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What: DFW Scrum User Group Meeting
When: TUE June 16 6:30PM-8:30PM CT (food provided)
Where: Improving Enterprises, Dallas, TX
How: Register Now
Cost: $ZERO (your time)
We are happy to announce the next DFW Scrum. We will holding this session on TUE June 16, 2009 at 6:30PM CT. Improving Enterprises has offered to host this event for us. After reviewing the topics that you wish to discuss and suggestions from the team meeting last month our topic will revolve around “Scrum Group Therapy”.
This will be a more informal meeting with a mixture of experience. So come with your issues or problems that faces you, your team, or your organization. We will band together and bounce ideas and suggestions around the group. We have planned to set our meeting dates to the 3rd TUE of each month to assist you in your planning efforts.
We welcome all roles (Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Scrum Team Members, and Stakeholders).
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Aviation Museum in Krakow.
The German DFW C.V was a two seat scout biplane, of an all wooden construction. It was created by Karl Saberski - Mussigbrodt in 1916 at the DFW Works in Leipzig as the development of the earlier, DFW D I construction. The DFW aircraft, characterised with stability and durability, were equal in performance to fighters. The stiff and light construction of the fuselage was achieved thanks to the use of the multi coated stressed skin, made of the fabric reinforced veneer strips; also, the boards and the bottom were made of the glued veneer - it allowed to resign from the deficit plywood. The aerodynamically refined fuselage housed the Bz IV Benz, or the compression ratio upgraded Bz IVa Benz engines, which allowed the aircraft to operate at 5000 metres altitude, remaining beyond a reach of a fighter.
The DFW aircraft were produced in the years 1916 - 1918, at the mother works as well as on licence at the Aviatik Works, the LVG Works, and the Halberstadt Works. The total number of the aircraft built is not known, however the estimative data mention some 3250 aircraft. The DFW C.V's were used for reconnaissance, observation, liaison and photo intelligence. They flew on the Western front, in Italy, Macedonia, Palestine and on the Eastern front. Everywhere, they were praised as excellent machines. By the end of the war, they were used as school aircraft. After the end of the hostilities, some saved machines were handed over to the civil company - Deutsche-Luft-Rederei. In Poland, after regaining independence, about 63 captured or bought aircraft were utilised. Because of the flight characteristics, they had a good reputation among Polish pilots, however the upgraded compression ratio engines were troublesome. During the Polish - Bolshevik War, the aircraft were used for combat missions. Apart from being in service with the flights, they flew also at the Higher Officers School in Poznań and the Aviation Observers Officers School in Toruń. As school aircraft they flew until 1923.
The displayed, 17077/17 aircraft is the only one saved. It was produced in 1917, at the Aviatik Works. A destroyed fuselage without wings was restored in Krakow in the years 1998 - 1999. The original multi layers fuselage construction was recreated and the aircraft was brought back to its original outlook, received in 1918 after the last war overhaul at the Bork & Mark Workshops.
The tail section of DFW C.V, German reconnaissance aircraft used in World War I. This aircraft, on exhibition in Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków, was produced in 1917 and is the only one saved.
The DFW C.V series of biplane aircraft was of German design in World War 1. The system was particularly noted for its good handling characteristics, power derived from its Benz engine and strong dogfighting capabilities even when matched against the best aircraft fielded by the West. Primarily fielded as a reconnaissance aircraft the C.V was in actuality a multipurpose platform capable of handling most sorties of the day. In the end, the DFW C.V was produced to the tune of some 3,250 aircraft under the banners of DFW, Aviatik and Halberstadt among others.
Design of the DFW C.V was highly conventional for biplanes of the time. As the system saw service from 1916 through 1918, it is surprising to think of a World War 1 aircraft design lasting as long as the C.V did considering the day-to-day technological developments of the day. Seating was tandem with the pilot in front of the observer/gunner - which was in contrast to earlier reconnaissance types which fielded the observer/gunner in front of the pilot.
One of the more interesting design characteristics of the C.V (and other World War 1 aircraft) was the tall chimney-type exhaust tower for the engine. One can only think that such a structure did not endear itself well to pilots in a dogfight, considering the engine and chimney assembly sat in front of the pilot. Wings were of standard fair, though not staggered but the lower assembly shorter than the upper. Construction was mostly of wood covered in fabric though some metal was used in the tail section. Armament of the C.V consisted of a single 7.92mm Spandau type MG08/15 synchronized machine gun in a fixed-forward position operated by the pilot and a single 7.92mm Parabellum type MG14 machine gun in the rear cockpit operated by the observer/gunner. Up to 100 kilograms of external stores could also be utilized when in the strike role. It should be noted that the C.V utilized some impressive aerodynamic designing in its fuselage.
In combat, the C.V proved to be an ace-maker especially when coupled with the impressive Benz series engines. Speed and handling were reportedly quite good and made even better in experienced hands. The C.VI appeared in single example form as an improved C.V model but this never materialized into a full production run. The C.V went on to see life after the conflict for a time and ultimately saw service with Estonia, Finland, Poland and the Ottoman Empire to name a few.
In Poland, after regaining independence, about 63 captured or bought aircraft were utilised. Because of the flight characteristics, they had a good reputation among Polish pilots, however the upgraded compression ratio engines were troublesome. During the Polish - Bolshevik War, the aircraft were used for combat missions. Apart from being in service with the flights, they flew also at the Higher Officers School in Poznań and the Aviation Observers Officers School in Toruń. As school aircraft they flew until 1923.
The displayed, 17077/17 aircraft is the only one saved. It was produced in 1917, at the Aviatik Works. A destroyed fuselage without wings was restored in Krakow in the years 1998 - 1999. The original multi layers fuselage construction was recreated and the aircraft was brought back to its original outlook, received in 1918 after the last war overhaul at the Bork & Mark Workshops.
source: www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=606
Took some plane spotting photos during a party boat outing on Lake Grapevine.. Never worked out just right with the storm clouds but oh well.. fun spot.
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What: DFW Scrum User Group Meeting
When: TUE June 16 6:30PM-8:30PM CT (food provided)
Where: Improving Enterprises, Dallas, TX
How: Register Now
Cost: $ZERO (your time)
We are happy to announce the next DFW Scrum. We will holding this session on TUE June 16, 2009 at 6:30PM CT. Improving Enterprises has offered to host this event for us. After reviewing the topics that you wish to discuss and suggestions from the team meeting last month our topic will revolve around “Scrum Group Therapy”.
This will be a more informal meeting with a mixture of experience. So come with your issues or problems that faces you, your team, or your organization. We will band together and bounce ideas and suggestions around the group. We have planned to set our meeting dates to the 3rd TUE of each month to assist you in your planning efforts.
We welcome all roles (Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Scrum Team Members, and Stakeholders).
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For $1.25 per person, you can go from downtown Fort Worth to DFW Terminal D (international departures) in about an hour: TRE Train to CentrePort, shuttle bus to Remote Parking South, shuttle bus to Terminal D.
Big trip coming up in a couple of weeks...
I really like this camera!
Airplane photo taken from Founder’s Plaza at DFW Airport. For additional photos see: DFW Airport Airplane Photos - April 2014.
Photo (cc). If using photo, please credit: Photo courtesy Grant Wickes.
In picture:
Photo taken with Canon 7D using 70-200L IS lens with 1.4 extender.
Picture by Grant Wickes principal of Wickpoint Management Services and VP Marketing System ID.
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