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Today in Georgetown, TX, the EAA was flying their B-17 out of the local airport. I just happened to see it as I was out trying to get some landscapes, but this looked way more interesting. This is a shot of the propeller on engine #1 I believe.
You can see more of their beautiful plane at their website.
A refold of my older design, Stacked Propellers Tessellation. There is a similar pattern designed by Ilan Garibi, called Bagan or Pagodas.
I saw this fenced propeller while walking to the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool, England, but had no idea what it was or why it would be there. Approaching it, I saw a sign that identified it as one of the propellers from the RMS Lusitania. I was mesmerized by what I saw, and spent about 5 minutes beside it. I don't think that anyone else came by to see it during the time that I was there.
A sign beside the propeller reads as follows:
"This propeller was one of four from the Liverpool based passenger liner RMS Lusitania (1907). She sailed between Liverpool and New York until she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-20 on 7 May 1915 with the loss of 1,201 lives. Lusitania and her sister ship Mauretania were owned by Liverpool's Cunard Line and carried passengers and mail on regular services to the USA. Lusitania held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic by a passenger vessel, making the journey in under 4.5 days. This propeller was fitted in 1909 to improve her speed*.
Lusitania continued her transatlantic run after the outbreak of World War I until she was torpedoed and sank in under twenty minutes, off the coast of southern Ireland. People were outraged by the deliberate targeting of a passenger ship and Lusitania's fate still causes controversy today."
*Lusitania originally had three-bladed propellers, per the sign.
The following information appears on the website of the nearby Merseyside Maritime Museum:
"This 15 ton, four-bladed propeller is one of four which drove the Cunard liner Lusitania across the Atlantic on her tragic final voyage in May 1915. It was the most complete of the three salvaged from the wreck off Southern Ireland in 1982 and was purchased by the Merseyside Maritime Museum in 1989. The propeller has been displayed on the museum’s historic quaysides ever since. Each year on 7 May, the anniversary of the sinking of the ship by the German submarine U-20**, a service of commemoration is held at the propeller for the 1200 victims of this incident."
**I've read elsewhere that the U-20 was used to sink 36 other ships. In 1916, it went aground after sustaining engine damage, and was destroyed by its crew.
2-9-2021 - Specialist Aviation Services, McDonnell Douglas MD-902 Explorer.
On loan to the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance. Usually in service with the Cornwall Air Ambulance Service.
It has since been de-registered and transferred to an operator in Belgium - OO-CWL as of April 2024.
Info:
The aircraft was built in 2008.
Previous I.D's - N902FN & G-CIGX
C/n - 900-00124
1945 Spitfire PR XIX PM651
(Photo Reconnaissance Aircraft)
Displayed by RAF Cosford Museum in Millennium Place Coventry.
19th June 2022
This shows one of the four bladed propellers of the Mauretania, manufactured by Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company Limited (as can be seen on one of the blades to the right).
The Mauretania was built by the shipbuilders Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd, at the Wallsend shipyard and was one of the most famous ships ever built on Tyneside
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North American Harvard.
The North American Harvard is an American single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used for decades to train pilots all over the world.
About the model:
My model represents one of the 61 Harvards delivered to Denmark, No. 324, which today is displayed at the vintage museum Egeskov Castle.
My older A6M Zero had many similarities with my new Harvard, so I`ve used some of the fuselage from the Zero as base for the Harvard, but not much remain the same, so even though the cowling parts may look the same, the underlying construction is changed to make it more sturdy and to make the propeller spin. Wings are designed with the correct dihedral angle by use of simple hinges, and the use of ”finger”-type hinges to lock the angle.
The color scheme chosen is for the Harvard mk.IIB delivered from RAF in dark green and brown camouflage and yellow underside, this was kept on the Danish aircrafts and the RAF markings were changed to the Danish red/white markings.
About the RDAF North American Harvard:
The Harvard is a 2-seater training aircraft that went into production in 1938 for delivery to the U.S. Army Air Force as a modern training aircraft.
During World War II, when the Harvard made its final breakthrough, more than 14,000 Harvards were built, of which approx. 1,800 were manufactured at Noorduyn Aviation Company in Canada.
The original US designation for the aircraft was TEXAN, but during the many deliveries to Canada and England the aircraft was called Harvard. After the war, the many remaining Harvards were delivered to about 50 different countries as training aircrafts.
In 1946, 26 Harvard mk.IIB aircraft were purchased from the RAF for the reconstruction of the Danish Air Force. Also in 1946 another 10 mk.IIA and mk.III was bought from South Africa, mainly for spares. In 1949 another 5 Harvard IIBs were purchased from the U.S. And furthermore 20 TEXAN T-6D was delivered in 1950 as a weapons aid from the United States. The Harvard was in Danish service until 1959 - 1961, when the planes were phased out.
Two of the Danish Harvards are on display at two different museums, No 324 at vintage museum Egeskov Castle and No 309 at Danmarks Flymuseum in Stauning.
Specifications:
Crew: 2
Dimensions:
wingspan 12,81m
length 8,84m
weight empty 1886kg
weight full 2540kg
Powerplant:
550 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1
Performance:
cruise speed 272km/h
max speed 331km/h
service ceiling 6550m
Propeller wasn't even conceived at first as I had already a design using propellers (Doll Copter, though I doubt I'll ever build her as it's too big), but this month the Flickr Lego community was filled with a lot of those ballon petal parts, due to several challenges as I discovered later. But back then I thought it was some kind of tendency and I wanted to join, so I came with the idea of using them as a ribbon. It was too gappy and simple though, but suddenly I thought of putting airscrews inside. From there, the build was very straight foward.
I really love when I got this kind of "sudden builds" right =D
Say what you will about Google, the company's image recognition capabilities are astonishingly good. All I had to do to identify this church was capture the image with the Google app. Google did the rest in the blink of an eye and returned with the correct result.
Google probably has nefarious motives for giving us this "free" service. For all we know, Google's campaign for world domination is advancing one 70-year-old slide at a time.
Be that as it may, had I tried to identify the church by comparing it with photos of churches in the location where I thought the photo was taken, I'd have come up with nothing. Since the slide was with photos I knew were taken in Chile, I assumed this image was too.
How wrong I was! The scene here is in Panama City, very far from the Chilean Lake District. The only way I can explain my mother's presence there is that she had a layover in Panama City on a trip between the US and South America. In the propliner era, aircraft had shorter ranges. Panama was a logical waypoint.
As a boy I enjoyed visits to the airport at Panama City because of the many different airlines that called there and the abundance of propeller planes at a time when jets were replacing them in the US.
Getting back to the image, the structure is the Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, known in Spanish under the much more poetic name of la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen.
This is a very rare case when scaffolding was on a church not in connection with repairs or restoration but with its construction.
Here's a piece about the church in Spanish. A translation in fluent Google-Translate English follows.
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Las iglesias suelen verse cómo un monumento arquitectónico, un arte digno de admirar por todos. De hecho, son parte de las construcciones más prestigiosas y profundas que existen alrededor del mundo.
En Panamá, este tipo de arte suele ser bastante predominante gracias a lo que enmarca, “la religión”. Cabe resaltar, que la primera iglesia más famosa, es la catedral, y que luego de ella le sigue la iglesia “Nuestra Señora del Carmen”.
Antigüedad de la iglesia Nuestra Señora del Carmen
A pesar de que dicho monumento lleva años e incluso décadas de haberse construido; hasta el sol de hoy, la iglesia permanece bastante activa, e incluso, puede apoyarse mediante una página web, en la cual se tienen definidos los horarios de las misas.
Por otra parte, cómo es de entenderse, el nombre de la iglesia viene a partir de la veneración a la Virgen María, conocida también en Panamá cómo “Nuestra Señora del Carmelo” o “Nuestra Señora del Carmen”. Hace varias décadas, específicamente la de los 40, existía una especie de culto en honor a esta Virgen; ellos se llamaban “La Congregación de los Carmelitas”. Se podría decir que allí comenzó todo; sin embargo, no fue, sino en los años 1947, que comenzó la creación de esta gran estructura religiosa.
Para el 7 de julio de ese año, se dio un primer paso, colocar la piedra que daría inicio a eternos años de avivamiento de este culto. Este acto fue llevado a cabo por el arzobispo Francisco Beckman.
En los años 1951, el día 16, se inauguró esta iglesia como obra de arte en Panamá; y en el 1953 se bendijo, para que tuviese una visión a futuro, teniendo en la actualidad, los frutos de esa cosecha.
Ahora bien, toda la totalidad de la construcción acabó en el 1955, cuando realizaron dos puertas enormes que tienen forma de torres.
Día especial de la iglesia
Así como en todo país, en Panamá también existen tradiciones, y una de las más importantes es la celebración de la Virgen del Carmen. Para este día, los habitantes y los turistas hacen fiestas y actividades llamativas, dejando todas las calles imposibles de transitar, debido a la aglomeración de personas.
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Pero, ahora bien, lo más importante de esta fecha, la cual se trata del 16 de julio, es que veneran a la Virgen María con misas y actividades que se ejecutan, nada más y nada menos que en la iglesia monumental de Panamá.
Un dato curioso es que Panamá, por el mes de julio, se llena de muchos turistas, quienes resultan ser totalmente fieles a esta tradición religiosa.
-----------------------------------------Churches are often seen as an architectural monument, an art worthy of admiration by all. In fact, they are part of the most prestigious and profound constructions that exist around the world.
In Panama, this type of art is usually quite predominant thanks to its association with religion. It should be noted that the first most famous church is the cathedral, and that after it is followed by the church "Nuestra Señora del Carmen".
Antiquity of the church Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Despite the fact that said monument has been standing for years and even decades, the church remains quite active.
The name of the church comes from the veneration of the Virgin Mary, also known in Panama as "Our Lady of Carmel" or "Our Lady of Mount Carmel". Several decades ago, specifically that of the 40s, there was a kind of cult in honor of this Virgin; they called themselves “The Congregation of Carmelites”. It could be said that it all began there; however, it was not until 1947 that the creation of this great religious structure began.
On July 7 of that year, a first step was taken, laying the stone that would start eternal years of revival of this cult. This act was carried out by Archbishop Francisco Beckman.
In the years 1951, on the 16th, this church was inaugurated as a work of art in Panama; and in 1953 it was blessed, so that it would have a vision of the future, currently having the fruits of that harvest.
Now, the entirety of the construction ended in 1955, when they made two huge gates that are shaped like towers.
As in every country, in Panama there are also traditions, and one of the most important is the celebration of the Virgen del Carmen. For this day, the inhabitants and tourists make parties and showy activities, leaving all the streets impossible to travel, due to the agglomeration of people.
But, now, the most important thing about this date, which is July 16, is that they venerate the Virgin Mary with masses and activities that take place, nothing more and nothing less than in the monumental church of Panama.
A curious fact is that Panama, during the month of July, is filled with many tourists, who turn out to be totally faithful to this religious tradition.
panamatramites.com/iglesia-nuestra-senora-del-carmen-en-p...
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This 15 ton, four-bladed propeller is one of four which drove the Cunard liner Lusitania across the Atlantic on her tragic final voyage in May 1915.
It was the most complete of the three salvaged from the wreck off Southern Ireland in 1982 and was purchased by the Merseyside Maritime Museum in 1989. The propeller has been displayed on the museum’s historic quaysides ever since.
Each year on 7 May, the anniversary of the sinking of the ship by the German submarine U-20, a service of commemoration is held at the propeller for the 1191 victims of this incident.
A geranium flower unfurls in the rain...
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Douglas DC-3, C-47, Dakota, a flying legend.
The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s/1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It is a low-wing metal monoplane with conventional landing gear, powered by two radial piston engines of 1,000–1,200 hp (750–890 kW). (Although most DC-3s flying today use Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engines, many DC-3s built for civil service originally had the Wright R-1820 Cyclone. The DC-3 has a cruise speed of 207 mph (333 km/h), a capacity of 21 to 32 passengers or 6,000 lbs (2,700 kg) of cargo, and a range of 1,500 mi (2,400 km), and can operate from short runways.
From Wikipedia, the free encylopedia
About the model:
Following my Catalina model it came natural to build my DC-3 to the same scale, 1:72.
The model is my LEGO representation of the last airworthy DC-3 / C-47 in Denmark, belonging to the non-profit association DC-3 Vennerne (Danish Dakota Friends).
It wasn't particular difficult to build, but still had a few challenges, and it follows many of the same techniques used for my other models, e.g. the wing dihedral is made in the same way as my N.A.Harvard, with a basic hinge on top of the wing-panel, and a finger hinge on the lower side, that isn't fully interlocked and prevent the outer wing-panels from ”falling” down. For the leading edge de-icer panels, the new curved 1x1 brick came in very handy. The most difficult part was getting the nose-profile right, but I'm very happy how it came out!
As always, comments and critisism are more than welcome!
Came across this ship propeller in Malmo and from the right angle reminded me of a 50's B-Film of a Martian invasion.
Douglas DC-3, C-47, Dakota, a flying legend.
The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s/1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It is a low-wing metal monoplane with conventional landing gear, powered by two radial piston engines of 1,000–1,200 hp (750–890 kW). (Although most DC-3s flying today use Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engines, many DC-3s built for civil service originally had the Wright R-1820 Cyclone. The DC-3 has a cruise speed of 207 mph (333 km/h), a capacity of 21 to 32 passengers or 6,000 lbs (2,700 kg) of cargo, and a range of 1,500 mi (2,400 km), and can operate from short runways.
From Wikipedia, the free encylopedia
About the model:
Following my Catalina model it came natural to build my DC-3 to the same scale, 1:72.
The model is my LEGO representation of the last airworthy DC-3 / C-47 in Denmark, belonging to the non-profit association DC-3 Vennerne (Danish Dakota Friends).
It wasn't particular difficult to build, but still had a few challenges, and it follows many of the same techniques used for my other models, e.g. the wing dihedral is made in the same way as my N.A.Harvard, with a basic hinge on top of the wing-panel, and a finger hinge on the lower side, that isn't fully interlocked and prevent the outer wing-panels from ”falling” down. For the leading edge de-icer panels, the new curved 1x1 brick came in very handy. The most difficult part was getting the nose-profile right, but I'm very happy how it came out!
As always, comments and critisism are more than welcome!