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The C111 was a series of experimental automobiles produced by Mercedes-Benz in the 1960s and 1970s. The company was experimenting with new engine technologies, including Wankel engines, Diesel engines, and turbochargers, and used the basic C111 platform as a testbed. Other experimental features included gullwing doors and a luxurious interior with leather trim and air conditioning.
The first version of the C111 was completed in 1969. It used a fiberglass body shell and had a three-rotor direct fuel injected Wankel engine mounted in the middle. The next C111 appeared in 1970. It used a four-rotor engine producing 370 hp (275 kW). The car could reportedly hit 290 km/h (180 mph).
The company decided not to adopt the Wankel engine and turned to Diesel experiments for the third C111. With its 230 horsepower (170 kW)@ 4,400-4,600 5-speed manual straight-5 turbo-Diesel, the C111 broke nine diesel and gas speed records. With more aerodynamic bodywork that gave it an air drag coefficient of an incredible .191, the C111 eventually hit 200 mph (322 km/h) at Nardò in 1978, and averaged 14.7mpg@ 316 km/h (195.4 mph) over a 12 hour cruise. A later 500 hp (372 kW) 4.8 L twin KKK-turbocharged V8 version set another record, with an average lap-speed of 403.78 km/h (250.958 mph). It was achieved by Dr. Hans Leibold in 1 minute, 56.67 seconds on May 5, 1979.
Mercedes-Benz introduced the C112 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1991 as a production sports car. It used a 6.0 L V12 engine mounted in the middle. But after accepting 700 deposits, the company decided not to proceed with production.
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...parked at stand A19 on the J.L. LAGARDÈRE production flight line.
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A testbed shot for the Lime branded example seven minutes behind, I had to slightly adjust where I was stood as I hadn't realised it was a parking space for the vets!! It turned out quite well even if the Sun decided to go in, so thought it'd get a mention too...
430 heads down Coppice Road with the first afternoon 58X to Nottingham via Arnold, Daybrook and Sherwood.
The GOES-R ProbSevere and lightning jump products as demonstrated during the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) 2015 spring experiment. This spring, NOAA satellite experts and weather forecasters had the opportunity to work together at the HWT in Norman, Oklahoma, to evaluate new science, technology and products that will be available from the GOES-R satellite for improving short-range hazardous weather forecasts and warning decision-making.
From May 4 to June 12 (during the height of severe weather season), National Weather Service forecasters, TV broadcast meteorologists, and researchers worked side-by-side to evaluate new products and tools and participated in experimental forecast and warning generation exercises. This approach allows for a two-way path between research and operations and prepares weather forecasters to use the new capabilities that will be available from NOAA’s next generation of geostationary weather satellites, the GOES-R series.
In conjunction with the HWT spring experiment, NOAA’s GOES-14 spare satellite was brought out of storage in its central orbit and operated in super rapid scan operations mode. This demonstration provided special one-minute imagery of severe storms that simulates the capabilities that will be available with the GOES-R series satellites.
Image credit: GOES-R HWT Blog
Feature story: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/hazardous_weather_testb...
GOES-R HWT blog: goesrhwt.blogspot.com/
GOES-14 SRSOR: cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/srsor2015/GOES-14_SRSOR.html
MRMS HMT Hydro Experiment
The Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) Hydrometeorology Testbed - Hydro (hereafter denoted as HMT-Hydro) experiment is a part of the United States Weather Research Program (USWRP) through the Hydrometeorology Testbed (HMT) that runs from 25 June to 20 July 2018. During the HMT-Hydro experiment, forecasters and hydrologists from the National Weather Service (NWS) will work with National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) research scientists to assess new technology and techniques to improve the prediction and warning of flash flooding. In particular, NWS participants will evaluate new probabilistic hydrologic modeling concepts and output within the Flooded Locations and Simulated Hydrographs (FLASH) system that could help convey the uncertainty of the flash flood threat. NWS participants will also evaluate high resolution precipitation forecasts from the NSSL Warn-on-Forecast (WoF) project and the addition of these forecasts into the FLASH system. Feedback from participants will allow NSSL research scientists to identify how these precipitation forecasts could influence the warning decision making process, including the potential for increased warning lead time. The HMT-Hydro experiment runs in conjunction with the Flash Flood and Intense Rainfall (FFaIR) experiment at the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) to collaborate on the short-term forecasting of flash flooding for both a national and regional scale.
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40 Sabreliner - N168W (c/n 282-33)
It was a bonus catching this rare aircraft coming in to BWI. This is a Sabreliner specially modified to act as a radar testbed for the F-16 for Northrop Grumman. The "W" at the end of the registration denotes the aircraft's Westinghouse heritage (Northrop Grumman acquired Westinghouse's radar business in 1996).
More than likely N168W is carrying the newest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) an upgrade for AN/APG-66 and AN/APG-88 radars currently used by American and export F-16s . Someone at Northrop Grumman must have recognized the humor in a Sabreliner equipped with SABR radar.
It is worth nothing, that N168W's Sabreliner stablemate, Northrop Grumman's N160W, landed at BWI approximately 20 minutes earlier sporting an unusual small pod (possibly a Lüneburg lens?) mounted underneath the aircraft's centerline presumably related to the testing of SABR. Photos of N160W are also in this set.
Engineer Henning Lohse-Busch prepares the Modular Automotive Technology Testbed (MATT) for testing in Argonne's new Electric Powertrain and Renewable Fuels (EPRF) Laboratory.
Photo by George Joch / Courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
Airbus A380-861
MSN 004 [Engine Alliance testbed]
F-WWDD 'VNO'
Airbus S.A.S.
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Arriva London Ltd.:
DW411 was retrofitted with a new driveline, as a testbed for what would become the Wrightbus StreetDeck. The original 6-cyl Cummins ISBe engine was replaced with the Mercedes-Benz (Daimler) OM934. The vehicle caught fire shortly after arrival to the London fleet in 2011, so instead of being written off, she was given a new lease of life, and a slightly different identity!
VDLbus DB300 (Daimler) /
Wrightbus Gemini 2DL (10.5m)
H41/24D - 2011
Rockwood Road, Stamford Hill
Saturday 1st August 2015
Airbus A380-861
MSN 004 [Engine Alliance testbed]
F-WWDD 'VNO'
Airbus S.A.S.
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At rest on a Tucson ramp in August 2025.
N787RR ex Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-267B made in 1980.
With Rolls-Royce as an engine testbed for about twenty years since 2005. Destined for preservation at Pima Air Museum.
C/n 01 the testbed for SAAB 35 Draken. The wing was about 70 % of the size of the projected aircraft. Built in 1951 as 210A marked Swedish Air Force U, in 1952/1953 modified to 210B. Draken = the kite. When SAAB 35 Draken was introduced it took over the name Draken, and SAAB 210 was renamed Lilldraken (The small kite). In Flygvapenmuseum - Swedish Air Force Museum in Malmslätt outside Linköping, Sweden 25. July 2014
N757A, the first 757 ever built, was modified to serve as the avionics test bed for the F-22 program.
Airbus A380-861
MSN 004 [Engine Alliance testbed]
F-WWDD 'VNO'
Airbus S.A.S.
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Airbus A380-861
MSN 004 [Engine Alliance testbed]
F-WWDD 'VNO'
Airbus S.A.S.
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C/n 01 the testbed for SAAB 35 Draken. The wing was about 70 % of the size of the projected aircraft. Built in 1951 as 210A marked Swedish Air Force U, in 1952/1953 modified to 210B. Draken = the kite. When SAAB 35 was introduced it took over the name Draken, and SAAB 210 was renamed Lilldraken (The small kite). In Flygvapenmuseum - Swedish Air Force Museum in Malmslätt outside Linköping, Sweden 27. July 2007.
I created these illustrations for a video that promotes Philadelphia as the perfect testbed for the google high speed fiber initiative. The video will go live on Friday, but I thought I'd get them up ahead of time. To find out more about the public-private partnership in Philly to promote the City of Firsts as a site for this project, please visit gigabitphilly.com And if you have ideas for how Philly could use an ultra high bandwidth data network that connects individuals, industry, and government, please submit your ideas here. You can also show your support by coming to the press conference with Philadelphia Mayor tomorrow (Thursday, March 25) at 2:30 at City Hall on the 2nd floor. A high speed data network in Philly has the potential to accelerate our medical, film production, university, technology, financial services, and community sectors by letting people share massive amounts of data rapidly---that means rich interactivity, problem solving, and communication. Gigabit Philly Videos GigabitPhilly Site GigabitPhilly Facebook Fanpage Follow GigabitPhilly on Twitter Can you imagine Gigabit Philly? ---Jonny Goldstein
Airbus A380-841
MSN 001
F-WWOW '001 GD' [Prototype/Rolls-Royce Trent testbed]
Airbus S.A.S.
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Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems - North American NA-265-40A Sabreliner - N160W (c/n 282-101)
This Northrop Grumman (NG) Sabreliner landed approximately 20 minutes before NG's Sabreliner testbed (N168W), equipped with an F-16 nose and radome equipped with the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) (an AESA upgrade for AN/APG-66 and AN/APG-68 radar equipped F-16s), landed at BWI. Of particular interest with N160W in this case is the pod (possibly a Lüneburg lens?) mounted below the aircraft centerline. Earlier photos on the web as recent as 2007 do not show N160W with the pod. Presumably this pod, and flight, is related to tests of SABR. Though not certain, this pod also seemingly prohibits the use of N160W's belly mounted speed brake, as it appears the Sabreliner speed brake's cutout would not clear the pod if deployed.
Would like to know more about this bird.
Airbus A380-861
MSN 004 [Engine Alliance testbed]
F-WWDD 'VNO'
Airbus S.A.S.
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16th April 2011., Mojave Airfield, California, USA
A highly modified GII used by Northrop Grumman to flight test systems hardware for their BAMS (Broad Area Maritime Surveillance) bid, seen here taxiing at Mojave. BAMS is a UAV system, which will provide continuous maritime surveillance for the US Navy and complement the 737 based Multimission Maritime Aircraft (MMA).
Le Mans Classic 2010
From Wiki: The C111 was a series of experimental automobiles produced by Mercedes-Benz in the 1960s and 1970s. The company was experimenting with new engine technologies, including Wankel engines, Diesel engines, and turbochargers, and used the basic C111 platform as a testbed. Other experimental features included gullwing doors and a luxurious interior with leather trim and air conditioning.
The first version of the C111 was completed in 1969. It used a fiberglass body shell and had a three-rotor direct fuel injected Wankel engine (code named M950F) mounted in the middle. The next C111 appeared in 1970. It used a four-rotor engine producing 370 hp (275 kW). The car could reportedly hit 290 km/h (180 mph).
The company decided not to adopt the Wankel engine and turned to Diesel experiments for the third C111. With its 230 horsepower (170 kW)@ 4,400-4,600 5-speed manual straight-5 turbo-Diesel, the C111 broke nine diesel and gas speed records. With more aerodynamic bodywork that gave it an air drag coefficient of an incredible .191, the C111 eventually hit 200 mph (322 km/h) at Nardò in 1978, and averaged 14.7mpg@ 316 km/h (195.4 mph) over a 12 hour cruise. A later 500 hp (372 kW) 4.8 L twin KKK-turbocharged V8 version set another record, with an average lap-speed of 403.78 km/h (250.958 mph). It was achieved by Dr. Hans Leibold in 1 minute, 56.67 seconds on May 5, 1979.
Mercedes-Benz introduced the C112 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1991 as a production sports car. It used a 6.0 L V12 engine mounted in the middle. But after accepting 700 deposits, the company decided not to proceed with production.
In addition to the instrumented cloud and radiation testbed (CART) site on Nauru through DOE's Atmospheric Radiation Climate Research Facility, data were gathered from ocean locations through NOAA's research ship, the Ron Brown, and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology's (JAMSETC) research ship, the Mirai.
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Airbus A380-861
MSN 004 [Engine Alliance testbed]
F-WWDD 'VNO'
Airbus S.A.S.
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The high-quality experimental data collected by the new National Rotor Testbed at the Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) facility will meet the needs of the wind energy industry for years to come. The facility is ideally suited for the atmosphere/aerodynamic experiments needed to achieve ultimate wind plant performance and cost reductions. SWiFT contains a carefully spaced array of three highly instrumented, research-scale wind turbines along with numerous met towers and cutting-edge flow measurements to record mesoscale weather around the turbine array, inflow directly into each turbine, and wake flow from each turbine. The new, sophisticated subscale rotor designed for the testbed is well-suited to support turbine-turbine interaction research at SWiFT and will also represent full-sized turbines. (Photo by Jürgen Winzeck / Siemens AG)
ANL researcher at the Center for Transportation Research monitors a test on the Mobile Advanced Technology Testbed.
The Advanced Powertrain Facility is the nation's premier Hybrid Vehicle Test Laboratory, where the latest equipment and state-of-the-art transportation technology come together for development.
For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.
A decent reason to get out on a Sunday afternoon. Lightroom 5 testbed as well; trying to figure this bugger out.
c/n N010103. Preserved at the Central Air Force Museum at Monino. Testbed for the wing design of the Tu-144. Arrived in 1980.
The C111 was a series of experimental automobiles produced by Mercedes-Benz in the 1960s and 1970s. The company was experimenting with new engine technologies, including Wankel engines, Diesel engines, and turbochargers, and used the basic C111 platform as a testbed. Other experimental features included gullwing doors and a luxurious interior with leather trim and air conditioning.
The first version of the C111 was completed in 1969. It used a fiberglass body shell and had a three-rotor direct fuel injected Wankel engine mounted in the middle. The next C111 appeared in 1970. It used a four-rotor engine producing 370 hp (275 kW). The car could reportedly hit 290 km/h (180 mph).
The company decided not to adopt the Wankel engine and turned to Diesel experiments for the third C111. With its 230 horsepower (170 kW)@ 4,400-4,600 5-speed manual straight-5 turbo-Diesel, the C111 broke nine diesel and gas speed records. With more aerodynamic bodywork that gave it an air drag coefficient of an incredible .191, the C111 eventually hit 200 mph (322 km/h) at Nardò in 1978, and averaged 14.7mpg@ 316 km/h (195.4 mph) over a 12 hour cruise. A later 500 hp (372 kW) 4.8 L twin KKK-turbocharged V8 version set another record, with an average lap-speed of 403.78 km/h (250.958 mph). It was achieved by Dr. Hans Leibold in 1 minute, 56.67 seconds on May 5, 1979.
Mercedes-Benz introduced the C112 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1991 as a production sports car. It used a 6.0 L V12 engine mounted in the middle. But after accepting 700 deposits, the company decided not to proceed with production.
bron: wiki
The XK120 was launched in open two-seater or (US) roadster form at the 1948 London Motor Show as a testbed and show car for the new Jaguar XK engine. The display car was the first prototype, chassis number 670001. It looked almost identical to the production cars except that the straight outer pillars of its windscreen would be curved on the production version. The roadster caused a sensation, which persuaded Jaguar founder and design boss William Lyons to put it into production.
Beginning in 1948, the first 242 cars wore wood-framed open 2-seater bodies with aluminium panels. Production switched to the 1cwt or 112 lb (51 kg) heavier all-steel in early 1950. The "120" in the name referred to the aluminium car's 120 mph (193 km/h) top speed (faster with the windscreen removed), which made it the world's fastest production car at the time of its launch. In 1949 the first production roadster, chassis number 670003, was delivered to Clark Gable.
The XK120 was ultimately available in two open versions, first as an open 2-seater described in the US market as the roadster (and designated OTS, for open two-seater, in America), then also as a drophead coupé (DHC) from 1953; and also as a closed, or fixed head coupé (FHC) from 1951.
A smaller-engined version 2-litres, 4 cylinders, intended for the UK market was cancelled prior to production.
On 30 May 1949, on the empty Ostend-Jabbeke motorway in Belgium, a prototype XK120 timed by the officials of the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium achieved an average of runs in opposing directions of 132.6 mph with the windscreen replaced by just one small aeroscreen and a catalogued alternative top gear ratio, and 135 mph with a passenger-side tonneau cover in place. In 1950 and 1951, at a banked oval track in France, XK120 roadsters averaged over 100 mph for 24 hours and over 130 mph for an hour, and in 1952 a fixed-head coupé took numerous world records for speed and distance when it averaged 100 mph for a week.
The Motor magazine road-tested an XK120 roadster in November 1949. This pre-production car, chassis number 670001, road-registered as HKV 455, was the first prototype built. It was also the 1948 London Motor Show display model, and had been driven by Prince Bira in the 1949 Silverstone Production Car Race. When tested, it had the 8:1 compression ratio, was fitted with an undertray, and ran with hood and sidescreens in place. The magazine reported a top speed of 124.6 mph (200.5 km/h), acceleration from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 10.0 seconds and fuel consumption of 19.8 miles per imperial gallon (14.3 L/100 km; 16.5 mpg-US). The car as tested cost £1263 including taxes.
Nightmares' Harrier taxiing in at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. One of Boeing 747-8F testbeds is in the background, in town for some testing this week.
Airbus A380-861
MSN 004 [Engine Alliance testbed]
F-WWDD 'VNO'
Airbus S.A.S.
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During a socially-distanced tour, Soldiers got a first-hand look at the new ARL Robotics Research Collaboration Campus at Graces Quarters, Md., and an autonomous vehicle testbed independently operate in a various military scenarios Feb. 23
Airbus A380-861
MSN 004 [Engine Alliance testbed]
F-WWDD 'VNO'
Airbus S.A.S.
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The GE Engine testbed N747GE rests on the BFI ramp after a long day of flying around Washington, Oregon, and northern California testing the newest GE engine. The 25th 747 built started life as N744PA "Clipper Star of the Union" with Pan Am, later becoming "Clipper Ocean Spray" before being sold to General Electric in 1991. Since then she has been an engine test-bed, flying with a number of different engines including the massive GE90 destined for the 777ER models. She currently carries the GEnx 2b engine destined for service with the forthcoming 747-800.
The first 747 ever built - serial number 001. It first flew on February 9, 1969 over Western Washington. Later, this aircraft served as a testbed for 747 systems improvements and new engine developments for other Boeing commercial jets, including the state-of-the-art Boeing 777 engine program.
The first 757 built, this aircraft was modified into an electronics testbed for the F-22 Raptor program in the late 1990s and has continued to perform testing functions ever since. It rarely flies these days, but is seen here returning from a few days at Edwards afb.
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