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The Trail of Time is an interpretive walking trail that focuses on Grand Canyon's vistas and rocks, encouraging visitors to ponder, explore, and understand the magnitude of geologic time and the stories told by canyon's rock layers and landscapes. Walking the trail is intended to give park visitors a visceral appreciation for the magnitude of geologic time..
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This 4.56 km (2.83 mile) long trail is actually a geologic time-line. Each meter on the trail signifies one million years of Grand Canyon's geologic history; and bronze markers mark one meter intervals. Every tenth marker is labeled in millions of years.. NPS Photo by Michael Quinn.
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For more information: tot.unm.edu/
"Lost time is never found again."
Benjamin Franklin
this is a very old photo of mine. this photo was taken at Sta.Cruz, Davao Del Sur.
Copyright © Paojus Alquiza. All rights reserved. Please note that the fact that "This photo is public" doesn't mean it is public domain or a free stock image. Therefore, its use without written consent by the author is illegal and punished by law.
If it weren't for the modern Mercedes to the left this could very well have been a scene from the 1950's!
In the background, a 1959 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, the prime mover of the top brass, whilst in the foreground a humble runabout for the working man, a 1958 Morris Minor.
Interesting to note that back in 1959 the cost of one Rolls Royce Silver Cloud would have been the equivalent of 10 Morris Minors! An interesting coincidence :)
Four images from a portfolio investigation into the nature of time around a single location over the course of a day.
Pride.be - Pride 2025 - Unite, time to protect our rights
This year, the theme of Brussels Pride ? In the Heart of Europe is 'Unite, time to protect our rights', a call for unity to defend the rights, freedom, health, identity and diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community. These fundamental values are increasingly threatened by bans and pressure at Belgian, European and global levels. Brussels Pride is keen to reiterate the importance of defending these rights peacefully and of pushing governments to act in accordance with international human rights conventions. It is essential to support everyone, regardless of their origin, gender, religion, culture, skin colour or disability. The LGBTQIA+ community is still too often the victim of violence and discrimination, whether physical, verbal or online. Let's unite, beyond differences, generations and borders, to protect each other.
( Chaque annee la Pride attire des dizaines de milliers de visiteurs vers la capitale et colore Bruxelles aux couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel. Il y a aussi le PrideVillage et le PridePodium autour de la Bourse.
Pride.be n'est pas seulement la plus grande fete de Bruxelles, mais c'est aussi un evenement avec un message politique. Avec cette manifestation, nous essayons d'obtenir plus d'egalite de droits pour tout le monde et surtout pour la communaute lesbigaytrans. )
Photography by Rob Damiano:
www.flickr.com/photos/agaethon/
This model was built for the "Best of LEGO Friends" contest on LEGO's Rebrick website. I originally made this back in the Spring to take to Philly BrickFest, and I took it with me to BrickFair Virgina, where it became a semifinalist in the contest.
My goal with this display was to take the Friends theme in a different direction while still retaining the spirit of the theme. "Friends in Time" depicts an early 1900s camping scene, complete with a lively picnic, fishing, catching butterfiles and a circa 1912 Ford Model T meandering through the woods.
Getting the covered bridge to sit diagonally was probably the most challenging part of the build. It was also interesting using existing Minidoll parts and minifigure accessories to make early 20th Century Friends figures. I also had a lot of fun playing with color.
If there's only one time when you should actually listen to everyone that says: "You have to see this movie."
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We stopped in a road side tea stall for tea. After some time, one of the nearby shopkeeper ordered for a cup of tea, and then went outside leaving his tea in his shop. This is when I took this shot :)
নাটোর বনপাড়া বাইপাসে আমরা একটা চায়ের দোকানে থেমেছিলাম চা খাওয়ার জন্য। প্রচন্ড ঠান্ডায় সেই অতি অখাদ্য চাও মনে হয়েছিল অমৃতের মত। পাশের এক পান দোকানদার চা খেতে খেতে সেটা রেখে সামনে গিয়েছিল কে যেন আনতে, আর আমি চান্স পেয়ে এই ছবিটা তুলে নিলাম :)
I'll leave Hong Kong in 3 days. I'll probably never come back.
It has been a very interesting year, full of lessons.
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
Ecclesiastes 3:2 King James Version
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I appologize for uploading all these Danbo shots lately, but I'm kinda busy at the moment so they are all I have time for, and Danbo is quite photogenic ! ;o)
Next week, Danbo will be in Canada to visit the fabulous
MarianneLoMonaco. and maybe (just maybe) she's going to see
the world famous CN TOWER !..!!..!!!
A United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) peacekeeper plays with a young child in Hera.
2/Mar/2000. Hera, East Timor. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe. www.unmultimedia.org/photo/
So I've had this idea for a good vs evil thing stuck in my head and I decided to try it. I'm not sure if it came to me when I was watching animal house or not. I didn't quite know how to handle it in post so I've been stuck on it for quite some time now. I'm still working on mixing multiple photos of me together and making them seem more realistic. It's tough and I don't have it down really well but it's getting there.
I took three for this shot and for some reason I thought the evil side needed a beer. I don't know why, I didn't have any props at my place to make him look more evil other than a red shirt and a beer in the fridge. The good side was easy just dress up in all white with sandals.
I also wanted to do some graphics for both sides so I decided on smoke for the evil side and kind of a beam of light from the good side.
I liked the way it turned out but I think I still need to work on my processing to make it look more realistic but that's me being picky. I'm my own worst enemy when it comes to that.
I can't imagine that the water approch to the gates of Valderrobres, Spain looked too much different six hundred years ago.
As i walked in the park, heard a lot of splashing. Stumbled across geese at their 'bath time'...video below
Canadian Geese Bathing VIDEO
2/20/16 Saturday ~ A beautiful sight to see and hear the canadian geese bathe in the water.
MUSIC: Attribution to Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Enter the Party | YouTube Audio Library
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE4hWVoB5hA&list=PL93uzrz9f1_...
Music ⓒ - Kevin MacLeod
Zorki 3 "Bufera" (1955)
Jupiter 8 1:2 50mm (1955)
Fuji Neopan 400
Sverdlovsk 6 - 1/50 - F11
DD23 Stoekler double bath
Epson V600
Film is a funny thing. Thanks to the passage of time, a photo that wasn't printed in the early 90's can lie forgotten in a sock drawer, just another dusty last frame on a roll. But this is my dad. He died last year and this was taken when he and my mother visited me in London. It's the kind of image you'll never get with digital and because of that the future will be all the poorer. RIP Dad x
This was an alternate of the dress photo for my clone shot yesterday. I like this one too, and thought it would work well mirrored.
Bigger here.
2005 and 2009
talent in abs-cbn and gma7
January 2005 – Present (10 years 2 months)
i am talent of walking in the bridge of wild life quezon city accompany of celebrity/actor tonton gutierrez and kim chu it is the time there is no pinoy big brother that time. pinoy big brother was conducted during Liberal party list campaigned active with councilor francisco domagoso nickname isko moreno before he winner for vicemayor of city hall of manila and he is a bold star images and reason i was hate him so much for discriminates me as a guest relation officer wworking student and same time part time talent in television. i am not commit aids /hiv illness just what i heard from his part 2nd floor staff of isko moreno are all bugaw "case red tape" during black nazarene fiesta january 09, 2014
Test Scores
maria cristina aberin
Score: perfect 100%
July 1999
greg book translation and brief words for steno typing letter and show the abbreviation of the letter in yellow paper.
Courses
Independent Coursework
3rd year nursing internship
Honors & Awards
alcove 101 digital camera april 04, 2009 and april 05 2009
april 04, 2009
April 2009
black and white photo in computer but we take photo colored using our digital camera by individual with other abs-cbn anchor name karen davila but she is not coming with in 2 days workshop but all of them greet my secret birthday and and derma clinic bake some pizza for me she is allen wong valdez of cityland condominium the assistant of doctor lacson during my liposuction with 300,000.00 cash 2009
Organizations
liberal party list
volunteer model
October 2009 – Present
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vendors party list with commander milf sultan datu abdulatif paglala sr. and nor miswari in barangay 649 baseco tondo manila, region arrmm mindanao, philippine normal university taft avenue manila with students cadette and cadet officials
volunteer model
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i don't have any work at all since my internet was hacked, i've could never attached any documents at any of my ACCOUNTS. sindicated gang or group was having changing my any detailed documents at my live birth. i've alone and scary to proceeding staff in government that i've noticed all of them was payabled in cash to keep my name show to any person to please send support and help with me personally. could i've do a chance to seek my documents even i've don't any had money yet. i was walk in the road for small garbage waste to pick it up like for examples plastic bottles, steel,old boxes,7 eleven waste bag pick -up with me it is too very heavy and very tired with me for amounting 5.00 pesos up to 20.00 and up to buy or purshasing any documents that commit with the government. please do not insulting this is a real condition of mind. i am accompany take some food with other concerns relative but totally got financial problems, are you government officials? kindly proceeding at my place naguilan road san fernando la union and look for me personally i am maria cristina belgica aberin " tin" i've no mobile phone i was able to take insert the new simcard of tm new simcard right now to any person got very kind personality but now i have left the simcard
Education
Manila Adventist Medical Center and Colleges
3rd year internship / community nurse student 3rd yr. 2009, exposure in barangay makati in the barangay clinic to teach them for early pregnant afraid vaccine.
2007 – 2011
i am always wait for good cheater to teach me what is the answer key in fundamental major subject in nursing and i was failured for that to passed the exam.
Activities and Societies: lefrizer missionary was collecting blood and their families was staff of uniliver along taft avenue back of malacanang palace in the house of presidential body guard you can drop by uniliver and caritas foundation.all of are staff of manila adventist medical center colleges was recruit to boycott marcos and enter those secret of gold.
earn computer school tesda government
2 years computer secretarial office management (associate) tesda government passer, insurance plan saint peter officer in charge for on the job training
1998 – 2007
i am doing well reading the greg letter for abbreviation of the letter format with the letter head and doing steno typing
Activities and Societies: texas chicken at iba pa i am registrar operator cashier and female and male comfort room cleaning, to carry the heavy steel chair and table, and carry heavy waste put outside the building, scrubbing all inside and outside the store, opening and closing i am key holder while studying at 2nd year in earn school of tesda government.
Skills
porfoliopick-up garbage waste...i am good public...FacebookCustomer ServiceMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPowerPointTypingTelevisionTeamworkSocial MediaOutlooksurfing
Certifications
certification of anti-virus in employment apprenticeship research network in government tesda agency
anti-virus "bugs kill to avoid slowly computer program" and avoid deleted program and back to zero
April 1998 – Present
Languages
English, Old (ca.450-1100)
japanese basic only
Native or bilingual proficiency
french basic
Limited working proficiency
Volunteer Experience & Causes
pcp3 barbosa station3 accompany of 4 police commander pinsp.armando claveria macaraeg
bautista st. quezon blvd. quiapo manila and the extension of police central front of f.e.u.
November 2012 – April 2014 (1 year 6 months)
i am polish the 2 armalites very heavy and 2 bullet box with 2 extra bullet in the table desk Barbosa pcp3 station3 and shabu operation show evidence from quiapo with manila city hall vehicle and proceeding in the camp crame edsa with psinsp.robinson valenciano maranion on rain non-stop we are all wet cloths and vehicle of manila city hall pick-up all respondents and police operations directly go to camp crame in middle in the night it is over time police officer on duty with out pay and me I am volunteer girl but not knowledge in criminology course, I am alone maria cristina aberin, interested to the operations which all police lack of support of other co-police,they where want first come first served for promotions, how if the police table desk claimed the letter in the fax we need all fax letter send it to all police stations for reinforces coming when shabu operation turns for having traitor ,red tape, under the table “pwedeng mag-operate ng intelligence at detective for shabu at female trafficking kung may babaeng magpapagamit for trapped and end the gang rape and shabu trafficking” ang labanang ito dapat ay may fax letter na ipakikita sa mga police station para sa biglaang barilan shoot-out at rub-out kapag narinig naming ang putukan may darating na s.o.s. na babaril sa mga kalaban ito ay 1st body 44 tao police maglalakad at sa likod ng 44 police may kalaban sa likod at hindi sila nasaklolohan dahil walang dumating na 2nd body na 44 police na dapat sila ang nasa likod at titingin kung may kalaban at kapag wala kalaban dapat may 3rd body pa na darating, katulad sa maguindanao massacre isang 1st body lang dumating at walang dumating para tumulong sa halip na makipagkaibigan sa mga sultan ay ginalit at ayaw na nilang making, ito ang resulta ng mga taong gusto promote sa work at ayaw mawalan ng trabaho kaya lahat ng illegal ay gagawin nila ang tawag ditto ay parol evidence “sounds to keep secret of original documents na may fax letter na may operations for detective at intillegence galling ang tawag at suppose to be dapat kabisado ng intelligence at detective ang lugar at kahit may muslim na kasama ay hindi niya alam na ginamit ang muslim sa mamasapano died ito ay malinaw na paninira sa administrasiyong milf na hindi sila mapagkatiwalaan, ang milf ay hindi sinungaling, may attorney Melvin alcantara arquillo ang natuwa sa andal ampatuan na wala na daw pera, ito lahat ay mga assassination or pagpatay sa mga milf sultan at mga sultan na muslim ay lagi sila papatay ng matatalino. Resisting arrest: pagtalikod sa sumpa na maging tapat sa trabaho pero sila ay kakausapin sa mobile phone pero may ibang nakikinig sa ibang linya katulad ng 3line call sa mobile phone at ilang tao ang ambush. Paano naman ako maria cristina aberin? Paulit-ulit po ba ako magpapagamit ng katawan ko sa mga lalaki upang mamatay man ako ay hindi ako tumanggap ng anumang halaga sa mga lalaki kapalit ng pagpatay sa president Gloria macapagal arroyo at iba pang middle class. Sino pa ang susunud papatayin? Mga babaeng working mother sa club? Student nurse ? katulong sa bahay nila president of international rotary club homemaker s amakati attorney Melvin alcantara arquillo home tangerine st. Marikina city at mis jovita torres arquillo ng sienna college del monte quezon city ?makati mayor at mga anak na alex Gonzaga at toni Gonzaga ng pinoy big brother? At sisihin si mayor alfredo limn a may utang sa meralco? Paano magkakautang ang manila mayor lim kung noon ay mayaman na talaga ang manila city hall kaysa naman sa Makati city na halos development premature pa po noon kasi nagsisimula palang sila at malalayo ang lugar ng office kung saan magwork sila, talaga bang international rotary club sila si atty. Arquillo or dori(muslim wedding with money),paano natin aalisin ang foreigner na hilig ay mag-asawa at uutang nga pera at hihiwalayan ang babaeng pinakasalan at pinapirma sa Citibank credit card at paano naman biktima maria cristina aberin hindi kasal sa Japanese pero may credit card at siya pa ang pinapirma na magnanakaw? Sino din ngayon gumagamit ng internet account ng maria cristina aberin at passport? Kalian hustisya? Hanggang kalian ang trapped na ito sa biktima maria cristina aberin? Wala naman na naniniwala sa akin dahil may pinatay na walang awa sa quiapo muslim barangay chairman na babae pero walang tumulong? Kalian ito makukuhang matapos? Sino ang magbabayad sa akin? Sarado na ang club sa malate, siniraan pa ako sa japan na magnanakaw ako, sino ang uutusan kong babae na magpapgamit ng katawan pero walang sahod pero all around katulong para lang mahuli ang mga grupo ni isko Moreno na pawing female trafficking syempre magpapanggap sila na asawa kahit hindi, paano ako? Hindi na ako makawork?sana bigyan nya pansin ako na magtraining baril naman for operations pero may bayad po. 2 years ako volunteer at ako pa nakulong sa mental hospital mandaluyong? Hanggang kalian ang pustahan ni many paquiao na world boxing champion for billion dollar account sa America? Dapat may show si manny paquiao bago pustahan sa malakihang pustahan na ito kasi hindi papaya ang America kung maliit ang pustahan pero dollar account dapat, paano na ako sa club lang ako umaasa at hirap pa matulog akala ko may cancer na ako sa utak sobrang sakit pero kulang sa tulog pala ako,paano din ako magrereklamo kay isko Moreno may tauhan siya registered nurse jake viray ng manila Adventist medical center colleges hawak nya ang identity password ko at bigla ako black listed at walang pera atm bank account ko? Ako po ay may credit card in behalf of kazumichi mada toyoda pero lahat binayaran ko na po, aari ba itong gamitin ni isko Moreno sa mga seaman ,school,travel agency show money ang atm ko na may pangalan din ng kazumichi mada toyoda na maraming utang sa japan? Hindi naman ako kabit kasi wala pong asawa kami parehong hiwalay po. Paano na ako work? Ako ba talaga ang bitag nila? Paano naman mga artista tulad Andrew e. at iba pang japan entertainer alam ko na mahirap sa japan pero pawing traydor lahat ang ginawa nila kaya ang boss ko naghirap, may mga sex bomb dancer noon kina vic sotto at joey de leon pero ng gro na ako sa club si willie revillame ng channel 5 ay kinuha nya ring dancer ang isa sa mga tauhan ng boss ko dun sa vito cruz sa tapata bahay ni loren legarda brother na nagrehab daw I am not sure pero under medicine administration because of high dosage special substance or shabu intake “verbalized only pero I’ve seen na lagging may bantay sa gate” I was there before I’ve got in malate and meet atty.imme marcos with willie espiritu and isko Moreno.
Kinuha ang passport ng tatay ko jose tilo aberin ng media man willie espiritu, paano naman ang teleserye of judy ann santos ang jane alcantara “the nursing hospital mother was in trauma of third party of same daughter nurse in hospital jane alcanatara is judy ann santos , ako ang reporter dito ni judy ann santos “bakit ako naman ang kinulong sa mental hospital sa 2011 totoong buhay? Next lorna tolentino ay namatay si rudy Fernandez with secret award of army with son mark Anthony Fernandez inside rehabilitation sa totoong buhay. In kidnapping at the age of 3 years old in wild life I am not kidnap victim in wild life quezon city “ in wild life I am with kim chu and tonton gutierrez in taping in the bridge of wild life” , in baseco compound it is not the utang na payable it was a campaigned of liberal party list and it was robin padilla or abubakar and daughter sounds wedding in sultan with dori “bakit naman bigla ang magundanao massacre? I am amature contestant join in fiesta when I was in grades school and won 20 pesos only, how sarah Geronimo become anting-anting daw ang piso so that she winner in the contest, marian rivera with mucalidin usman while me is donate my things that liberal campaigned continues won in elections after that I am not claimed any support , I am the one losing my dream. And now the mucalidin usman is died who can help me from milf Mindanao?now mayor alfredo lim is sad to hear he is meralco bill na pay who can give me work in abroad I have no birth certificate and no passport?sino law firm and lagi utang ng utang ng dollar account at lahat ng public attorney office po ba ay nakipagpustahan din kay world champion many paquiao ng dollar account show many? Paano ang mga government bread winner na mga kamag-anak ni jose tilo aberin at mga sundalo na galing America
Na walang pustahan sa dollar account pero lahat kami walang trabaho? Dapat ibalik ang pera kay president Ferdinand marcos at lahat kami ay makabalik sa government immigrant sa ibat ibang bansa at hindi kami baliw.frame-up lang kami ng bugaw at fake asawa kahit hiwalay na ay ginagamit ang nso at sss marriage documents at sino public attorney office pa po ang pwede kong lapitan? Dapat ay government public attorney na ang volunteer na tutulong kay original maria cristina aberin kasi pagod na po ako work sa club at ayaw naman ako bigyan ng certificate of volunteers ng mga police for 2 years at wala din akong certificates for intelligence sa mga news editor at school editor na plagiarized book editor po. Sana si president benigno noynoy smeon cojuangco Aquino III and search ng nagnakaw ng internet account ko na alam ko ako po ang may ari at kumita ito ng dollar account sa buong mundo po, pakibalik naman sa akin at para din kay pres.arroyo at pres.estrada at mayor lim at sa tatay ko tulungan nyo mahuli lahat ng law firm at call center at agent ng internet sa buong mundo kasi wala na akong work may allergy pa ako sa ubo,pantal sa katawan at Makati,mainitin ang ulo, wala na maisuot na maayos.gusto ko magkawork.tulungan nya ako at handa ako tumulong ,gusto ko po tulungan pa rin lahat sundalong milf.npa at iba pa dahil lahat sila ay matagal na nila ako hindi kinahiya sa work ko club pero traydor marami pa rin.
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Some background
The Focke Wulf Ta 338 originated as a response of request by the RLM in mid 1943 for an aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), optimized for the interceptor and point defense role and without a hazardous liquid rocket engine as means of propulsion. In the course of the year, several German manufacturers responded with a multitude of highly innovative if not unusual design, including Heinkel with the ducted fan project "Lerche", Rheinmetall-Borsig with a jet-powered tailsitter, and Focke Wulf. This company’s engineering teams submitted two designs: the revolutionary "Triebflügel" concept and the more conservative, yet still futuristic "P.03.10338" tail sitter proposal, conceived by Focke Wulf’s leading engineer Kurt Tank and Walter Kappus from BMW, responsible for the engine development.
The P.03.10338 was based on the proven Fw 190 fighter, but the similarities were only superficial. Only the wings and a part of the fuselage structure around the cockpit would be used, but Tank assumed that using existing parts and tools would appreciably reduce development and production time.
A great part of the fuselage structure had to be re-designed to accommodate a powerful BMW 803 engine and its integral gearbox for an eight-bladed contraprop.
The BMW 803 was BMW's attempt to build a high-output aircraft engine, primarily for heavy bombers, by basically "coupling" two BMW 801 engines back-to-back into a single and very compact power unit. The result was a 28-cylinder, four-row radial engine, each comprising a multiple-bank in-line engine with two cylinders in each bank, which, due to cooling concerns, were liquid cooled.
This arrangement was from the start intended to drive independent contra-rotating propellers, in order to avoid stiffness problems with the whole engine driving just a single crankshaft and also to simply convert the raw power of this unit into propulsion. The front half of the engine drove the front propeller directly, while the rear engine drove a number of smaller shafts that passed between the cylinders of the front engine before being geared back together to drive the rear prop. This complex layout resulted in a rather large and heavy gearbox on the front of the engine, and the front engine needing an extended shaft to "clear" that gearbox. The four-row 803 engine weighed 2,950 kg (6,490 lb) dry and 4,130 kg (9,086 lb) fully loaded, and initial versions delivered 3,900 PS (3,847 hp; 2,868 kW).
While the engine was heavy and there were alternatives with a better weight/output ratio (e. g. the Jumo 222), the BMW 803 was favored for this project because it was the most powerful engine available, and it was relatively compact so that it could be fitted into a fighter's airframe. On the P.03.10338 it drove an all-metal, eight-blade contraprop with a diameter of 4,25 m (13 ft 11 in).
In order to accept this massive engine, the P.03.10338’s structure had to be stiffened and the load-bearing structures re-arranged. The aircraft kept the Fw 190's wing structure and surface, but the attachment points at the fuselage had to be moved for the new engine mount, so that they ended up in mid position. The original space for the Fw 190's landing gear was used for a pair of radiator baths in the wings' inner leading edge, the port radiator catering to the front engine half while the radiator on starboard was connected with the rear half. An additional annular oil and sodium cooler for the gearbox and the valve train, respectively, was mounted in the fuselage nose.
The tail section was completely re-designed. Instead of the Fw 190's standard tail with fin and stabilizers the P.03.10338’s tail surfaces were a reflected cruciform v-tail (forming an x) that extended above and below the fuselage. On the four fin tips, aerodynamic bodies carried landing pads while the fuselage end contained an extendable landing damper. The pilot sat in a standard Fw 190 cockpit, and the aircraft was supposed to start and land vertically from a mobile launch pad. In the case of an emergency landing, the lower stabilizers could be jettisoned. Nor internal armament was carried, instead any weaponry was to be mounted under the outer wings or the fuselage, in the form of various “Rüstsätze” packages.
Among the many exotic proposals to the VTOL fighter request, Kurt Tank's design appeared as one of the most simple options, and the type received the official RLM designation Ta 338. In a rush of urgency (and maybe blinded by clever Wunderwaffen marketing from Focke Wulf’s side), a series of pre-production aircraft was ordered instead of a dedicated prototype, which was to equip an Erprobungskommando (test unit, abbreviated “EK”) that would evaluate the type and develop tactics and procedures for the new fighter.
Fueled by a growing number of bomber raids over Germany, the “EK338” was formed as a part of JG300 in August 1944 in Schönwalde near Berlin, but it took until November 1944 that the first Ta 338 A-0 machines were delivered and made operational. These initial eight machines immediately revealed several flaws and operational problems, even though the VTOL concept basically worked and the aircraft flew well – once it was in the air and cruising at speeds exceeding 300 km/h (186 mph).
Beyond the many difficulties concerning the aircraft’s handling (esp. the landing was hazardous), the lack of a landing gear hampered ground mobility and servicing. Output of the BMW 803 was sufficient, even though the aircraft had clear limits concerning the take-off weight, so that ordnance was limited to only 500 kg (1.100 lb). Furthermore, the noise and the dust kicked up by starting or landing aircraft was immense, and servicing the engine or the weapons was more complicated than expected through the high position of many vital and frequently tended parts.
After three Ta 338 A-0 were lost in accidents until December 1944, a modified version was ordered for a second group of the EK 338. This led to the Ta 338 A-1, which now had shorter but more sharply swept tail fins that carried single wheels and an improved suspension under enlarged aerodynamic bodies.
This machine was now driven by an improved BMW 803 A-2 that delivered more power and was, with an MW-50 injection system, able to produce a temporary emergency output of 4.500 hp (3.308 kW).
Vertical start was further assisted by optional RATO units, mounted in racks at the rear fuselage flanks: either four Schmidding SG 34 solid fuel booster rockets, 4.9 kN (1,100 lbf) thrust each, or two larger 9.8 kN (2,203 lbf) solid fuel booster rockets, could be used. These improvements now allowed a wider range of weapons and equipment to be mounted, including underwing pods with unguided rockets against bomber pulks and also a conformal pod with two cameras for tactical reconnaissance.
The hazardous handling and the complicated maintenance remained the Ta 338’s Achilles heel, and the tactical benefit of VTOL operations could not outbalance these flaws. Furthermore, the Ta 338’s range remained very limited, as well as the potential firepower. Four 20mm or two 30mm cannons were deemed unsatisfactory for an interceptor of this class and power. And while bundles of unguided missiles proved to be very effective against large groups of bombers, it was more efficient to bring these weapons with simple and cheap vehicles like the Bachem Ba 349 Natter VTOL rocket fighter into target range, since these were effectively “one-shot” weapons. Once the Ta 338 fired its weapons it had to retreat unarmed.
In mid 1945, in the advent of defeat, further tests of the Ta 338 were stopped. I./EK338 was disbanded in March 1945 and all machines retreated from the Eastern front, while II./EK338 kept defending the Ruhrgebiet industrial complex until the Allied invasion in April 1945. Being circled by Allied forces, it was not possible to evacuate or destroy all remaining Ta 338s, so that at least two more or less intact airframes were captured by the U.S. Army and later brought to the United States for further studies.
General characteristics:
Crew: 1
Length/height on the ground: 10.40 m (34 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
Fin span: 4:07 m (13 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 18.30 m² (196.99 ft²)
Empty weight: 11,599 lb (5,261 kg)
Loaded weight: 16,221 lb (7,358 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 16,221 lb (7,358 kg)
Powerplant:
1× BMW 803 A-2 28-cylinder, liquid-cooled four-row radial engine,
rated at 4.100 hp (2.950 kW) and at 4.500 hp (3.308 kW) with emergency boost.
4x Schmidding SG 34 solid fuel booster rockets, 4.9 kN (1,100 lbf) thrust each, or
2x 9.8 kN (2,203 lbf) solid fuel booster rockets
Performance:
Maximum speed: 860 km/h (534 mph)
Cruise speed: 650 km/h (403 mph)
Range: 750 km (465 ml)
Service ceiling: 43,300 ft (13,100 m)
Rate of climb: 10,820 ft/min (3,300 m/min)
Wing loading: 65.9 lb/ft² (322 kg/m²)
Armament:
No internal armament, any weapons were to be mounted on three hardpoints (one under the fuselage for up to 1.000 kg (2.200 lb) and two under the outer wings, 500 kg (1.100 lb) each. Total ordnance was limited to 1.000 kg (2.200 lb).
Various armament and equipment sets (Rüstsätze) were tested:
R1 with 4× 20 mm (.79 in) MG 151/20 cannons
R2 with 2x 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 213C cannons
R3 with 48x 73 mm (2.874 in) Henschel Hs 297 Föhn rocket shells
R4 with 66x 55 mm (2.165 in) R4M rocket shells
R5 with a single 1.000 kg (2.200 lb) bomb under the fuselage
R6 with an underfuselage pod with one Rb 20/20 and one Rb 75/30 topographic camera
The kit and its assembly:
This purely fictional kitbashing is a hardware tribute to a highly inspiring line drawing of a Fw 190 VTOL tailsitter – actually an idea for an operational RC model! I found the idea, that reminded a lot of the Lockheed XFV-1 ‘Salmon’ prototype, just with Fw 190 components and some adaptations, very sexy, and so I decided on short notice to follow the urge and build a 1:72 version of the so far unnamed concept.
What looks simple (“Heh, it’s just a Fw 190 with a different tail, isn’t it?”) turned out to become a major kitbashing. The basis was a simple Hobby Boss Fw 190 D-9, chose because of the longer tail section, and the engine would be changed, anyway. Lots of work followed, though.
The wings were sliced off and moved upwards on the flanks. The original tail was cut off, and the cruciform fins are two pairs of MiG-21F stabilizers (from an Academy and Hasegawa kit), outfitted with reversed Mk. 84 bombs as aerodynamic fairings that carry four small wheels (from an 1:144 T-22M bomber) on scratched struts (made from wire).
The cockpit was taken OOB, only a pilot figure was cramped into the seat in order to conceal the poor interior detail. The engine is a bash from a Ju 188’s BMW 801 cowling and the original Fw 190 D-9’s annular radiator as well as a part of its Jumo 213 cowling. BMW 801 exhaust stubs were inserted, too, and the propeller comes from a 1:100 VEB Plasticart Tu-20/95 bomber.
Since the BMW 803 had liquid cooling, radiators had to go somewhere. The annular radiator would certainly not have been enough, so I used the space in the wings that became available through the deleted Fw 190 landing gear (the wells were closed) for additional radiators in the wings’ leading edges. Again, these were scratched with styrene profiles, putty and some very fine styrene mesh.
As ordnance I settled for a pair of gun pods – in this case these are slipper tanks from a Hobby Boss MiG-15, blended into the wings and outfitted with hollow steel needles as barrels.
Painting and markings:
Several design options were possible: all NMF with some colorful markings or an overall RLM76 finish with added camouflage. But I definitively went for a semi-finished look, inspired by late WWII Fw 190 fighters.
For instance, the wings’ undersides were partly left in bare metal, but the rudders painted in RLM76 while the leading edges became RLM75. This color was also taken on the wings’ upper sides, with RLM82 thinly painted over. The fuselage is standard RLM76, with RLM82 and 83 on the upper side and speckles on the flanks. The engine cowling became NMF, but with a flashy ‘Hartmann Tulpe’ decoration.
Further highlights are the red fuselage band (from JG300 in early 1945) and the propeller spinner, which received a red tip and segments in black and white on both moving propeller parts. Large red “X”s were used as individual aircraft code – an unusual Luftwaffe practice but taken over from some Me 262s.
After a light black ink wash some panel shading and light weathering (e.g. exhaust soot, leaked oil, leading edges) was done, and the kit sealed under matt acrylic varnish.
Building this “thing” on the basis of a line drawing was real fun, even though challenging and more work than expected. I tried to stay close to the drawing, the biggest difference is the tail – the MiG-21 stabilizers were the best option (and what I had at hand as donation parts), maybe four fins from a Hawker Harrier or an LTV A-7 had been “better”, but now the aircraft looks even faster. ;)
Besides, the Ta 338 is so utterly Luft ’46 – I am curious how many people might take this for real or as a Hydra prop from a contemporary Captain America movie…
I was visiting this peaceful stunning ancient water town on the outskirts of Shanghai. Hard to believe that this sleepy water village was the backdrop of the opening scene of Mission Impossible 3.
Time is what prevents everything from happening at once.
~John Archibald Wheeler
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Ken had the ability to look like an innocent and chaste young woman, while at the same time he could be an alluring, sexy vixen. Whatever his look, who could resist that gorgeous creature?
In the Seal Sancturary in Hel, Poland.
Every seal has its own sign (you can see a part of the yellow square sign) and it swims directly to it. When the signs are rearranged, the seals change their positions to take place in front of their signs. There are some permanent inhabitants in the sanctuary, some other stay there for a short period of time - they are healed and cared of and let free into the Baltic Sea again. The seals that stay there are reproducing in the sanctuary - actually there is one pregnant seal there at the moment :)
The feeding time is open for public - where the personnel explains some facts about seals in general and seals in Baltic Sea in particular. There are some interesting information about the animals in the building - the Seal Sanctuary is trying to rise awareness about the seal situation on the Polish Baltic shore.
It isn't a ZOO, the animals aren't trained. It isn't a commercial thing, either - the entry money helps this institution to exist and to teach about the seals.
It is really worth a visit :)