-air combat over Korea, the Navy turned to the manufacturer of the aircraft, North American Aviation, Inc., for a swept-wing design for naval use.
Ironically, the straight-wing FJ-1 Fury built by the company for the Navy during the late 1940s had laid the groundwork for the development of the F-86. North American saw little need to reinvent a successful airplane and responded with the FJ-2, which was based on the F-86 Sabre and capable of 676 mph, almost 100 mph faster than the jet fighters then being flown by Naval Aviators in Korea. The aircraft was plagued with problems when operating aboard ship, prompting the Navy to assign them exclusively to Marine Corps squadrons in 1954, too late for operational service in the Korean War. Their service proved short-lived, as more advanced FJ-3/4 versions of the swept-wing Fury began replacing them beginning in 1957.
Accepted by the Navy on 16 April 1954, the Museum's example of the FJ-2 (Bureau Number 132023) served until July 1958. It arrived at the Museum in 1984 and is displayed in the markings of the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Maryland.
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Soldiers and Airmen of the Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team conduct a Training Proficiency Evaluation May 15 at the Dinwiddie County Airport. The team was was evaluated as fully mission capable by U. S. Army North’s Civil Support Readiness Group-East after demonstrating proficiency in 12 different collective tasks. The CST conducts an external evaluation every 18 months to validate they are able to effectively conduct their mission of providing support to first responders in potential biological, chemical, nuclear, radiological and explosive incidents. (Photo by Mr. Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
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Took a walk in the hills at morrongo valley when i came back down their was this guy flying his heli he had two of them he was doing free styje flying took some shot's and then move on to the birding.Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is an internationally-recognized birding site. Several rare or unusual species are known to nest here, and many other species are abundant during the spring and fall migration seasons.
What does it mean to “fly 3D”? All aircraft maneuver in three dimensional space, so what separates 3D flying from just flying? Model helicopters are capable of maneuvers other aircraft, including full sized helicopters can only dream of. A modern “3D” model helicopter is capable of aggressive, accurate and axial flips and rolls. Adding the ability to pirouette, fly backwards and upside down, there is practically no limit to the maneuvers that can be flown. Although aggressive, unbelievable flights may seem wildly out of control to the untrained eye, it takes immense skill, and the models can be flown incredibly precisely with enough practice.
One of the beauties of modern aerobatic helicopter flight, which has come to be known as 3D, is how varied the potential is. Every 3D heli pilot exhibits their own character and style in flight. A 3D flight could be flown freestyle with nothing planned ahead of time, or it could be a highly prepared, choreographed flight put to music for competition. While 3D heli flight is, in essence, simply a combination of flips, rolls , and pirouettes, there is no end to the combinations. Once a heli pilot masters the basics, a continuously evolving world of precision aerobatics awaits. Like a dancer or figure skater, a 3D heli pilot can express style by putting simple moves together in complicated sequences for incredible effect.
Like any sport, art, or specialty, practice makes perfect. Some people learn faster than others, but everybody should try to step gingerly into more complicated and aggressive moves, for safeties sake (not to mention your wallet!). Excellent training tools are available; most notably computer simulators and buddy boxes. Unlike most video games which are intended for play, simulators for model aircraft are designed around one goal, helping people learn how to fly model airplanes and helicopters. Simulators are so accurate a budding pilot can master almost all regimes of flight in a simulated environment which instantly replaces a wrecked model! In real life, a crash cost not only confidence, but time and money to fix the model. By the time the pilot gets back to it, the learning experience from the crash is not fresh, and learning tends to progress slower. On a simulator, a fledgling pilot can take as much time exploring the controls as they want, and learn at their own pace without any down time between crashes.
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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. The F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.
The F-14 first flew on 21 December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the U.S. Navy aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), replacing the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor, and tactical aerial reconnaissance platform into the 2000s. The Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod system was added in the 1990s and the Tomcat began performing precision ground-attack missions.The Tomcat was retired by U.S. Navy on 22 September 2006, supplanted by the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Several retired F-14s have been put on display across the US.
Having been exported to Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty in 1976, F-14s were used as land-based interceptors by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force during the Iran–Iraq War. Iran claimed their F-14s shot down at least 160 Iraqi aircraft during the war (only 55 of these confirmed, according to historian Tom Cooper), while 16 Tomcats were lost, including seven losses to accidents. As of 2022, the F-14 remains in service with Iran's air force, though in low numbers of combat-ready aircraft due to a lack of spare parts.
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole fighter jet, designed to dogfight and attack ground targets (F/A for Fighter/Attack). Designed by McDonnell Douglas and Northrop, the F/A-18 was derived from the latter's YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, since 1986.
The F/A-18 has a top speed of Mach 1.8. It can carry a wide variety of bombs and missiles, including air-to-air and air-to-ground, supplemented by the 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon. Its two General Electric F404 engines deliver 17,750 pounds-force (79.0 kN) each with afterburner, giving the aircraft a high thrust-to-weight ratio. The F/A-18 has excellent aerodynamic characteristics, primarily attributed to its leading edge extensions (LEX). The fighter's primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD), air interdiction, close air support and aerial reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its earlier contemporaries, such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat in the fighter and strike fighter role, and the Grumman A-6 Intruder and LTV A-7 Corsair II in the attack role.
Before World War II, aeronautical engineers sought to build an aircraft capable of making short takeoffs and landings. Eventually, their efforts produced the helicopter, but they also pursued a less common design -- the autogiro. Like helicopters, autogiros used a rotary wing to produce lift. However, unlike helicopters, the engine did not power the autogiro's rotor. Instead, aerodynamic forces made the autogiro rotor spin, while the engine propelled the aircraft.
In 1931 the Kellett brothers, Wallace and Rod, manufactured 12 K-2 autogiros. Based on existing Cierva and Pitcairn autogiro designs, the K-2 incorporated a much larger blade area, a simplified landing gear and a wider fuselage to accommodate side-by-side seating. Equipped with a 165-hp Continental A-70 engine, the K-2 could carry a useful load of 609 pounds at a top speed of 100 mph, a cruise speed of 80 mph and a stall speed of 24 mph.
In 1932 Kellett produced an improved model, the K-3. Powered by a 210-hp Kinner C-5 engine, it had a top speed of 110 mph, a cruise speed of 90 mph and a stall speed of only 15 mph. Kellett produced six of these aircraft, with two of them being modified K-2s.
To observe enemy forces and to control artillery fire, the U.S. Army needed an aircraft capable of flying very slowly, and the autogiro seemed to be a perfect solution. Therefore, the U.S. Army Air Corps tested both versions of the Kellett at Wright Field, but these aircraft lacked the performance necessary for military applications.
Later versions of the Kellett autogiro proved more successful, and the Army Air Corps purchased a small number of Kellett YG-1s, the first practical rotorcraft procured by the Army Air Corps, at the end of the 1930s. The Kelletts sold two K-3s to the Japanese War Office in 1932, but the most famous Kellett was the K-3 that Admiral Richard E. Byrd used on his Antarctic Expedition of 1933-1934.
The aircraft on display, a modified K-2, was the first autogiro tested by the Army Air Corps at Wright Field in 1931.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
Crew: Two
Armament: None
Load: 753 lbs.
Weight: 1,647 lbs. empty
The Supermarine Spitfire is one of the most famous Aircraft of World War Two, and certainly the most famous Fighter Aircraft of the 20th century, originally developed in the mid-1930's, the Spitfire was designed by Supermarine Aviation Works to fill Air Ministry specification F7/30, calling for a 'Modern Fighter' capable of flying at 250 mph. Although this isn’t all that fast by modern standards, it was like a lightning bolt compared to the earlier Biplane Fighters that had been used in the preceding World War.
As a result of the sheer volume of engineering and production difficulties that had to be overcome, the Aircraft that would become the 'Spitfire' underwent a series of re-designs and name changes, before receiving approval to develop a flying prototype using the Type 300 design.
Over the course of its 10 year (1938 to 1948) production run, over 20,000 Spitfires were built in a wide variety of configurations. Most were powered by the iconic 'Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine' a 27 liter V12 Aero Engine that saw broad use in a multitude of Aircraft during and after World War Two, including a Packard-Built variant that powered the North American P-51 Mustang. During World War Two, the Supermarine Spitfire became famous among the people on both sides of the conflict, and the sight of an airborne Spitfire on an intercept course would make the blood of any Luftwaffe Pilot run cold ‼️
Supermarine Spitfire TD314 was built at Castle Bromwich in late 1944 and was fitted with a Rolls-Royce Merlin 70 Engine. As a High Level Fighter (HFIXE) she was one of the last 'high back' Spitfires built as the production line switched to 'low back' Aircraft in February of 1945. She was delivered to 33 Maintenance Unit at RAF Lyneham on 30th March 1945, transferring later that month to 30 Maintenance Unit before a further move to 6 Maintenance Unit where she was prepared for service with 183 (Gold Coast) Squadron at RAF Chilbolton on the 24th June 1945.
183 Squadron only kept its Spitfire's for a short time before re-equipping with Hawker Tempest's. TD314 moved to 234 (Madras Presidency) Squadron at RAF Bentwaters on 26th July 1945, it is in this Squadrons Colours that she is currently finished with the Squadron Codes of FX-P. Whilst with 234 Squadron it is possible that TD314 took part in the 1945 ''Battle of Britain Flypast'' over London. When 234 Squadron converted to Gloster Meteor's, TD314 was transferred to 29 Maintenance Unit at RAF High Ercall for disposal on the 27th February 1946.
In early 1948 TD314 was selected as one of the 136 Spitfire IX's to be sold to the South African Air Force and she was sent to 47 Maintenance Unit RAF Sealand where she was packed for shipment, leaving Birkenhead on the SS 'Clan Chattan' 23rd April and arriving at Cape Town on the 12th May 1948. Details of her use with the South African Air Force are not known but she was sold for scrapping to the South African Metal ''Machinery Company'' Salt River, Cape Town, sometime during 1954. She remained in the scrap yard until recovered by Larry Barnett of Johannesburg in 1969. From there she passed through the hands of several owners before arriving in the United Kingdom via Canada in 2009. Acquired by ''Aero Legends'' in 2011, restoration commenced at Biggin Hill culminating in a first flight on the 7th December 2013. TD314 is heavily featured in the new 'Haynes Manual' on Spitfire restoration having its picture pride of place on the front cover. TD314 has been named “St. George” which is prominently displayed on her fuselage.
Specifications:-
▪︎Role: Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
▪︎National Origin: United Kingdom
▪︎Manufacturer: Supermarine Aviation Works
▪︎Designer: R. J. Mitchell
▪︎First Flight: 5th March 1936
▪︎Introduction: 4th August 1938
▪︎Retired: 1961 (Irish Air Corps)
▪︎Primary User: Royal Air Force / Royal Canadian Air Force / Free French Air Force / United States Army Air Forces
▪︎Produced: 1938 to 1948
▪︎Number Built: 20,351
▪︎Variants: Supermarine Seafire
▪︎Current Owner: Historic Aircraft Collection Ltd
▪︎Status: Airworthy
▪︎Length: 29ft 11in
▪︎Wingspan: 36ft 10in
▪︎Engine: Rolls-Royce Merlin 45
▪︎Maximum Speed: 374mph
▪︎Range: 470 miles
▪︎Armament: 2x20mm Hispano Cannons and 4x .303 Vickers Machine Guns.
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Advanced Additive Manufacturing for Hypersonic Aircraft
Utilizing new methods of fabrication and construction, make it possible to use additive manufacturing, dramatically reducing the time and costs of producing hypersonic platforms from missiles, aircraft, and space capable craft. Instead of aircraft being produced in piece, then bolted together; small platforms can be produced as a single unit and large platforms can be produces in large section and mated without bolting. These techniques include using exotic materials and advanced assembly processes, with an end result of streamlining the production costs and time for hypersonic aircraft; reducing months of assembly to weeks. Overall, this process greatly reduced the cost for producing hypersonic platforms. Even to such an extent that a Hellfire missile costs apx $100,000 but by utilizing our technologies, replacing it with a Mach 8-10 hypersonic missile of our physics/engineering and that missile would cost roughly $75,000 each delivered.
Materials used for these manufacturing processes are not disclosed, but overall, provides a foundation for extremely high stresses and thermodynamics, ideal for hypersonic platforms. This specific methodology and materials applications is many decades ahead of all known programs. Even to the extend of normalized space flight and re-entry, without concern of thermodynamic failure.
*Note, most entities that are experimenting with additive manufacturing for hypersonic aircraft, this makes it mainstream and standardized processes, which also applies for mass production.
What would normally be measured in years and perhaps a decade to go from drawing board to test flights, is reduced to singular months and ready for production within a year maximum.
Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle (U-TBCC)
To date, the closest that NASA and industry have achieved for turbine based aircraft to fly at hypersonic velocities is by mounting a turbine into an aircraft and sharing the inlet with a scramjet or rocket based motor. Reaction Engines Sabre is not able to achieve hypersonic velocities and can only transition into a non air breathing rocket for beyond Mach 4.5
However, utilizing Unified Turbine Based Combine Cycle also known as U-TBCC, the two separate platforms are able to share a common inlet and the dual mode ramjet/scramjet is contained within the engine itself, which allows for a much smaller airframe footprint, thus engingeers are able to then design much higher performance aerial platforms for hypersonic flight, including the ability for constructing true single stage to orbit aircraft by utilizing a modification/version that allows for transition to outside atmosphere propulsion without any other propulsion platforms within the aircraft. By transitioning and developing aircraft to use Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle, this propulsion system opens up new options to replace that airframe deficit for increased fuel capacity and/or payload.
Enhanced Dynamic Cavitation
Dramatically Increasing the efficiency of fuel air mixture for combustion processes at hypersonic velocities within scramjet propulsion platforms. The aspects of these processes are non disclosable.
Dynamic Scramjet Ignition Processes
For optimal scramjet ignition, a process known as Self Start is sought after, but in many cases if the platform becomes out of attitude, the scramjet will ignite. We have already solved this problem which as a result, a scramjet propulsion system can ignite at lower velocities, high velocities, at optimal attitude or not optimal attitude. It doesn't matter, it will ignite anyways at the proper point for maximum thrust capabilities at hypersonic velocities.
Hydrogen vs Kerosene Fuel Sources
Kerosene is an easy fuel to work with, and most western nations developing scramjet platforms use Kerosene for that fact. However, while kerosene has better thermal properties then Hydrogen, Hydrogen is a far superior fuel source in scramjet propulsion flight, do it having a much higher efficiency capability. Because of this aspect, in conjunction with our developments, it allows for a MUCH increased fuel to air mixture, combustion, thrust; and ability for higher speeds; instead of very low hypersonic velocities in the Mach 5-6 range. Instead, Mach 8-10 range, while we have begun developing hypersonic capabilities to exceed 15 in atmosphere within less then 5 years.
Conforming High Pressure Tank Technology for CNG and H2.
As most know in hypersonics, Hydrogen is a superior fuel source, but due to the storage abilities, can only be stored in cylinders thus much less fuel supply. Not anymore, we developed conforming high pressure storage technology for use in aerospace, automotive sectors, maritime, etc; which means any overall shape required for 8,000+ PSI CNG or Hydrogen. For hypersonic platforms, this means the ability to store a much larger volume of hydrogen vs cylinders.
As an example, X-43 flown by Nasa which flew at Mach 9.97. The fuel source was Hydrogen, which is extremely more volatile and combustible then kerosene (JP-7), via a cylinder in the main body. If it had used our technology, that entire section of the airframe would had been an 8,000 PSI H2 tank, which would had yielded 5-6 times the capacity. While the X-43 flew 11 seconds under power at Mach 9.97, at 6 times the fuel capacity would had yielded apx 66 seconds of fuel under power at Mach 9.97. If it had flew slower, around Mach 6, same principles applied would had yielded apx 500 seconds of fuel supply under power (slower speeds required less energy to maintain).
Enhanced Fuel Mixture During Shock Train Interaction
Normally, fuel injection is conducted at the correct insertion point within the shock train for maximum burn/combustion. Our methodologies differ, since almost half the fuel injection is conducted PRE shock train within the isolator, so at the point of isolator injection the fuel enhances the combustion process, which then requires less fuel injection to reach the same level of thrust capabilities.
Improved Bow Shock Interaction
Smoother interaction at hypersonic velocities and mitigating heat/stresses for beyond Mach 6 thermodynamics, which extraordinarily improves Type 3, 4, and 5 shock interaction.
6,000+ Fahrenheit Thermal Resistance
To date, the maximum thermal resistance was tested at AFRL in the spring of 2018, which resulted in a 3,200F thermal resistance for a short duration. This technology, allows for normalized hypersonic thermal resistance of 3,000-3,500F sustained, and up to 6,500F resistance for short endurance, ie 90 seconds or less. 10-20 minute resistance estimate approximately 4,500F +/- 200F.
*** This technology advancement also applies to Aerospike rocket engines, in which it is common for Aerospike's to exceed 4,500-5,000F temperatures, which results in the melting of the reversed bell housing. That melting no longer ocurrs, providing for stable combustion to ocurr for the entire flight envelope
Scramjet Propulsion Side Wall Cooling
With old technologies, side wall cooling is required for hypersonic flight and scramjet propulsion systems, otherwise the isolator and combustion regions of a scramjet would melt, even using advanced ablatives and ceramics, due to their inability to cope with very high temperatures. Using technology we have developed for very high thermodynamics and high stresses, side wall cooling is no longer required, thus removing that variable from the design process and focusing on improved ignition processes and increasing net thrust values.
Lower Threshold for Hypersonic Ignition
Active and adaptive flight dynamics, resulting in the ability for scramjet ignition at a much lower velocity, ie within ramjet envelope, between Mach 2-4, and seamless transition from supersonic to hypersonic flight, ie supersonic ramjet (scramjet). This active and dynamic aspect, has a wide variety of parameters for many flight dynamics, velocities, and altitudes; which means platforms no longer need to be engineered for specific altitude ranges or preset velocities, but those parameters can then be selected during launch configuration and are able to adapt actively in flight.
Dramatically Improved Maneuvering Capabilities at Hypersonic Velocities
Hypersonic vehicles, like their less technologically advanced brethren, use large actuator and the developers hope those controls surfaces do not disintegrate in flight. In reality, it is like rolling the dice, they may or may not survive, hence another reason why the attempt to keep velocities to Mach 6 or below. We have shrunken down control actuators while almost doubling torque and response capabilities specifically for hypersonic dynamics and extreme stresses involved, which makes it possible for maximum input authority for Mach 10 and beyond.
Paradigm Shift in Control Surface Methodologies, Increasing Control Authority (Internal Mechanical Applications)
To date, most control surfaces for hypersonic missile platforms still use fins, similar to lower speed conventional missiles, and some using ducted fins. This is mostly due to lack of comprehension of hypersonic velocities in their own favor. Instead, the body itself incorporates those control surfaces, greatly enhancing the airframe strength, opening up more space for hardware and fuel capacity; while simultaneously enhancing the platforms maneuvering capabilities.
A scramjet missile can then fly like conventional missile platforms, and not straight and level at high altitudes, losing velocity on it's decent trajectory to target. Another added benefit to this aspect, is the ability to extend range greatly, so if anyone elses hypersonic missile platform were developed for 400 mile range, falling out of the sky due to lack of glide capabilities; our platforms can easily reach 600+ miles, with minimal glide deceleration.
Opened in 1965 and closed in 1991, Transfynydd housed two Magnox reactors, and during its operating time was capable of generating enough power to run a city the size of Manchester (this was in the days before personal computers and iPhones, mind). Defuelling began in 1993, and the site is currently being decommissioned. Later in 2010, work will begin on partially demolishing the two reactor towers before they are covered up in an attempt to safely bury the dangerous and toxic materials they contain. There was an attempt to get Transfynydd nuclear power station classified as a listed building, but the request was rejected.
On a day like the day I visited to take this shot, the reactor buildings have a haunting quality, even viewed from so far away across the lake. They're build from local materials, and were specifically architected with the surrounding landscape in mind. I can't picture what the landscape will look like once they're gone, and will return one summer to re-create this shot and see what the difference is like.
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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. The F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.
The F-14 first flew on 21 December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the U.S. Navy aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), replacing the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor, and tactical aerial reconnaissance platform into the 2000s. The Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod system was added in the 1990s and the Tomcat began performing precision ground-attack missions.The Tomcat was retired by U.S. Navy on 22 September 2006, supplanted by the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Several retired F-14s have been put on display across the US.
Having been exported to Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty in 1976, F-14s were used as land-based interceptors by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force during the Iran–Iraq War. Iran claimed their F-14s shot down at least 160 Iraqi aircraft during the war (only 55 of these confirmed, according to historian Tom Cooper), while 16 Tomcats were lost, including seven losses to accidents. As of 2022, the F-14 remains in service with Iran's air force, though in low numbers of combat-ready aircraft due to a lack of spare parts.
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The Annual British Truck Racing Championship Made its way Back to The Brands Hatch Circuit for its Season Finale Marking the End of Motorsport for the Season.
With a Massive Firework Display on the Sunday and Plenty of on and Off Track Action The Weekend was Shaping up to be One to Remember.
Many Drivers and Support Races were also Present from the small Yet Nimble Legends Cars to the Much Bigger and more Powerful 1000 Break Horse Power Racing Trucks that will be doing Battle on the circuit Saturday was Looking like a Really Good Start to a Weekend of Speed Madness and Awesome Racing.
Speaking of which Lets take a Look and See what Qualifying will Hold for Each Support and Main Race and Find out who Will be Taking Pole for The First Races of The Weekend.
Legends Cars Championship (Qualifying)
First Up is the Famous and Fan Favourite Legends Cars Championship, Thease Little Tiny Machines Run Yamaha Motorbike Engines within them that run up to 1200/1250cc Depending on the Spec of Engine. They also are 120 Break Horse Power and with how Light Weight they are (1,325lbs Including The Driver) Thease Cars are Very Quick and Very Nimble.
Lets Find Out who came where in Qualifying and Who Will be Starting on the Front Row.
In First Place Taking Pole and The Fastest Lap was (Chris Needham) in his Legend Coupe 1250 with a Best Lap Time of 55.691 and a Top Speed of 78.08mph. Amazing Work there Chris Well Deserved and Super Job for Pole Position.
In Second Place was (Will Gibson) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe 1250 with a Best Lap Time of 55.721 and a Top Speed of 78.04mph. Superb Job there Will Fighting Hard and Very Nearly Taking Pole from Chris.
In Third Place was (John Mickel) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe 1250 with a Best Lap Time of 55.740 and a Top Speed of 78.01mph. Amazing Work John Pushing that Legend Hard and Securing P3 on the Gird for the Race Super Job.
Three Very Fast and Capable Drivers in Chris Will and John All Fighting it out with their Fellow Competitors for The Victory Come the First Race but who will be Brave enough to Take on the Top 3 Fastest Drivers out there? We will Have to Wait and See.
Junior Saloon Car Championship (Qualifying Part 1)
Next Up we Have The Junior Saloon Car Championship a Racing Series Designed for Much Younger Drivers (Between 14 and 17 Years of Age) who want to try their Hand in Motorsport from a Young Age.
Thease Drivers are Mostly Fearless and always Provide some Very Intense and Incredible Racing Due to their Competitive Nature and Determination to Win and Succeed.
The Cars Used for This Series are Citroen Saxo VTR'S that are 1600cc In Terms of Power Meaning that Every Driver is on a Level Playing Field when the Racing Starts making for some Close Wheel to Wheel Action and Really showing who the Most Skilled and Quickest Drivers out there are.
Speaking of Which Lets Get straight to Qualifying and see who was the Most Fearless and Managed to Clock an Incredible Lap During Qualifying.
In First Place Taking Pole Position and The Fastest Lap was (Charlie Hand) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.554 and a Top Speed of 74.26mph. In credible Driving there Charlie Very Precise and Controlled Thought the Entire Lap to Secure P1 on the Gird Amazing Job.
In Second Place was (Jamie Petters) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.661 and a Top Speed of 74.13mph. Great Work there Jamie Pushing Hard and Securing that P2 Spot on the Front Row of the Gird Superb Job.
In Third Place was (Harvey Caton) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.685 and a Top Speed of 74.10mph. Incredible Drive there Harvey Pushing The Car and Fighting All the While to Defend that P3 on the Gird.
What an Incredibly Talented array of Drivers in Charlie Jamie and Harvey All Battling it out with their Fellow Competitors to try and Win the Championship and get those All Important Points they Need which could make up the Difference. Qualifying Second Fastest is up Next so lets take a look and see Who will come out on Top.
Junior Saloon Car Championship (Qualifying Second Fastest)
Following the Results from The First Qualifying Session the Second Qualifying Session Will see all the Drivers Go out again to Better their Lap Times and Maybe even Allow some New Competitors to Move up the Order into the Podium Places.
Lets Take a Look and See if Charlie Hand has managed to Hold onto His P1 Position on the Grid.
In First Place Taking Pole Position and The Fastest Lap was (Charlie Hand) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.639 and a Top Speed of 74.15mph. Another Incredible Lap from Charlie Hand Putting Himself Once Again on Pole for The First Race for The Junior Saloon Car Championship. Congratulations Charlie.
In Second Place was (Will Redford) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.851 and a Top Speed of 73.89mph. Great Drive there from Will Securing P2 and Adding a New Driver to the Top of the Standings. Great Work.
In Third Place was (Jamie Petters) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.861 and a Top Speed of 73.87mph. Fantastic Work there Jamie Really Pushing the Car Hard and Taking that Third Position Away from Harvey on the Gird. Nice Job.
Another Really Intense Qualifying Session which has seen the Likes of Charlie Will and Jamie all Emerge Victoriously on the Front Row but out of All Three of Thease Very Talented Drivers only one of them Can take The Race Win but who is it going to be?
CTCRC Racing For Marshals (Qualifying)
Next Up was The CTCRC Racing For Marshals Race a Very Special Support Race added to the Weekend at the Last Moments to Congratulate and Commemorate the Important Safety and Work each and Every Marshal of the Circuit does where ever they go and What Ever the Circuit.
The Orange Army as they are Known as take out their Time on Weekends to Volunteer at Race Meets Marshalling the Races to ensure Driver Safety is a Top Priority in the Sport and that Rules are being Adhered to.
From Volunteers who Clean the Track after Each Race to Flag Wavers to Incident Respondents and even Vehicle Recovery The Orange Army is always on Standby For When Anything goes Wrong. They Have a Passion for Motorsport that Cannot be Matched and a Community that is still Going Strong to this Day all over the Country.
The Race itself Features a Wide Variety of Cars from Honda Civic EG2000 to Ford Escort MK1 Mexico's to even Aston Martin V8 Vantages. Each and Every Car has its Strengths and Weaknesses when it comes to Power and Control.
Lets take a Look at Qualifying and see who Managed to Taim their Beast and take that All Important P1 Spot on the Gird for Race 1.
In First Place taking Pole Position and the Fastest Lap was (Samuel Wilson) in his Aston Martin V8 Vantage with a Best Lap Time of 52.087 and a Top Speed of 83.48mph. Phenomenal Drive there Samuel Really Working Hard to Keep the Car on the Track and Utilise all that Important Horse Power.
In Second Place was (Gary Prebble) in his Honda Civic EG2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.672 and a Top Speed of 82.56mph. Great Work there Gary Pushing Hard and Ensuring that P2 is Secure on the Gird. Great Driving.
In Third Place was (Mike Saunders) in his Ford MK1 Escort Mexico with a Best Lap Time of 52.837 and a Top Speed of 82.30mph. Fantastic Work there Mike Great Job and Well Done for Securing P3 on the Grid.
A Really Fantastic Trio of Drivers in P1 P2 And P3 in the Likes of Samuel Gary and Mike all Pushing Hard and Making their Mark Amongst their Fellow Drivers but will anyone Else be able to challenge them and Potentially take that All Important P1 Spot Right Out from Underneath them? Stay Tuned to Find Out.
Pickup Truck Championship (Qualifying Part 1)
Pickup Trucks made their way out onto the Circuit Next and With some Very Fast and Capable Machinery in each of thease Cars Expect to see Very Fast Lap Times and a Lot of High Speed Action.
The Pickup Trucks themselves are Made out of a Space Frame with the Bodies on all the Trucks Just being either Plastic or Fibreglass which Helps to Reduce Weight and Allows for some Very Quick Lap Times around the Circuit.
Engine Specifications for the Pickup Trucks Includes a 2.0 Litre Engine Capable of 220 Break Horse Power and Much like The Legends Cars they are Still Very Nimble at High Speeds Resulting in Full concentration and Skill to ensure Victory on the Race Track.
Lets Look to Qualifying and see what Happened and who will be On Pole for the First of Two Qualifying Sessions This is Part 1.
In First Place taking Pole and the Fastest Lap was (Matt Wills) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.358 and a Top Speed of 83.05mph. Great Drive there Matt Pushing Hard and Keeping the Truck Pointing in the Right Direction at All Times. Great Work.
In Second Place was (Matt Simpson) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.529 and a Top Speed of 82.78mph. Well Done Matt P2 and a Super Drive from you as well.
In Third Place was (Dean Tompkins) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.593 and a Top Speed of 82.68mph. Well Done Dean A Really Good Drive and Fending off David O' Regan to take that All Important P3 on the Grid.
Another Incredible Display of Car Control and High Speed Action from the Two Matt's and Dean for what I'm Sure will be a Fantastic First Race when the Lights Go Out but for Now its onto Qualifying Part 2 to see if Any of the Fastest Drivers Can Improve or Move their Positions on the Gird to a Better Starting Spot.
Pickup Truck Championship (Qualifying Part 2)
For Part 2 of This Qualifying Session the Top 20 Fastest Drivers Battle it out for Another Chance to either Improve or Defend their Position from the First Qualifying Session.
Lets take a Look and see How Dean and the Two Matt's go on Did they Stay where they Were or Have they Moved About a bit and Allowed a New Driver to take Pole for the Race?
In First Place taking Pole and The Fastest Lap was (Mark Willis) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.358 and a Top Speed of 83.05mph. Congratulations Mark P1 and a Front Row Start on the Gird for Race 1. Incredible Lap.
In Second Place was (Matt Simpson) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.529 and a Top Speed of 82.78mph. Another Fantastic Lap there Matt Hanging onto P2 on the Grid and Matching Your Previous Fastest Time. Great Stuff.
In Third Place was (Dean Thomas) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.593 and a Top Speed of 82.68mph. Fantastic Work there Dean Keep Hold of that P3 on the Grid and Defending Well from P4's David O' Regan.
What a Superb Bit of Driving from Each of the Top Three in Mark Matt and Dean Thease Three Really Know How to Push their Pickup Trucks to the Limit and Race them Right on the Edge of what is Possible Around this Circuit. Looking Forward to the First Race and to see who can make their Mark on the Weekend First.
British Truck Racing Championship (Qualifying)
Finally it was Time for The Heavy Weights to make their way out onto the Circuit and with 1000 Break Horse Power under each of the Drivers Right Foot This will Surely be a Qualifying Session of who is Brave Enough to Push their Truck to the Limit and Take Pole Position for Race 1 of the Weekend.
In First Place taking Pole Position and The Fastest Lap was (Ryan Smith) in his Mercedes Actros 12000 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.232 and a Top Speed of 72.19mph. Brilliant Driving from Ryan Really Pushing on and Getting the Job Done to Secure the First Pole Position for Truck Racing this Weekend. Fantastic Drive.
In Second Place was (Stuart Oliver) in his Volvo VNL 13000 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.949 and a Top Speed of 71.34mph. Well Driven there Stuart Keeping the Volvo Out of Trouble and Taking a Well Deserved P2 Spot on the Grid.
In Third Place was (David Jenkins) in his Man TGX 12000 with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.146 and a Top Speed of 71.11mph. Great Drive there David Really Well Done that's P3 on the Grid.
Three Incredible Drivers in Ryan Stuart and David all Pushing themselves Hard and Getting Ready for what Will be a Super First Race for the Trucks. To All the Other Truck Racers and Support Racers taking Part Good Luck and May the Best Man Win.
Legends Cars Championship (Race 1 Results)
After a Very Hectic Qualifying Session which saw Chris Needham Will Gibson and John Mickel in First Second and Third Place it was Time for Race 1 and to see out of the Top 3 Drivers as well as the Rest of the Drivers who could take that All Important Race Victory.
In First Place Taking the Win was (Sean Smith) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe 1250 with a Best Lap Time of 56.515 and an Average Speed of 50.17mph. Congratulations Sean Really Well Driven and Held together for that Impressive Victory.
In Second Place was (Stephen Whitelegg) in his Legend Coupe 1250 with a Best Lap Time of 56.352 and an Average Speed of 50.17 mph. Superb Driving from Stephen and a Fantastic P2 Finish on the Podium.
In Third Place was (John Mickel) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 56.160 and an Average Speed of 50.16mph. Great Driving There John P3 and The Final Step on the Podium.
What an Amazing First Race that was for The Legends Cars Championship with the Likes of Sean Stephen and John all Taking Superb Victories and Battle Through the Field. Good Luck to all other Drivers and Lets see what Race 2 Brings.
Legends Cars Championship (Race 2 Results)
After a Really Intense Battle at the Top End of the Field it was Time once again for the Legends Cars and their Drivers to Head out onto the Circuit for Race 2.
In First Place Taking the Win was (Will Gibson) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 55.548 and an Average Speed of 77.28mph. Phenomenal Drive there Will Pushing Hard through the Field to take a Very Well Deserved Race Win. Congratulations.
In Second Place was (Miles Rudman) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 55.541 and an Average Speed of 77.25mph. Great Drive there Miles Pushing Yourself and The Car Thought the entire Race and Securing P2.
In Third Place was (Mike Schlup) in his Legend 34 Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 55.638 and an Average Speed of 77.07mph. Great Driving there Mike Nicely Done and P3 on the Podium Super Job.
Another Amazing Race which saw the Likes of Will Miles and Mike all Taking Victories with a Superb Display of Driving from Each of them and some Very Competitive Action thought the Race from other Drivers too. Race 3 is Up Next and who will take the Final Race Victory of the Day for The Legends Championship?
Legends Cars Championship (Race 3 Results)
The Final Legends Race of Saturday and with so Many Different Drivers Winning such as Will Gibson Sean Smith would anybody else be able to take on thease Top Level Drivers and Bring Home Glory to their Team?
Lets Find Out
In First Place taking the Victory was (John Mickel) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 56.016 and an Average Speed of 63.83mph. Amazing Job John Really Pushing the Car to its Limits in this Last Race and Taking Home the Spoils and The Glory. A Really Nice way to End The First Days Racing Congratulations.
In Second Place was (Paul Simmons) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 55.801 and an Average Speed of 63.81mph. Nice Work Paul A Really Solid Race and a Great Finish for a First Days Racing at Brands Hatch.
In Third Place was (Jack Parker) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 55.682 and an Average Speed of 63.54mph. Really Great Drive Jack 3rd Place and Fantastic to see a New Winner on the Podium for Legends Racing Really Well Deserved.
What an Incredible First Day of Racing it has been for the Legends Championship and with another Three Races to come on Sunday the Action will continue to Intensify. A Big Congratulations to all of the Race Winners in John Paul Jack Stephen Mike Miles and Sean who all Drove Insanely Well and Well Done to all of the other Drivers out there. Keep Pushing and Never Give Up.
Junior Saloon Car Championship (Race 1 Results)
The First Race for the Junior Saloon Cars Championship is Up Next and After seeing Charlie Hand Dominate the Field in Qualifying Will any other Driver be able to Stop Him.
Lets Find Out
In First Place taking the Victory was (Charlie Hand) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.995 and an Average Speed of 61.36mph. Phenomenal Job Once Again Charlie Putting on a Super Display of Driving Skill and Speed to Dominate Your way to Victory from Lights to Flag. Amazing Drive.
In Second Place was (Will Redford) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.981 and an Average Speed of 61.33mph. Really Well Driven there Will Chasing Down Charlie Right till the End and Still Finishing an Incredible Second Place. Congratulations.
In Third Place was (Jamie Petters) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 59.392 and an Average Speed of 60.74mph. Great Drive there Jamie A Lot of Hard work and Dedication to achieve that Third Position Fighting off Ruben Hage in a Thrilling Battling Side by Side. Well Done.
A Fantastic Opening Race for the Junior Saloon Car Championship with the likes of Charlie Hand coming out Victorious Once Again with Will Redford in Second Place and Jamie Petters in Third.
A Quick Mention of that Incredible Battle Between Jamie and Ruben for 3rd Place What a Phenomenal Bit of Driving from thease Two Young Drivers as they went Side by Side Continuously for Three Straight Laps before Jamie took that All Important P3 with a Move at Paddock Hill Bend. Great work to Ruben too a Phenomenal Drive for P4.
Looking Forward to some More Intense Racing Action from thease Two as Well as all the other Drivers in This Series on Sunday Until Then Good Luck and Keep Racing!
CTCRC Racing For Marshals (Race 1 Results)
After a Brilliant Qualifying Session which saw Samuel Wilson in his Aston Martin V8 Vantage take Victory Over Gary Prebble and Mike Saunders it was Time to see what the CRTC Drivers could get up to and who could take their First Victory in Race 1.
In First Place Taking Victory was (Scott Kirwan) in his Reno Clio 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 58.832 and an Average Speed of 72.98mph. Amazing Drive there Scott A Well Deserved Victory to take First Place.
In Second Place was (Keith Evans) in his Alpha Romeo Alpfasud with a Best Lap Time of 1:03.789 and an Average Speed of 67.70mph. Great Work there Keith Really Pushing Hard and Taking a Well Deserved P2 in the Race. Fantastic Work.
In Third Place was (Nathan Berrisford) in his BMW 1800ti with a Best Lap Time of 1:03.752 and an Average Speed of 67.53mph. Great Work from Nathan To Achieve Third Place and take that Final Step on the Podium Congratulations.
A Really Great First Race for the CTCRC Showcasing some Impressive Machinery and some Really Amazing Drivers in Scott Keith and Nathan All Taking Superb Victories on DAY 1. Good Luck to all of the other Drivers out their your Time Will Come, Keep Racing and Pushing your Team and Yourself to Go Further.
Pickup Truck Championship (Race 1 Results)
Next Up The Pickup Trucks Made their way out onto the Circuit and after Seeing what thease Drivers could do in Qualifying it was Mark Willis who took Pole Position in the Second Fastest Qualifying Category with Matt Simpson in Second Place and Dean Thomas in Third. Who Will be Able to Challenge each of the Top Three?
Lets Find Out
In First Place taking the Race Win and the Fastest Lap was (Dean Thompkins) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.051 and an Average Speed of 81.70mph. Congratulations Dean Really Well Done and a Fantastic Drive thought the entire Race.
In Second Place was (Paul Thompkins) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.402 and an Average Speed of 81.68mph. Superb Job there Paul Working Really Hard and Trying to Stay Close to Dean Most of The Time as Well.
In Third Place was (Matt Simpson) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.519 and an Average Speed of 81.65mph. Really Well Done Matt Fantastic Drive with a Few Sideways Moments and Securing P3 on the Podium.
A Really Exciting First Race for the Pickup Trucks as they Battled it out to see who could take that All Important Victory and become a Race Winner. Huge Congratulations to Dean Paul and Matt for putting on One Hell of a Great Race and to All the other Pickup Truck Drivers who showed their Skills and Racing Passion while Competing. Looking Forward to Sunday and More Track Action from This Lot.
British Truck Racing Championship (Race 1 Results)
Lastly for the Saturday was The British Truck Racing Championship and after a Really Aggressive Qualifying Session it was Time for each Driver to put their Skills to the Test and Battle it out for a Victory.
With Ryan Smith in Pole Position Stuart Oliver in Second and David Jenkins in Third This Race is Going to be One Hell of a Good Race to Witness.
In First Place taking the Victory was (Ryan Smith) in his Mercedes Actros 12000 with a Best Lap Time of 58.945 and an Average Speed of 72.21mph. Congratulations Ryan Really Well Deserved and a Fantastic Victory for Race 1.
In Second Place was (David Jenkins) in his Man TGX 12000 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.159 and an Average Speed of 71.48mph. Amazing Job there David Taking your P3 Position in Qualifying and Turning it into a P2 Finish at the End of the Race Great Drive.
In Third Place was (John Newell) in his Man TGS 12000 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.718 and an Average Speed of 70.64mph. Nice Work John Pushing the Truck Hard and Fending off Martin Gibson to take a Well Deserved Third Place.
Super Racing From the British Truck Racing Championship with Many Side by Side Battles Taking Place thought the Race and Lots of Sideways Action to Round off the Saturday Here at Brands Hatch.
A Big Congratulations to Ryan Smith David Jenkins and John Newell who all Drove Very Well and Showed what a True Championship Like Drive is in one of thease Monstrous Trucks. Well Done to all of the other Truck Racers who also Took Part Hoping to see some New Faces on the Top Step of the Podium Come Sunday.
For Now See You ALL Then!
Towards the end of 1914, early in World War I, disturbing rumours began to circulate that the newest German submarines were capable of a much higher surface speed than British boats, one report giving their speed at about 22 knots. The rumours were sufficiently strong to force serious consideration of the matter by the Admiralty, and at the same time consideration was given to the idea that submarines should have a high enough surface speed to be able to work with the fleet. The reports concerning the speed of the German submarines proved to be spurious, but the idea of a British submarine with a high surface speed gained ground. The immediate result of this concern was the development of the J Class, which were unique with their three shafts. Originally eight boats were planned but this was reduced to six and then increased to seven. As a result of these changes the boats originally intended to be J7 and J8 were renumbered in April 1915 as J3 and J4 respectively.
J7's submerged displacement of 1,760 tons was 60 tons less than that of her sister boats. Her conning tower was located further aft and the gun was mounted in a lower position.
HMS J7 commissioned in the Royal Navy on 15 September 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Commander F.H.D. Byron RN and was allocated to a flotilla based at Blyth, Northumberland.
On 5 November 1917 J7 departed Blyth for her first patrol. Whilst on patrol in the North Sea on 6 March 1918 an enemy submarine was sighted, but J7 was unable to attack and the enemy passed from sight.
The submarine was under refit during April and May 1918 at Walker Naval Yard on the River Tyne. She sailed for patrol on 25 May and evaded a U-boat attack the same day.
On 10 July an enemy submarine was sighted and both vessels dived. Shortly after a sighting was made of an enemy submarine on the surface, going away, J7 surfaced, challenged and opened fire. The enemy dived. An enemy submarine was sighted on 23 July, but J7 was unable to attack and the enemy disappeared.
On 5 October 1918 J7 dived to intercept a reported submarine, but broke off the search without contact.
The boat was at sea when the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918. She returned to Blyth on 15 November. On 19 February 1919 she proceeded to Jarrow.
Following the conclusion of hostilities in World War I, the Admiralty in 1918 presented the six remaining boats of the J Class to the Australian Government - J6 had been sunk in error in 1918 by a British ship. All the submarines commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy at Portsmouth on 25 March 1919, as tenders to the submarine depot ship HMAS Platypus, J7 being the senior boat, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Oswald E. Hallifax DSO RN.
The beam tubes were removed from all six J Class submarines before they sailed for Australia. The tubes were despatched separately to Garden Island. The reasons given for the removal were that the beam tubes were not a success and that increased accommodation was required.
HMS Submarine J7 off the River Tyne prior to sailing for Australia in February, 1919.
On 9 April 1919 Platypus and the submarines, escorted by the light cruiser HMAS Sydney, sailed from Portsmouth for Australia, their first two ports of call being Gibraltar and Valetta.
On the night of 28 April, the night before the vessels arrived at Port Said, J3's starboard main engine shaft snapped. Thus handicapped she could not keep up with the others and consequently on departure for Aden on 30 April, J3 was in tow of Sydney.
The vessels arrived at Aden on 5 May. On the same day the light cruiser HMAS Brisbane, which had left Portsmouth on 17 April, also arrived. On 7 May all the vessels sailed for Colombo. Brisbane took over the tow of J3 while Sydney took J5 in tow as that boat had also developed engine trouble. Three days after arrival at Colombo on 15 May, Brisbane sailed with J5 in tow, taking her all the way to Sydney, where they arrived on 27 June.
J3 was taken in hand at Colombo for repairs. On 31 May Sydney, J1, J2, J4 and J7 sailed for Singapore, followed on 2 June by Platypus and J3. The vessels were reunited at Singapore from where all except Sydney sailed on 18 June. Sydney sailed for Australia a few days later but did not rejoin the other vessels. On 29 June Platypus and the five submarines arrived at Thursday Island, although J7 was three hours late because of trouble with her engine lubricating system. The last call before Sydney was Brisbane, Sydney being reached on 15 July.
Having arrived in poor condition, the submarines were taken in hand at Garden Island Dockyard for refitting. After her refit was completed J7 sailed for the submarine base at Geelong, Victoria.
After uneventful service, little of which was spent at sea, J7 and her five sisters paid off into Reserve at Westernport on 12 July 1922. The boats had become victims of the worsening economic conditions of the time, coupled with their high cost of maintenance.
On 1 November 1929 J7 was sold to Morris and Watt Pty Ltd of South Melbourne. She was towed from Flinders Naval Depot, Crib Point, where she had served as a reserve source of electric power, on 4 December 1929. She was dismantled and the hull sunk in 1930 as a breakwater at the Sandringham Yacht Club, Sandringham, Port Phillip Bay, where it remain
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HELSINKI, Finland (Oct. 7, 2016) Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work takes a photo with the leadership of a Finnish Coast Guard ice-capable patrol craft in Helsinki, Finland, Oct. 7, 2016. (DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee)(Released)
The Morris County is a buffet lounge car capable of seating 28 passengers in comfortable captain's chairs. The spacious windows allow for a picturesque view of the passing scenery. With a full kitchen to treat your guests for a full meal, it is the perfect standalone car for a business meeting, social gathering, or family event. The car features two restrooms, a generator for power, and heat & air conditioning throughout. The Morris County is fully certified by Amtrak, the FRA, and NJ Transit to operate anywhere the rails lead it.
The Morris County was built as a 56-seat coach by Budd in December 1946 for the New York Central. Numbered #2936, the car served on the Empire State Limited through its transfer to Penn Central on February 1, 1968. In 1971, the car was sold to Ross Rowland's High Iron Company, which ran steam-powered excursion trains in the northeast. It was rebuilt into a 28-seat parlor car in 1977 and then leased to the Chessie System for its steam specials from 1977 to 1979. Painted Chessie yellow and numbered Chessie #17, the car was eventually donated to the United Railway Historical Society and stored on the M&E. The Morristown & Erie acquired the car from the URHS in the mid-1980s. The car was renamed the Morris County and repainted into Erie Lackawanna colors. It was upgraded to full Amtrak and FRA standards in the early 2000s and repainted again into colors once worn by the New York Central’s famous 20th Century Limited train. The car underwent a full overhaul in the summer of 2013, which saw the three layers of paint removed to restore the original stainless steel exterior. The interior was completely repainted and refurbished, and many of the car's mechanical features were upgraded to meet modern standards of comfort and operational ease. The Morris County is now owned & operated by the Morristown & Erie Railway and based in Whippany, NJ.
There are a very few models capable to cast a shadow over my beloved iron horse. Alex is one of 'em.
Earlier that day we were participating in a Distinguished Gentlemen Ride event, so all we needed was a role of film, some of that generous sun and a half an hour to fire few shots.
On a technical note, I have surprised myself by developing this in (all interested may as well write down the recipe) Ilford Perceptol 1+3, 20C for 23 minutes with 10 sec agitations each minute.
Film used: Kodak Tri-X 400 exposed at it's nominal value.
Hasselblad 500C/M with Carl Zeiss macro planar CFi f4/120mm with RED FILTER (-3) used.
I was surprised that even digitaltruth had very little data on a combination of Tri-X at 400 ASA and Perceptol, don't ask me how I've calculated this one.
The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine combat aircraft, which was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy. There are three primary versions of the Tornado; the Tornado IDS (Interdictor/Strike) fighter-bomber, the suppression of enemy air defences Tornado ECR (Electronic Combat/Reconnaissance) and the Tornado ADV (Air Defence Variant) interceptor. It is one of the world's most sophisticated and capable interdiction and attack aircraft, with a large payload, long range and high survivability.
Developed and built by Panavia, a tri-national consortium consisting of British Aerospace (then the British Aircraft Corporation), MBB of West Germany, and Alenia Aeronautica of Italy, the Tornado first flew on August 14, 1974, and saw action with the RAF and AMI (Italian Air Force) in the Gulf War. International co-operation continued after its entry into service within the Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment, a tri-nation training and evaluation unit operating from RAF Cottesmore, England. Including all variants, 992 aircraft were built for the three partner nations and Saudi Arabia.
The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine combat aircraft, which was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy. There are three primary versions of the Tornado; the Tornado IDS (Interdictor/Strike) fighter-bomber, the suppression of enemy air defences Tornado ECR (Electronic Combat/Reconnaissance) and the Tornado ADV (Air Defence Variant) interceptor. It is one of the world's most sophisticated and capable interdiction and attack aircraft, with a large payload, long range and high survivability.
Developed and built by Panavia, a tri-national consortium consisting of British Aerospace (then the British Aircraft Corporation), MBB of West Germany, and Alenia Aeronautica of Italy, the Tornado first flew on August 14, 1974, and saw action with the RAF and AMI (Italian Air Force) in the Gulf War. International co-operation continued after its entry into service within the Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment, a tri-nation training and evaluation unit operating from RAF Cottesmore, England. Including all variants, 992 aircraft were built for the three partner nations and Saudi Arabia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_(season)
Definition
Meteorologists generally define four seasons in many climatic areas, winter, spring, summer and autumn (or fall). These are demarcated by the values of their average temperatures on a monthly basis, with each season lasting three months. The three warmest months are by definition summer, the three coldest months are winter, and the intervening gaps are spring and autumn. Spring, when defined in this manner, can start on different dates in different regions. In most of Northern Hemisphere locations, spring occurs during the months of March, April and May[1]. (Summer is June, July, August; Autumn is September, October, November; Winter is December, January, February.) The vast majority of Southern Hemisphere locations will have opposing seasons with spring in September, October and November.[2]
Astronomically, the vernal equinox (usually 20 March in the Northern Hemisphere, and 22 September in the Southern Hemisphere), should be the middle of spring (based on the angle of the sun and insolation) and the summer solstice (usually 21 June in the Northern Hemisphere and 21 December in the Southern Hemisphere) should be mid-summer (because the sun is at its highest) but daytime temperatures lag behind insolation by several weeks because the earth and sea have thermal latency and take time to warm up.
Some cultures, such as those who devised the Celtic and East Asian calendars, call the spring equinox mid-spring, but others (especially in the USA and sometimes in England) regard it as the "first day of spring". For most temperate regions, signs of spring appear long before the middle of March, but the folklore of 21 March being the "first day of spring" persists, and 21 June as the "first day of summer" is common in the USA. In South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, spring begins on 1 September, and has no relation to the vernal equinox.[3]
In East Asian Solar term, spring begins on 4 February and ends on 5 May. Similarly, according to the Celtic tradition, which is based solely on daylight and the strength of the noon sun, spring begins in early February (near Imbolc or Candlemas) and continues until early May (Beltane).
The phenological definition of spring relates to indicators, the blossoming of a range of plant species, and the activities of animals, or the special smell of soil that has reached the temperature for micro flora to flourish. It therefore varies according to the climate and according to the specific weather of a particular year.
Events
In spring, the axis of the Earth is increasing its tilt toward the Sun and the length of daylight rapidly increases for the relevant hemisphere. The hemisphere begins to warm significantly causing new plant growth to "spring forth," giving the season its name. Snow, if a normal part of winter, begins to melt, and streams swell with runoff. Frosts, if a normal part of winter, become less severe. Temperate climates have no snow and rare frosts, the air and ground temperature increases more rapidly. Many flowering plants bloom this time of year, in a long succession sometimes beginning even if snow is still on the ground, continuing into early summer. In normally snowless areas "spring" may begin as early as February (Northern Hemisphere) heralded by the blooming of deciduous magnolias, cherries, and quince, or August (Southern Hemisphere) in the same way. Subtropical and tropical areas have climates better described in terms of other seasons, e.g. dry or wet, or monsoonal, or cyclonic. Often the cultures have locally defined names for seasons which have little equivalence to the terms originating in Europe. Many temperate areas have a dry spring, and wet autumn (fall), which brings about flowering in this season more consistent with the need for water as well as warmth. Subarctic areas may not experience "spring" at all until May or even June, or December in the outer Antarctic.
While spring is a result of the warmth caused by the turning of the Earth's axis, the weather in many parts of the world is overlain by events which appear very erratic taken on a year-to-year basis. The rainfall in spring (or any season) follows trends more related to longer cycles or events created by ocean currents and ocean temperatures. Good and well-researched examples are the El Niño effect and the Southern Oscillation Index.
Unstable weather may more often occur during spring, when warm air begins on occasions to invade from lower latitudes, while cold air is still pushing on occasions from the Polar regions. Flooding is also most common in and near mountainous areas during this time of year because of snowmelt, accelerated by warm rains. In the United States, Tornado Alley is most active this time of year, especially since the Rocky Mountains prevent the surging hot and cold air masses from spreading eastward and instead force them into direct conflict. Besides tornadoes, supercell thunderstorms can also produce dangerously large hail and very high winds, for which a severe thunderstorm warning or tornado warning is usually issued. Even more so than in winter, the jet streams play an important role in unstable and severe weather in the springtime in the Northern Hemisphere.
In recent decades season creep has been observed, which means that many phenological signs of spring are occurring earlier in many regions by a couple of days per decade.
Spring is seen as a time of growth, renewal, of new life (both plant and animal) being born. The term is also used more generally as a metaphor for the start of better times, as in the Prague Spring. Spring in the Southern Hemisphere is different in several significant ways to that of the Northern Hemisphere. This is because: there is no land bridge between Southern Hemisphere countries and the Antarctic zone capable of bringing in cold air without the temperature-mitigating effects of extensive tracts of water; the vastly greater amount of ocean in the Southern Hemisphere at all latitudes; at this time in Earth's geologic history the Earth has an orbit which brings it in closer to the Southern Hemisphere for its warmer seasons; there is a circumpolar flow of air (the roaring 40s and 50s) uninterrupted by large land masses; no equivalent jet streams; and the peculiarities of the reversing ocean currents in the Pacific.
Taken in Pensacola, Florida, USA at the National Museum of Naval Aviation. The F7C was a carrier-capable biplane fighter aircraft of the US Marine Corps in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Deciding on a winner. Judges vote on the 2023 Spark Tank contestants after their presentations.
Accelerated Development of Multi-Capable Airmen/Guardians
Maj. Caitlin Harris, 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
Air Education and Training Command
The Special Warfare prototype project will provide linkages between human systems and operational tasks across a spectrum of skillsets that will accelerate training, learning, and retention while developing Airmen/Guardians in multiple competencies. This aggressive modernized training focuses on training the Airmen and Guardians in an efficient and dynamic way, preparing them for wartime situations requiring them to step outside their occupational specialty and operate as expert multi-disciplinarians.
Advanced Maintenance and Troubleshooting System
Master Sgt. Aaron Cordroch, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida
Air Force Special Operations Command
Imagine a world where we leverage cyber threat and intrusion/anomalies hardware detection and diagnostic mapping tools to take a snapshot of clean data and systems to build a picture of maintenance issues that can be monitored for changes.
Infrastructure in an Augmented Reality World
Tech. Sgt. Sarah Hubert and Tech. Sgt. Raymond Zgoda, 353rd Special Operations Wing and 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan
Pacific Air Forces
Realizing the potential of augmented reality enables precise determination of what and where our underground infrastructure is located without digging it up. Scanning installations and using Augmented Reality drastically reduces resources to repair after attack or natural disaster.
Project Kinetic Cargo Sustainment
Capt. Andrew Armor, Master Sgt. Brandon Allensworth, Master Sgt.
Peter Salinas, Master Sgt. Jet Nesle and Tech. Sgt. Justin Sprinkel, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
Pacific Air Forces
Dramatically accelerate mobility cargo processing capacity and throughput by means of operating outside of analog mobility processes and tools for port operations.
Real-Time Asset Management System
Michael Dolan, Space Base Delta 3, Los Angeles AFB, California
Space Systems Command
Imagine leaders and employees optimizing office space, minimizing modernization construction costs and enable tracking and evolution continuity of every location and asset from unclassified to Special Access Programs. This Space Management tool provides real-time assessment and data mining capability for every square foot of buildings and every office space to include IT configurations down to the chip level.
Project Oregon Trail
Staff Sgt. Michael Sturtevant, 353th Special Operations Support Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
Air Force Special Operations Command
Reimagined and reduced Time-Phased Force and Deployment Data are afforded because there are smaller, lighter, and faster-to-deploy mechanisms to move cargo and equipment wherever needed, on the spot without the need for pallet jacks or forklifts.
Photo by Mike Tsukamoto/Air & Space Forces Magazine
Kori Bustards (Ardeotis kori struthiunculus) – the "Somali kori" distributed in Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania...
The Kori bustard is the largest flying bird native to Africa....the male kori bustard may be the heaviest living animal capable of flight.
Ground-dwelling bird; an opportunistic omnivore
Image taken in Selenkay Conservancy, Amboseli, Southern Kenya
Capable of loading 5,000 Tonnes per hr.. & a nice place to be in the air conditioning....John Needham Operating ,Carman Dave on the phone to the loco driver & Humph ( Paul O'Donald )having a look at production going by, Those days Mark Simons was the Train load Out Production Foreman,, To keep us all in line & achieve maximum production & his brother jeffery simons who was Foreman in the Railway side & now lives in Elmore which is close to Tongala..
The ''Typhoon FGR4'' provides the RAF with a highly capable and extremely agile multi-role combat aircraft, capable of being deployed in the full spectrum of air operations, including air policing, peace support and high intensity conflict.
Initially deployed in the air-to-air role as the ''Typhoon 'F2'', the aircraft now has a potent and precise multirole capability.
The pilot can carry out many functions by voice command or through a hands-on stick and throttle system. Combined with an advanced cockpit and the HEA (Helmet equipment assembly) the pilot is superbly equipped for all aspects of air operations.
Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain formally agreed to start development of the aircraft in 1988 with contracts for a first batch of 148 aircraft â of which 53 were for the RAF â signed ten years later. Deliveries to the RAF started in 2003 to 17(R) Sqn who were based at BAE Systems Warton Aerodrome in Lancashire (alongside the factory where the aircraft were assembled) while detailed development and testing of the aircraft was carried out. Formal activation of the first ''Typhoon'' Squadron at RAF Coningsby occurred on the 1st Jul 2005.
The aircraft took over responsibility for UK QRA on 29 Jun 2007 and was formally declared as an advanced Air Defence platform on 1 Jan 2008.
WHEELER MEMORIAL LIBRARY LATE 1800's-1991
The Wheeler School originated in the mind of Miss Sarah J. Wheeler, an energetic, capable and loving woman who was known as "Miss Jennie." Every town has its wealthy and influential families and the Wheelers were the leading lights of North Stonington in the late 1800's. Major Dudley R. Wheeler, father of Miss Jennie, well thought of by his fellow villagers, had six children, but this story need only be concerned with three of them. These three were Henry Dwight Wheeler, the oldest child, Miss Jennie Wheeler, and Edgar the youngest. In 1888, Major Dudley and his son Edgar both died. Major Wheeler was 92, but Edgar was only 44, and his death was a big shock to the community as well as to Miss Jennie and her brother Dwight. Edgar had often expressed his wish that the village have a school which offered chances for higher education than that received in the town's public schools, and Miss Jennie determined to carry out the wishes of her brother as a memorial to him. She founded the Edgar H. Wheeler School. The school moved from one village building to another as it grew in size. In the early days, residents of North Stonington paid 50 cents a semester to attend school. Out of town students boarded with families in the village. They paid $8 a semester. by 1911, the out of town students were being charged $400 a year, which included room and board. Miss Jennie funded the school from her own pocket until her death in 1898, ten years after her father's and brother Edgar's death.
After Miss Jennie's death, Dwight decided to turn the school into a memorial for the entire Wheeler family. He took over the support of the school, created a library, and changed the name to Wheeler School and Library. In 1901, the building we are in was erected, with two life-size marble lions out front. This floor was the public library and the lower floors housed the school rooms. Students continued to board in nearby homes, used as dormitories. Dwight Wheeler was very shy, the result of an accident that left him disabled. He was said to be extremely clean, a man who would not read a paper that someone else had already read, and would not touch dirty dollar bills.
When the building was erected, Mr Wheeler gave 3500 books from his own collection for the library. The library was from the start for the use of the students and the residents of the town.Designed by New York architect Francis H. Kimball, the Library features two marble lions at its pillared entrance and beautiful woodwork and furnishings on the interior.
The school grew in popularity in the early part of this century, and accepted students from many states. It remained free for residents. If your family is from North Stonington, your grandparents may have attended the school when it was in this building.
Today, The library remains financially supported primarily by money Mr. Wheeler left at his death.
A renovation in 1991 enhanced the interior configuration of the building and allowed for expansion into the basement level.
THE HISTORY IS USED WITH PERMISSION.
COPYRIGHT BY THE WHEELER MEMORIAL LIBRARY.
Design from the Ceiling Boss in the Cook Street Gateway, Coventry.
Coventry first began using its well known elephant and castle arms in the 13th century.
The elephant's origins are curious and in Coventry it is used purely as a symbol of strength. It was believed that the elephant was the strongest beast in the world and it was capable of carrying a castle on its back. Therefore the elephant and castle became a double symbol of strength.
From medieval times, a cross stood at the southern end of Cross Cheaping, where it met Broadgate.
In the 1930s it was proposed to build a replica of the 1544 cross, but work did not begin until the 1960s. The modern cross — made by sculptor George Wagstaffe — was finally unveiled in 1976, 100 metres from the original position. Based on its medieval precursor, it had four tiers and was surrounded by a flight of four steps. It was temporarily removed from that site in 2019.
The newly re-built Coventry Cross was officially unveiled on Thursday 13 July 2023. The cross is based on the 1976 replica of the 16th century monument, and links the history of Coventry to King Henry VI, when it served as an important market town in the medieval era.
The cross has been rebuilt with several new features. It showcases stained glass windows which tell the history of the medieval cross in Coventry and King Henry VI.
It stands 60 feet tall and features 33 statues of animals, angels, saints and kings; and has the original crown from the 1976 cross placed at the top.
The first row is of Kings – Henry VI, John, Edward I, Henry II, Richard I and Henry IV. On the second row St. George, Edward III, St. John, St. Michael, Christ and Henry III, with boys holding pennons. On the second, saints and monks – St. Christopher, St. Peter, St. James the Less, 3 monks (a Benedictine, a Whitefriar and a Greyfriar) also there is a lion, bull, greyhound and dragon with pennons. The final lantern included 6 angels.
The monument also includes a new 3D-printed sculpture of King Henry VI, which was manufactured locally by HPL. It is accurate to the original sculpture of King Henry VI, which is now on display in the Herbert Museum.
190309-N-HG258-1002 IRVING, Texas (March 9, 2019) Musician 1st Class Danny Stewart of Laceyville, Pennsylvania, bass instrumentalist for the U.S. Navy Band Country Current, performs at the 35th Annual Texas Steel Guitar Jamboree in Irving Texas. The Navy Band performs all across the country providing an opportunity for communities to connect with Sailors and going where ships can’t go to forge strong and capable partnerships for a stronger America. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Musician Stephen Hassay/Released)