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Only two UAVs of this design were build, Hugin and Mugin which were only used on the last mission of the Lighthouse War. After both Raven´s were shot down, the two ADF-11s split from their main airframes, extended their forward swept wings making them extremely maneuverable, fast and deadly although they were only armed with a single Pulse cannon and had virtually no armor whatsoever.
In the end, Trigger (the game Protagonist) is able to defeat these two drones and finally end the conflict.
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It's like an E15K but with a nicer canopy. The outboard floats also retract inwards towards the fuselage, you can't see them from this angle. Deliberately. They're pretty ugly.
Just a few inches from my lens, this female squirrel posed like a pro. An EXTREME close up! I had my Canon SX60 so I expected to use it's zoom, but when she came up so close I retracted it. With snow covering the ground this morning she was doubly grateful for the shelled pecans.
The gear, not the statement. Fifi taking off at Airventure 2012.
I still like the pure black background best.
Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp ................ with sting of a bee in its body
Gemeine Wespe .............. mit Stachel einer Biene im Körper
Almindelig Gedehams ... med brod af en bi i kroppen
Second to the Bee Wolf flying a Honey Bee to its nest, this is my favourite 2015 photo so far. It looks not that spectacular, but it was a surprise and is probably an unique documentation.
Already at school I learned that bees die after stinging a person or another mammal because the barbed sting can't be retracted from the elastic skin, whereas insects can be stung repeatedly.
Here is shown that the second case is not always true, the stinging aparatus is torn out of the bee's abdomen. Surprisingly the wasp was still able to fly.
I could not find any other cases in the internet, so please tell me if you have information on the subject.
Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s
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PLEASE, NO AWARDS, no Copy and Paste Comments and no group icons like "your wonderful photo was seen in group xyz". They will all be deleted sooner or later.
BITTE KEINE AWARDS, kopierte Kommentare oder diese Gruppen-Icons wie "Ich habe Dein wunderbares Bild in Gruppe xyz gesehen". Die lösche ich früher oder später.
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Pie in the sky (and Mango, Kulula, Com, SAA, Safair and Nationwide...oops, retract the last one - they will not bomb Capetonian runways with engines again, now or evermore...)
I got this thing, I suppose, about 2 decades ago. You never know when the one you're using is going to break, so it's always a good idea to have a spare lying around. Retired now, so it's not really necessary. For the record: This is so SOOC, I can't even.
The underside of the falcon is not much to look at but it’s better than the most recent official model IMO. The landing gear is retractable (seen here closed) and has doors which (mostly) cover them up when retracted. The design incorporates a lock mechanism so every time they are put down/up a technic holder must be removed before they can move (I’ve added a notes to indicate where the locks are)
UPDATE on 5 March 2023 on right shoulder injury from my bad trip and fall on 12 September 2022. The subscapularis tendon is completely torn and retracted. With the supraspinous tendon there is a full-thickness tear, with the modiul (?) tendon retracted 17 mm, and moderate fluid within the cleft. Not good news! To repair the tendons, surgery would be needed, but I am not going to go through that. Will have to get physiotherapy to try and get some improvement with the pain, but I guess I will have to live the rest of my life with only being able to raise my right arm part way. So frustrating!
Continuing to grab a few more photos from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted image taken on the same trip/outing, I will add it under today's photos. These five images were taken during a trip to Trinidad and Tobago with friends. Really, they are just odds and ends left over after I posted all the 'better' images ages ago. Thought I would "rescue" them to post, before I delete them from my computer, in order to free up some much-needed space.
"This adventure was only the second holiday (or was it actually my third?) of any kind, anywhere, that I have had in something like 30 or 35 years! The other holiday was a wonderful, one-week trip with my great friends from England, Linda and Tony, when we went down south to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons in September 2012. I have had maybe half a dozen weekends away, including to Waterton National Park, which have helped keep me going.
Six birding/photographer friends and I decided that we would take this exciting trip together (from 12-21 March 2017), spending the first two or three days on the island of Tobago and then the rest of the time at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the nearby, much larger island of Trinidad. We decided to take a complete package, so everything was included - flights (we were so very lucky to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!), accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could chose from. Two of my friends, Anne B. and Brenda, saw to all the planning of flights and accommodations, which was so very much appreciated by the rest of us. I could never have done all this myself!
What a time we had, seeing so many beautiful and interesting things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with some of the birds. There was a lot more to see on Trinidad, so we were glad that we chose Tobago to visit first and then spend a longer time at Asa Wright. It was wonderful to be right by the sea, though, at the Blue Waters Inn on the island of Tobago. Just gorgeous.
The Asa Wright Nature Centre, on Trinidad, is such an amazing place! We stayed in cabins up or down hill from the main building. Really, one doesn't need to travel away from the Centre for birding, as so many different species visit the Hummingbird feeders that are right by the huge, open veranda, and the trees of the rain forest high up a mountainous road. The drive up and down this narrow, twisting, pot-holed road was an adventure in itself! Never would I ever do this drive myself - we had a guide who drove us everywhere in a van/small bus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was just enough room for two vehicles to squeeze past each other, and the honking of horns was almost continuous - either to warn any vehicle that might be coming fast around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road, from the coast to Asa Wright, took just over an hour each way.
Even after more than two months, I still miss the great food that was provided every single day at Asa Wright and the Rum Punch that appeared each evening. I never drink at all, so I wasn't sure if I would even try the Punch - glad I did, though, as it was delicious and refreshing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all served buffet-style, with a great variety of dishes from which to choose. To me, pure luxury. So very, very grateful to have been invited to be part of this amazing adventure."
Same size as the system R2, but steampunkish and more detailed. Also my first attempt at anything steampunk.
Oh, and the center leg retracts a bit and he can stand on the side ones, though it's touchy.
On rocks at minus tide,
Upper part of Windy Cove, Morro Bay State Park,
Morro Bay, California
Retracted here with operculum showing while it is above water.
my camera is broken.
the lens won't retract and it makes a hideous whine when i turn it on, probably the servo. it's not under warranty any more, and canon's diagnostic repair-bot quotes me at least $150 to have it repaired, assuming that they don't find anything else wrong.
anyone want to buy a print and help me rally some $$ to repair my buddy?
Almost stumbled upon this gorgeous bird. It was only 2 - 3 meters away from me.
Wikipedia:
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea), is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in the milder south and west, but many birds retreat in winter from the ice in colder regions. It has become common in summer even inside the Arctic circle along the Norwegian coast.
It is a large bird, standing up to 100 cm (39 in) tall and measuring 84–102 cm (33–40 in) long with a 155–195 cm (61–77 in) wingspan. The body weight can range from 1.02–2.08 kg (2.2–4.6 lb). Its plumage is largely grey above, and off-white below. Adults have a white head with a broad black supercilium and slender crest, while immatures have a dull grey head. It has a powerful, pinkish-yellow bill, which is brighter in breeding adults. It has a slow flight, with its long neck retracted (S-shaped). This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes and spoonbills, which extend their necks. The call is a loud croaking "fraaank". The Australian white-faced heron is often incorrectly called a grey heron. In Ireland, the grey heron is often colloquially called a "crane".
'Jack & Retract' demo
Sky Pagent 1991 - RAF Upper Heyford
Scanned from 35mm Negative
Apologies for the quality of this one - it came out almost dark and this was the best I could get it
Glacier forefield left behind by the retracting Rhone glacier in Switzerland. Taken from Furka Pass road. Grimsel Pass is visible in the background.
Another shot of the underside of the Explorer from a different angle, showing undercarriage retracted and open.
Name: Darius Abdoulaye Kalende
Alias: Darius, Dari, Mr/Dr/Professor K, (The) Pendulum, La Forge
Age: 33
Affiliation: Independent, Sharp’s team, Flickr Fighters
Profile: Darius was born with weak eyes, which were sensitive to light. He often had to wear goggles, which thankfully could be retracted to the sides of his eyes. As his father was a famous scientist in Senegal, he raised him in the States when he was 9, after living in Pretoria for a few years and settled down there. Darius never knew the truth about his mother’s death, but his father told him the power his mother held was a gift, and an accident had killed her when she couldn’t control it.
Darius willingly agreed to become he’s father’s experiments to train himself, and earned a PhD after graduating from the University of Philadelphia in his 20s. In order to aid his son better, his father asked him to practice martial arts like he did as a child and learn chi control, which was the last thing Darius’ father said as he retired back to Senegal.
Leaving his science work behind, Darius became a part time teacher in the field of earth science, and the other as a martial arts instructor. In 2015, he trained Multi Sharp for 5 months until January 2016 before parting ways as they became their own heroes.
After spending time as a teacher/hero and time with his father in Senegal and travelling across Africa, Darius was called back to his other home in the states to reunite with his protege in 2020.
Powers and abilities: Trajectory manipulation. Darius is very skilled in this, and can curve bullets, projectiles, etc when used from his own array or from enemies. He also possesses link sharing, due to his impaired vision, is able to share his view of what he sees with others, but only with those he trusts. He is talented in martial arts and chi control, especially in Escrima fighting and Okinawan fighting styles. His weapons often include ropes and a tonfa.
Weaknesses: If concentration is lost, trajectory can be lost, but this is not easily achieved as Pendulum is a highly concentrated individual. He has strived to achieve this over more spatial awareness and gain more control. If exposed to more lights, he can go blind, which the visor is a requirement at all times..
Here's one of the thermal baths in Budapest... above, the roof retracts to let in the sun on summer days.
Female retracting a worm from a nestling - evidently, she decided it was too big for the baby to swallow so she pulled it out of the baby's mouth and took it to a nearby branch to dissect.
Montage of five images of the RAF Typhoon as it retracted it's undercarriage and climbed with afterburners, after a slow demonstration pass in the Sunday gloom.
MAJ John "Rain" Waters retracting the gear soon after taking off for the USAF Viper Demonstration Team performance at the 2017 Rhode Island Airshow.
Amongst the fallen Catkin / Hawthorn blossom. My last image with this lens before it failed. Seized would not retract back into its case.
Europe - France - Bourget : Salon international de l’aéronautique et de l'espace (SIAE) / PARIS Air Show / Airbus A380
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This was taken at the RSPB nature reserve in Dungeness
Bittern is a common name given to birds belonging to the subfamily Botaurinae of the heron family Ardeidae. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive than other members of the family. They were called hæferblæte in Old English; the word "bittern" came to English from Old French butor, itself from Gallo-Roman butitaurus, a compound of Latin būtiō and taurus.[1].
Bitterns usually frequent reed beds and similar marshy areas, and feed on amphibians, reptiles, insects, and fish.
Unlike the similar storks, ibises, and spoonbills, herons, egrets, pelicans, and bitterns fly with their necks retracted, not outstretched.
If you are traveling from Dietfurt through the Altmühltal in the direction of Kelheim, you will notice a picturesque little church in the midst of meadows a few kilometers above Riedenburg. The church belongs to the village of Gundlfing on the other side of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. The church of St. Agatha dates back to Roman times, has a retracted square choir and an eastern roof ridge with onion dome. The simple but pleasing baroque high altar as well as the figuration jewelery is from around 1720.
Behind the church, one can see the wooden glider ramp located at the "Teufelsfelsen" . It is used for hang kite flying.
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Like a lot of other species, this spectacularly pink and olive-green moth, has an exceptionally wide range. It is found throughtout Europe and temperate Asia, extending as far as China and Japan.
It gets its name from the extension from the caterpillar's head, which resembles an elephant's truck. When threatened, the extension is retracted and the front end of the caterpillar swells up in such a way, it resembles a snake's head with eyes.
The caterpillars are seen between July and September and feed mainly on rosebay willowherb, and after pupating, overwinter beneath the soil or in plant litter.
The adults emerge from May onwards and can be seen on the wing until July. They are very streamline and have a wingspan of between 5-8cm. When in flight, they seem to shimmer with green and red. At dusk they can often be seen feeding on honeysuckle, and even petunias.
the day broke in behind the hill, there were birds chirping and speeding cars and trucks passing faraway and neighbours chirping harder than the birds, talking in muddy pre-coffee voices about simple doubtless things, saying oh look at the sky it's going to be a beautiful day and oh yeah spring is here finally i was dead tired of all that cold and are we going for an ice cream later i think it feels like the right time
there was nothing new in my day except maybe the full open windows, i was clad in smoke twirls but that's nothing new, nothing exceptional, there were stacks of written pages on the table, an alluring pencil laid next to a yet blank sheet, it all felt very czesław miłosz, even if no sails, no blue sea in sight
then a gust of cold wind outside, something wrong in the room light, i turned around and
09-0042 (0042) Boeing CV-22B Osprey United States Air Force Gear Retracting RAF Mildenhall 21st June 2022
C/N: 174
just after this photo was taken, EK216 was unable to retract main gear flew westbound, dumped fuel over Catalina Island and returned to LAX landing on 25L. Any info is greatly appreciated
Swissotel is positioned adjacent Sydney's Sky tower. So i felt rather privileged to have this view for breakfast. (The next day I retracted the blind for the full view but I did rather like part of the story that this glimpse shows.
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What a blast from the past - a smoker - I just wish you could hear it! Undercarriage already fully retracted.
By 1983, Swissair's DC-8s were on borrowed time. Despite this, some of the fleet did get painted into the new colour scheme, including HB-IDG here.
HB-IDG 'Neuchatel' c/n 45925 - Douglas DC-8-62 was delivered new to Swissair in February 1968 and flew with the airline until September 1983. The aircraft was sold back to the USA and became N922CL with Capitol Air, then C-GMXR with Nationair (Canada), and was then sold again in 1991 to Pluna (Uruguay) as CX-BQN. After a period of storage, the aircraft then became N922BV with Buffalo Airways, and finally LX-TLB with Cargo Lion. The aircraft ended up at RAF Manston in 2001 and was finally broken up in 2006. A varied flying career!
Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL camera and 300mm lens. Scanned from the original negative.
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