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OPTI SAILING PRAM. Sail #1256 named DUCKLING. Complete set up ready to sail. Later model boat with built in flotation. Fiberglass centerboard. Varnished wood rudder. Get it before it's gone ! Untitled, unregistered smallcraft not intended for motorization.
Independence Grove
16400 West Buckley Road
Libertyville, IL 60048
847-968-3499
Centered around a 115-acre lake, this preserve offers a variety of opportunities for outdoor recreation and nature education. Surrounding prairie and woodlands provide a picturesque backdrop for hiking, biking, picnicking and other fun activities.
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With the exception of service animals, dogs, horses and other pets are not permitted in this preserve.
While part of the larger preserve, the Independence Grove Dog Park has its own separate entrance on Milwaukee Avenue, just north of Route 137. This special place is one of four Dog Parks where dogs can run and play off-leash. An annual or daily permit and a dog are required for entry.
Trails
Roughly 6.25 miles of trails circle the lake and run through scenic natural areas here.
Gravel: 2.3-mile Lakeside Trail, and a short section of the Des Plaines River Trail, which connects to trails on the north side of the preserve.
Paved: 2.5-mile Overlook Trail, and the 0.7-mile South Bay Trail Loop.
Combination paved and gravel: 0.75-mile North Bay Trail Loop.
Summer Concerts
Relax outdoors at our Events in the Plaza music series in the Millennia Plaza overlooking the lake. Pack a picnic or buy dinner and beverages at the café. Enjoy a variety of music by talented bands playing originals and classics.
Marina, Boats & Bikes
Hotline 847-968-3497 | Season schedule, hours and fees »
Though personal watercraft are not allowed on the lake at Independence Grove, you can rent fishing boats, canoes, kayaks, stand up paddleboards, and pedal boats at the marina spring through early fall. You can also rent comfort bikes, quadracycles and adaptive trikes. Approved flotation gear and bike helmets are provided. The marina also sells bait, tackle, fishing licenses, snacks and beverages.
Swimming Beach
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The beach offers 400 feet of sand along the lake's South Bay. An adjacent beach house offers washrooms, showers and lockers. The walk-up café located at the Visitors Center sells snacks and beverages. Season beach passes offer unlimited use of the beach and are available for purchase at the Visitors Center.
Café
Located on the north side of the Visitors Center, the café is open seasonally and sells snacks, light entrees, beverages and ice cream from a convenient walk-up window. Season schedule, hours and menu »
Children's Grove
Located adjacent to the Visitors Center, this sensory-rich play environment with handicap-adaptable equipment and wide paved pathways makes access comfortable and enjoyable for all visitors. All Forest Preserve playgrounds are smoke-free environments.
Visitors Center
This dramatic building offers panoramic views of the lake and preserve. The open interior offers banquet and meeting space, a classroom, nature and history exhibits, and a cafe. Learn more »
Millennia Plaza
An amphitheater, fountain and native garden make an ideal setting for a variety of special programs, events, outdoor celebrations, and our annual summer concerts series. The native garden boasts lush flowers and foliage, a sculptured fountain, wooden pergola and gazebo, wood and wrought iron benches and winding red brick walkways. Volunteer gardeners help tend to its seasonal needs. The garden also shows homeowners how to create their own beautiful landscapes using low-maintenance native plants.
North Bay Pavilion
Situated on the scenic North Bay, this striking pavilion and adjacent open area are perfect for a corporate picnic, outdoor wedding, family reunion or other lakeside event. The pavilion accommodates up to 500 people and offers a stone fireplace, picnic tables, drinking water, electricity, parking, toilets, trail access, fishing pier, playfield and sand volleyball court. For reservations and catering arrangements, contact Catering by Michaels at 847-966-6555.
Canoe Launch
Bring your own canoe or kayak and launch it on the Des Plaines River. Located near the preserve's North Bay Pavilion, the launch offers shoreline fishing, a trail connection to the Des Plaines River Trail, and parking. If you put in here, the next ramp, Oak Spring Road Canoe Launch, is 2.7 miles downstream. Learn more »
Fishing
We've transformed a sterile quarry with step sides into a rich aquatic ecosystem with gently graded slopes and underwater islands. Musky, northern pike, black crappie, largemouth bass, channel catfish, walleye, bluegill and yellow perch are found here. Game fish are periodically stocked. A mandatory catch-and-release fishing program at Independence Grove makes it recreational for anglers and beneficial for nature. Anglers are encouraged to use barbless, non-stainless steel hooks.
State fishing licenses are required and are available at the marina (open seasonally), along with nightcrawlers and a limited stock of tackle. Fishing is not permitted in the preserve's South Bay.
Parking
Free for Lake County residents. Driver's license is required for proof of residency.
$5 per car for nonresidents, Mon–Thu, $10 Fri–Sun and holidays
During Events in the Plaza summer music series, June–August:
$6 per car after 5 pm on concert days (Tuesdays, rain or shine) for concertgoers and all other preserve visitors. Cars are turned away when parking is full.
Wailuku, Hawaii, (Oct. 15) -- Station Maui's new search and rescue boat takes its first run. The 25-foot Secure All-around Flotation Equipped (SAFE) boat has a rigid foam collar around its side that provides additional flotation and a full pilothouse to protect the crew and equipment from the elements. There are only two other boats of this type in the Coast Guard. USCG photo by PA3 Jacquelyn Zettles
CAPE SIZUN
Year of labeling
2007
Renewed in DATE OF
2015
French number:
NC
No. Registration
AU 1991
Registration District
AD Audierne
Type, series, or local name
lobster
Protected as Historic Monuments:
no
Website
Year of acquisition of the ship:
1991
Genre:
Maritime
Usage originally:
Peach
Propulsion mode (originally)
sail
Propulsion mode (current)
sail
Builder site
SCOOP NAVAL OF DOUARNENEZ
Year of construction (or commissioning):
1991
Overall length :
18.50 m
Hull length:
14.98 m
Flotation length:
14.00 m
Master Width bau:
4.95 m
Draught :
2.20 m
Air draft:
17 m
Displacement (in tons):
47 t
Administrative tonnage (in barrels):
24.74 tx
Hull: type of construction, materials, special shapes ...
Replica of lobster, hen - wooden shell
Hull: current state
Wooden hull - correct condition
Bridge and superstructures: description, materials
Wooden bridge - Wooden mat (glued laminated wood) -
Bridge and superstructures: current state
State of the bridge: correct Mat: very satisfactory (changed in 2006)
Rigging: type, mast, running rigging, sleeping, materials
Brown cotton voile - Wooden pulleys made of hemp and polyester
Rigging: current status
The mainsail will be changed for the 2008 season - The arrow sail is two years old, the jib is three years old.
Sail: description, surfaces, materials
Total surface: 150 m, composed of: mainsail: 85 m; arrow: 15m; staysail: 25 m; jib: 25 m; cotton voile
Sail: current state
Correct condition - the mainsail will be changed in 2008 - The jib and the arrow are respectively three and two years old.
Emménagements: description, materials
Landscaping - square WC Sailing Sailing Post 13 berths
Emménagements: current state
Correct
Engine (s): type, power, year
Perkins 120 Real CV - 23 Administrative CV - 1991
Human testimony:
The boat is the replica of the LAPART BIHEN, lobster who fished for lobster at AUDIENRE in the 50s.
Technical or conceptual testimony:
The great feature of the boat is that it has a goose bump. All the rigging is handled by hand and all the gestures of the past are preserved.
Event testimonial or past activity:
Former boat fishing lobster - at the time the boat was equipped with a livewell.
Owners' chronology, major modifications or renovations
The boat is the subject of a constant program of maintenance and renewal in order to keep it in an irreproachable state. Note that the development of the boat was carried out in 2001-2002 by the professional high school Jean Moulin PLOUHINEC.
Location: Department
29
Location: usual home port
AUDIERNE
northern arizona
1972
rafting trip, colorado river
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean during Underway Recovery Test 4A. Orion was lowered into the water with a stationary crane from the USS Salvor, a safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship. U.S. Navy divers have attached a flotation collar and tether lines to Orion to prepare for recovery. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting crane recovery tests to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean during Underway Recovery Test 4A. Orion was lowered into the water with a stationary crane from the USS Salvor, a safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship. Nearby, U.S. Navy personnel in a Zodiac boat have attached a flotation collar and tether lines to Orion to bring the test vehicle closer to the ship. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting crane recovery tests to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters.
Photo credit: Kim Shiflett
Rct. Francisco Ortiz, Platoon 3096, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, swims 25 meters during swim qualification Oct. 21, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits learn basic water survival skills, including how to abandon ship, use uniform items as flotation devices and expediently shed excess equipment. Ortiz, 18, from Kennesaw, Ga., is scheduled to graduate Dec. 19, 2014. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)
Members of the class of 2023 participate in the swimming portion of Sea Trials Aug 16, 2019 at the Academy. The swabs had to jump into the pool from the high-dive and then inflate their pants into flotation devices.
Olympus XA2 + Fuji Velvia 50 + Cross Processing.
I'm going to try this again, only about a foot further back on the ground. Thing is, I suspect if I get the whole ring in, it won't be nearly so interesting...
For general information about the slowly developing Portishead Sculpture Trail (of which this is NOT formally a part) ;), you can see progress here.
The FV721 Fox Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Wheeled) was a 4x4 Armoured Car introduced into the British Army as a replacement for the Ferret Scout Car and the Saladin Armoured Car. Manufactured by Alvis it entered service with B Squadron, 1st Royal Tank Regiment (Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth) in 1975 and withdrawn from service 1993–94. The FV721 Fox had welded aluminium armour which would withstand medium gunfire and artillery splinters but not heavy calibre .50 machine gun rounds it was also designed to be air portable and, when a flotation screen was fitted, semi amphibious.
ARMAMENT:
The FV721 Fox CVR(W) featured a low profile, rotating turret and armed with a 30mm L21 RARDEN Cannon which was hand fed with clips of 3 rounds each, 33 such clips were carried. A coaxial 7.62mm L37A2 Machine Gun supplied with 2,600 rounds of ammunition completed the armament. There are smoke discharges on both sides of the turret, which would provide a readily available smoke screen, which can be used to permit the vehicle to be manoeuvred under cover. The smoke discharges are designed to fire No.80 grenades using fuse, electric No.F103 Mk.2 and Mk.3 as a propellant.
ENGINE:
The FV721 Fox was fitted with a Jaguar J60 4.2 litre in-line 6 cylinder petrol engine producing 190hp with a power to weight ratio of 28.1 hp/tonne coupled to a David brown pre-select gearbox giving 5 forward and 5 reverse gears with a top speed of 65mph and an operational range of 269.7 miles.
General characteristics:
▪︎Type: Armoured Car
▪︎Place of Origin: United Kingdom
▪︎Manufactured By: ROF Engineering
▪︎In Service: 1975 to 1994
▪︎Number Built: 325 (180 for U.K / 145 exported)
▪︎Mass: 6.75 tonnes
▪︎Length: 16ft 8in
▪︎Width: 7ft 0in
▪︎Height: 7ft 3in
▪︎Crew: 3 (Commander / Driver / Gunner)
▪︎Armour: Welded Aluminium
▪︎Main Armament: 30mm L21 RARDEN Cannon
▪︎Secondary Armament: Coaxial 7.62mm L37A2 Machine Gun
▪︎Powerplant: Jaguar J.60 No.1 Mk.100B petrol engine, 190hp
▪︎Power / Weight: 28.1 hp/tonne
▪︎Suspension: Wheel
▪︎Operational Range: 269.675 miles
▪︎Maximum Speed: 64.6mph.
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Sun 27 June 2010 - Margate Raft Race from Nayland Rock to Harbour. - The Bay, Margate Main Sands. - Hartsdown Technical College 6th to finish, on their rather makeshift looking vessel.
This however is not your typical fish truck. It was carrying fish boxes of wet (i.e. fresh) fish, just unloaded from trawlers and to be transported without delay to a distant fish plant. A very sharp International Harvester Paystar 5000, it had the industrial style checkerplate fenders, set back axle and high flotation tires. When not hauling fish, this truck would carry new wooden fish barrels, built by its owners in Chester Basin, NS. Seen on the Halifax waterfront May 1982.
After having developed an updated version of the CH-47 "Chinook" in 1976, designated the CH-47D, which incorporated improvements to the dynamic components (e.g. rotor transmission) and avionics systems, Boeing Vertol completed a project in summer 1978 for a commercial version of the same aircraft, primarily intended for operators of oil platforms but also suitable for the prospecting of remote areas.
The airframe of the Model 234 is based on that of the military Chinooks, but has many new features such as fiberglass blades of larger chord in place of metal ones, different-sized fairings along the sides of the fuselage containing fuel, a longer nose to house the weather radar and front landing gearwheels shifted farther forward.
Two versions of the Model 234 are available: a long-range version with lateral fairings almost twice the size of the original Chinook ones, which have 6360kg fuel capacity, and a utility version in which the fuel tanks of 1826kg are contained in four smaller fairings level with each wheel. The helicopter can be converted from one version to the other. This takes about eight hours' work by two specialists. The three rotor blades are interchangeable and maintenance has been reduced to a minimum, with considerable savings in running costs. The service life of the engines has also been increased to 1800 hours TBO.
The passenger compartment of the long-range version has 44 seats arranged in four rows with a central corridor and there is an ample baggage compartment at the rear of the fuselage; it has a crew of three. A typical mixed combination in the utility version consists of 11 passengers and 7250kg of freight. This version also has a cargo hook at the center of the fuselage capable of lifting up to 12700kg.
The first order for the Boeing Vertol 234 came from British Airways Helicopters, to meet a requirement for six aircraft for offshore work in the North Sea. Since then Helicopter Service in Norway and ARCO in Alaska have also put the type in service for offshore support.
Production by Boeing Vertol of new military Chinooks is now limited to orders for the Model 414, which is an international export version and the MH-47E, a Special Forces variant of the CH-47D with night/low flying avionics and an inflight-refuelling probe. However, in the late summer of 1978 the company announced the development of a civil counterpart of the military Chinook, intended for commercial service. Two basic versions were planned, the long-range Model 234LR to serve in all-passenger, passenger/freight 'combi', or all-cargo, civil roles; and the Model 234UT utility version for more specialised tasks such as resources exploration and development, logging, and general utility heavy construction work.
The Model 234LR programme was launched in November 1978, following the finalisation of a contract with British Airways Helicopters (BAH) for the initial supply of three of these aircraft required primarily by BAH to carry passengers and priority cargo from points in Scotland to and from North Sea platforms operated by the Esso and Shell petroleum companies.
To facilitate such operations, emphasis has been placed on the interior design so that it can be converted comparatively easily by the operator from all-passenger to 'combi' or all-cargo use. In full passenger configuration these Chinooks have the largest capacity of any commercial helicopter, with four-abreast seating for a maximum of 44 passengers. They enjoy a standard of interior design and comfort similar to that found in the Boeing Company's airliners, with roomy, comfortable seats; individual service units; complete lavatory facilities; overhead baggage compartments; ample windows, and pleasant lighting conditions; a food or beverage galley; and a stereo system. Access for passengers is via a door at the forward end of the cabin on the port side, and the undersurface of the upswept rear fuselage is formed by an hydraulically-operated cargo-landing ramp.
In a typical 'combi' layout, 18 passengers can be accommodated in the forward area of the cabin, with 7258kg of freight at the rear. In an all-cargo configuration up to 9072kg can be carried internally, or a maximum of 12701kg externally, suspended from a cargo hook or hooks.
The rotors of the civil Chinook are powered by two Avro Lycoming AL 5512 turboshaft engines, via a combining gearbox and interconnecting shafts which enable both rotors to be driven in emergency by either engine. To provide the essential range, large external fuel tanks are accommodated within the fairings which extend along both sides of the lower fuselage. These fairings serve a dual purpose, for they also provide a flotation capability that can ensure survival of the aircraft if forced down onto a sea surface with storm waves not exceeding 9.15m in height. Overwater operation throughout the year demands a high standard of all-weather capability, and this is ensured by the provision of weather radar, duplicated full blind-flying instrumentation, and a dual four-axis automatic flight control system. Comprehensive de-icing provisions are embodied, though these are optional for service in less critical areas, and the glassfibre rotor blades incorporate an aluminium screen in their construction, to provide adequate protection against lightning strikes. Safety equipment includes two life-rafts, each of which is capable of accommodating up to 36 persons.
The first Model 234LR made its maiden flight on 19 August 1980, and two additional aircraft took part in the development programme. FAA and CAA certification were gained on 19 and 26 June 1981 respectively, and the first example entered service with BAH on 1 July 1981.
Launched by British Airways Helicopters order for three in 1978 (later increased to six) for North Sea offshore operations; first flight 19 August 1980; FAA and CAA certification 19 and 26 June 1981 respectively; first service with BAH (now British International Helicopters) 1 July 1981; FAA and CAA certificated 234 LR Combi Summer 1982.
VERSIONS
234 LR Long Range: About twice CH-47 fuel load in composites tanks attached to fuselage flanks with anti-vibration mounts; flight deck floor on shockmounts; 44-passenger interior (on shockmounts), with toilet and galley, based on Boeing airliners; walk-on baggage bins on rear ramp; alternative mixed passenger/cargo or all-cargo layouts.
234 ER Extended Range: Typical configurations are 17 passengers and two tanks for additional 1,621km or 32 passengers and single cabin fuel tank; FAA certificated May 1983.
234 UT Utility: External fuel cells replaced by two cylindrical tanks in forward fuselage: FAA supplemental-type certificate October 1981 at maximum gross weight 23,133kg with external loads up to 12,700kg on single hook; approved for 24 passengers and operation at up to 3,660m at full gross weight. No known orders, but several converted to this configuration.
234 MLR Multipurpose Long Range: Similar to 234 LR but with utility interior; can be reconfigured in 8 hours; four men can handle cabin cylindrical fuel tanks and ramp baggage bins.
234-100: Commercial equivalent of CH-47D Chinook, proposed to be built in China under co-production agreement between Boeing and Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Company (HAMC). Minimum launch commitment set at 10 units, with at least 50 required over a five-year period to make it economically viable.
234 Combi: Firefighting modification by Columbia Helicopters equipped to carry 19 firefighters and equipment, capable of dropping 11,370 litres of water. Also carries 9,854 litre Bambi bucket.
LANDING GEAR: As described for CH-47D, but with tyre pressures of 8.55 bars on forward gear, 7.20 bars on rear gear. Wheel-ski gear optional.
POWER PLANT: Two Textron Lycoming AL 5512 turboshafts, pod-mounted on sides of rear rotor pylon. Each engine has maximum T-O rating of 3,039kW, maximum continuous rating of 2,218.5kW, and 30 minutes contingency rating of 3,247kW. Long-range model has two fuel tanks, one in each fuselage side fairing, with total capacity of 7,949 litres. Utility model has two drum-shape internal tanks, with total capacity of 3,702 litres. Extended-range model has both fuselage side and internal drum tanks. Single-point pressure refuelling.
ACCOMMODATION: Two pilots side by side on flight deck, with dual controls. Passenger cabin of long-range model seats up to 44 persons four-abreast, with centre aisle. Each seat has overhead bin and underseat stowage for carry-on baggage; larger items are stowed over the rear ramp in the main baggage compartment. Galley, with cabin attendant's seat, and toilet, are standard, between flight deck and cabin. Basic FAA/CAA approved combi versions offer 8 to 32 passenger seats, with cargo at rear of cabin, loaded via rear ramp; or 22 to 32 passenger seats, with cargo stowed on only one side of cabin's centre aisle. All passenger facilities can be removed, and heavy-duty floor installed, for freight-only service. Passenger door at front of cabin on starboard side. Crew door on each side of flight deck. Cabin floor supported by dynamically tuned fittings to reduce vibration. Hydraulically powered cargo ramp can be stopped at any intermediate position to match the level of the loading vehicle being used.
SYSTEMS: Heating and ventilation systems maintain comfortable flight deck/cabin temperature in ambient temperatures down to -32°C. Duplicated flying control, hydraulic and electrical systems, as described for CH-47D/Model 414. Solar T62T-2B APU, rated at 71kW, drive auxiliary gearbox on rear transmission to start engines and provide power for two flying control system hydraulic pumps and two alternators. All critical systems heated to inhibit ice build-up.
AVIONICS: Duplicated full blind-flying instru-mentation, weather radar, and dual four-axis automatic flight control system with built-in test equipment, provide all-weather capability.
EQUIPMENT: Optional equipment includes passenger interior furnishings for the utility model, combi interior, downward-shining cargo load light, rescue hoist of 272kg capacity, glass fibre wheel-skis, an ice detector probe, and ditching equipment that includes two liferafts, each with an overload capacity of 36 persons. Standard items include integral work platforms, and a maintenance panel that allows 26 separate checks to be made from a single ground level position.
Single central cargo hook is standard on utility model for carrying external loads of up to 12,700kg. Optional dual tandem hooks for precision operations and for load stability in high-speed flight; or three tandem hooks for delivering multiple loads.
Jane's Helicopter Markets and Systems
The Boeing Vertol 234LR Commercial Chinook is the civil derivative of the highly successful Models 114 and 234, used by the US Army as the CH-47 Chinookmedium-transport military helicopter series.
The Model 114, military designation CH-47A, was itself a development of theBoeing Vertol 107 tandem-rotor helicopter, this latter also being the developed form of a concept pioneered by the Piasecki Helicopter Corporation.
The civil 234LR was announced in the summer of 1978 as a contender in the market for offshore oilfield support helicopters, with the ability to undertake other commercial operations. Although modelled closely on the CH-47C variant of the basic design, the 234LR is designed to carry up to 44 passengers over ranges of approximately 925km. To meet this requirement the 234LR is fitted with cabin windows similar to those of the Boeing 727 airliner, airliner seats at 84cm pitch, overhead baggage lockers, and a number of other 'airliner' features.
Other alterations compared with the military 234 are the inclusion of civil versions of the engines (in the form of Avco Lycoming AL 5512 turboshafts, each with a take-off rating of about 4075shp, and a new fuel system with pressure-refuelling capability, and glassfibre rotor blades. Although the 234LR will undoubtedly offer operators considerable advantages (for example one 234LR could replace three of the Sikorsky S-61Ns currently used for most offshore support operations), there are problems: the cost of the 234LR is likely to rise by some 40% before the type enters service in 1982, and the related engine used in the Bell 214B BigLifter (the Lycoming T5508D) has run into severe difficulties.
The two engines are located in pods on each side of the rear rotor pylon, the rotors being driven in counter-rotating directions by a series of interconnected shafts which ensure that each engine drives both rotors in the event of the other failing. In the military model the transmission is rated at 7200shp for twin-engined operation, and at 4600shp for single-engined flight, but this will presumably be further strengthened on the 234LR, which has more power and greater take-off weight (23133kg with an external load compared with 20865kg).
The keynote of the 234LR's projected success is its great versatility: apart from a payload of up to 44 passengers, the helicopter can carry an internal load of some 9526kg in the cabin, which is 9.19m long, 2.51m wide, and 1.98m high. Alternatively, a maximum payload of 13290kg can be carried externally with the helicopter in its utility configuration.
With an internal payload the 234LR's maximum take-off weight is 21318kg, compared with 23133kg with an external payload. Fuel load can also be altered considerably: in the utility version, maximum capacity is 1826kg; in the long-range layout, this capacity is increased to 6361kg. The model made entirely by hand in Italy by skilled personnel is produced by Piazzai Models company of Arona - Novara, is a scale of 1:50
Although designated a fighter (F), the F-111 was a tactical bomber—one that could fly like no other—hundreds of miles close to the earth to avoid detection until bombs were delivered, and then up to altitude at supersonic speed to go home. The F-111 required a new engine, wings, and radar to complete its mission of dropping 8,000 pounds of bombs on a target 1,500 miles away—without refueling.
The first after-burning turbofan engine gave it the power to fly supersonically and the efficiency to fly to Europe without tankers. But supersonic speeds and nap of the earth flying required wings that could change position: straight out to takeoff and land and swept for high-speed flight.
Advanced avionics allowed night, all weather flight close to the earth. The radar system could fly at 200 feet in changing terrain without pilot intervention. Pilots could shift to left or right, but radar controlled the altitude. System breakdowns were handled by putting the aircraft into a climb to get away from the ground until the pilot could take control. The entire crew compartment was an ejection pod, taking part of the wing with it for stability. Flotation bags cushioned impact and water landings.
Avionics also located and bombed targets at night and in bad weather—even more important when smart bombs were developed. Also, the F-111 could take off and land on 3,000-foot runways.
It had a rocky start, but the F-111 had one of the safest operating records in history. In Vietnam it had twice the range of an F-4 and could carry two and a half times the weapons load. In 1986, 18 F-111Fs accompanied by EF-111A Raven electronic warfare aircraft flew from England to bomb Khadafi in Libya, the longest strike mission in history.
The areas on each side of the motor well will be air- and water-tight, for flotation. Access to these areas will be through gasketed access ports in the decking.
A Water Strider is able to run on top of water due its ability to distribute its weight over a large area and the surface tension of the water.
My Lego Technic version of this amazing creature is motorised and is able to walk on land using it's long legs, and with the assistance of some extra flotation, it is also able to swim in water.
While this model was designed a few years ago now, it still remains as one of my favourite models that I have built.
This model contains 277 pieces.
Tybee Island, GA - Miley Cyrus breaks the law for a little fun in the sun with a girlfriend. Miley and family are in Savannah, Georgia to begin filming her new movie, but today Miley just wanted to play. When riding a "personal water craft", Georgia's handbook of boating Laws and Responsibilities require, "each person riding on a PWC must wear a personal flotation device that is properly fitted and fastened." Miley and her girlfriend ride a jet ski through Tybee Creek without wearing life jackets. Waiting on the dock to greet the girls is Australian Actor, Liam Hemsworth who is co-starring with Miley in "The Last Song" which begins shooting tomorrow in Savannah.
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SKYE NICOLAS, 212, 2011
Limited edition silver flotations
72 x 36 in (182.88 x 91.44 cm)
SKYE NICOLAS, 212 - Silver Flotations
by Cay Sophie Rabinowitz
Comprised of high-grade silver mylar balloons, reminiscent of those shown by Andy Warhol at the Leo Castelli Gallery in 1966, Skye Nicolas’ sculptural intervention at Scoop New York, entitled 212, floats in space. Conceptually rigorous and intellectually challenging, the work is also visceral to offer viewers an almost instant emotional lift. 212 hovers literally and figuratively to operate as both site specific installation and ambulant intervention with amalgam references to vivid pop culture, iconography, and commodification strategy.
Skye Nicolas has crafted his numerical balloons in an excessively ornate font style and material to operatively challenge any sense of pride felt by those who recognize New York City’s area code. While at the same time viewers are relieved — even rewarded — by the simplicity of these shiny ephemeral reflections on banal festive objects.
Cay Sophie Rabinowitz is a contemporary art writer, curator, and educator, based mostly in New York and sometimes in Berlin. She became well-known and respected as the Senior Editor of Parkett and Artistic Director of Art Basel. After almost a decade of service to Parsons The New School for Design’s graduate program of photography, she recently moved on to teach in the MFA program at Columbia University. Among the many international exhibitions and programs of contemporary art, she co-curated the 2nd Athen’s Biennale and a number of projects for Art Production Fund Lab in New York. She is cofounder and Editor of Fantom, a quarterly of photography, and In 2011 Ms. Rabinowitz launched together with designer Sofia Sizzi the brand Giulietta, applying her extensive background in art to a fashion context.
28/07/2016, the casco (hull) being moved from the building hall to the floating sheerlegs 'Matador 2', for flotation, thence to be towed to the Padmos yard at Stellendam by the tug 'Adriaan'.
See here: flic.kr/p/VGX2D3
Hull built by Casco & Sectiebouw Rotterdam B.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands, & completed by Padmos, Stellendam, Netherlands (Yard No. unknown)
134 g.t., 0 dwt., and 33 tons bollard pull, as:
'TSM Loch'.
She has a length o.a. of 20.35m, a length pp of 20.46m, a beam of 8.20m, & a depth of 3.60m.
The two Mitsubishi S12RMPTAW main engines develops a total output of 2.080 kW(2,826 hp) and a free sailing speed of 10 knots
Ordered by Thomas Louis of Rouen, France, and will be based in that port.
www.tsmgroup.eu/flotte/remorqueurs-asd/
Photos with the permission of Willem Koper.
We found this little guy floating kind of unnaturally in the water, so I scooped him up and set him down. Here he is looking pissed off shortly before hopping back in the water to continue being a failure at proper frog flotation.
Black and white image with the exception of the life vest , flotation "noodle" and reflections in the water.
©2008 Phillip Nesmith - While in Maine during a short vacation my imagination was captured by the primitive aquatic plants commonly called seaweed. So many types with different colors, shapes, and flotation means.....I had to make plates of them.
Above is the first 5x7 collodion tintype of a seven plate series.
Turbine powered Garrett TPE-331-2 engine to climb fast to allow for waterfowl survey missions surrounded by high terrain
Front doors eliminated to strengthen engine mounts and accommodate large side windows with narrow transition posts for enhanced wildlife viewing (pilot could actually see the tips of both floats)
Downward exhaust to eliminate blurred visibility for waterfowl survey counts
Direct drive, reversible propeller for improved maneuverability on the water
Custom long-range wing fuel tanks for survey missions in remote bush locations
Relatively high cruise speeds for efficient transiting between survey locations
Relatively low stall speed for safe operation during survey counts
Airframe strengthened for high gross weight operation
Widened amphibious floats for increased flotation and improved performance during water operations
Rugged amphibious landing gear with good soft field capabilities to land and take off from almost anywhere
Upgraded avionics including multiple Global Positioning Systems to pinpoint locations of waterfowl observations
Panel mounted data collection computers specifically designed for waterfowl surveys
Organized flight controls and instrumentation to reduce burden on pilots during low-level surveys
Independent power supplies for laptop computers and other portable accessories
5-point shoulder harness restraints at all four seat positions for increased aircrew safety
Photographic port for large format camera
Intercom-equipped at all four seats for effective communication among members of aerial survey crew
lOPTI ONE DESIGN. 2009 McLaughlin Opti in racing trim and excellent overall condition. Beach Dolly, top cover, bottom cover, additional new top cover in bag (never used). Includes standard rig with standard sail plus APS performance (bendy) rig and racing sail, blade bag, flotation bags, HIN: MGH17347I809. If you've been looking for a bargain on a race ready Opti...now's your chance. Untitled, unregistered small craft not intended for motorization.
A not so successful dive - I broke my snorkel and had to borrow another, my BCD wasn't adjusted properly, I had never worn a hood before and the additional flotation meant that I couldn't sink until the dive master loaded me up with more weight, then, when I was finally under, my mask kept on filling with water (hence the red eye look). We were actually meant to go diving with a seal colony, but the weather was too rough for us to go out. It really can be fun though. (I should note that this photo was taken by someone else).
October 1829, Sam Patch, who called himself "the Yankee Leapster", jumped from a high tower into the gorge below the falls and survived; this began a long tradition of daredevils trying to go over the Falls. On October 24, 1901, 63-year-old Michigan school teacher Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to go over the Falls in a barrel as a publicity stunt; she survived, bleeding, but virtually unharmed. Soon after exiting the barrel, she said, "No one should ever try that again." Previous to Taylor's own attempt, on October 19 a domestic cat named Iagara was sent over the Horseshoe Falls in her barrel to test its strength. Contrary to rumours at the time, the cat survived the plunge unharmed and later was posed with Taylor in photographs.[24] Since Taylor's historic ride, 14 other people have intentionally gone over the Falls in or on a device, despite her advice. Some have survived unharmed, but others have drowned or been severely injured. Survivors of such stunts face charges and stiff fines, as it is illegal, on both sides of the border, to attempt to go over the Falls.
In 1918, there was a near disaster when a barge, known locally as the Niagara Scow, working up-river broke its tow, and almost plunged over the falls. Fortunately, the two workers on board saved their own lives by grounding the vessel on rocks just short of the falls.[25]
Other daredevils have made crossing the Falls their goal, starting with the successful passage by Jean François "Blondin" Gravelet in 1859. These tightrope walkers drew huge crowds to witness their exploits. Their wires ran across the gorge, near the current Rainbow Bridge, not over the waterfall itself. Among the many was Ontario's William Hunt, who billed himself as "Signor Fanini" and competed with Blondin in performing outrageous stunts over the gorge. Englishman Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, drowned in 1883 after unsuccessfully trying to swim the rapids down river from the Falls.
In the "Miracle at Niagara", Roger Woodward, a seven-year-old American boy, was swept over the Horseshoe Falls protected only by a life vest on July 9, 1960, as two tourists pulled his 17-year-old sister Deanne from the river only 20 feet (6 m) from the lip of the Horseshoe Falls at Goat Island.[26] Minutes later, Woodward was plucked from the roiling plunge pool beneath the Horseshoe Falls after grabbing a life ring thrown to him by the crew of the Maid of the Mist boat.[27][28]
On July 2, 1984, Canadian Karel Soucek from Hamilton, Ontario successfully plunged over the Horseshoe Falls in a barrel with only minor injuries. Soucek was fined $500 for performing the stunt without a license. In 1985, he was fatally injured while attempting to re-create the Niagara drop at the Houston Astrodome. His aim was to climb into a barrel hoisted to the rafters of the Astrodome and to drop 180 feet (55 m) into a water tank on the floor. After his barrel released prematurely, it hit the side of the tank and he died the next day from his injuries.[29]
In August 1985, Steve Trotter, an aspiring stunt man from Rhode Island, became the youngest person ever (age 22) and the first American in 25 years to go over the Falls in a barrel. Ten years later, Trotter went over the Falls again, becoming the second person to go over the Falls twice and survive. It was also the second-ever "duo"; Lori Martin joined Trotter for the barrel ride over the Falls. They survived the fall but their barrel became stuck at the bottom of the falls, requiring a rescue.
On September 28, 1989 Niagara's own Peter DeBernardi (42) and Jeffery James Petkovich (25) became the first "team" to successfully make it over the falls in a two person barrel. The stunt was conceived by Peter DeBenardi, who wanted to discourage the youth of the time from following in his path of addictive drug use. Peter was also trying to leave a legacy and discourage his son Kyle Lahey DeBernardi (2) from using addictive drugs. Peter DeBernardi had initially expected to have a different passenger, however Peter's original partner backed out and Peter was forced to look for an alternative, and Jeffery Petkovich agreed to the stunt. Peter claims he spent an estimated $30,000 making his barrel including; harness's steel and fiberglass construction with steel bands and viewing ports. Peter's Barrel also included a radio for music and news reports, rudders to help steer the barrel through the falls, oxygen, and a well protected video camera to record the journey over the edge. They emerged shortly after going over with minor injuries and were charged with performing an illegal stunt under the Niagara Parks Act.
Niagara Falls at nightOn September 27, 1993 John "David" Munday, of Caistor Centre, Ontario, became the first person to survive going over the falls twice.[30]
Kirk Jones of Canton, Michigan became the first known person to survive a plunge over the Horseshoe Falls without a flotation device on October 20, 2003. While it is still not known whether Jones was determined to commit suicide, he survived the 16-story fall with only battered ribs, scrapes, and bruises.[31]
A second person survived an unprotected trip over the Horseshoe Falls on March 11, 2009 and when rescued from the river, was reported to be suffering from severe hypothermia and a large wound to his head. His identity has not been released. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the man intentionally enter the water.[32][33]
A newspaper account in the late 19th century does cite a bulldog believed to have successfully, though accidentally, endured the passage.[citation needed]
Un catalán enamorado de Galicia
Entre el mar y la tierra: Franqueada por el verdor y el mar de la ría arousana que baña la rica comarca de o Salnés, situada al norte de las Rías Baixas pontevedresas, nos encontramos con Vilanova de Arousa. El municipio tiene un litoral costero de 20Km y una superficie de 35,8Km2, dibujada también por el río Umia y por una rica historia patrimonial. Los recursos de la tierra y el mar constituyen las principales fuentes de ingresos de Vilanova de Arousa. Antaño las fabricas de salazón salpicaban su geografía. Hoy es el sector mejillonero el más importante junto con el marisqueo, la conserva y las bodegas de albariño. Desde el mirador de monte Lobeira se puede contemplar el enjambre de bateas, viveros flotantes donde se cultiva el mejillón. El pujante sector mejillonero convive en el puerto con las artes tradicionales de pesca de bajura y con la actividad extractiva de berberechos, almejas y ostras.
Inmerso en el paisaje marinero de la comarca del Salnés se encuentra Vilanova de Arousa, verde cuna de grandes nombres de las letras y de la cultura. Vilanova es una tierra rica, de espesos bosques ribereños en las márgenes del Umia, de playas de fina arena blanca o dorada, como las de As Sinas, O Terrón y A Braña, y de cuidadas calas, como Charlinas o As Patiñas.
La característica más destacable de la costa vilanovesa es su gran riqueza marisquera. A lo largo del año se extraen grandes cantidades de moluscos y crustáceos. En cuanto a los bivalvos, las especies de explotación intensiva son el berberecho, almeja (japónica, fina y babosa sobre todo) y como no, el mejillón. La recolección de estos moluscos se realiza tanto por la orilla como en el agua a poca profundidad (en el primer caso por mujeres, y en el segundo caso por hombres, mayoritariamente)
Más alejados de la costa, se encuentran las bateas, que son unas construcciones para la producción intensiva del mejillón. La batea está compuesta por una serie de vigas de madera de grosor variable, bajo las cuales se insertan unos bombos que permiten la flotabilidad. De las vigas más finas se suspenden unas cuerdas donde se deposita el mejillón cría que previamente se recoge en las rocas. Estas cuerdas se levantan cuando el mejillón ha alcanzado el tamaño adecuado y se procede a la extracción a través de los barcos mejilloneros que se encuentran en el puerto vilanovés.
Vilanova de Arousa tiene una gran riqueza paisajística. Además del litoral marino y del monte, nuestro territorio da también posibilidad de conocer los ecosistemas que se desarrollan en las márgenes de los ríos. Aunque toda la naturaleza es igual de importante y necesaria, evidentemente hay algunos lugares que resultan especiales, por el interés ecológico que despiertan, como ocurre con el entorno del río Umia.
(Diputación de Pontevedra)
Between the sea and earth, flanked by the green and the sea that bathes the arousana ria rich region of or Salnés, north of the Rias Baixas Pontevedra, we find Vilanova de Arousa. The township has a coastline of 20km and an area of 35.8 km2, drawn also by the river Umia a rich history and heritage. The resources of the land and sea are the main sources of income of Vilanova de Arousa. Salting factories once dotted its geography. Today is the most important mussel sector along with the shellfish industry, conservation and Albariño wineries. From the viewpoint of Mt Lobeira can watch the swarm of trays, floating nurseries where mussels are grown. The booming sector mussel lives in the port with the traditional arts of inshore fishing and the extraction of cockles, clams and oysters.
Immersed in the landscape of the region of sailor is Salnes Vilanova de Arousa, green cradle of great names in literature and culture. Vilanova is a land rich in dense riparian forests along the banks of Umia, beaches of fine white sand or golden, such as As Sinas, Or Lump and to Bran, and kept coves, or Ace as Charline Patina.
The most outstanding characteristic of the coast is its rich vilanovesa shellfish. Throughout the year draws large numbers of molluscs and crustaceans. As for the bivalve species are intensively exploited cockles, clams (japonica, Slug especially fine) and of course, the mussel. Harvesting of shellfish is carried out both along the shore and in shallow water (in the first case of women, and in the second case of men, mostly)
But away from the coast, are the rafts, which are constructions for intensive production of mussels. The pan is composed of a series of wooden beams of varying thickness, beneath which are inserted to allow the flotation drums. Of the finest beams suspending ropes where the mussel breeding deposited previously stated in the rocks. These strings are raised when the mussel has reached the proper size and proceed to the extraction vessel through mussel found in the port Vilanova.
Vilanova de Arousa is rich landscape. Besides the sea coast and the mountain, the territories also gives possibility to learn about ecosystems that develop on the banks of rivers. Although all of nature is equally important and needed, obviously there are some places that are special for that raise environmental interests, as with the Umia river environment.
NEW YORK (March 12, 2018) -- Members of the NTSB's Go Team assigned to investigate the March 11, 2018, crash of a Liberty Helicopters' helicopter in the East River, observe the helicopter's flotation while awaiting the arrival of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers vessel to recover the aircraft. (NTSB Photo by Chris O'Neil)
Kapok Tree
Common Names: Kapok, Ceiba, Silk-cotton tree
Genus: Ceiba
Species: pentandra
The Kapok tree is an emergent tree of the tropical rainforests, and is often described as majestic. It can grow to a height of 150 feet or more, towering over other trees in the rainforest. Originally a native to South America it now has spread to the primary rainforests of West Africa, and the Southeast Asian rainforests of the Malay Peninsula, and the Indonesian archipelago.
The straight trunks are cylindrical, smooth and gray in color, and can reach a diameter of 9 feet. Large spines protrude from the trunk to discourage damage to the trunk. Thin, plank type buttresses stabilize the giant and can extend to 30 feet. The wood is a pinkish white to ashy brown in color, with a
straight grain. The branches grow in horizontal tiers, and spread widely.
The crown has an open umbrella shape. Many plants and animals grow and live in the branches of the kapok tree. Birds nest in it, and mammals use the huge branches as highways. Frogs breed in the pools of water that collect in the bromeliads.
Kapoks are drought deciduous. This means they shed most or all of their leaves during the tropical dry season. The dry season occurs during the northern hemisphere winter. The leaves are palmate and compound. The 5-9 leaflets are 7-8 cm long and 1-3.5 cm wide. Flowers usually open before the leaves appear, and are clustered on small, new branches. The 5 petals of a flower are about 2.5 cm long and are a creamy white or pale pink in color. Their odor is unpleasan, but is probably meant to attract the bats that pollinate them. The brown seeds are round like peas and are found in pods. The pods are woody, smooth and pendulous, with a light green color. They will burst open while still on the tree after the leaves have fallen. Inside a whitish cotton like fiber surrounds the brown seeds. These are born away on the wind. Most emergent trees will have wind borne seeds because they rise above the stagnant air of the rainforest and can take advantage of the breezes which blow there. Fruit bearing plants close to the forest floor rely on animals to eat and disperse their seeds, which will fall to the ground when ripe, and which are normally covered with a thick, appetizing pulp.
In many places the straight trunks of the kapok tree are used to make dugout canoes. The white, fluffy seed covering is used in pillows and mattresses. Since it is buoyant and water resistant it is often used in flotation devices and padding. The seeds, leaves, bark and resin have been used to treat dysentery, fever, asthma, and kidney disease. In Mayan myths the kapok tree was sacred. They believed that the souls of the dead would climb up into the branches which reached into heaven.
The kapok tree is widely spread around the world and occupies an important niche in the ecosystem of a rainforest. Emergent trees like the kapok rise above the canopy of the rainforest and provide a home for plants dependent on sunlight. Their branches provide a habitat for countless epiphytes, which provide food and shelter for many types or animals. They allow animals to move around the rainforest without coming down to the ground. Monkeys who venture out to the tops of emergent trees are easy prey for eagles.
There is no status on the kapok tree. Its timber is desirable because of the great length of its trunks, the beautiful color of its wood, and its straight grain. People of the rainforest have many uses for the kapok tree. As with many desirable things, too many people may want to exploit the kapok tree and put its future in jeopardy.
sourced : www.blueplanetbiomes.org/kapok.htm