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National Naval Aviation Museum
In the years following World War II, as the U.S. Navy sought to retain its long-standing position as the front line of the nation’s defense in the nuclear age, it contracted for development of a jet-powered bomber to wield naval aviation’s atomic punch. Famed Douglas Aircraft Company engineer Ed Heinemann and his team delivered the A3D Skywarrior. They focused on limiting the aircraft’s weight wherever possible, allowing the Skywarrior to fly from modified World War II-era angled-deck Essex-class carriers. A downside to shedding pounds from the design was the elimination of ejection seats, the crew instead bailing out of the aircraft using an escape chute leading from the cockpit to the bottom of the fuselage. The inability to exit the aircraft quickly prompted Skywarrior crews to apply a nickname to the aircraft based on its designation. A3D, they swore, stood for “All Three Dead.” Despite these efforts, the Skywarrior remains the largest airplane to ever operate from an aircraft carrier, which prompted its more enduring nickname—the “Whale.”
The new aircraft demonstrated its capabilities almost immediately. On July 31, 1956, a Skywarrior logged a 3,200 mile nonstop, non-refueling flight from Hawaii to New Mexico in just 5 hours, 40 minutes, and the following year another pair of A3Ds flew a carrier to carrier transcontinental flight. This involved launching from Bon Homme Richard (CVA 19) off the coast of California and flying nonstop to a recovery on board Saratoga (CVA 60) steaming off the coast of Florida. The year 1957 also marked the first extended deployment of the A3D on board Forrestal. It was a high point for the Navy as its most modern attack aircraft went to sea on board the service’s first super carrier.
With the advent of the Polaris missile, the Navy’s carrier-based heavy attack mission faded and the versatile A3D (redesignated A-3 in 1962) assumed other roles and missions, which included aerial refueling, photoreconnaissance, and electronic countermeasures. An anecdote illustrates the longevity of its service. During a tour of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVA 67) in 1972, a scientist remarked on what he took to be one of the Navy’s more modern aircraft. Heinemann replied with a laugh. “That sir, is a Skywarrior. We started work on it in 1948.” To think, the airplane had nearly two decades left, finally retiring from front-line service in 1991.
The museum displays two examples of the Skywarrior, an A3D-1 (Bureau Number 135418) and a NEA-3B (Bureau Number 144865).
Specifications
Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company
Dimensions: Length: 74 ft, 5 in.; Height: 22 ft., 8 in.; Wingspan: 72 ft., 5 in.
Weights: Empty: 35,999 lb.; Gross: 70,000 lb.
Power Plant: Two 9,700 lb. static thrust Pratt & Whitney J57-P-6 turbojets
Performance: Maximum Speed: 621 M.P.H.; Service Ceiling: 39,000 ft.; Range: 2,990 miles
Armament: Two 20mm cannon in tail and provision for 8,700 lb. of ordnance, including nuclear weapons
Crew: Pilot, bombardier/navigator, gunner (attack configuration)
Contract Design Services
River: Studio Skye with bolt on seasons
Sleigh: Pixel Mode (no longer inworld)
Bridge; {What Next} - The Kissing Bridge
Contract Pharma publisher Gary Durr and Fred Schulze of Coating Place Inc. smile for the camera!
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The contracting haulier can use the MAN TGS agricultural truck throughout the whole of the year. For winter service, the truck is fitted with a mounting plate, high-mounted lights and amber revolving beacons.
Das ganze Jahr über kann der Lohnfuhrunternehmer den MAN TGS Agrar-Truck einsetzen. Für den Winterdienst sind Anbauplatte, hochgesetzte Leuchten und orange Rundumkennleuchten montiert.
Not sure what this is, but it came from the estate of a U.S. World War II veteran, who had two Japanese rifles and what is very definitely a Japanese Katana sword.
This is a very central European blade, probably made there, but with a number of Japanese-style features.
The scabbard, in fact, is absolutely identical to a couple of Prussian Imperial cavalry sabers of the period 1866-72. However, this version has been modified to accept a Japanese style latch, which has fallen off this unit.
It resembles all manner of Japanese police, cavalry and other swords, but the radically swept handle and "knuckle" no one seems to recognize.
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I photographed some of my lawn contracts the last couple of days. I'm pretty happy with how nice my lawns are looking. I am also still learning the settings on my camera so not all the photos took as well as I would have liked but all things in time. :D
Forest Contract Ltd is a leading contract furniture supplier in UK. We manufacture quality furniture for hotel, offices and restaurants for commercial purposes.
A contract worker waters the sod the hillsides East side of the newly completed bus road between Manning Way and the South parking lot. The road will be accessible by bus only, no vehicular traffic will be permitted. Photo by Robert Jordan/Ole Miss Communications
Twenty contracted, professional chalk artists from around the country, and the public chalked up Marietta's streets Labor Day weekend during the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art's annual ChalkFest.
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DavwMac and Juglo
signed a contract for a match Next week for the VAW championship belt.
At the end words were exchanged, Juglo stood up and DaveMac followed suit to only be kicked in the face by Juglo
The National Security Program on Industry and Resources (NSPIR) at CSIS is releases its annual report on trends in DoD contracting for products, services, and R&D. The report analyzes multi-year trends from 2000-2012 in obligations by the DoD overall and by key DoD components, the types of contracts used, and the extent of competition. It also examines the industrial base supporting DoD.
I photographed some of my lawn contracts the last couple of days. I'm pretty happy with how nice my lawns are looking. I am also still learning the settings on my camera so not all the photos took as well as I would have liked but all things in time. :D
42. 8th October 2010 Photography of LAPG Annual Conference 2010. Park Plaza Hotel, Leeds, LS1 5NS.
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1. Be consistent. If you hope to build a list of targeted subscribers, you must be consistent with your work. Twitter marketing can work really well when done correctly. For example, if you were to start a Twitter account and did nothing but post your link for your business, people would not trust you. So what can you do? I suggest that you only use Twitter when you have crucial updates. That way people only see your business when it matters. And if you're trying to build a list, this is crucial.
In September 2021, Powerhouse welcomed news that Lendlease was awarded the contract to deliver Powerhouse Parramatta. Construction commenced in early 2022 and site activities are well underway. All three tower cranes have been installed and commissioned to assist with the movement of heavy materials around site. The final crane is a Favelle Favco M2480D – the world’s largest luffing crane.
The Powerhouse Parramatta project team are using the first ever cranes in Australia to be powered by 100 per cent renewable diesel marking a critical transition towards fossil fuel free construction.
The biggest concrete pour for the project has been completed – with more than 1000 cubic metres poured in one day; that’s the equivalent of 160 concrete trucks. The first of 12,000 tonnes of structural steel has been installed. Over the year, large steel deliveries will arrive to site as the structure of the building progresses.
Source: Powerhouse Museum