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From the looks of it, the upturned tricycle was overspeeding in this narrow street before its sidecar hit the front wheel of another tricyle. However, eventhough the driver of the tricycle at the right, had little or no fault to the resulting damage, he is just a young boy without a driver's license and is automatically held responsible for this "accident.".
While visiting maui from CA, you will be jetlagged and thats your best chance to Target Sunrise @HALEAKALA ( its no:1 mustdo)
www.govisithawaii.com/2007/07/17/see-an-unforgettable-sun...
We kept missing this and decided to do this on our final day of vacation. Plan was to wakeup at 3AM, hope our 6 year old is also excited like us to do this. All of this took a toss and we woke up by 4PM and the 2 hour drive to crater started at 4:45 with sunrise @6:37 AM.
Since this was a family vacation , tripod was not in picture and my hope was to get a nice video of this sunrise. We reached there around 6:30 ( a bit overspeeding, nothing crazy) to notice that the summit had First-in, last-out parking ( they have to stack due to the high amount of visitors vs the available parking lots). I just managed to get couple really underexposed handheld shots.
Fun part was , we came down first from the mountain ( FILO /STACK algorithm) :). Sorry for the poor image IQ, The best i could manage in the rush!!
Video i shot :
At the end of one of the the turbine/generator rows at Drax power station.
High pressure turbine in the centre with the large silver pipes carrying superheated steam. At the sides are the governor valves, which control the amount of steam entering the turbine, and prevent overspeeding. The Turbine will be turning at 3000 RPM.
Maybe this is Mr. Gentsuki. Maybe not.
He was fourteen when he got his first scooter. He had always liked scooters. Especially the weird sound they make. BRRRRR....
It was an old kind, that he got from his neighbour who was already too old to drive.
Mr. Gentsuki was also fourteen when he first drove his scooter on the highway. He liked the kick, as he remembers now.
By this time, of course, the traffic was less dangerous, but still dangerous it was! Hence, it was no surprise when suddenly a police car was trailing Mr. Gentsuki and his new scooter. He took the next exit and vanished somewhere in the street, being happy that he didn't get caught.
He enjoyed driver the scooter very much. To pay for the petrol he used to work on a fisher boat, even when he was young.
And while he was young he had escaped the police several times because of driving the wrong way into a one-way-street or overspeeding or because of driving on the highway again (in fact got only caught once - because he got a parking ticket).
Mr. Gentsuki grew old and so did his scooter (even though it did't grow, actually it's quite the opposite: it was shrinking. Old components had to be replaced by new ones...)
When he was 26 Mr. Gentsuki moved to Tokyo. He knew there was a big fish market. Everyday he would go with his scooter to his job at the harbour. Everyone knew young Mr. Gentsuki there and his scooter. Some said Mr. Gentsuki and his scooter were more popular than the big tunas that were sold on the fish market.
Today Mr. Gentsuki has retired. His scooter is still working though. Both of them are still going to the fishmarket everyday. He can't get rid of that habit!
Now, that he became older, it even seems as though he is sleeping on his scooter sometimes.
Maybe this is a true story. More likely not.
Aviation History - Charlie Brown's Story:
Just before Christmas 1943 ...
Charlie Brown was a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot with the 379th Bomber Group at Kimbolton, England. His B-17 was called 'Ye Old Pub' and was in a terrible state, having been hit by flak and fighters. The compass was damaged and they were flying deeper over enemy territory instead of heading home to Kimbolton.
After flying over an enemy airfield, a pilot named Franz Steigler was ordered to take off and shoot down the B-17. When he got near the B-17, he could not believe his eyes. In his words, he 'had never seen a plane in such a bad state'. The tail and rear section was severely damaged, and the tail gunner wounded. The top gunner was all over the top of the fuselage. The nose was smashed and there were holes everywhere.
Despite having ammunition, Franz flew to the side of the B-17 and looked at Charlie Brown, the pilot. Brown was scared and struggling to control his damaged and blood-stained plane.
Aware that they had no idea where they were going, Franz waved at Charlie to turn 180 degrees. Franz escorted and guided the stricken plane to and slightly over the North Sea towards England. He then saluted Charlie Brown and turned away, back to Europe.
When Franz landed he told the CO that the plane had been shot down over the sea, and never told the truth to anybody. Charlie Brown and the remains of his crew told all at their briefing, but were ordered never to talk about it.
More than 40 years later, Charlie Brown wanted to find the Luftwaffe pilot who saved the crew. After years of research, Franz was found. He had never talked about the incident, not even at post-war reunions.
They met in the USA at a 379th Bomber Group reunion, together with 25 people who are alive now - all because Franz never fired his guns that day. Research shows that Charlie Brown lived in Seattle and Franz Steigler had moved to Vancouver, BC after the war. When they finally met, they discovered they had lived less than 200 miles apart for the past 50 years!!
Brown's B-17 was perhaps the most heavily damaged bomber to return from combat. It survived because of an enemy's act of chivalry.
Dec. 20, 1943, was a typically cold, overcast winter day in Britain as 2d Lt. Charles L. Brown's B-17F lined up for takeoff. It was 21-year-old Charlie Brown's first combat mission as an aircraft commander with the 379th Bomb Group, the target an FW-190 factory at Bremen, Germany. He and his crew of Ye Olde Pub were to become participants in an event probably unique at that time in the air war over Europe--a mission that would remain shrouded in mystery for many years.
The bombers began their 10-minute bomb run at 27,300 feet, the temperature: negative 60 degrees. Flak was heavy and accurate. Before "bombs away," Brown's B-17 took hits that shattered the Plexiglas nose, knocked out the number two engine, damaged number four--which frequently had to be throttled back to prevent overspeeding--and caused undetermined damage to the controls. Coming off target, Lieutenant Brown was unable to stay with the formation and became a straggler.
Almost immediately, the lone and limping B-17 came under a series of attacks from 12 to 15 Bf-109s and FW-190s that lasted for more than 10 minutes. The number three engine was hit and would produce only half power. Oxygen, hydraulic, and electrical systems were damaged, and the controls were only partially responsive. The bomber's 11 defensive guns were reduced by the extreme cold to only the two top turret guns and one forward-firing nose gun. The tailgunner was killed and all but one of the crew in the rear incapacitated by wounds or exposure to the frigid air. Lieutenant Brown took a bullet fragment in his right shoulder.
Charlie Brown figured the only chance of surviving this pitifully unequal battle was to go on the offensive. Each time a wave of attackers approached, he turned into them, trying to disrupt their aim with his remaining firepower. The last thing oxygen-starved Brown remembers was reversing a steep turn, becoming inverted, and looking "up" at the ground. When he regained full consciousness, the B-17 was miraculously level at less than 1,000 feet.
Still partially dazed, Lieutenant Brown began a slow climb with only one engine at full power. With three seriously injured aboard, he rejected bailing out or a crash landing. The alternative was a thin chance of reaching the UK. While nursing the battered bomber toward England, Brown looked out the right window and saw a Bf-109 flying on his wing. The pilot waved, then flew across the B-17's nose and motioned Brown to land in Germany, which the aircraft commander refused to do. After escorting them for several miles out over the North Sea, the Luftwaffe pilot saluted, rolled over, and disappeared. Why had he not shot them down? The answer did not emerge for many years.
The B-17 did make it across 250 miles of storm-tossed North Sea and landed at Seething near the English coast, home of the 448th Bomb Group, which had not yet flown its first mission. The crew was debriefed on their mission, including the strange encounter with the Bf-109. For unknown reasons, the debriefing was classified "secret" and remained so for many years.
Lieutenant Brown went on to complete a combat tour, finish college, accept a regular commission, and serve in the Office of Special Investigations, with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and in other Air Force and State Department assignments until his retirement. He now lives in Miami, Fla., where he is founder and president of an energy and environmental research center.
The image of his strange encounter with the Bf-109 remained firmly embedded in Charlie Brown's memory.
In 1986, he began a search for the anonymous pilot. Finally, in 1990, former Oberleutnant Franz Steigler, now living in Canada, responded to a notice published in a newsletter for German fighter pilots. By comparing time, place, and aircraft markings, it was determined that Steigler was the chivalrous pilot who had allowed Brown's crew to live. Not surprisingly, Brown and Steigler have become close friends.
On that December day in 1943, there had been two persuasive reasons why Steigler should have shot down the B-17. First, earlier in the day, he had downed two four-engine bombers and needed only one more that day to earn a Knight's Cross. Second, his decision to not finish off the aircraft was a court-martial offense in Nazi Germany and if revealed could have led to his execution. He considered these alternatives while flying formation with the B-17, "the most heavily damaged aircraft I ever saw that was still flying." He could see the wounded aboard and thought, "I cannot kill these half-dead people. It would be like shooting at a parachute."
Franz Steigler's act of chivalry has been justly, though belatedly, honored by several military organizations here and abroad. On the other hand, Charles Brown was not decorated for his heroism over Germany, which never was reported by the 448th Bomb Group at Seething to his commanders. Such are the fortunes of war and its aftermath.
To my friend Micheal Nera a. k. a Miyk this is one's for you... don't go too fast my friend ;-)
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This young man in Dodoma suffered terrible injuries when he was involved as a passenger in a bus accident. Tanzanian roads are dangerous! Overspeeding and dangerous overtaking take a daily toll on the country's roads.
In spite of his amputations this boy was very cheerful. I was amazed how fast he could cycle and hold his balance. Met him a few times in town, and my companions did not even realize he missed arm and leg.
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49. sunset on our frontyard... LP Assignment Cloud Form Week 9, 50. it's friday... yahoo!, 51. tanglewood park on a beautiful morning..., 52. tgif... have a lovely shooting weekend my friends!, 53. hbw... happy butterfly wednesday my friends!, 54. Grandfather Mountain Swinging Bridge, 55. New York Panoramic View Black and White... TGIF !, 56. remembering 911... God Bless Us ALL!,
57. happy bokeh wednesday my friends ;-), 58. adorable nina..., 59. tgif... long island or iced tea... your choice my friend!, 60. bokehs for you... hbw my friend!, 61. sunset yorktown virginia..., 62. it's my turn..., 63. HIT IX pine baby... happy imagoism thursday my friend!, 64. to all my friends... HBW!,
65. 65 mph speed limit... your catch overspeeding!, 66. a little tribute to our friend birdman22... HBW!, 67. id me please..., 68. the dawn of another day... north harbor, maryland, 69. malayo ang tingin... so far away..., 70. sunset series... north harbor, maryland..., 71. my best friend doogers..., 72. kelsey marie... one more time..., 73. ..., 74. TGIF... a slice for you my friend!, 75. could you check and see what's in my eyes please.... meet y!, 76. my one and only niece.., 77. it's me kamoteus... Ron Miguel by my better half ;-), 78. flickr.com/photos/21295125@N05/2746037862/, 79. y..., 80. bokehlicious bee... HBW to you my friend!,
81. Uncle Johnny..., 82. 'till death do us apart... jen & ge!, 83. niagara falls... new york side! to my friend Fishin' Rod ;-), 84. genesis 1 verses 11 to 12... HBW to all my friends ;-), 85. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height... happy imagoism IV thursday!, 86. sundown in missassauga..., 87. empty bench..., 88. Perfect Shadow.... envy me!,
89. heroes... raleigh, north carolina, 90. butterfly science art museum... raleigh, north carolina, 91. my beloved niece... kelsey marie!, 92. orchids macro... biltmore spring 2008, 93. Accepting and Submitting, 94. pondering the responsibility of an orchids..., 95. Biltmore Estate on a busy afternoon... spring 2008, 96. nature at its best...,
97. flowers of spring..., 98. Sirena's sephia tone..., 99. Biltmore Estate Mansion, 100. Seaworld Orlando, Florida, 101. Spring Time in North Carolina
At the end of one of the the turbine/generator rows at Drax power station.
High pressure turbine on the right,the large silver pipes carry superheated steam, meet in the middle then pas over the turbine. On the left are the governor valves, which control the amount of steam entering the Turbine and prevent overspeeding. The Turbine will be turning at 3000 RPM.
Location: North Luzon Expressway (NLEx)
*grabe, wala akong masabi kay 9507, sobrang tulin pala talaga, lahat ng makasabay na bus, inunahan. medyo nag slowdown lang siya nung malapit na sa Bocaue Toll Plaze, alalay lang si manong baka kasi mahuli ng overspeeding, pero after lumampas ng tollgate, ayun, hataw ulit.
1. kelsey marie in chimney rock, 2. kelsey marie in biltmore estate, 3. HIT XV... happy imagoism thursday my friends!, 4. Chimney Rock State Park, 5. Happy Bee Wednesday my friends!, 6. peacefulness.. fairfields mountains, north carolina, 7. stillness... tranquility... calmness!, 8. Forest in Lake Norman State Park,
9. HIT XIV... grand father mountain.., 10. bokeh to the max... hbw to you my friends!, 11. silhouette tuesday..., 12. gudnight my friends... have a blessed sunday!, 13. kuwago... she's shy!, 14. i need to get out of here... it's imagoism day! HIT Xiii, 15. Are you taking a picture of me... it's wednesday dude you need to post a bokeh!, 16. Every creature unique in our eyes that we see...,
17. The strokes of Your beauty, Brushed through the clouds !, 18. street photography... city of winston, 19. sunset on our frontyard... LP Assignment Cloud Form Week 9, 20. it's friday... yahoo!, 21. tanglewood park on a beautiful morning..., 22. tgif... have a lovely shooting weekend my friends!, 23. hbw... happy butterfly wednesday my friends!, 24. Grandfather Mountain Swinging Bridge,
25. remembering 911... God Bless Us ALL!, 26. happy bokeh wednesday my friends ;-), 27. adorable nina..., 28. tgif... long island or iced tea... your choice my friend!, 29. bokehs for you... hbw my friend!, 30. sunset yorktown virginia..., 31. it's my turn..., 32. to all my friends... HBW!,
33. HIT IX pine baby... happy imagoism thursday my friend!, 34. a little tribute to our friend birdman22... HBW!, 35. 65 mph speed limit... your catch overspeeding!, 36. id me please..., 37. malayo ang tingin... so far away..., 38. the dawn of another day... north harbor, maryland, 39. sunset series... north harbor, maryland..., 40. kelsey marie... one more time...,
41. my best friend doogers..., 42. ..., 43. TGIF... a slice for you my friend!, 44. could you check and see what's in my eyes please.... meet y!, 45. my one and only niece.., 46. it's me kamoteus... Ron Miguel by my better half ;-), 47. flickr.com/photos/21295125@N05/2746037862/, 48. bokehlicious bee... HBW to you my friend!,
49. y..., 50. Uncle Johnny..., 51. 'till death do us apart... jen & ge!, 52. niagara falls... new york side! to my friend Fishin' Rod ;-), 53. genesis 1 verses 11 to 12... HBW to all my friends ;-), 54. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height... happy imagoism IV thursday!, 55. sundown in missassauga..., 56. empty bench...,
57. Perfect Shadow.... envy me!, 58. heroes... raleigh, north carolina, 59. butterfly science art museum... raleigh, north carolina, 60. my beloved niece... kelsey marie!, 61. orchids macro... biltmore spring 2008, 62. Accepting and Submitting, 63. pondering the responsibility of an orchids..., 64. Biltmore Estate on a busy afternoon... spring 2008,
65. nature at its best..., 66. flowers of spring..., 67. Sirena's sephia tone..., 68. Biltmore Estate Mansion, 69. Seaworld Orlando, Florida, 70. Spring Time in North Carolina
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1. it's friday... yahoo!, 2. tanglewood park on a beautiful morning..., 3. hbw... happy butterfly wednesday my friends!, 4. Grandfather Mountain Swinging Bridge, 5. remembering 911... God Bless Us ALL!, 6. happy bokeh wednesday my friends ;-), 7. adorable nina..., 8. tgif... long island or iced tea... your choice my friend!,
9. bokehs for you... hbw my friend!, 10. sunset yorktown virginia..., 11. it's my turn..., 12. HIT IX pine baby... happy imagoism thursday my friend!, 13. to all my friends... HBW!, 14. 65 mph speed limit... your catch overspeeding!, 15. a little tribute to our friend birdman22... HBW!, 16. id me please...,
17. malayo ang tingin... so far away..., 18. the dawn of another day... north harbor, maryland, 19. sunset series... north harbor, maryland..., 20. kelsey marie... one more time..., 21. my best friend doogers..., 22. ..., 23. TGIF... a slice for you my friend!, 24. could you check and see what's in my eyes please.... meet y!,
25. my one and only niece.., 26. it's me kamoteus... Ron Miguel by my better half ;-), 27. flickr.com/photos/21295125@N05/2746037862/, 28. bokehlicious bee... HBW to you my friend!, 29. y..., 30. Uncle Johnny..., 31. 'till death do us apart... jen & ge!, 32. niagara falls... new york side! to my friend Fishin' Rod ;-),
33. genesis 1 verses 11 to 12... HBW to all my friends ;-), 34. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height... happy imagoism IV thursday!, 35. sundown in missassauga..., 36. empty bench..., 37. Perfect Shadow.... envy me!, 38. heroes... raleigh, north carolina, 39. butterfly science art museum... raleigh, north carolina, 40. my beloved niece... kelsey marie!,
41. orchids macro... biltmore spring 2008, 42. Accepting and Submitting, 43. pondering the responsibility of an orchids..., 44. Biltmore Estate on a busy afternoon... spring 2008, 45. nature at its best..., 46. flowers of spring..., 47. Sirena's sephia tone..., 48. Biltmore Estate Mansion,
49. Seaworld Orlando, Florida, 50. Spring Time in North Carolina
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The Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company was begun in 1916 by brothers Allan and Malcolm Loughead, but its hopes of breaking into the World War I military market came to an end with the war and subsequent cancellation of most military contracts, and Loughead went out of business in 1921. However, Allan Loughead partnered with his former chief designer, Jack Northrop, to relaunch the company in 1926 as Lockheed—the name changed so as to prevent mispronunciation. Once more, Lockheed went under, this time because of the Great Depression, but got bailed out by a group of investors and relaunched for a third time in 1934. This time, it was for good, because Lockheed already turned out quality aircraft: the single-engined Lockheed Vega was used by aviation pioneers such as Wiley Post and Amelia Earhart, giving it instant name recognition, and its twin-engined Electras became the aircraft of choice for smaller airlines unable to afford the larger and newer Boeing 247s and Douglas DC-3s.
Like most other American aviation manufacturers, World War II was a huge boost to the company’s fortunes, as it would produce the Lockheed Hudson (based on the Electra) for the Royal Air Force, the PV-1 Ventura (a development of the Hudson) for the US Navy, and P-38 Lightning fighters for the US Army Air Force. Though Northrop left before the war to form his own company, he was replaced by another of the great American aircraft designers, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson. During the Cold War, Johnson’s famous “Skunk Works” would produce the United States’ most secret designs, including the U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird, as well as fighters such as the F-80 Shooting Star and F-104 Starfighter.
From a commercial standpoint, Lockheed was always lagging behind the two great airline manufacturers, Boeing and Douglas. It was able to benefit from this, however: Howard Hughes was unwilling to buy aircraft from either of Lockheed’s rivals, and commissioned the design of the Lockheed L-049 Constellation for Hughes’ Trans-World Airlines during the war. The Constellation was one of the truly great airline designs of aviation history, continually expanded from its original, short-fuselage L-049 to the long-range L-1649 Starliner, which was able to fly nonstop transatlantic service.
The popularity of the Constellation led Lockheed to design the turboprop L-188 Electra in the mid-1950s, but a number of fatal accidents due to engine overspeeding led airlines to shy away from the Electra; though its sales eventually more than broke even, it hurt Lockheed’s standing in the airline community. This was in contrast to its military division, which was making huge sales: the L-188 became the basis for the P-3 Orion, arguably the most successful antisubmarine/maritime patrol aircraft ever built, and Lockheed designed the iconic postwar transport in its L-100, better known as the C-130 Hercules.
Bolstered by the success of the Hercules, Lockheed in the 1960s was ready to challenge Boeing and Douglas (now McDonnell Douglas) by entering the wide-body airline competition. It was hoped that the huge C-5 Galaxy, designed as a heavy transport for the USAF, would find a civilian market, but this proved to be in vain; however, Lockheed already had another wide-body design, the trijet L-1011 Tristar. Though the L-1011 was a superb aircraft, with a loss rate significantly lower than other wide-body designs, it was nearly fatally delayed by engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce’s company problems.
The L-1011 would go onto a lucrative career, but entered service later than its rivals, the Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10. The company had also staked too much on the success of the Tristar, and nearly went bankrupt in 1971. The US government provided a bailout, only to have the company rocked by further scandal: it had bribed several Western European governments to accept the F-104 Starfighter, and the Japanese government to buy the L-1011 for All Nippon Airlines. Several government officials were forced to resign worldwide. Lockheed would never produce another airliner again.
In 1995, Lockheed merged with Martin Marietta, a company it already had close ties to, forming Lockheed Martin. Due to Martin Marietta having already acquired General Dynamics, this saved both companies: Lockheed Martin, in one stroke, became the second-largest military contractor in the United States, due to its production of the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter; this was followed by the production of the first fourth-generation fighter, the F-22 Raptor. Today, Lockheed Martin remains at the forefront of military aircraft design, though it does not produce commercial aircraft.
This is the L-1011 prototype, a scheme novel to the aircraft; Lockheed did not have "house colors" like Boeing or Airbus. N1011 never served with an airline; it remained a testbed with Lockheed until it was scrapped in 1986. The nose was salvaged and is on display at the Delta Airlines Museum in Atlanta, GA.
The Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company was begun in 1916 by brothers Allan and Malcolm Loughead, but its hopes of breaking into the World War I military market came to an end with the war and subsequent cancellation of most military contracts, and Loughead went out of business in 1921. However, Allan Loughead partnered with his former chief designer, Jack Northrop, to relaunch the company in 1926 as Lockheed—the name changed so as to prevent mispronunciation. Once more, Lockheed went under, this time because of the Great Depression, but got bailed out by a group of investors and relaunched for a third time in 1934. This time, it was for good, because Lockheed had already proven that it could turn out quality aircraft: the single-engined Lockheed Vega was used by aviation pioneers such as Wiley Post and Amelia Earhart, giving it instant name recognition, and its twin-engined Electras became the aircraft of choice for smaller airlines unable to afford the larger and newer Boeing 247s and Douglas DC-3s.
Like most other American aviation manufacturers, World War II was a huge boost to the company’s fortunes, as it would produce the Lockheed Hudson (based on the Electra) for the Royal Air Force, the PV-1 Ventura (a development of the Hudson) for the US Navy, and P-38 Lightning fighters for the US Army Air Force. Though Northrop left before the war to form his own company, he was replaced by another of the great American aircraft designers, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson. During the Cold War, Johnson’s famous “Skunk Works” would produce the United States’ most secret designs, including the U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird, as well as fighters such as the F-80 Shooting Star and F-104 Starfighter.
From a commercial standpoint, Lockheed was always lagging behind the two great airline manufacturers, Boeing and Douglas. It was able to benefit from this, however: Howard Hughes was unwilling to buy aircraft from either of Lockheed’s rivals, and commissioned the design of the Lockheed L-049 Constellation for Hughes’ Trans-World Airlines during the war. The Constellation was one of the truly great airline designs of aviation history, continually expanded from its original, short-fuselage L-049 to the long-range L-1649 Starliner, which was able to fly nonstop transatlantic service.
The popularity of the Constellation led Lockheed to design the turboprop L-188 Electra in the mid-1950s, but a number of fatal accidents due to engine overspeeding led airlines to shy away from the Electra; though its sales eventually more than broke even, it hurt Lockheed’s standing in the airline community. This was in contrast to its military division, which was making huge sales: the L-188 became the basis for the P-3 Orion, arguably the most successful antisubmarine/maritime patrol aircraft ever built, and Lockheed designed the iconic postwar transport in its L-100 design, better known as the C-130 Hercules.
Bolstered by the success of the Hercules, Lockheed in the 1960s was ready to challenge Boeing and Douglas (now McDonnell Douglas) by entering the wide-body airline competition. It was hoped that the huge C-5 Galaxy, designed as a heavy transport for the USAF, would find a civilian market, but this proved to be in vain; however, Lockheed already had another wide-body design, the trijet L-1011 Tristar. Though the L-1011 was a superb aircraft, it was nearly fatally delayed by engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce’s company problems. The L-1011 would go onto a lucrative career, but entered service later than its rivals, the Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10. The company had also staked too much on the success of the Tristar, and nearly went bankrupt in 1971. The US government provided a bailout, only to have the company rocked by further scandal: it had bribed several Western European governments to accept the F-104 Starfighter, and the Japanese government to buy the L-1011 for All Nippon Airlines. Several government officials were forced to resign worldwide. Lockheed would never produce another airliner again.
In 1995, Lockheed merged with Martin Marietta, a company it already had close ties to (Lockheed Marietta partnered with Martin Marietta to produce the C-141 Starlifter and C-5 transports), forming Lockheed Martin. Due to Martin Marietta having already acquired General Dynamics, this saved both companies: Lockheed Martin, in one stroke, became the second-largest military contractor in the United States, due to its production of the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter; this was followed by the production of the first fourth-generation fighter, the F-22 Raptor. Today, Lockheed Martin remains at the forefront of military aircraft design, though it does not produce commercial aircraft.
This is the prototype Tristar, N1011, shown in Lockheed's house colors of the early 1970s.. This aircraft first flew in 1970 and remained with Lockheed for its entire career as a test aircraft; it was scrapped in 1986, though the nose was salvaged and is on display in the Delta Aviation Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.
I photographed the nose of the real aircraft in 2019: www.flickr.com/photos/31469080@N07/48046870512/in/photoli...
Police with a laser gun overspeed control above the highway A15 near Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht - Holland.
You can see the policemen in normal coats, but with their police pants on garden chairs.
Under the viaduct a motor agent waited to put the overspeeding cars aside. This time they only catched them above 130 km/h, while 100 km/h is the maximum speed.
Made with my handy, a Motorola V3i... and that has its own quality...
This lady COP caught me (Overspeeding daw )...i'll never 4get her face.......
she placed me UNDER cardiac ARREST
hmmmp....nag 180/120 BP ko .... he he he
Wet summer's morning, 10 past 5, first bus of the day. The service was late with the driver in a hurry, we could here it coming from miles away, so I got my camera ready, I knew a good photo might be coming up as it leaned for the sharp right hand turn into the bus station. I liked these from the start, they got loads of abuse though, going down steep hills in low gears with the engine severely overspeeding. I don't know how they lasted so long.
Overspeeding GZB WAP-7 #30252 raising dust through MISROD with on time running 11057 LTT ASR Express. This was my 1st ever capture of 11057 touching speed @ 110+kmph.
1. tanglewood park on a beautiful morning..., 2. hbw... happy butterfly wednesday my friends!, 3. Grandfather Mountain Swinging Bridge, 4. New York Panoramic View Black and White... TGIF !, 5. remembering 911... God Bless Us ALL!, 6. happy bokeh wednesday my friends ;-), 7. adorable nina..., 8. tgif... long island or iced tea... your choice my friend!,
9. bokehs for you... hbw my friend!, 10. sunset yorktown virginia..., 11. it's my turn..., 12. HIT IX pine baby... happy imagoism thursday my friend!, 13. to all my friends... HBW!, 14. 65 mph speed limit... your catch overspeeding!, 15. a little tribute to our friend birdman22... HBW!, 16. id me please...,
17. malayo ang tingin... so far away..., 18. the dawn of another day... north harbor, maryland, 19. sunset series... north harbor, maryland..., 20. kelsey marie... one more time..., 21. my best friend doogers..., 22. ..., 23. speed limit 35 mph... by Juls Miguel RN, 24. TGIF... a slice for you my friend!,
25. Imagoism VIII... Happy Imagoism Thursday my friends..., 26. could you check and see what's in my eyes please.... meet y!, 27. my one and only niece.., 28. it's me kamoteus... Ron Miguel by my better half ;-), 29. bring home the gold..., 30. flickr.com/photos/21295125@N05/2746037862/, 31. y..., 32. bokehlicious bee... HBW to you my friend!,
33. Uncle Johnny..., 34. 'till death do us apart... jen & ge!, 35. niagara falls... new york side! to my friend Fishin' Rod ;-), 36. genesis 1 verses 11 to 12... HBW to all my friends ;-), 37. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height... happy imagoism IV thursday!, 38. sundown in missassauga..., 39. empty bench..., 40. Perfect Shadow.... envy me!,
41. heroes... raleigh, north carolina, 42. butterfly science art museum... raleigh, north carolina, 43. my beloved niece... kelsey marie!, 44. orchids macro... biltmore spring 2008, 45. Accepting and Submitting, 46. pondering the responsibility of an orchids..., 47. the emotions of great happiness..., 48. Biltmore Estate on a busy afternoon... spring 2008,
49. nature at its best..., 50. flowers of spring..., 51. i love you... my friend!, 52. Sirena's sephia tone..., 53. Biltmore Estate Mansion, 54. Seaworld Orlando, Florida, 55. Spring Time in North Carolina
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This is a shattered propeller governor from one of the B-36's radial engines. It was like a gear that prevented overspeeding and allowed the pilots to physically change the pitch (or angle) of the propeller blades in flight to help performance. The broken pipe-like piece jutting out would have been joined to propeller blades and the hub would have sat on top. Oddly, this piece rests in the main debris field east of the tail.
Me driving my car, photographed from a secret police car.
Today I received a ticket from the Rotterdam police because of overspeeding. On 2 June 2009 on 09.46 AM I was driving 59 km/h where 50 was permitted. They corrected it to 56.
On the backside of the ticket they stated I could ask for the original photo. I did and within 2 hours I received it by e-mail..... what a service....
This beautiful photo of my car with the Erasmusbridge on the background costed me 27 euro...
The fastest limits for speed is 110km/h for light vehicles but usually cars overspeed on super highway though motoway police keeps a strict watch on them and fines the overspeeding drivers.
Bikes are very popular with the Youth in India. This bike has Maharashtra registration on the license plate. Lot of tourists use bikes in Goa. These bikes are available on rent for tourists.
People also tend to overspeed using these bikes and lot of accidents are caused because of overspeeding and carelessness. One should wear safety helmets when using bikes
25 April 2005. Train crash in Amagasaki. BBC NEWS (in pictures) tells how big it was.
As later turned out, 107 passengers were killed, including the train driver, and other hundreds were injured. The cause of this crash was overspeeding, and driver was under pressure that he had to be strictly on time.
I am watching two morning news shows this morning (26 April). Five shots of the TV screen, four from one show and one from another, convined into one.
The top photo:
"JR TRAIN CRASH
71 KILLED, 442 WOUNDED"
(The train was packed with commuters in Osaka and Kobe area.)
Ambulance workers pulling out one wounded.
The second row, left:
A TV reporter in front of one of the hospitals where the wounded were taken, last night. He's watching an ambulance coming.
The second row, right:
Crashed train and rescue workers.
The bottom row, left:
The TV reporter talking to the camera.
The bottom row, right:
"Live from Amagasaki, the crash site"
I often see accidents on the drive to and from my workplace, this one was particularly horrible. In winters, visibility on the roads is reduced due to the fog and such accidents take place mostly in the early mornings when the fog is at the thickest and the attention is at the lowest.
Lilly Hoist Safety Controller
A brief history of Logan Actuator Co. and Logan Engineering Co.
In 1915, Henry H. Logan, while working as a mechanic at Anaconda Mining Co. in Butte, Montana, came into contact with William Lilly. Mr. Lilly had designed a device to provide safety protection for the Mine Hoist, to help prevent overspeeding and overtravel. Mr. Lilly's device was designed in such a way that it relied on electrical power being on, which made the device "Non-Fail-Safe." Mr. Logan redesigned the device and produced the first "Lilly Hoist Safety Controller."
In 1917, looking to begin production of the Controller, Mr. Logan moved to Chicago, and eventually connected up with Duro Metal Products, a producer of hand tools. He made arrangements to manufacture the Controller from their factory, under the Duro name.
On January 1, 1935, Mr. Logan moved out of the Duro plant, and formed Logan Engineering Co. He built a small, but dedicated workforce dedicated to the belief that a superior product will always win over the market. Logan Engineering Co. continued to produce the Lilly Hoist Controller, in several variations, and built a worldwide reputation for providing a quality product.
The original plant was on the second floor of a four story building at 4541 Ravenswood Ave. in Chicago. After about 4 years, as the business expanded, new space was required and a half city block was purchased, 4901 W. Lawrence Ave., and a manufacturing and office facility was built, comprising some 14,000 square feet. This was paid for in full, along with dividends and bonuses within one year.
In 1940, Logan Engineering was approached by a sales organization, representing, in part, Montgomery Wards to explore the possibility of producing a small metal cutting lathe, so that Wards could compete with Sears and their Atlas Lathe. Logan Engineering agreed, and the first Montgomery Wards Power Kraft Lathes were built. In 1941, Logan decided that in addition to providing the Lathe for Wards, they could produce a lathe and market it under the Logan name.
The demand for Lathes was such that the plant was expanded almost immediately to over 35,000 square feet. By 1949, business had grown to where the plant and office areas had grown to several buildings comprising over 62,000 square feet, with approximately 120 employees.
During the next 30 years, Logan Engineering manufactured many different variations of the Logan Lathe, all driven by Customer demand. Logan built Lathes of 9", 10", 11", 12", 14" and 15" swing size with bed lengths from 33" to 68". In the 1960's, they built the "Electri-Matic", a 15" swing Automatic Turret Lathe. From 1940 to 1971, approximately 90,000 Lathes were built by Logan Engineering Co., and sold under the Logan and Wards names.
During all this time, part of the operation of Logan Engineering continued to dedicate itself to the production of the Lilly Hoist Controller. More models were developed, and options, usually at customers request, were added. Other mine related products were also developed, including the Logan Hoist Recorder, the Logan Recording Tachometer, and the Pump. The Logan Aridifier, a device to remove contaminants from compressed air lines was also manufactured.
In 1969, the company was sold to Houdaille Industries, and in 1971, the operation was moved to Tennessee, to consolidate it with other manufacturing plants they had. At that time, Henry Logan decided he wanted to retain control of the Controller division, and bought that part of the company back from Houdaille. He then formed Logan Actuator Co., and started operations in a different building, only a few blocks from the previous site of Logan Engineering Co. The "Actuator" in the name came from a device Mr. Logan had designed, which was a hydraulic lifting device, intended for the Mining and Steel Mill Industries. The Logan Actuator was never marketed.
Several years later, it was discovered that Houdaille had allowed the registration of the name "Logan Engineering Co." to lapse, and Logan Actuator registered it as a non-operating company, to protect the long earned, and well known, family name.
In 1977, Henry H. Logan passed away at the age of 95. He had continued as President of Logan Actuator Co., and was still very active in the daily operations of the company, right up until his death. George H. Logan, who had joined his father in the business after leaving the Army at the close of World War II, took over the role of President, and Chief Executive Officer, as he remains today. In 1995, Scott S. Logan, grandson of Henry, who joined the company in 1978, was named Vice President of Manufacturing.
our proprietary software and hardware interface to integrate the school bus fleet. All vehicles were outfitted with reputed model GPS Devices.
We fixed the routes, the timings, the alerts and the triggers in the event of a deviation, overspeeding and idling for the vehicle.
The driver was then despatched on a test run without students. The instructions were to deviate from the designated route midway, cross the speed limits and to finally leave the engine on idle for a longer time than necessary. The triggers alerted the authorities of the deviation, the speeding and idling. The next run included dummy runs with RFID cards.
The November meeting of the NTEAA was held on Saturday November 8th at 10Am at the Love Field Aviation Maintenance Building. There were over 40 in attendance despite the drop in gasoline prices.
President John Brecher opened the meeting. The possibility of having a events coordinator was discussed. The events coordinator would keep track and look for local events for the NTEAA to participate in. Lee Perez volunteered for the position. John mentioned that Tom at EV-Texas had a number of EV motors for sale. If anyone is interested, please see the link on the website. There was a discussion of creating NTEAA patches for clothing. John was going to look into this with our current shirt supplier. A possible event will be at the Forest Hill library sometime in January. They had asked Joachim to present his slides on last summer's solar race. They may also want someone there to answer questions about electric vehicles. There was also some discussion on overspeeding of a series motor. Various possible ways to prevent this was discussed. The meeting then adjourned to the parking lot for the "Scooter Challenge".
The November meeting of the NTEAA was held on Saturday November 8th at 10Am at the Love Field Aviation Maintenance Building. There were over 40 in attendance despite the drop in gasoline prices.
President John Brecher opened the meeting. The possibility of having a events coordinator was discussed. The events coordinator would keep track and look for local events for the NTEAA to participate in. Lee Perez volunteered for the position. John mentioned that Tom at EV-Texas had a number of EV motors for sale. If anyone is interested, please see the link on the website. There was a discussion of creating NTEAA patches for clothing. John was going to look into this with our current shirt supplier. A possible event will be at the Forest Hill library sometime in January. They had asked Joachim to present his slides on last summer's solar race. They may also want someone there to answer questions about electric vehicles. There was also some discussion on overspeeding of a series motor. Various possible ways to prevent this was discussed. The meeting then adjourned to the parking lot for the "Scooter Challenge".
This is the air brake on a WWII era dive bomber. When extended as in this shot, the aircraft could make a typical dive bombing approach (almost straight down) without overspeeding and ripping the wings off.
This particular type of aircraft was responsible for the sinking of 4 Japanese aircraft carriers within minutes at the Battle of Midway, which is considered to be the turning point of the Pacific war. This aircraft is the last surviving aircraft that actually participated of the Battle of Midway.
More and more young drivers in Hong Kong, overspeeding and poor driving discipline may lead to acciedents happen frequently.
@Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong.
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