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Taken at the second mLearn 2008 Conference Dinner which was at the RAF Museum at RAF Cosford.
The first flight of the Comet, the world's first jet powered airliner, took place on 27 July 1949. With a cruising speed of 725kph (450mph) and a range of 4024 km (2500 miles), the prototype established many records on long distance flights. With jet engines and a pressurised cabin, it offered unprecedented levels of comfort and speed for the 36-40 passengers.
Unfortunately several disasters were to befall the Comet; in 1952 and 1953 there were take-off accidents and a Comet broke up in a violent storm over India.
On 10 January 1954, the first production Comet crashed into the Mediterranean whilst en route from Rome to London. This was closely followed by a similar incident involving a Comet en route from Rome to Johannesburg, resulting in withdrawal of the Certificate of Airworthiness. The cause was found to be fatigue failure of the pressure cabin.
After further development of the type, the Comet 4 was used as an RAF transport aircraft and formed the basis of the design which later became the Nimrod.
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Sorteo del teclado para los alumnos que han participado en "Experiencia mobile learning
...with michaelseangallagher.org/
- I recalled having combined the 'May the 4th...' thing with a powerful learning group the last year. This became the case also this time :)
May the 4th be with you; get your light sabre out. strike or force the choice is yours, go to the darkside or stay with the good www.todaysposting.com/TPAssignment.php?TP=543
“There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.”
- Michel de Montaigne -
www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/17241.Michel_de_Montaigne
Colour my week: Light Green www.todaysposting.com/TPAssignment.php?TP=678
Taken at the second mLearn 2008 Conference Dinner which was at the RAF Museum at RAF Cosford.
Following the successful demonstration of supersonic flight by the two P1 research aircraft WG760 and WG763, English Electric was contracted to develop the P1B fighter aircraft. It was known as the Lightning and was capable of supersonic interceptions of enemy aircraft; it remained in front line service for nearly three decades.
The first P1B Lightning flew on 4 April 1957, the day the Government published a White Paper forecasting the end of manned aircraft and their replacement with missiles. As a result, several British military aircraft projects were cancelled, but the Lightning survived.
It was designed so that its armaments, radar and radio aids were integrated into the aircraft's flight and engine systems. The equipment; long range radar to find enemy aircraft by day and night and in all weathers, radio and navigational aids for operations under the worst conditions, and a dual armament of guided missiles and 30mm Aden cannon, were all as important as the aircraft's manoeuvrability and supersonic speed.
Three P1B prototypes were ordered, they were followed almost immediately with an order for 20 fully equipped pre-production aircraft of which XG337 was the last. Each was used to develop particular facets of supersonic fighter interception. Hence the clearance of the production version for use by the RAF was quickly achieved and aircraft were able to go into immediate front line service as defence against Soviet bombers and fighters threatening the NATO alliance.
...and saying good bye to the turning point academic year 2013-14
It's Summer youtu.be/eSy8afV76P4
by the Temptations
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Sorteo del teclado para los alumnos que han participado en "Experiencia mobile learning
- my 1st attempt to visualize...
"INSTEAD OF 'WATCHING THE THINKER,' you can also create a gap in the mind stream simply by directing the focus of your attention into the Now. Just become intensely conscious of the present moment.'
(Tolle 2001, 13.)
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Ya están los vídeos en mi vlog en formato abierto para poder ser vistos por todos los grandes profesores 2.0 que han participado en el Congreso Internacional Edutec 2010 en Bilbao. Gracias a todos y adelante con los proyectos innovadores que hemos visto en las comunicaciones. Gracias a todos.
Vídeos: www.palazio.org/2010/11/video-del-congreso-internacional-...
Mi presentación: www.palazio.org/2010/11/edutec-2010-kongresoko-hitzaldia....
Taken at the second mLearn 2008 Conference Dinner which was at the RAF Museum at RAF Gosford.
This was a dual-control training version of the classic single-seat Hunter, the first prototype Hunter trainer flying in July 1955, and featured side-by-side seating for the student pilot and instructor. Hawkers at Kingston produced 45 Hunter T Mk 7s for the RAF from 1957, and a further 28 were converted from Hunter F Mk 4s in 1958-59.
Armed with a single nose-mounted 30mm Aden cannon and with a maximum speed of 690mph, the Hunter T Mk 7 entered service, initially with No 229 Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Chivenor, in August 1958, and served until the disbandment of No 208 Squadron on 31 March 1994; most Hunter squadrons had at least one example on strength for conversion and continuation training, in addition to its service with training and test flying units.
Latterly, six were modified to Hunter T Mk 7A standard to serve with No 237 OCU at RAF Lossiemouth as a dual control conversion trainer for Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer pilots, with Buccaneer instrumentation in the cockpit.
The Royal Navy equivalent was the arrestor-hook fitted Hunter T Mk 8 (first flown March 1958) and its T8B/T8C/T8M sub variants-41 airframes in total.
Taken at the second mLearn 2008 Conference Dinner which was at the RAF Museum at RAF Gosford.
The Scottish Aviation Bulldog T Mk 1 was ordered as the standard primary trainer to supersede the De Havilland Chipmunk; it first entered service in April 1973. In all, the RAF received 132 Bulldogs, which equipped the Central Flying School and other units. The Bulldog was a side-by-side trainer that was developed from the Beagle Pup with a more powerful engine and larger canopy.
The Bulldog became the standard aircraft of the University Air Squadrons and, later, Air Experience Flights, providing flying training. The RAF sold off all its remaining Bulldog trainers in 2001 as general aviation light aircraft , and many remain in civilian service today, a number still flying in their original RAF colours. They were replaced by the Grob Tutor.
USAID mEducation Alliance presentation of:
mLearning: A Platform for Educational Opportunities at the Base of the Pyramid with Matthew Kam, PhD Director, MILLEE Project Carnegie Mellon University
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Taken at the second mLearn 2008 Conference Dinner which was at the RAF Museum at RAF Cosford.
The Argosy was a variant of the civil AW650 freight aircraft. The RAF ordered fifty-six Argosies for use as medium range transport, paratroop and supply aircraft. The prototype flew on 4 March 1961, and the RAF took delivery of its first aircraft in 1962.
The military Argosy could accommodate either 69 troops, 48 stretcher cases or 13154kg (29000lbs) of freight. The freight load could include a Saracen Armoured Car, 105mm Howitzer, Wombat anti-tank gun and Ferret Scout car.
XP411 was delivered to No.105 Squadron, then based in Aden, on 1 June 1962. The unit moved to Bahrein in November 1967 before being disbanded on 1 February 1968. XP411 was then taken on the strength of No.114 and No.267 Squadrons who operated a detachment in the Persian Gulf. Our aircraft is painted in the livery of Training Command and was last used for crew familiarisation and conversion duties. It was retired on 22 May 1975 and used for ground training at RAF Cosford until transferred to the Museum in 1987.
...fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.”
- Honoré de Balzac -
www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/solitude
[thank you @peeii for the photo]
Taken at the second mLearn 2008 Conference Dinner which was at the RAF Museum at RAF Cosford.
The Dragonfly was a British built version of the American Sikorsky S51. A total of seventy-two Dragonflies served with the Royal Navy and fifteen with the RAF. British European Airways (BEA) used them for commercial operations.
Westland entered the helicopter business in 1947 by obtaining a licence to build the S 51 with British materials and powered by a British engine. The first example made its maiden flight in October 1948.
The RAF's Dragonflies served in anti-terrorist operations in Malaya. In three and a half years these helicopters evacuated 675 casualties, carried over 4000 passengers and transported over 38100kg (84000lbs) of supplies.
Royal Navy Dragonflies were used on aircraft carriers to rescue the crews of aircraft, which crashed into the sea. Shore based Dragonflies also had a rescue role, saving civilian lives and performing important work in the Dutch floods of 1953.
Taken at the second mLearn 2008 Conference Dinner which was at the RAF Museum at RAF Cosford.
With the first use of the atomic bomb on Japan to end the Second World War mankind demonstrated that it now had the ability to obliterate itself completely. Winston Churchill noted, as the war drew to a close, that 'an iron curtain was descending across Europe'.
After experiencing over 5 years of 'hot war' conflict in Europe the Middle and Far East, there followed over 40 years during which the East and West stood either side of an ideological divide separated by the awesome prospect of nuclear holocaust; this was "The Cold War".
In the initial years of the Cold War the Royal Air Force held Britain's nuclear deterrent through its 'V Force' and 'Thor' missiles; that deterrent was later passed to the submarines of the Royal Navy. The National Cold War Exhibition highlights the ideologies of both sides, the social history of the era, the technological achievements which evolved from the competition between East and West and the eventual dissolution of the Warsaw Pact resulting in the world we live in today.
The story of the Cold War is therefore much larger than one of aviation alone; this national exhibition aims to inform and educate present and future generations about the immense threat posed to world peace and security during this significant period of the 20th century.
Taken at the second mLearn 2008 Conference Dinner which was at the RAF Museum at RAF Cosford.
The Vulcan was the world's first large bomber to employ a delta-wing form, which offers a unique combination of good load carrying capabilities, high subsonic speed at high altitudes and long range. After proving the design with the Avro 707 in 1949, the prototype Vulcan B1, fitted with Olympus engines, first flew on 30 August 1952. It is an enormous aircraft at 31m (102ft) in length and a wingspan of 30m (99ft).
The first production aircraft flew on 5 February 1955 and the second caused a sensation at the Farnborough Air Show by rolling during its demonstration. Vulcans first entered service in 1956 with No.230 Operational Conversion Unit at Waddington. The B2 version entered service on 1 July 1960 and was even bigger, with a 34m (111ft) wingspan and 32m (105ft) in length.
Following the transfer of the nuclear deterrent to the Royal Navy, the B2 was used for low-level tactical duties.
The Museum's aircraft XM598 was selected as reserve aircraft for the bombing raids on Port Stanley airfield during the Falklands campaign and on six occasions was airborne heading for the Falklands. It was never needed since the primary aircraft was able to carry out the raid alone. It was chosen because it had originally been built to carry the Skybolt stand-off bomb and it proved very easy to adapt to carry anti-radar missiles and an Electronic Counter Measures pod. The mountings for these are still fitted under the wings.
...to shaping construction of Personal Learning Ecosystem
- This is my first post of a next theme I want to go deep into: adding elements from shaping art methods to PLE (re)construction. If you read Danish... this is a fundamental source: Skabende kunstterapi by Hanne Stubbe Teglbjærg.
Some cornerstones:
- Creation of art opens for a parallel creation of "self" and "world"
- Art as a language that constitutes consciousness
- Facilitate the artistic process and stimulate aesthetic sensitivity and creation of meaning
The above picture visualizes how I've personally experienced the glide...
Pair of subjects. People or inanimate objects are both fair game! www.todaysposting.com/TPAssignment.php?TP=726
Taken at the second mLearn 2008 Conference Dinner which was at the RAF Museum at RAF Cosford.
Following the successful demonstration of supersonic flight by the two P1 research aircraft WG760 and WG763, English Electric was contracted to develop the P1B fighter aircraft. It was known as the Lightning and was capable of supersonic interceptions of enemy aircraft; it remained in front line service for nearly three decades.
The first P1B Lightning flew on 4 April 1957, the day the Government published a White Paper forecasting the end of manned aircraft and their replacement with missiles. As a result, several British military aircraft projects were cancelled, but the Lightning survived.
It was designed so that its armaments, radar and radio aids were integrated into the aircraft's flight and engine systems. The equipment; long range radar to find enemy aircraft by day and night and in all weathers, radio and navigational aids for operations under the worst conditions, and a dual armament of guided missiles and 30mm Aden cannon, were all as important as the aircraft's manoeuvrability and supersonic speed.
Three P1B prototypes were ordered, they were followed almost immediately with an order for 20 fully equipped pre-production aircraft of which XG337 was the last. Each was used to develop particular facets of supersonic fighter interception. Hence the clearance of the production version for use by the RAF was quickly achieved and aircraft were able to go into immediate front line service as defence against Soviet bombers and fighters threatening the NATO alliance.