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There's so much water around Bamberg. The Regnitz River on one side and the large Rhine-Main-Danube canal on the other. The city has been flooded repeatedly, and it's also employed effective flood control. Massive water gates can be shut off when needed. Flood waters in the Regnitz are then diverted around the city to the canal, where high levees can contain immense quantities of water. This photo shows older and simpler water gates on the Regnitz near the old city hall. The massive modern water control system is farther south.
The old city hall with its Tudor-style half-timber add-on is often photographed from the footbridge up ahead. I was just one bridge (about 200 meters) farther back. [DSC03211_lr_2000]
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The Regnitz River looks like it's close to flooding, especially when you see how close to the water's edge these houses in Little Venice are. But Bamberg has a good flood control system that diverts water from the river into the large Rhine-Main-Danube canal, where there are high levees to protect against flood damage. Also, my low level shot with this wide lens exaggerates things a bit. The areas with grass, however, do not usually have river water in them. So that's a little bit of flooding. 16:9 crop. [DSC07082_lr_2000]
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Bancroft House
The Bancroft House is a two-story home with a mixture of wood, whitewashed brick and shake siding on the exterior. It has 5 bedrooms and one bath/den. A drop-ladder leads to a large bonus room in the attic. It is approximately 27x19 meters and fits a standard 1024 parcel. The home control system allows security for the doors and panel access, as well as changing wall and floor colors. Each room has 6 color choices.
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The Green Door - Kendrick Cabin
The Kendrick Cabin is a cozy wood cabin with one bedroom, a kitchen/dining area, living area and bathroom. Features the home control system for security and texture change. Only 80 LI, copy/mod.
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The ATTAS (Advanced Technologies Testing Aircraft System) was in operation as a research aircraft at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Braunschweig from 1985 to 2012.
The base is the VFW 614 commercial aircraft, the first passenger jet developed and built in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The development of the aircraft type VFW 614 began in the mid-1960s at the United Aviation Engineering Plants VFW - a merger of Focke-Wulf, Weser Flugzeugbau and Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugbau in Bremen. This was the forward-looking conceptual design of a short-haul commercial aircraft for up to 44 passengers.
The M 45H turbine jet engines developed specifically for this purpose by Rolls-Royce/SNECMA had a large by-flow ratio of 3:1. The arrangement of the engines on pylons above the wing distinguished the VFW 614 strikingly from other aircraft. This avoided the suction of foreign bodies during operation on unpaved slopes.
The plane was not a commercial success. Only 19 aircraft were manufactured between 1971 and 1977.
The last flying VFW 614 was the ATTAS, which was used as a research aircraft at DLR for 27 years from 1985 to 2012. The ATTAS was equipped with flight test equipment for this purpose. In addition to a measuring system, this included data recording and additional sensors as well as modern experimental avionics, in particular an electrohydraulic flight control system (fly-by-wire/fly-by-light) in duplex design.
A window blind is a type of window covering.There are many different kinds of window blinds which use a variety of control systems. A typical window blind is made up of several long horizontal or vertical slats of various types of hard material, including wood, plastic or metal which are held together by cords that run through the blind slats. Window blinds can be maneuvered with either a manual or remote control by rotating them from an open position, with slats spaced out, to a closed position where slats overlap and block out most of the light.
The ATTAS (Advanced Technologies Testing Aircraft System) was in operation as a research aircraft at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Braunschweig from 1985 to 2012.
The base is the VFW 614 commercial aircraft, the first passenger jet developed and built in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The development of the aircraft type VFW 614 began in the mid-1960s at the United Aviation Engineering Plants VFW - a merger of Focke-Wulf, Weser Flugzeugbau and Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugbau in Bremen. This was the forward-looking conceptual design of a short-haul commercial aircraft for up to 44 passengers.
The M 45H turbine jet engines developed specifically for this purpose by Rolls-Royce/SNECMA had a large by-flow ratio of 3:1. The arrangement of the engines on pylons above the wing distinguished the VFW 614 strikingly from other aircraft. This avoided the suction of foreign bodies during operation on unpaved slopes.
The plane was not a commercial success. Only 19 aircraft were manufactured between 1971 and 1977.
The last flying VFW 614 was the ATTAS, which was used as a research aircraft at DLR for 27 years from 1985 to 2012. The ATTAS was equipped with flight test equipment for this purpose. In addition to a measuring system, this included data recording and additional sensors as well as modern experimental avionics, in particular an electrohydraulic flight control system (fly-by-wire/fly-by-light) in duplex design.
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Layton House
The Layton House is a traditional 2-story brick colonial home with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
This home features the Home Control system for texture change and security. Each room has an option of 6 colors, floors have 4 color options and windows can be open or closed (clear glass or blinds).
This house will fit a standard 1024 parcel with a footprint of about 24x22, and has a land impact of only 97.
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Inmitten der Hauptstadt hat sich Berlin Adlershof zu einem pulsierenden Zentrum entwickelt, Berlins größtes Wissenschafts- und Medien-Standort. An zentraler Stelle entstand ein 4-geschossiges Bürogebäude mitten im Herzen des Stadtteils. Dieser Bereich hat sich zu einem kommunikativen und lebendigen Treffpunkt für Besucher und Veranstaltungen entwickelt.
In dieser prominenten Lage entstand nun das städtebaulich und architektonisch anspruchsvolle neue EUROPA-CENTER am Forum. Aber nicht nur die äußeren sondern auch die inneren Werte stimmen. Das Gebäude zeichnet sich durch eine offene, zeitlose Architektur mit innovativer Gebäudetechnik aus. Die ELPLAN | Ingenieure entwickelten ein Versorgungskonzept mit besonders optimierter Flächenwirtschaftlichkeit, Energieeffizienz und Nachhaltigkeit. Eine intelligente Gebäudesteuerung liefert geringe Energiekosten, gesteigerten Komfort, Sicherheit und angenehmes Raumklima durch modernste Technik.
Der Neubau mit einer Gesamtfläche von 5.750 Quadratmetern bietet ein hohes Maß an Flexibilität.
In the middle of the capital, Berlin Adlershof has developed into a pulsating centre, Berlin's largest science and media location. A 4-storey office building was built in a central location in the heart of the district. This area has developed into a communicative and lively meeting place for visitors and events.
In this prominent location, the new EUROPA-CENTER am Forum has now been built in an urbanistically and architecturally sophisticated way. But not only the exterior but also the interior values are right. The building is characterised by an open, timeless architecture with innovative building technology. ELPLAN | Ingenieure developed a supply concept with particularly optimised space efficiency, energy efficiency and sustainability. An intelligent building control system delivers low energy costs, increased comfort, safety and a pleasant indoor climate through state-of-the-art technology.
The new building with a total area of 5,750 square metres offers a high degree of flexibility.
Source: www.elplan.de/
Burlington Northern train 43 growls out of the siding at Chana, Illinois, after meeting train 2 on the sunny spring day of April 6, 1991. On the point is EMD GP20C No. 2003, along with sister Cat No. 2008 and an EMD GP39M. Ten BN EMD GP20s were rebuilt by Generation II Locomotives between 1988 and 1990, and were equipped with a Caterpillar 3500-series 2,000 hp engine, along with other improvements like an all new electronic control system. One obvious external difference of BN GP20C Nos. 2000-2009 was a new angular cab replacing the EMD original.
A Soo Line grain extra storms westbound through Brookfield, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of April 19, 1987. When built in July 1973, Milwaukee Road EMD SD40-2 No. 16, was originally numbered 177, but was renumbered when equipped as a Locotrol Master, for an early radio-control system where remote locomotives positioned back in a freight train consist could be controlled by a “master” unit.
~The Green Door~ - Beckett House
The Beckett House is a 2-Story home with 3 bedrooms and one bathroom, or the bathroom may be used as a fourth bedroom on the first floor.
Features a Home Control system for security and texture change. The exterior vertical siding has 6 color options. Each room has 6 color choices individually to choose from. The living room and the upstairs master bedroom both have a fireplace that can be turned on and off with a click.
Snow add-on is included. Footprint is approximately 23.5x19.25. 176 LI
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At 5:56 p.m. on April 27, 1991, Burlington Northern train 204 heads east along the “Ol’ Man River” and Mississippi Palisades State Park as it rolls toward Savanna, Illinois. The train is led by GP20C No. 2003, one of BN’s unique Caterpillar-powered GP20s. Rebuilt by Generation II between 1988 and 1990, ten units (Nos. 2000-2009) were equipped with a Caterpillar 3500-series 2,000 hp engine, along with other improvements like an all new electronic control system. One obvious external difference was a new angular cab replacing the EMD original.
Built by GM in Canada and introduced from 1979, these DF class locomotives were upgraded with turbo to GT22 MC in the 1990s. The class is gradually being converted to DFB which denotes Brightstar (GE `Brightstar' adhesion control system) equipped. Each overhaul which usually includes some rebuilding of cab can cost over 1 Million New Zealand dollars.
242 209 has worked its last trains for the passenger operation in Czech Republic and is due to move to ČD Cargo shortly for modifications.
Eventually fitment of European Train Control System will take place which is due to become mandatory on certain lines in the Czech Republic from 2025. It is envisaged they will replace the older Class 230 "Laminates" which are reportedly unsuitable for installation of ETCS.
242 209 is seen here leaving Žďár n.Sázavou with the evening peak Os 14631 Tisnov.
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During times of extreme rainfall within the Garstang Flood Control Basin, control gates are raised in the River Wyre just downstream of the Millennium Green in Garstang, causing water to collect and flood upstream fields including the Green. This prevents a surge of water inundating downstream villages on the Fylde plane. As rainfall subsides, the gates are gradually opened allowing retained water from the fields to escape at a safe,controlled rate.
The Flood control system is managed by the Environment Agency and warning signs are displayed on the approaches to the Green prior to operation of the floodgates.
Da sich Go-Ahead bei der Übernahme des Augsburger Liniennetzes im Dezember 2022 nicht in der Lage zeigte, alle Fahrten mit eigenen Fahrzeugen und Personal durchzuführen, wurde für die Verbindung von Donauwörth nach Aalen ein Ersatzkonzept erstellt. Die Firmen DB Regio und Weser Ems Eisenbahn GmbH (WEE) wurden mit der Durchführung des Zugverkehrs beauftragt. Letztere ging mit zwei Wendezug-Garnituren und den firmeneigenen 143ern an den Start. Die ehemaligen Reichsbahnloks zeigten sich jedoch wenig robust und quittierten ihren Dienst nach wenigen Tagen und dem erfolgten Wintereinbruch aufgrund größerer Schäden. Glücklicherweise sprang die in Nördlingen ansässige BayernBahn schnell mit Ersatzfahrzeugen ein. Und so kam es zur eigentlichen Sensation. Nach fast 20 Jahren wurden Loks der Baureihe 140 wieder im Personenzugverkehr eingesetzt und verkehrten darüber hinaus mit Wendezügen unter Einsatz der entsprechenden Steuerung. Daher war die Fahrzeugauswahl überschaubar, da aus dem Bestand der BayernBahn nur die 140 850 und 856 über eine solche Einrichtung verfügten. Daneben kam auch die 111 036 zum Einsatz. Am 17. Dezember 2022 wurde das perfekte Winterwetter sofort genutzt, um diesen Ersatzverkehr zu dokumentieren. Bei frostigen Temperaturen konnte ich die 140 850 mit ihrer RB 63062 auf der Fahrt nach Donauwörth beim Überqueren der Brücke über die Wörnitz bei Ronheim fotografieren.
As Go-Ahead was not in a position to carry out all services with its own vehicles and personnel when it took over the Augsburg route network in December 2022, a substitute concept was drawn up for the connection from Donauwörth to Aalen. The companies DB Regio and Weser Ems Eisenbahn GmbH (WEE) were commissioned to operate the train service. The latter started with two push-pull trains and the company's own 143s. However, the former Reichsbahn locomotives proved to be less than robust and retired from service after a few days and the onset of winter due to major damage. Fortunately, BayernBahn, based in Nördlingen, quickly stepped in with replacement engines. And so it came to the actual sensation. After almost 20 years, class 140 locomotives were once again used in passenger train service and also operated push-pull trains using the appropriate control system. Therefore, the choice of vehicles was manageable, as only the 140 850 and 856 from the BayernBahn stock had such a device. In addition, the 111 036 was also used. On 17 December 2022, the perfect winter weather was immediately used to document this substitute service. In frosty temperatures, I was able to photograph 140 850 with its RB 63062 on its way to Donauwörth crossing the bridge over the Wörnitz near Ronheim.
The AWACS aircraft, built by Russians, is designed to detect, track and determine the origin of air and surface targets, as well as conduct surveillance, command, control and communications functions for command posts of automatic control systems, and give guidance in hitting air and surface targets. The site of this AWACS aircraft was a treat to the eyes. It looked magnificent with wings spread out against beautiful blue sky with white clouds. People who came for Air Force Day celebration weren't allowed near any aircraft. I had to manipulate my way to the aircraft to click this amazing Ultra Wide Shot!
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Nauwelijks terug thuis van onze trip naar Oostenrijk stond ik drie dagen later, op woensdag 9 maart, alweer langs de lijn.
Ik had namelijk de info gekregen (waarvoor dank) dat TUC-Rail met een locomotief reeks 55 TVM een kort ballasttreintje ging slepen tussen Ans en Quenast (met aankomst rond 10u).
Ik vertrok dus rond 9u30 richting Quenast maar toen ik daar om 9u45 aankwam, vertelde een andere spotter me dat de trein met een kleine drie kwartier vertraging reed. Ik maakte dan ook snel de berekening en gokte dat ik de trein ook nog te pakken kon krijgen op lijn 26 in Beersel - onder het motto: het hoeft niet altijd lijntje 115 te zijn ;-) Op lijn 26 lag in Beersel namelijk een plekje waar ik nog nooit een goederentrein had kunnen fotograferen en dat wou ik dus eindelijk eens afstrepen!
En op 9 maart lukte dat dus wel toen deze 5509 TVM van TUC-Rail met zes wagonnetjes om 10u21 aan mijn lens voorbijreed. Geslaagde gok dus ;-)
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Here you can see locomotive 5509 TVM in front of a short freight train from Ans to tha quarry in Quenast. Untill December 31, 2021, this locomotive (amongst others) was in service for NMBS/SNCB to repatriate trains in distress on the Belgian high speed line 1 from Halle to the border of France. Therefor, the locomotive received in 1996 the TVM security system. TVM means 'Transmission Voie-Machine' and is a French high-speed train control system.
Belgium, Flanders, Beersel, L26 Schaarbeek - Halle - March 9, 2022 - 10:21 AM.
Op het einde van 2021 nam de NMBS afscheid van zijn zes locs reeks 55 TVM. De NMBS gebruikte deze locs om gestrande hogesnelheidstreinen op L1 tussen Halle en de grens met Frankrijk te repatriëren. Voor dat doel kregen deze zes locs (5501, 5506, 5509, 5511, 5512 en 5514) in de loop van hun loopbaan het beveiligingssysteem TVM. TVM staat voor 'Transmission Voie-Machine' en is een Frans treinbeïnvloedingssysteem voor hogesnelheidslijnen. Het wordt gebruikt op de Franse hogesnelheidslijnen, de Britse hogesnelheidslijn CTRL (Channel Tunnel Rail Link) en dus ook op de Belgische HSL 1.
Gelukkig verdwenen de locs per 1 januari 2022 niet helemaal van het spoortoneel maar vonden er een viertal locs toch nog een job bij hun nieuwe werkgever TUC-Rail.
Het was dan ook een kwestie van tijd voordat een paar van deze locs ook eens de weg naar Quenast zouden vinden. Lang duurde dat niet want via Flickr-contact Simon kreeg ik de info dat twee locs vandaag, woensdag 16 februari, richting Quenast zouden sporen.
En het nieuws werd alleen maar beter want Flickr-contact Finn zou dan weer met de trein meerijden om lijnkennis (voornamelijk lijn 36) op te doen. Dat kwam mooi uit want zo werd ik keurig op de hoogte gehouden van de rit wat, gezien het miezerige weertje, best interessant was: zo was ik tenminste niet helemaal kletsnat bij doortocht van de trein ;-)
En zo kwamen de enthousiaste medewerkers van TUC-Rail om 10u37 mijn lens voorbijgereden en stond de primeur op foto!
Oh ja, nog even dit: dit plekje is wat veranderd sinds de vorige keer. Wie zoekt, die vindt ;-)
Met dank aan Simon en Finn voor de vele informatie en updates!!!
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Here you can see the first service to Quenast for 5509 TVM and 5506 TVM of TUC RAIL. Untill December 31, 2021, these two locomotives were in service for NMBS/SNCB to repatriate trains in distress on the Belgian high speed line 1 from Halle to the border of France. Therefor, both locomotives received in 1996 the TVM security system. TVM means 'Transmission Voie-Machine' and is a French high-speed train control system.
Belgium, Brabant-Wallon, Tubize, L115 Clabecq - Quenast - February 16, 2022 - 10:37 AM.
Tangalle (Sri Lanka) - Le thon est un peu l’or des mers pour le Sri Lanka. Il est le premier pays exportateur de thon frais dans l’Union européenne. Mais devant la pêche illégale, l’Union européenne avait mis un terme à ses importations du Sri Lanka en 2014. Devant ce manque à gagner, les autorités de l’île ont finalement accepté de mettre en place un véritable système de contrôle pour la pêche en haute mer. Depuis 2016, le Sri Lanka a pu reprendre ses exportations de thon frais.
Chaque année le pays exporte 18.000 tonnes de poisson frais pour une valeur de 300.000 US.$ (chiffres de 2016 selon une étude de Fish Life).
Le Sri Lanka dispose d’une flotte de 1.600 bateaux de haute-mer et 2.200 embarcation de pêche côtière pour 600.000 marins-pêcheurs embarqués.
Fresh tuna in the hold
Tangalle (Sri Lanka) - Tuna is a bit like sea gold for Sri Lanka. This country is the leading exporter of fresh tuna to the European Union. But faced with illegal fishing, the European Union ended its imports from Sri Lanka in 2014.
Faced with this shortfall, the island's authorities finally agreed to put in place a real control system for high seas fishing. So that since 2016, Sri Lanka has been able to resume its exports of fresh tuna.
Each year this country exports 18,000 fresh fish for a value of US $ 300,000 (2016 figure according to a Fish Life study).
Sri Lanka has a fleet of 1,600 deep-sea vessels and 2,200 inshore fishing vessels for 600,000 seafarers on board.
The ATTAS (Advanced Technologies Testing Aircraft System) was in operation as a research aircraft at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Braunschweig from 1985 to 2012.
The base is the VFW 614 commercial aircraft, the first passenger jet developed and built in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The development of the aircraft type VFW 614 began in the mid-1960s at the United Aviation Engineering Plants VFW - a merger of Focke-Wulf, Weser Flugzeugbau and Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugbau in Bremen. This was the forward-looking conceptual design of a short-haul commercial aircraft for up to 44 passengers.
The M 45H turbine jet engines developed specifically for this purpose by Rolls-Royce/SNECMA had a large by-flow ratio of 3:1. The arrangement of the engines on pylons above the wing distinguished the VFW 614 strikingly from other aircraft. This avoided the suction of foreign bodies during operation on unpaved slopes.
The plane was not a commercial success. Only 19 aircraft were manufactured between 1971 and 1977.
The last flying VFW 614 was the ATTAS, which was used as a research aircraft at DLR for 27 years from 1985 to 2012. The ATTAS was equipped with flight test equipment for this purpose. In addition to a measuring system, this included data recording and additional sensors as well as modern experimental avionics, in particular an electrohydraulic flight control system (fly-by-wire/fly-by-light) in duplex design.
The ATTAS (Advanced Technologies Testing Aircraft System) was in operation as a research aircraft at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Braunschweig from 1985 to 2012.
The base is the VFW 614 commercial aircraft, the first passenger jet developed and built in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The development of the aircraft type VFW 614 began in the mid-1960s at the United Aviation Engineering Plants VFW - a merger of Focke-Wulf, Weser Flugzeugbau and Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugbau in Bremen. This was the forward-looking conceptual design of a short-haul commercial aircraft for up to 44 passengers.
The M 45H turbine jet engines developed specifically for this purpose by Rolls-Royce/SNECMA had a large by-flow ratio of 3:1. The arrangement of the engines on pylons above the wing distinguished the VFW 614 strikingly from other aircraft. This avoided the suction of foreign bodies during operation on unpaved slopes.
The plane was not a commercial success. Only 19 aircraft were manufactured between 1971 and 1977.
The last flying VFW 614 was the ATTAS, which was used as a research aircraft at DLR for 27 years from 1985 to 2012. The ATTAS was equipped with flight test equipment for this purpose. In addition to a measuring system, this included data recording and additional sensors as well as modern experimental avionics, in particular an electrohydraulic flight control system (fly-by-wire/fly-by-light) in duplex design.
Explanation: This colorful cosmic skyscape features a peculiar system of galaxies cataloged as Arp 227 some 100 million light-years distant. Swimming within the boundaries of the constellation Pisces, Arp 227 consists of the two galaxies prominent on the left; the curious shell galaxy NGC 474 and its blue, spiral-armed neighbor NGC 470. The faint, wide arcs or shells of NGC 474 could have been formed by a gravitational encounter with neighbor NGC 470. Alternately the shells could be caused by a merger with a smaller galaxy producing an effect analogous to ripples across the surface of a pond. Remarkably, the large galaxy on the right hand side of the deep image, NGC 467, appears to be surrounded by faint shells too, evidence of another interacting galaxy system. Intriguing background galaxies are scattered around the field that also includes spiky foreground stars. Of course, those stars lie well within our own Milky Way Galaxy. The field of view spans 25 arc minutes or about 1/2 degree on the sky. (text: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110226.html)
This picture was photographed durin October-November 2015 in Rozhen observatory, Bulgaria.
Equipment: home assembled reflector 10 in., f/3.8
Mount WhiteSwan-180 with a control system «Eqdrive Standart», camera QSI-583wsg, Televue Paracorr-2. Off-axis guidecamera QHY5L-II.
LRGB filter set Baader Planetarium.
L = 30 * 900 seconds , bin.1, RGB = 14* 300-450 seconds, bin.2 each filter. About 11 hours.
FWHM source in L filter 2.39"-2.90", sum in L channel - 2.66"
The height above the horizon from 33° to 51°, the scale of 1"/ pixel.
Processed Pixinsight 1.8 and Photoshop CS6
The E-3 airborne warning and control system (AWACS) is built by Boeing Defense & Space Group. The role of the E-3 is to carry out airborne surveillance, and command, control and communications (C3) functions for both tactical and air defense forces.
In the US, the aircraft carries the designation E-3 AWACS. The UK designation is E-3 Sentry AEW (airborne early warning) and the French designation is E-3 SDA.
The E3 look-down radar has a 360° view of the horizon, and at operating altitudes has a range of more than 320km. The radar can detect and track air and sea targets simultaneously.
In a tactical role, the E-3 can detect and track hostile aircraft operating at low altitudes over any terrain, and can identify and control friendly aircraft in the same airspace. In the strategic defense role, the E-3 provides the means to detect, identify, track and intercept airborne threats.
The ATTAS (Advanced Technologies Testing Aircraft System) was in operation as a research aircraft at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Braunschweig from 1985 to 2012.
The base is the VFW 614 commercial aircraft, the first passenger jet developed and built in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The development of the aircraft type VFW 614 began in the mid-1960s at the United Aviation Engineering Plants VFW - a merger of Focke-Wulf, Weser Flugzeugbau and Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugbau in Bremen. This was the forward-looking conceptual design of a short-haul commercial aircraft for up to 44 passengers.
The M 45H turbine jet engines developed specifically for this purpose by Rolls-Royce/SNECMA had a large by-flow ratio of 3:1. The arrangement of the engines on pylons above the wing distinguished the VFW 614 strikingly from other aircraft. This avoided the suction of foreign bodies during operation on unpaved slopes.
The plane was not a commercial success. Only 19 aircraft were manufactured between 1971 and 1977.
The last flying VFW 614 was the ATTAS, which was used as a research aircraft at DLR for 27 years from 1985 to 2012. The ATTAS was equipped with flight test equipment for this purpose. In addition to a measuring system, this included data recording and additional sensors as well as modern experimental avionics, in particular an electrohydraulic flight control system (fly-by-wire/fly-by-light) in duplex design.
~The Green Door~ - Berrie House
The Berrie House is a modern style home, with master bedroom with its own bathroom, 2 bedrooms and bathroom upstairs, downstairs has another bathroom or laundry room depending on your style, open kitchen with dining room and a large open living room with modern style fireplace. Home control system for security and windows, animated fireplace and porch lights, touch on/off. Texture system allows you to change the siding outside with 7 textures to choose from, as well as texturing the walls and floors. If you like modern style homes with lots of space, this one is perfect and only 133Li.
Available at the main store.
Also shown:
T-Spot Mesh - Fern Row on Grass
T-Spot Mesh - Leaf Cover
hive // newly planted birch tree
hive // simple sidewalk kit
Fancy Decor: Baker
[we're CLOSED] Summer Trees
[we're CLOSED] grass field lush
Ariskea [Juniper] Mossy Pond & Waterlily
Ariskea[Zina] Bamboo Water spout
TLC ginger cat
+Half-Deer+ Welcome Sign
Skye Pebble Beach
DISORDERLY. / Wood be Spring
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The canal is straight for its entire length, and the surrounding countryside is relatively flat. It has one lock, five swing or lift bridges and is carried across two aqueducts. At its northern end it crosses the River Went, while at its southern end it crosses the River Don. The River Don aqueduct looks precarious, as the canal regularly overflows the eastern side of the structure, and there only appears to be railings preventing the boats from falling down into the river below. Both ends of the aqueduct are protected by large guillotine gates, which are there to prevent the river overflowing the canal when it is in spate, and flooding the surrounding countryside.
For the boater, the most notable feature is the complicated operation of Sykehouse Lock. The lock is automated but the control system is disabled until the manually operated swing bridge over the top of it has been opened.
The region through which the canal flows is sparsely populated, as there are no major towns, and just two main villages. The civil parish of Sykehouse, which includes a number of outlying settlements, straddles the northern end of the canal, and Kirk Bramwith is at the southern end. For much of its length, the towpath forms part of the route for the Trans Pennine Trail which joins it at Top Lane lift bridge, crosses to the east bank at Sykehouse lock, and leaves at Sykehouse lift bridge.
Er zijn weer eens testritten op de Hanzelijn,dit keer reed op vrijdagochtend 16,juni,2023,twee gekoppelde Siemens Vectron locs met opschriften Vectron en Siemens ,eigendom van SIEAG een ritje van Zwolle naar Lelystad Centrum,en vandaag vrijdag 16e meerdere ritten van Zwolle naar station Dronten, op de Hanzelijn getest werd een update van ETCS ,Baseline 3.
Kon mijn favourite loc's op de terugrit in Swifterbant,tijdens warm en mooi weer in de ochtend fotograferen,ik had dit keer naast een petje ook een oude roze regen paraplu meegenomen,was prima uittehouden,meteen fotostek verlaten,ivm.andere activiteit/hobby...
Voor info.over ECTS zie het artikel op wikipedia
A No 8 Sqn RAF E3D Sentry AEW1 (AWACS) from RAF Waddington taxes out for departure from RAF Lossiemouth during a weeks detachment.
No. 8 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing E-3D Sentry from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. The RAF AWACS fleet was originally made up of seven E-3Ds, with the UK designation Sentry AEW1.
Am 06.03.2025 wollte ich nochmals rund um Zeitz die Formsignale aufnehmen, da mittlerweile eine Ablösung durch ein ESTW bevorsteht. Beim Warten in Zeitz kam dann EBS 142 001 mit einem Kesselwagenzug hereingefahren. Auf gut Glück hoffte ich, dass der Zug auf die Strecke nach Weißenfels gehen würde. Bei der Ankunft am Bahnübergang kurz hinter dem Bahnhof Theißen warteten dann schon einige Fotografen, was die Hoffnung steigen ließ. Nach der Kreuzung mit einer Regionalbahn beschleunigte dann der Zug aus dem Bahnhof Theißen heraus. Mit dem Hochstativ wurde das ganze festgehalten.
On March 6, 2025, I wanted to take another shot of the semaphore signals around Zeitz, as they are about to be replaced by an electronic control system. While waiting in Zeitz, EBS 142 001 arrived with a tank car train. I was hoping on the off chance that the train would be heading for the line to Weißenfels. Upon arriving at the level crossing just beyond Theißen station, several photographers were already waiting, which raised my hopes. After crossing with a regional train, the train accelerated out of Theißen station. I captured the entire process with a high tripod.
69001 'Mayflower' skirts the Thames estuary while working 6T94, the 0911 Hoo Junction to Grain ballast empties.
The class 69s were converted from the 1970's-era class 56 design. The powerplant and associated control systems from the class 56 were replaced with EMD equipment similar to that used in the class 66 fleet, while the bodies, wheelsets, bogie frames, suspension, traction motors and fuel tanks were reused.
69001 is the first of class, named after the Mayflower which took the founding fathers from Plymouth, England, to Cape Cod in 1620. The naming commemorates the joint work by the British freight haulier GBRf and the company that converted the locomotive, Progress Rail, a subsidiary of the US corporation Caterpillar.
While class 69s have worked on the Isle of Grain branch at least once before, this was one of the very few appearances to date of the locomotives on this freight only branch.
This was a rare example where the appearance of a particular locomotive was a complete surprise to me. With the UK's very active rail enthusiast network and the presence of much open source data from the railway companies, most movements and many locomotives allocations are documented in advance. On this occasion, both almost failed to alert me: as it happened, as I heard the train approaching I received a message from a friend telling me this locomotive was on its way.
Taken with the assistance of a pole.
Built in 1804, John Webb's Windmill is a tower mill and is the only remaining windmill in Thaxted. This windmill is the largest and most advanced of all the Thaxted mills and it worked for a hundred years. Built to satisfy a growing demand for flour at a time of agricultural expansion, it was constructed from local materials, with the bricks being made and fired half a mile away in the Chelmer valley. John Webb owned the farmland on which the mill was built.
A gallery at first floor level surrounded the mill and was used for easy loading and unloading from carts and waggons, but when the mill was first built it was from this gallery that the sweeps, i.e. the sails, were individually adjusted to suit the wind. This was when spring sails were fitted. Later these were replaced with patent sails and thereafter all four sails could be adjusted at one time by the use of an invention known as a 'spider', which is a centrally controlled system of levers.
By 1907 the mill was uneconomic to work and when offered for auction it failed to sell.
Fruitvale station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located in the Fruitvale District of Oakland, California, United States. The elevated station has two side platforms.
BART is a high-speed inter-city and metropolitan rail transit system consisting of 44 stations and over 100 miles of trackway in 4 counties. It provides transit service to patrons in the Bay Area region, which includes more than 100 municipalities. BART is the backbone of the regional and local public transportation network. BART was established in the late 1960s under the notion of “if the Bay Area is to be preserved as a fine place to live and work, a regional rapid transit system is essential to prevent total dependence to automobiles and freeways.”
BART is an electrified rail transit system equipped with a state-of-the-art train control system that provides automatic train operations by regulating speeds, station stops, and routing through interlockings. The system also includes a network of communications, computer, and control systems to supervise train operations, control and monitor field equipment, provide patron assistance and information in stations, and other activities related to providing a safe and reliable rail transit system.
A No 8 Sqn RAF E3D Sentry AEW1 (AWACS) from RAF Waddington is on finals to land at RAF Lossiemouth where it will operate on a weeks detachment.
No. 8 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing E-3D Sentry from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. The RAF AWACS fleet was originally made up of seven E-3Ds, with the UK designation Sentry AEW1.
A No 8 Sqn RAF E3D Sentry AEW1 (AWACS) from RAF Waddington backtracks up the main at RAF Lossiemouth after a sortie during a weeks detachment.
No. 8 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing E-3D Sentry from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. The RAF AWACS fleet was originally made up of seven E-3Ds, with the UK designation Sentry AEW1.
Like three years ago, starting the new season with a wonderful and enchanting Hubble's Variable Nebula (NGC 2261)
Previous approach: www.flickr.com/photos/olegbr/8552071862/in/dateposted/
I wanted to personally check whether it still variable ...
It was found that this is so :)
Here animation L-channel 200%: olegbr.astroclub.kiev.ua/files/astrofoto/NGC2261/NGC2261_...
Of course, 3 years - a very large interval for observing the changes in the nebula. Everything is much faster: www.umanitoba.ca/science/astronomy/cbrown/imaging/hvn/ana...
In 2013-2016 animation, I drew attention to the star just above the nebula, which is for 3 years significantly shifted to the right.
To heighten the effect, combined with the current picture image DSS., For about 60 years, the offset is already pretty decent. olegbr.astroclub.kiev.ua/files/astrofoto/NGC2261/NGC2261_...
Here www.astrosurf.com/mcianci/ngc2261.html Italian colleague calculated that the proper motion (proper motion) of the star 0.2" per year. The name is NLTT 16798 and is listed as High Proper Motion Star: simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NLTT+16798
Explanation: What causes Hubble's Variable Nebula to vary? The unusual nebula pictured above changes its appearance noticeably in just a few weeks. Discovered over 200 years ago and subsequently cataloged as NGC 2661, the remarkable nebula is named for Edwin Hubble, who studied it earlier this century. Hubble's Variable Nebula is a reflection nebula made of gas and fine dust fanning out from the star R Monocerotis. The faint nebula is about one light-year across and lies about 2500 light-years away towards the constellation of Monocerotis. A leading variability explanation for Hubble's Variable Nebula holds that dense knots of opaque dust pass close to R Mon and cast moving shadows onto the reflecting dust seen in the rest of the nebula. (text:http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap991020.html)
This picture was photographed during 4 and 6 February 2016 in Khlepcha observatory, Ukraine.
Equipment: home assembled reflector 10 in., f/3.8
Mount WhiteSwan-180 with a control system «Eqdrive Standart», camera QSI-583wsg, Televue Paracorr-2. Off-axis guidecamera QHY5L-II.
LRGB filter set Baader Planetarium.
L = 29 * 600 seconds , bin.1, RGB = 11 * 300-450 seconds, bin.2 each filter. About 8 hours.
FWHM source in L filter 2.10"-2.97", sum in L channel - 2.55"
The height above the horizon from 40° to 48°, the scale of 1"/ pixel.
Processed Pixinsight 1.8 and Photoshop CS6
We laten de Rhein achter ons, dit zal waarschijnlijk wel de laatste buitenlandse uitstap van dit jaar zijn en keren terug naar het Belgisch spoorgebeuren.
Op maandag 31 oktober kregen zowel mijn broer Wouter als ikzelf een sms'je van een bevriende treinbestuurder (waarvoor dank) waarin ons werd meegedeeld dat op woensdag 2 november er nog eens een 55 TVM naar Quenast zou sporen. Alhoewel ik stilletjes hoopte op een beeld van de 5508, werd meegedeeld dat de 5501 terug van de partij zou zijn. Nou, dat is ook geen straf ;-)
Aangezien we beiden verlof hadden die week, werden er plannen gesmeed om op woensdag eens vroeg op te staan. Uiteindelijk had dat wel niet gehoeven, want de trein reed met een aanzienlijke vertraging, waardoor we ons plan voor een foto in Ripain omruilden voor een foto in Beersel.
We verkenden eerst wel de plek, want de oostelijke ringlijn rond Brussel heeft echt als kenmerk veel bomen langs het spoor. Maar met wat meten en passen, werd de plek als goed bevonden.
Rond de klok van 11 klonk dan het heerlijk geluid van een 55'er (niet eenvoudig hier want je hoort eigenlijk constant de iets verder gelegen autoweg) wat resulteerde in dit resultaat. Groeten terug 👋!
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Here you can see TUC-Rail 5501 TVM in front of an empty freight train from Antwerpen-Berendrecht to the quarry in Quenast. Untill December 31, 2021, this locomotive (amongst others) was in service for NMBS/SNCB to repatriate trains in distress on the Belgian high speed line 1 from Halle to the border of France.
Therefor, the locomotive received in 1996 the TVM security system. TVM means 'Transmission Voie-Machine' and is a French high-speed train control system.
Many thanks and greetings to the train driver!
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Beersel, 02/11/2022
TUC-Rail 5501
93521 Antwerpen Berendrecht - Quenast
A No 8 Sqn RAF E3D Sentry AEW1 (AWACS) from RAF Waddington is rotating out from RAF Lossiemouth where it is operating on a weeks detachment.
No. 8 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing E-3D Sentry from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. The RAF AWACS fleet was originally made up of seven E-3Ds, with the UK designation Sentry AEW1.
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"Be gentle with your past selves for doing what they had to do to get through it." -Jordan Pickell
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