Fred Weick ERCO Ercoupe
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Configuration: Mid-Engine
Engine: 400 C.I. V8 (6.6 L)
Transmission: 3 speed automatic
Original Engine: 4 rotor Wankel
Weight: 2600 lbs
The Aerovette started life as the XP-882, a mid engined Corvette, with a 6.2L Wankel rotary engine with four chambers that developed around 400hp. Under the design team of Bill Mitchell, the car was first unveiled as “The Four Rotor Corvette” during the 1970 New York Auto Show. The car featured bi-folding gull-wing doors and a clear cover showcasing the engine bay. Eventually, GM abandoned their rotary technology and replaced the four rotor with a small block Chevy V8, because they anticipated the gas crisis of the 1970s.
The Aerovette’s styling was formed through a wind tunnel to give it a streamlined form. The body of the car was constructed with fiberglass along with a steel and aluminum tubular frame. The Aerovette had an advanced rectangular headlight design that allowed the driver to see the road from further away, while remaining aerodynamic and in a low position. The Aerovette’s doors were a bi-folding gullwing
design that allowed the driver and passenger to enter and exit the vehicle quickly. The “V” design on the windshield was angled at 72° and wrapped around the doors to conceal the front pillars of the car. Glass louvers were placed on the rear quarter panel to aid with vision, and allow heat to be dispersed from the engine compartment. Cool air was channeled into the carburetors from the apertures that were located in front of the rear wheels. The engine’s radiator and air conditioning unit were mounted at the front of the car near the wheels to ensure maximum cooling and efficiency.
The technology in the Aerovette was quite advanced for the time. The interior of the car featured a telescopic steering wheel and digital display that allowed the driver to adjust it to their comfort level. The seats of the car were in a fixed position for weight distribution, but could be adjusted up and down. The driver would press a lever to move the pedals further away or closer to them. The Aerovette came with a number of safety and digital features as well. These included, a warning system that alerted the
driver if the doors were open or closed, if the seatbelts were unfastened, and front and rear energy absorbing bumpers that provided protection in car-to-car impacts up to 10 mph. A button could also be pressed to check on the fuel supply, water temperature, oil pressure, and voltage. The dashboard of the car had small lights to indicate what rpm the engine was spinning at, and would change from green to red when the driver was approaching redline. Additionally, the car had a built in lap timer, clock, calendar, and an am/fm radio.
Source: Audrain Auto Museum
First introduced in the 8C 2300, the Vittorio Jano designed eight cylinder engine scored at least one victory in every major race and championship. In its initial 1931 configuration, the engine displaced 2336 cc, it grew gradually to 2905 cc, primarily by increasing the stroke. The engine was created by mounting two alloy blocks of four cylinders on a single crankcase. On top of the two blocks an alloy head was installed, housing two camshafts. Aspiration was forced, through two Roots-Type Superchargers.
Although the engine increased in size throughout its career, its layout and auxiliaries remained very much similar to Jano's 1931 design. One of the best known racing cars powered by the 8 cylinder engine was the Tipo B or P3 of 1932, which is to date considered as one of the finest Grand Prix racers ever constructed. Run by Enzo Ferrari's Scuderia Ferrari, the Alfa Romeos were almost unbeatable.
From its 1931 introduction, the 8C 2300 took four straight victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driven by talented drivers like Tazio Nuvolari and Luigi Chinetti. Tazio Nuvolari's brilliance was even more visible when driving the P3, the first single seater racer ever. The P3 was unbeaten in 1933, but eventually succumbed to defeat by the greater budgets being spent by Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union.
With the rise of the German Grand Prix teams, Alfa Romeo focused more of its attention on sportscar and road racing. Designed specifically for Italy's most legendary road race, the Mille Miglia, was the 8C 2900. Much like the contemporary Grand Prix racers, the 8C 2900 featured all-round independent suspension, with wishbones at the front and swing-axles at the rear. Installed in the chassis was a 220 bhp version of the 2.9 litre eight cylinder engine.
A total of six of these road racers, later known as 8C 2900A, were constructed. Three of these were entered in the 1936 running of the Mille Miglia. The new cars were immediately successful and occupied the first three places at the finish with the Brivio and Ongaro driven 8C on top. A year later a second victory was scored. With the winning cars as a base, a road going customer version was constructed. Dubbed 8C 2900B, the road car featured a de-tuned engine, but other than that is very similar to the racer.
Two versions were available, the 2800 mm short wheelbase (Corto) and 3000 mm long wheelbase (Lungo) versions. Most of these were sent to Touring to be fitted with Berlinetta, Spyder and Roadster bodies. With its competition chassis and high top speed it was faster and quicker than anything its competition had to offer. Due to its high price, only a very few of these supercars were constructed (10 Lungo and 20 Corto chassis).
Being very similar to the competition 8C 2900A, it came as no surprise the 8C 2900B was used as a racer as well. To suit this purpose Alfa Romeo constructed a further 13 8C 2900B chassis fitted with the 220 bhp engine. Many of these were fitted with roadster bodies and were competed in road races like the Mille Miglia. After the two 8C 2900A victories in 1936 and 1937, another two victories were scored by the 8C 2900B in 1938 and 1947. No other Alfa Romeo has scored as many 'MM' victories as the 8C 2900.
Although it was noted that a small number of these were produced, but the data on the car stated that this particular one was a one off, and I suspect it was by virtue of who custom bodied the car.
This is a shot of me on hospital reef taken by Flickr friend and photographer David Frey. He was kind enough to send me this photo that he had taken of me sprawled out on the reef in the most stable configuration I could come up with. I wish he had told me my hat looked like the top of a spent condom. I'm never going to wear that hat again. LOL :)
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting David, and was lucky enough to have the opportunity to spend a whole day shooting with him. I didn't bother him with a barrage of questions while we were shooting like I wanted to, I just watched him with a keen eye and absorbed whatever he did that was different than what I do, and of course what follows is some curious self analysis. :) You can learn a lot just from being around another photographer especially one as gifted as David.
In an effort to get out of the social shell in which I have been trapped, as a result of working 20 years on the graveyard shift. I have started making a conscience effort to interact on a more personal level with other Flickr friends and it has been a rewarding experience both socially and spiritually. I have a better outlook on the world and in people in general and have even found myself quoting some of the terminology and verbiage learned from my friends here. Today as I was sitting in traffic on my way to work. I started drifting off eyelids heavy, I was imagining a world that was populated by only Flickr members, and what a wonderful world it was. I dreamed that the planet had been repopulated with only Flickr members and there was a beautiful absence of powerlines. Everybody greeted each other with cheerful comments and salutations and there wasn't a single "No Trespassing" sign to be seen. The sunrise and sunsets last 4 hours and there was a charging station at every parking lot. All extinct animals and current habitants walked freely through every town and amongst it's folk. There was a pullout on the correct side of the road at every spectacular viewpoint and there were birds of every size and color winging around in wondrous puffy clouds and......................Honk Honk, Move it buddy!!!!!!! Ah crap, I'm still here stuck in traffic. Sadness :(
To see the photo I was shooting at this moment click here.
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Que algú m'expliqui, això. En una raconada d'Oxford, dins els edificis de la universitat, hi ha aquesta porta amb escala, porta interior, i baraneta protectora tot davant d'ella. Una conjunció força enigmàtica.
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Somebody could explain this to me? In a corner of Oxford, in the middle of what are univeristy buildings (next to the Sheldonian Theatre), stands this very odd "door configuration". That's a door in a wall, enclosed by it's own minuscule barrier, that leads upstairs to another, enclosed door. Me-dont-understand.
This curious configuration in the landscape caught my eye as I was driving past... the light over the fields, the hedgerow adds interest, the tree to the left, lines in the crops in the foreground. Not much more to say really.
Captain Davie described the configuration of the great banking room. "Before conversion, three sets of four teller stations were placed between the square pillars on the right side. Each station included the main parts of classical architecture in reduced size, the horizontal entablature resting on the two vertical columns and consisting of cornice, frieze, and architrave. Strong structures supported a bronze hinged wicket at each of the 16 positions. Some of these groupings have been rearranged to accommodate hotel design requirements."
Although the use of the San Diego Trust & Savings Bank building changed ten years ago, from a bank and offices to a hotel with 245 guest rooms, the original features of the structure remain remarkably intact. The Courtyard-Marriott Hotel, located in the heart of a vibrant downtown San Diego, is a spectacular example of successful readapted use. The hotel stands proud in the bank's place, as the sentinel of an important piece of San Diego history.
Courtyard by Marriott - This excellent example of adaptive reuse was a 1999 People In Preservation award winner. 224
I love to catch Monarch Butterflies in flight. This is probably the strangest wing configurations that I have ever captured.
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Daily life inside the tulou
"A tulou (土樓), or "earthen building", is a traditional communal residence found in Fujian Province South China, usually of a circular configuration surrounding a central shrine. These vernacular structures were occupied by clan groups......The noted Fujian Tulou, designated as UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008....."
Wikipedia
"A position or configuration of a mechanism or a machine where the subsequent behavior cannot be predicted."
Inspired by all the doom and gloom news about AI. Ironically, created with Dream by Wombo AI.
CMXD554: Patient was successfully rescued from the damaged ship. Body was badly damaged, Race of unknown origin. Attempts to reconstruct have been successful due to DNA configuration and cloning. Tank purge is preparing, there will be many questions I'm sure. Patient remains unconscious while final steps are being taken to ensure complete reconstruction.
N470EV : Boeing 747-273C : Evergreen International
Despite the "Supertanker" titles, this 747 was in cargo configuration, operating on this date for USAF, with a "Reach" callsign.
With freshly snow capped peaks of the Talkeetna Mountains standing above, Alaska railroad 4005 leads the AS&G gravel train down the siding at Matanuska junction to meet the northbound MEX. The peaks of these mountains were just about bare when we arrived the week prior to this and as you can see they got a good dumping of fresh snow in that week. The line to the right in the photo is the Palmer branch where the AS&G loads just a couple miles up the line and is the only train to traverse the branch these days. The mainline is out of view and hidden in the woods to the left. The AS&G and QAP gravel trains run in a 1x1 configuration these days cutting out the need for a shoving platform or a run around move even though the AS&G will still shove down from the load out using the wye here at the junction to prevent having to change ends.
Erebia aethiops
The Scotch Argus is widely distributed in central and eastern Europe, but is absent from Ireland, Spain, Portugal, western France, peninsular Italy, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean region. Its range extends to northern Turkey and across temperate Asia to western Siberia.
The sexes are virtually identical on the upperside - males have a large patch of dark androconial scales on the forewings, but this can only be seen under certain lighting conditions. The underside hindwings of the male are dark reddish brown, with a broad grey post median band. In females the ground colour beneath is a paler earthy brown, banded with olive.
In mainland Europe there are several other Erebia species which closely resemble aethiops. These include ligea, euryale, medusa and triaria. The various species can be distinguished by examining the number and configuration of the ocelli. The patterns on the undersides also differ. A good field guide is essential for determination.
There are no similar species in Britain, although aethiops could be confused in flight with the Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus. The Arran Brown Erebia ligea is similar to aethiops but has prominent white markings on the underside hindwings. It was allegedly found in Scotland in the 19th century, but all records are regarded as highly dubious - unfortunately early entomologists often made false claims about the butterflies they collected, habitually importing European specimens and claiming they had captured them in Britain.
Structural configuration: The tower has a square base with a shoe base. The mixed stone walls are punctuated by angular bands in square stone. The upper cell is characterised by four three-light windows with terracotta frames. The terminal crowning is underlined by a series of blind arches on shelves and a dentil terracotta frame.
Property of Catholic religious body.
Indirizzo: via Guido Cagnola 21 - Gazzada Schianno (VA)
Tipologia generale: architettura per la residenza, il terziario e i servizi
Tipologia specifica: torre
Configurazione strutturale: La torre ha una base quadrata con un basamento a scarpa. Le pareti in pietrame misto sono scandite da fasce angolari in pietra squadrata. La cella superiore è caratterizzata da quattro trifore con cornici in cotto. Il coronamento terminale è sottolineato da una serie di archetti ciechi su mensole e da un cornice in cotto a dentelli.
Uso storico: intero bene: torre
Condizione giuridica: proprietà Ente religioso cattolico
🇫🇷 Sa première configuration en forme de croix latine avec un plafond en bois était composée de trois nefs.. Au fil du temps elle a subi de nombreuses restaurations, les plus importantes sont celles du XVIIème siècle.
on a modifié la structure romano-pisane de l'église en élevant les murs portants, en créant des voûtes et des coupoles pour remplacer le plafond en bois, et donner une forme baroque à toute la structure.
🇬🇧 Its original layout, in the form of a Latin cross with a wooden ceiling, consisted of three naves. Over time it has undergone numerous restorations, the most important of which took place in the 17th century.
The Romanesque-Pisan structure of the church was modified by raising the supporting walls, creating vaults and domes to replace the wooden ceiling, and giving the whole structure a Baroque form.
🇮🇹 La sua configurazione originaria, a croce latina con soffitto ligneo, era a tre navate. Nel corso del tempo è stata sottoposta a numerosi restauri, i più importanti dei quali sono stati effettuati nel XVII secolo.
La struttura romanico-pisana della chiesa fu modificata alzando i muri portanti, creando volte e cupole in sostituzione del soffitto ligneo e dando una forma barocca all'intera struttura.
🇩🇪 Ursprünglich hatte sie die Form eines lateinischen Kreuzes mit einer Holzdecke und bestand aus drei Schiffen. Im Laufe der Zeit wurde sie zahlreichen Restaurierungen unterzogen, von denen die wichtigsten im 17.
Jahrhundert. Die romanisch-pisanische Struktur der Kirche wurde verändert, indem die tragenden Mauern erhöht, Gewölbe und Kuppeln errichtet wurden, um die Holzdecke zu ersetzen und der gesamten Struktur eine barocke Form zu geben.
🇪🇸 Su configuración original, en forma de cruz latina con techo de madera, constaba de tres naves. Con el tiempo, sufrió numerosas restauraciones, las más importantes de las cuales se llevaron a cabo en el siglo XVII.
La estructura románico-pisana de la iglesia se modificó elevando los muros de carga, creando bóvedas y cúpulas para sustituir el techo de madera y dando una forma barroca a toda la estructura.
A loaded phosphate train passes an empty just east of Araxá, Brazil.
The heavy trains use three eight-axle narrow gauge SD70ACe-BBs in a 1x1x1 DP configuration over the twisty, undulating countryside.
After meeting 9001 North at Charles, 301 South is rolling thru the beautiful Port Cartier Wildlife Reserve and is about to duck into one of the road's five tunnel located on the South subdivision. A weird configuration on this trainset as a lone ES44AC was assigned to it, a rare occurence on this remote line.
Arcelor Mittal southbound
301
Milepost 29.8 South subdivision
Port Cartier,QC
September 18th 2015
Different configurations of collected steel sculptural forms. Two being magnetic allowing for reconfiguration at the whim of the owner/curator. The diameter of the round base is about 200mm.
An orderly configuration of tinted corrugated fiberglas, weathered paint, partially blocked-in windows, rust stains, and asphalt, but not too orderly, which might be a bit boring, even if somewhat more satisfying. I meditated for a while on the shapes and patterns of the gray cinderblock filling in the bottom half of the windows, like pieces of a puzzle that don't fit. I can also zone out on the white area with its various crack patters, stains, and worn-down spots.
One of a handful of known pre-production examples of the 540 K,
An original U.S.-delivery example, with the most desirable “longtail,” “high door,” left-hand-drive configuration of the top of the line, 'Special Roadsters'.
The Special Roadster is the ultimate Mercedes-Benz 540 K. Remarkably, it effectively accommodates only two passengers. Yet, the Sindelfingen designers succeeded in designing a car that looks much smaller and lighter than it is. The gently sloping and instantly recognizable Mercedes-Benz radiator is tucked back at the front wheels’ centerline behind sweeping front fenders. The fenders then dominate the long hood before gently curving up to create the rear fenders, which in turn flow delicately down, wrapping into the tail. Two massive exhaust pipes emerge from the hood’s right side and disappear into the fender, suggesting the power that lurks inside.
With it's 180 hp, 5,401 cc OHV inline eight-cylinder engine with driver-activated Roots-type supercharger, the Mercedes-Benz 540 K was one of the most prestigious and, in the eyes of many, the most beautiful automobile of the interwar years. Its combination of power, light weight, and sheer beauty made it the master of the road, It was also breathtakingly expensive, guaranteeing exclusivity among its owners; just 419 chassis were built, and of those, only a handful carried the superlative longtail Spezial Roadster coachwork that may well have been the high point of the coachbuilder’s art at Mercedes-Benz’s own Sonderwagenbau in Sindelfingen.
Exceptionally priced at 28,000 Reichsmark, or about $12,000 US at the prevailing exchange rate, the Special Roadster was priced by New York importer Mitropa Motors at about $14,000 landed in the United States—about 40 percent more than the most expensive catalogue-bodied Cadillac V-16. As a result, only a mere handful of supercharged eight-cylinder Mercedes-Benz automobiles sold in the United States were Special Roadsters.
And this supremely special art deco beauty sold in Arizona in 2016 for a very special.............
$9.9 Million!! So start saving your pennies.......
This would be the very best configuration and colour combination for the Ferrari 430 Scuderia for me! Well, but I like the normal F430 Coupé more, so I'd rather have a yellow F430...
It really is an awesome best, huh?
Looks again so dark in Flickr so watch in the lightbox!
Munich.
To make the most of the beautiful sun of these days for shooting the full sun I have prepared this configuration: underneath the Lunt LS80T with Halfa filter and above an apochromatic refractor for the Baader Planetarium Herschel Wedge filter (visible light) or the Lunt B600 Ca-K filter
N358PA Boeing B727-21 Pan Am. Delivered in 1967. Still active in VIP-configuration as VP-BAP
(slide scan from my collection - not taken by myself, nevertheless it's sad that the tail is clipped - but too nice to leave it sitting on the harddisk for nobody to enjoy).
VP-BAP at ZRH:
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Le site des dunes de Tadoussac offre une configuration idéale pour l'observation de la migration des oiseaux. En raison de la largeur du fleuve Saint-Laurent, les oiseaux ne se risquent pas à le traverser à cet endroit. Il se crée des couloirs de vents favorables compte tenu de la configuration particulière du fleuve avec le Saguenay et son fjord, Le site des dunes est dégagé et offre à l'observateur un point de vue unique. On voit les oiseaux de proie arriver par-dessus la montagne, quand on regarde vers l'est-nord-est. Un premier couloir passe côté fleuve, à main droite, et on y voit souvent les oiseaux glisser le long de la dune avant de remonter. L'autre corridor passe plutôt côté terre, à main gauche. Ils suivent ensuite le fleuve jusqu'à ce que ce leur soit facile de le franchir, à partir de Québec et plus au sud. Ces temps-ci, un ornithologue professionnel fait le décompte des migrateurs. Sa connaissance des oiseaux est formidable. Il identifie les espèces à distance à leur silhouette et à leur vol. Il peut facilement statuer sur leur âge. Grâce à lui nous avons observé de nombreuses espèces qui nous auraient échappé.
Il y avait activité de baguage des passereaux, le jour, et des nyctales, la nuit, au pavillon des dunes. L'observatoire des oiseaux de Tadoussac, l'OOT, organisait et gérait tout ça.
The Tadoussac Dunes site offers an ideal setting for observing bird migration. Because of the width of the St. Lawrence River, birds do not risk crossing it at this point. Corridors of favorable winds are created given the particular configuration of the river with the Saguenay and its fjord. The site of the dunes is clear and offers the observer a unique point of view. We see the birds of prey coming over the mountain, when we look to the east-northeast. A first corridor passes on the river side, to the right, and we often see the birds gliding along the dune before going up. The other corridor passes rather on the land side, to the left. They then follow the river until it is easy for them to cross it, starting from Quebec and further south. These days, a professional ornithologist is counting the migrants. His knowledge of birds is tremendous. He identifies species at a distance by their silhouette and flight. He can easily decide on their age. Thanks to him we observed many species that would have escaped us.
There was banding activity for passerines during the day and owls at night at the pavilion des dunes. The Tadoussac bird observatory, the OOT, organized and managed all of this.