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Catalog #: 01_00086647
Title: Pflalz, D Experimental
Corporation Name: Pflalz
Additional Information: Germany
Designation: D Experimental
Tags: Pflalz, D Experimental
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
The XV-15 was somewhat of a crowd pleaser, at last as long as I was playing around with the Circuit Cubes app, that controls its motors! A lot of people mistook it for an Osprey, though.
The materials required for this experiment are simple: a stick of incense, a lump of clay, matches. Any straight, uniform incense stick of the variety consisting of a slender bamboo splint dipped in an aromatic, combustible slurry as commonly manufactured in many parts of the Orient is suitable.
The setting for the experiment is most important. The experiment shall be carried out in a small inner room without windows and free of draughts. The room shall be darkened and provided with subtle illumination such that the visual effects of the smoke will be accentuated. A small table or suitable stand shall be provided upon which the experiment will be conducted. Arrangements should be made beforehand so that the room shall not be disturbed for the duration of the experiment. In lieu of a windowless room, a room with windows and portals sufficiently occluded may be substituted.
The procedure is thusly: The lump of clay is formed into a spherical mass and carefully pressed down upon the center of the tabletop. The stick of incense is inserted into the lump of clay at a thirty-degree angle from the vertical, that is, at a two to one slope. A match is struck, the incense is ignited, and the flame extinguished leaving the incense to glow and smolder on its own.
The results are observed from a comfortable stationary position; horizontally is found to be ideal, however, a traditional lotus position is acceptable.
Once the prevailing room conditions have stabilized somewhat, it will be observed that the smoke arises essentially vertically and appearing to be a parallel streams that are fairly straight, and then changing rather abruptly into less orderly and varying patterns of flow at some distance from the burning incense. Although there appear to be two parallel streams of smoke shooting up from glowing incense end, upon closer examination this effect is illusionary for the smoke arises generally in a cylindrical fashion so that the edges as seen from the side appear to be separate parallel streams that undulate together exactly when a slight amount of air disturbance is present. Even the most gentle wisp of wind will cause the uniformity of the laminar flow to become jumbled into turbulent flow as the smoke first emerges from the incense. The cylinder of smoke move quickly up and away from the hot incense and may widen gradually into a narrow funnel of smoke before breaking up into many continually changing patterns of rippling or the cylindrical smoke may emerge directly and suddenly into swirling and rippling designs. The smoke is forever making an infinite number of changes. At times the cone or funnel of smoke seems to flatten out and undulate quickly back an forth forming smooth waves in midair before fading into the haze which is accumulating in the upper regions of the room. Sometimes the turbulent flow will be fast, confused, and dramatic; at other times it will merely roll off lazily, but at all times moves uninhibited. Traveling in the general direction of the ceiling, the flow of the smoke may occasionally lean from side to side or may slowly rotate around a vertical axis, as well as going straight up. The limitless motions the bluish smoke make freely provides visual fascination in addition to a pleasing aroma.
As the incense burns downward, ash accumulates above the point of combustion. The ash may persist undisturbed for quite some time while the glow moves gradually down the stick emitting smoke and leaving ash in its path. Then without warning the residual ash will suddenly topple and dangle precariously by fragile strands of bamboo fiber. Particles of loose ash fall to the tabletop while the bulk of the ash remains suspended. Unmolested the glow continues its journey down the incense leaving the ash to accumulate until the time it in turn tumbles and thus forming another link of this charred chain. As the burning progresses, the dangling ash grows longer and longer while the sections of ash become shorter and shorter as the links fall more frequently each time. The burning ceases when the last of the incense preparation is encountered and all that remains is the leftover piece of bamboo splint from which ashes clinging to fibers are hanging vertically, enclosing a thirty-degree angle, and a roomful of diffuse smoke.
It can be concluded that the above phenomenon will reliably occur if the splint was taken from an inter-nodal piece of bamboo and the conditions of the experiment are met. Any significance attributed to the smoke in making the various fluid designs is left entirely up to the observer's imagination.
© Phillip Hughes
I’m starting to get back into my metal clay again (yay!). It has literally been months since I have gone near any metal clay work – I am a little faddish, and jump around from medium to medium anyway, but commission work had pushed everything back a bit too.
So this week I have been doing a few experiments, drawing inspiration from my zentangle doodle thing that I posted previously
www.flickr.com/photos/amadoradesigns/7144894749/in/photos... .
I took a few elements from the illustration and tried to bring it to life in metal clay. I’ve posted one or two of my experimental “chimeras” made by randomly combining various design elements I’m interested in
I kind of love the “centipede” - and the “chimera” one is really weird isn’t it lol...I think it will sit on my desk as a reference guide. I’ll be making a proper metal clay piece next, incorporating some of these ideas... it feels sooo good to be back in the metal clay groove again
Actually they are regular mallard ducks （真鴨／マガモ） and there is little experimental about them. I think. I don’t know what secrets they are keeping. At any rate, “experimental” refers more to the processing for this photo, but more on that later.
I came across these guys while exploring a part of the Oto River I don’t normally follow. It was early afternoon, so maybe they had just eaten and were relaxing in the sun for a few hours while the meal (whatever ducks eat) digested. Siesta time, basically.
I didn’t have my long lens with me, so I couldn’t get a better shot. I did try to move closer, but they started making some angry noises that made me rethink the idea. I don’t think ducks bite (or pinch and twist, anyways) like geese do, but then again, I thought it probably best to respect their warning.
I cropped the photo pretty wide. As I’ve mentioned before, I like experimenting with different “widescreen” ratios. This is at 1.85, slightly wider than 16:9, which I’m sure most of you are familiar with. It is the standard for 35mm films. I think it makes what might otherwise be a boring shot a little more interesting. I also gave the colors a hint of cross processing.
The real experiment for me is I added a small inline frame and faded the colors outside that frame. I know this is a common enough technique, but I’ve never tried it before. I liked it at first, but the more I look at it, the more unsure I am. I thought to reprocess it without, but then again, a daily photoblog should include lots of experimentation, so I decided to post it as is.
What do you think?
just playing with Gimp... what a result
it start with this picture:
www.flickr.com/photos/gfje/12540123303/in/set-72157640937...
U135974 with Park Royal B40F body built in 1949 was trialed by Greenline before returning to AEC.It was repainted in AECs work fleet Yellow and was often seen around the works until bought for preservation.
photo Mike Forbes.
This part of the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve were modified as an experiment. Using secondarily treated effluent from the Unified Sewerage Agency's (USA) Hillsboro Wastewater Treatment Plant, USA's researchers are investigating the use of wetlands to “Polish” the wastewater for removal of phosphorus and nitrogen. These nutrients are abundant in the effluent of conventional secondary treatment plants. This experimental program is part of USA“s comprehensive effort to reduce loads of phosphorus and nitrogen entering the water quality-limited Tualatin River.
This area is not currently being used for "Polishing." The Sewer District (Clean Water Services) is currently doing a study to formulate a long-term plan for the management of the Wetlands. One of the items on the agenda is the use of the Jackson Bottom Wetlands for final treatment of waste water. The ultimate goal is to have the water entering the Tualatin river be as clean as possible. "Polishing" helps reach that goal.
The foreground shows two more models by Yasser: the "Have Blue" experimental stealth fighter and an X-51 hypersonic cruise missile.
Another Jim Green solid fuel mix with titanium sponge and Midas brake filings among other interesting ingredients.
Jack also brought his first-generation jets: the He-178 and E.28 Pioneer, Northrop N-9 flying wing prototype, Horten Nurflügler and XF-85 Goblin parasite fighter.
Low resolution clip taken from very old video footage.
In 1983, Port Parham, in South Australia, faced a turning point.
Between the proposed Department of defence extension and the proposed airport at Two Wells, Port Parham and it's residents were about to become extinct.
A battle begun that ran for almost 4 years. 6 elderly residents passed away during the battle and in the last year, it looked like the future of the area for public use, was clouded.
The Army had created the "Department of defence, Proposed extension of the proof and experimental establishment, Pt , Draft environmental impact statement"
The Department of defence needed to test larger guns. The current area was the army firing range, Gun testing range and munitions testing area.
They needed to expand to test the new (At the time) 155 mm Howitzer. They needed to test it up to 6 times a year and needed 30 kms extra area (The range is 40 kms).
The Army faced three options.
Option 1 was to acquire land all the way up to Pt Prime (All the way from Sandy Point). This included Port Parham (Inhabited), Webb Beach(Inhabited) and Thompson Beach
(Uninhabited). Pt Prime being a previous shelling range and not a very nice beach). That leaves no real beaches north of Adelaide.
They did consider relocating all buildings and people to Pt Prime/Thompson's beach. Thompson's beach had no houses or infrastructure yet.
This plan would have been end to private land development planned at Thompson's.
This plan would include $5.5 million to acquire 5000 ha of land.
Option 2, move the firing range further north and fire into the existing area.
Option 3, close and relocate the firing range.
The preferred option for the Army was option 1. This meant they would compulsory acquire the land, lease it back for 10 years and close the beach. You cold see the beach but not
access it for the rolled up security barbed wire and armed men on hovercrafts. This was deemed to be in the national interest and a matter of "National Security. It was highlighted that
the Pt Wakefield range was the only lace in Australia where they can test the ammunition like this.
The army had been testing munitions in the mud flats since 1929 and it is littered with dangerous unexploded ammunition. They also test destroyer 5" navel shells and it is impossible
to recover all the shells. The Army has had access to the sea and airspace North of Pt Prime since the 2nd world war. (For all types of Weapons testing).
The army fired at high tide and retrieved munitions at low tide and then inspected them.
The area of Pt Parham was allocated to the army in 1937 for defence purposes. From 1978 government allowed freehold land and local council had been approving building permits.
The area North was not considered to have any restrictions except a building height restriction of 15 feet. The army approved many dwellings over this height since 1978.
The current proof range has been in use since about 1944. It is currently Sandy point to about 2 Kms north of Pt Parham. It is looked after by the Keswick Barracks which is a barracks
of the Australian Army in Keswick
As option 1 was pushed into the public space, it lead to all kinds of protests. During these, the gun on Pt Wakefield road was turned into a tent, defaced and graffiti.
This started the fight for land and homes. This plan would kill Pt Parham. Some of the current residents had been there since the depression. Some of them had settled in the area to
retire. There were 100's of full time residents and thousands of shack owners and other visitors that frequented the area.
The residents don't want to have the Army contaminate Pt Parham for all time, like they have where they are at the moment. They have already admitted that they will never be able to
clear the current mudflats of dangerous unexploded material. The residents also feared nuclear testing.
In July 1983 a document was released that outlined the process to compulsory acquire land. This is when the battled heated up. There were many meetings in the old social club (Grain
store - Webbs Carbonate of lime), at Collins Corner and beside the old shade house on the esplanade. There was a 13 point protest plan developed and issues were found in the
environmental impact study. Many people from Pt Parham and Webb beach attended the meetings, as did many holiday makers from across Australia.
People started to paint their fences and roof's with slogans.
"Army go home"
"P*ss off Army"
"Use a pond"
"Move the gun"
"St Kilda Next?"
"Sorry My Beazly, not for sale"
"We have enough shells"
"Only Beach north of Adelaide"
"People before Guns"
"I don't trust them"
"Not for Sale"
Hat's, stickers, shirts and beer cools came out with the slogans
"Save the crabbers and the gulf"
"Save the crabbers from the army shells"
I still have my yellow hat somewhere with the "Save the crabbers and the gulf" on the front. It is likely a rarity these days.
ABC, Channel 7 and 10 frequented the beach to have interviews with the residents and fly over the site in their helicopters.
Kevin Collins (member of Action Committee), Ian Featherstone (Chairman - Parham Action committee) and Leon Broster (Chairman Mallala council) appeared regularly on the news to
show that they were against the plans.
Local member John Meyer(?) and Lands minister Mr Abbot were against it but it was a federal issue and they could do nothing.
Len Web was interviewed. He had lived at Port Parham all his life and ran the shell grit plant. Shell grit is not widely available and sought after for poultry.
Col. Phillip Cooper and Major Andrew (Andy) Renolds came to Port Parham meetings to try and explain why this needed to happen. Barry Tompson of the
"Pt Wakefield friends of the proof range" wanted it to go ahead as he did not want Port Wakefield to die. He did not want the proof range to move.
Kim Beazley, the Federal defence minister, wanted to wait on the environmental study before making a decision. Premier John Bannon was against this.
After the battle, Kim Beazley compromised. In the end 2900 ha was acquired including 16 farms and 2 houses inland.
Pt Parham gave up 2 kms of land and coast (It was the army's anyway) and Port Parham has thrived ever since.
I still have access to the old footage.
I wait for ur feedbacks
Vorrei davvero dei pareri sinceri su questa foto, spero che arrivino. Non mi importa se sono positivi o negativi, mi basta sapere che ne pensate..
Ipanema é eclética por natureza! Ponto de encontro de todas as tribos cariocas, desde jovens descolados, surfistas, artistas até milhares de esportistas, a praia é considerada a mais in do Rio. Por toda a sua extensão, encontram-se as mais variadas práticas esportivas, desde frescobol, skiboard, surf, o clássico futebol, futevôlei e um dos preferidos do Rio: o vôlei de areia. Por isso, o Rio de Janeiro PASS não poderia deixar você de fora dessa jogada! Apresente já o seu cartão e faça uma aula de vôlei experimental nas famosas areias de Ipanema com o cultuado Pelé da Praia! Aproveite a energia do sol, o frescor do mar e, depois de tanto suor, que tal uma caipirinha?
Ipanema is eclectic naturally! The meeting point of all carioca tribes, from cool young, surfers, artists to thousands of sportsmen, the beach is considered the “coolest”! Here you will find various sports activities, from “frescobol” (a kind of beach tennis), surf, ski board, classical soccer, soccer volley and one of Rio’s favorites: beach volleyball! For this reason, Rio de Janeiro Pass couldn’t forget it! Show your card and take an experimental volleyball class in the famous Ipanema’s sands with “Pelé da Praia”! Enjoy the sun, sea and activities… and after all this sweat, what about a caipirinha?
¡Ipanema es eclética por naturaleza! Punto de encuentro de todas las tribus cariocas, desde jóvenes fashion, surfistas, artistas hasta miles de deportistas, la playa es considerada la más in de Rio. Por toda su extensão, se encuentran las más variadas prácticas deportivas, desde Tenis Playa, skiboard, surf, ó el clásico futbol, futvóley y uno de los preferidos de Rio: el vóley playa. ¡Por eso, Rio de Janeiro PASS no podría dejarte fuera de ese partido! ¡Presente ya tu tarjeta y haz una clase experimental de vóley playa en las famosas arenas de Ipanema con el aclamado Pelé da Praia! Aprovecha a energía do sol, el frescor del mar y, ¿después de tanto sudar, que tal una caipiriña?
I’m starting to get back into my metal clay again (yay!). It has literally been months since I have gone near any metal clay work – I am a little faddish, and jump around from medium to medium anyway, but commission work had pushed everything back a bit too.
So this week I have been doing a few experiments, drawing inspiration from my zentangle doodle thing that I posted previously
www.flickr.com/photos/amadoradesigns/7144894749/in/photos... .
I took a few elements from the illustration and tried to bring it to life in metal clay. I’ve posted one or two of my experimental “chimeras” made by randomly combining various design elements I’m interested in
I kind of love the “centipede” - and the “chimera” one is really weird isn’t it lol...I think it will sit on my desk as a reference guide. I’ll be making a proper metal clay piece next, incorporating some of these ideas... it feels sooo good to be back in the metal clay groove again