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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: South hangar panorama, like gangplank

Image by Chris Devers
Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Boeing 367-80 Jet Transport:

On July 15, 1954, a graceful, swept-winged aircraft, bedecked in brown and yellow paint and powered by 4 revolutionary new engines first took to the sky above Seattle. Constructed by the Boeing Aircraft Organization, the 367-80, better known as the Dash 80, would come to revolutionize industrial air transportation when its developed version entered service as the well-known Boeing 707, America’s first jet airliner.

In the early 1950s, Boeing had begun to study the possibility of generating a jet-powered military transport and tanker to complement the new generation of Boeing jet bombers entering service with the U.S. Air Force. When the Air Force showed no interest, Boeing invested million of its own capital to build a prototype jet transport in a daring gamble that the airlines and the Air Force would acquire it when the aircraft had flown and verified itself. As Boeing had carried out with the B-17, it risked the organization on one roll of the dice and won.

Boeing engineers had initially primarily based the jet transport on studies of enhanced styles of the Model 367, better known to the public as the C-97 piston-engined transport and aerial tanker. By the time Boeing progressed to the 80th iteration, the design bore no resemblance to the C-97 but, for safety causes, Boeing decided to let the jet project be identified as the 367-80.

Function proceeded speedily following the formal start off of the project on Might 20, 1952. The 367-80 mated a large cabin primarily based on the dimensions of the C-97 with the 35-degree swept-wing style based on the wings of the B-47 and B-52 but significantly stiffer and incorporating a pronounced dihedral. The wings were mounted low on the fuselage and incorporated higher-speed and low-speed ailerons as well as a sophisticated flap and spoiler system. Four Pratt &amp Whitney JT3 turbojet engines, every making ten,000 pounds of thrust, were mounted on struts beneath the wings.

Upon the Dash 80’s initial flight on July 15, 1954, (the 34th anniversary of the founding of the Boeing Firm) Boeing clearly had a winner. Flying 100 miles per hour faster than the de Havilland Comet and considerably larger, the new Boeing had a maximum variety of more than three,500 miles. As hoped, the Air Force purchased 29 examples of the style as a tanker/transport right after they convinced Boeing to widen the design and style by 12 inches. Happy, the Air Force designated it the KC-135A. A total of 732 KC-135s have been constructed.

Quickly Boeing turned its focus to promoting the airline market on this new jet transport. Clearly the sector was impressed with the capabilities of the prototype 707 but never a lot more so than at the Gold Cup hydroplane races held on Lake Washington in Seattle, in August 1955. During the festivities surrounding this event, Boeing had gathered numerous airline representatives to get pleasure from the competition and witness a fly past of the new Dash 80. To the audience’s intense delight and Boeing’s profound shock, test pilot Alvin &quotTex&quot Johnston barrel-rolled the Dash 80 more than the lake in complete view of thousands of astonished spectators. Johnston vividly displayed the superior strength and overall performance of this new jet, readily convincing the airline sector to buy this new airliner.

In browsing for a industry, Boeing discovered a ready consumer in Pan American Airway’s president Juan Trippe. Trippe had been spending significantly of his time browsing for a appropriate jet airliner to allow his pioneering business to sustain its leadership in international air travel. Operating with Boeing, Trippe overcame Boeing’s resistance to widening the Dash-80 design, now known as the 707, to seat six passengers in every single seat row rather than 5. Trippe did so by putting an order with Boeing for 20 707s but also ordering 25 of Douglas’s competing DC-eight, which had but to fly but could accommodate six-abreast seating. At Pan Am’s insistence, the 707 was made four inches wider than the Dash 80 so that it could carry 160 passengers six-abreast. The wider fuselage created for the 707 became the regular design for all of Boeing’s subsequent narrow-physique airliners.

Even though the British de Havilland D.H. 106 Comet and the Soviet Tupolev Tu-104 entered service earlier, the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-eight had been larger, faster, had higher range, and were more lucrative to fly. In October 1958 Pan American ushered the jet age into the United States when it opened international service with the Boeing 707 in October 1958. National Airlines inaugurated domestic jet service two months later making use of a 707-120 borrowed from Pan Am. American Airlines flew the 1st domestic 707 jet service with its own aircraft in January 1959. American set a new speed mark when it opened the initial routinely-scheduled transcontinental jet service in 1959. Subsequent nonstop flights between New York and San Francisco took only five hours – 3 hours less than by the piston-engine DC-7. The a single-way fare, like a surcharge for jet service, was 5.50, or 1 round trip. The flight was nearly 40 % quicker and virtually 25 % less expensive than flying by piston-engine airliners. The consequent surge of traffic demand was substantial.

The 707 was originally created for transcontinental or one-stop transatlantic variety. But modified with added fuel tanks and more effective turbofan engines, the 707-300 Intercontinental series aircraft could fly nonstop across the Atlantic with full payload beneath any circumstances. Boeing built 855 707s, of which 725 had been bought by airlines worldwide.

Getting launched the Boeing Firm into the industrial jet age, the Dash 80 soldiered on as a very productive experimental aircraft. Till its retirement in 1972, the Dash 80 tested several sophisticated systems, numerous of which had been incorporated into later generations of jet transports. At 1 point, the Dash 80 carried 3 diverse engine sorts in its 4 nacelles. Serving as a test bed for the new 727, the Dash 80 was briefly equipped with a fifth engine mounted on the rear fuselage. Engineers also modified the wing in planform and contour to study the effects of various airfoil shapes. Numerous flap configurations have been also fitted such as a very sophisticated system of &quotblown&quot flaps which redirected engine exhaust more than the flaps to increase lift at low speeds. Fin height and horizontal stabilizer width was later elevated and at one point, a specific several wheel low pressure landing gear was fitted to test the feasibility of operating future heavy military transports from unprepared landing fields.

Following a long and distinguished profession, the Boeing 367-80 was finally retired and donated to the Smithsonian in 1972. At present, the aircraft is installated at the National Air and Space Museum’s new facility at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Present of the Boeing Business

Manufacturer:
Boeing Aircraft Co.

Date:
1954

Nation of Origin:
United States of America

Dimensions:
Height 19′ 2&quot: Length 73′ 10&quot: Wing Span 129′ 8&quot: Weight 33,279 lbs.

Physical Description:
Prototype Boeing 707 yellow and brown.

• • • • •

Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Boeing B-29 Superfortress &quotEnola Gay&quot:

Boeing’s B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II and the very first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. Though developed to fight in the European theater, the B-29 found its niche on the other side of the globe. In the Pacific, B-29s delivered a variety of aerial weapons: traditional bombs, incendiary bombs, mines, and two nuclear weapons.

On August 6, 1945, this Martin-constructed B-29-45-MO dropped the very first atomic weapon utilized in combat on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, Bockscar (on show at the U.S. Air Force Museum close to Dayton, Ohio) dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. Enola Gay flew as the advance climate reconnaissance aircraft that day. A third B-29, The Excellent Artiste, flew as an observation aircraft on both missions.

Transferred from the United States Air Force.

Manufacturer:
Boeing Aircraft Co.
Martin Co., Omaha, Nebr.

Date:
1945

Country of Origin:
United States of America

Dimensions:
General: 900 x 3020cm, 32580kg, 4300cm (29ft 6 five/16in. x 99ft 1in., 71825.9lb., 141ft 15/16in.)

Materials:
Polished general aluminum finish

Physical Description:
Four-engine heavy bomber with semi-monoqoque fuselage and high-aspect ratio wings. Polished aluminum finish all round, regular late-World War II Army Air Forces insignia on wings and aft fuselage and serial quantity on vertical fin 509th Composite Group markings painted in black &quotEnola Gay&quot in black, block letters on reduced left nose.

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Space exhibit panorama (misc)

Image by Chris Devers
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Herald of spring.

Image by Simon Matzinger
When cozy winter
requires a step back.
And our sun
decides to get up,
earlier,
each day a bit.
This does not remain unnoticed.

It is then
when Nature
get´s itself prepared
for a new round in the game.
Plants prepare
to sally and find their way
by way of the surface
to harvest light.

This all,
a large race it is.
Everyone.
Eagerly.
Waiting at the start line.
No a single wants to commence too early,
it appears.

Birds start to sing their song,
to discover a partner and get along.
And then,
suddenly,
1st 1,
then a lot of.
You see snowflakes.
This time from the ground,
not from the sky,
breaking through.
Heralds of spring.
Proclaiming silently:
“May it commence.”

Solarized Hoar Frost Lane

Image by LadyDragonflyCC – ><
My Samsung Galaxy S3 Phone has an fascinating setting generating this shot!

Hoar Frost (also known as radiation frost or hoarfrost or pruina) refers to the white ice crystals, loosely deposited on the ground or exposed objects, that form on cold clear nights when heat is lost into the open sky causing objects to turn out to be colder than the surrounding air. A connected effect is flood frost or frost pocket which happens when air cooled by ground-level radiation losses travels downhill to type pockets of extremely cold air in depressions, valleys, and hollows. Hoar Frost can type in these regions even when the air temperature a couple of feet above ground is nicely above freezing. Nonetheless the frost itself will be at or beneath the freezing temperature of water.
Hoar Frost may possibly have distinct names depending on where it forms. For example, air hoar is a deposit of hoar frost on objects above the surface, such as tree branches, plant stems, wires surface hoar is formed by fern-like ice crystals straight deposited on snow, ice or currently frozen surfaces crevasse hoar consists of crystals that kind in glacial crevasses exactly where water vapor can accumulate below calm weather conditions depth hoar refers to cup shaped, faceted crystals formed inside dry snow, beneath the surface.

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Pont Alexandre III

Image by David McA Photographs
A long exposure shot of the Seine at the Pont Alexandre III, a wonderfully ornate bridge more than the Seine by the Grand Palais in Paris.

I liked the way that the low evening sun lit up the gilded parts of the bridge and the statue on the far side. Taken with my Fuji X-T1 on a rickety Joby mini tripod. Provided the circumstances, I’m fairly pleased with the way it turned out.

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Space exhibit panorama (misc)

Image by Chris Devers
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modern day-bespoke-glass-treads-acrylic-treads-staircase-taughened-glass-balustrade-two

Image by Modern Staircases
A very uncommon mixture of Acrylic, Glass, Stainless Steel and Powder coated mild steel, provides this basement to ground floor staircase a touch of real elegance. Every single tread is constructed by chemically bonding 20mm thick Acrylic to 10mm toughened Glass, with a screen printed interlayer to hide the screw fixings to the stringers, and a non slip strips applied to the best surface. The central Balustrade panel is made from 26mm toughened and laminated Glass that completely aligns with a Glass panel that projects directly out of the wall to form the leading landing Balustrade.

2003-2006_image_brunswick centre_copyright susanna heron

Image by Susanna Heron
Photograph taken by Susanna Heron 2007. www.susannaheron.com/

The introduction of water to the Brunswick Centre by artist Susanna Heron was an integral part of the refurbishment in 2006 and a requirement of the 106 Agreement which was a situation of Organizing with Camden Council.

2003 – 2006 Aqua/duct Brunswick Centre. Artist Susanna Heron

The Operate of Art encourages population of the central space and creates a ‘sense of place’ amongst the flights of flats on either side. The central line of the space, punctuated by massive scale trees and cafe tables is marked by a series of stainless steel troughs channeling rapidly flowing water towards a massive pool. These invented objects have the characteristics of some thing utilitarian, industrial, out-of-doors and man-created they rest under their personal weight, their surfaces unrefined. The steel is folded to minimize the require for welds generating curves effortless to lean more than and a continuous structural ‘skin’ which offers it strength.

A rectangular pool is situated at the T-junction in between the Renoir Cinema and the central space. The container for the pool is low sufficient to encourage folks to sit collectively along the edges. This container is similarly angled and rests on the ground to trap the water in its frame. Circular lights set flush with the pool-base are illuminated at night appearing to float beneath the surface while by day the water draws in the sky.

This is a choreographic work, enabling men and women to sit and stroll about, introducing organic components of flowing water and reflected light by day and at evening.

Brunswick Centre Aqua/duct is the result of work by the artist Susanna Heron
in collaboration with Levitt Bernstein Associates Architects and Patrick Hodgkinson.

www.susannaheron.com/
www.linkedin.com/pub/susanna-heron/23/274/a80
www.levittbernstein.co.uk/public.getfile.cfm?type=pdf&ampamp…
www.levittbernstein.co.uk/
www.donhead.com/journal_architectural_conservation/13%202…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick_Centre
www.tate.org.uk/tateetc/issue2/architecture60s.htm
www.blueprintmagazine.co.uk/index.php/everything-else/the…
Civic Trust Award 2008
Regeneration and Renewal Awards 2007: Greatest Heritage -led Project
British Council of Purchasing Centres: Gold Award 2007
Allied London Properties
Bloomsbury
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick_Centre

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: North American P-51C, “Excalibur III”, with tails of Concorde & Boeing 707 in background

Image by Chris Devers
Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | North American P-51C, &quotExcalibur III&quot:

On Might 29, 1951, Capt. Charles F. Blair flew Excalibur III from Norway across the North Pole to Alaska in a record-setting 10½ hours. Utilizing a program of very carefully plotted &quotsun lines&quot he developed, Blair was in a position to navigate with precision where standard magnetic compasses often failed. Four months earlier, he had flown Excalibur III from New York to London in much less than 8 hours, breaking the existing mark by more than an hour.

Excalibur III 1st belonged to famed aviator A. Paul Mantz, who added further fuel tanks for extended-distance racing to this normal P-51C fighter. With it Mantz won the 1946 and 1947 Bendix air race and set a transcontinental speed record in 1947 when the airplane was named Blaze of Noon. Blair bought it from Mantz in 1949 and renamed it Excalibur III, soon after the Sikorsky VS-44 flying boat he flew for American Export Airlines.

Present of Pan American Globe Airways

Manufacturer:
North American Aircraft Firm

Date:
1944

Country of Origin:
United States of America

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 11.3 m (37 ft)
Length: 9.eight m (32 ft 3 in)
Height: three.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Weight, empty: four,445 kg (9,800 lb)
Weight, gross: 5,052 kg (11,800 lb)
Leading speed: 700 km/h (435 mph)

Components:
General: Aluminum

Physical Description:
Single seat, single engine, low wing monoplane, Planet War II fighter modified for racing.

• • • • •

Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Boeing 367-80 Jet Transport:

On July 15, 1954, a graceful, swept-winged aircraft, bedecked in brown and yellow paint and powered by 4 revolutionary new engines initial took to the sky above Seattle. Built by the Boeing Aircraft Firm, the 367-80, much better recognized as the Dash 80, would come to revolutionize industrial air transportation when its created version entered service as the famous Boeing 707, America’s first jet airliner.

In the early 1950s, Boeing had begun to study the possibility of making a jet-powered military transport and tanker to complement the new generation of Boeing jet bombers entering service with the U.S. Air Force. When the Air Force showed no interest, Boeing invested million of its own capital to develop a prototype jet transport in a daring gamble that the airlines and the Air Force would acquire it when the aircraft had flown and established itself. As Boeing had accomplished with the B-17, it risked the firm on one particular roll of the dice and won.

Boeing engineers had initially based the jet transport on research of enhanced designs of the Model 367, far better recognized to the public as the C-97 piston-engined transport and aerial tanker. By the time Boeing progressed to the 80th iteration, the design bore no resemblance to the C-97 but, for safety reasons, Boeing decided to let the jet project be identified as the 367-80.

Function proceeded quickly after the formal commence of the project on May 20, 1952. The 367-80 mated a massive cabin based on the dimensions of the C-97 with the 35-degree swept-wing design and style primarily based on the wings of the B-47 and B-52 but significantly stiffer and incorporating a pronounced dihedral. The wings had been mounted low on the fuselage and incorporated higher-speed and low-speed ailerons as properly as a sophisticated flap and spoiler system. 4 Pratt &amp Whitney JT3 turbojet engines, each and every generating ten,000 pounds of thrust, were mounted on struts beneath the wings.

Upon the Dash 80’s 1st flight on July 15, 1954, (the 34th anniversary of the founding of the Boeing Company) Boeing clearly had a winner. Flying 100 miles per hour more rapidly than the de Havilland Comet and substantially larger, the new Boeing had a maximum range of a lot more than 3,500 miles. As hoped, the Air Force purchased 29 examples of the design and style as a tanker/transport soon after they convinced Boeing to widen the design and style by 12 inches. Happy, the Air Force designated it the KC-135A. A total of 732 KC-135s were constructed.

Rapidly Boeing turned its consideration to selling the airline industry on this new jet transport. Clearly the market was impressed with the capabilities of the prototype 707 but never a lot more so than at the Gold Cup hydroplane races held on Lake Washington in Seattle, in August 1955. During the festivities surrounding this event, Boeing had gathered many airline representatives to get pleasure from the competitors and witness a fly past of the new Dash 80. To the audience’s intense delight and Boeing’s profound shock, test pilot Alvin &quotTex&quot Johnston barrel-rolled the Dash 80 more than the lake in full view of thousands of astonished spectators. Johnston vividly displayed the superior strength and performance of this new jet, readily convincing the airline business to purchase this new airliner.

In browsing for a marketplace, Boeing located a ready customer in Pan American Airway’s president Juan Trippe. Trippe had been spending much of his time looking for a appropriate jet airliner to allow his pioneering business to maintain its leadership in international air travel. Operating with Boeing, Trippe overcame Boeing’s resistance to widening the Dash-80 design, now recognized as the 707, to seat six passengers in every single seat row rather than 5. Trippe did so by putting an order with Boeing for 20 707s but also ordering 25 of Douglas’s competing DC-8, which had yet to fly but could accommodate six-abreast seating. At Pan Am’s insistence, the 707 was created four inches wider than the Dash 80 so that it could carry 160 passengers six-abreast. The wider fuselage created for the 707 became the regular design for all of Boeing’s subsequent narrow-body airliners.

Even though the British de Havilland D.H. 106 Comet and the Soviet Tupolev Tu-104 entered service earlier, the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 were bigger, faster, had higher range, and have been much more profitable to fly. In October 1958 Pan American ushered the jet age into the United States when it opened international service with the Boeing 707 in October 1958. National Airlines inaugurated domestic jet service two months later using a 707-120 borrowed from Pan Am. American Airlines flew the 1st domestic 707 jet service with its own aircraft in January 1959. American set a new speed mark when it opened the very first regularly-scheduled transcontinental jet service in 1959. Subsequent nonstop flights between New York and San Francisco took only five hours – three hours less than by the piston-engine DC-7. The a single-way fare, such as a surcharge for jet service, was five.50, or 1 round trip. The flight was practically 40 percent more quickly and virtually 25 % cheaper than flying by piston-engine airliners. The consequent surge of traffic demand was substantial.

The 707 was initially designed for transcontinental or a single-cease transatlantic variety. But modified with additional fuel tanks and more efficient turbofan engines, the 707-300 Intercontinental series aircraft could fly nonstop across the Atlantic with complete payload beneath any circumstances. Boeing constructed 855 707s, of which 725 have been purchased by airlines worldwide.

Having launched the Boeing Business into the commercial jet age, the Dash 80 soldiered on as a hugely successful experimental aircraft. Till its retirement in 1972, the Dash 80 tested many advanced systems, many of which were incorporated into later generations of jet transports. At 1 point, the Dash 80 carried three diverse engine types in its four nacelles. Serving as a test bed for the new 727, the Dash 80 was briefly equipped with a fifth engine mounted on the rear fuselage. Engineers also modified the wing in planform and contour to study the effects of diverse airfoil shapes. Quite a few flap configurations were also fitted which includes a extremely sophisticated program of &quotblown&quot flaps which redirected engine exhaust over the flaps to increase lift at low speeds. Fin height and horizontal stabilizer width was later improved and at a single point, a specific a number of wheel low stress landing gear was fitted to test the feasibility of operating future heavy military transports from unprepared landing fields.

Soon after a extended and distinguished profession, the Boeing 367-80 was ultimately retired and donated to the Smithsonian in 1972. At present, the aircraft is installated at the National Air and Space Museum’s new facility at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Gift of the Boeing Company

Manufacturer:
Boeing Aircraft Co.

Date:
1954

Country of Origin:
United States of America

Dimensions:
Height 19′ two&quot: Length 73′ ten&quot: Wing Span 129′ eight&quot: Weight 33,279 lbs.

Physical Description:
Prototype Boeing 707 yellow and brown.

• • • • •

Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Concorde, Fox Alpha, Air France:

The first supersonic airliner to enter service, the Concorde flew thousands of passengers across the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound for over 25 years. Created and constructed by Aérospatiale of France and the British Aviation Corporation, the graceful Concorde was a spectacular technological achievement that could not overcome severe economic troubles.

In 1976 Air France and British Airways jointly inaugurated Concorde service to destinations about the globe. Carrying up to one hundred passengers in great comfort, the Concorde catered to very first class passengers for whom speed was crucial. It could cross the Atlantic in fewer than four hours – half the time of a conventional jet airliner. Nonetheless its high operating fees resulted in extremely high fares that limited the quantity of passengers who could afford to fly it. These troubles and a shrinking marketplace sooner or later forced the reduction of service till all Concordes have been retired in 2003.

In 1989, Air France signed a letter of agreement to donate a Concorde to the National Air and Space Museum upon the aircraft’s retirement. On June 12, 2003, Air France honored that agreement, donating Concorde F-BVFA to the Museum upon the completion of its final flight. This aircraft was the initial Air France Concorde to open service to Rio de Janeiro, Washington, D.C., and New York and had flown 17,824 hours.

Present of Air France.

Manufacturer:
Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale
British Aircraft Corporation

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 25.56 m (83 ft 10 in)
Length: 61.66 m (202 ft 3 in)
Height: 11.three m (37 ft 1 in)
Weight, empty: 79,265 kg (174,750 lb)
Weight, gross: 181,435 kg (400,000 lb)
Top speed: 2,179 km/h (1350 mph)
Engine: 4 Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 602, 17,259 kg (38,050 lb) thrust each and every
Manufacturer: Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale, Paris, France, and British Aircraft Corporation, London, United Kingdom

Physical Description:
Aircaft Serial Number: 205. Which includes four (4) engines, bearing respectively the serial quantity: CBE066, CBE062, CBE086 and CBE085.
Also integrated, aircraft plaque: &quotAIR FRANCE Lorsque viendra le jour d’exposer Concorde dans un musee, la Smithsonian Institution a dores et deja choisi, pour le Musee de l’Air et de l’Espace de Washington, un appariel portant le couleurs d’Air France.&quot

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Much more THAN A THOUSAND SOLDIERS ON PARADE .TO CELEBRATE .THE BIRTHDAY OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

Image by Si Longworth (Army Photographer)
Pictured:

A lot more than a thousand soldiers from the Household Division have been on parade to mark the Queen’s Official Birthday on 14th June 2014 on Horse Guards Parade, at the ceremony identified as Trooping the Colour. The Royal Colonels (The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge, and The Princess Royal) also rode on the parade.

This year it was the turn of Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards to troop the Colour presented to them by Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace last June. The Colour is of crimson silk and carries 45 of the Regiment’s 77 Battle Honours. The earliest dates back to 1680, the most current is for the Gulf War in 1991, but the Battle Honour of greatest importance to the Grenadiers on parade is that of Waterloo 1815.

The Field Officer in Brigade Waiting, Lieutenant Colonel Chips Broughton, Grenadier Guards, commanded the Parade. It is the initial time since 2005 that the Grenadiers are not preparing for, on, or recovering from a tour in Afghanistan, but their programme is just as full. Considering that the last Queen’s Birthday Parade, components of the battalion have educated or been trained in the Falklands, Brunei, Saudi Arabia, Estonia, France and Belgium. Later this year the entire battalion deploys to Kenya. Meanwhile the Coldstream Guards are in Kabul and the Irish Guards on duty on the Green Line in Cyprus.

There were much more than 200 horses on parade, and more than 400 musicians from all the Household Division Bands &amp Corps of Drums marched and played as a single. The well-known Drum Horses of the Mounted Bands with their immaculately waxed moustaches were also on parade.

All the Soldiers paraded in the standard ceremonial uniforms of the Household Cavalry, Royal Horse Artillery, and Foot Guards. Many a lot more have been functioning behind the scenes to guarantee this, the most critical parade of the year, went smoothly.

The Guards are amongst the oldest regiments in the British Army and have served as the private bodyguards of The Sovereign because the monarchy was restored in 1660. The ceremony of Trooping the Colour is believed to have been performed initial in the course of the reign of Charles II and in 1748 it was decided that the parade would be employed to mark the official birthday of the Sovereign. An annual occasion because 1760, it has been the practise for the Regiments of the Sovereign’s own Household Troops to troop their Colours in turn. Her Majesty The Queen has taken the salute at each parade considering that Her accession to the throne 62 years ago, except in 1955 when there was a national rail strike. Though Her Majesty’s actual birthday is on 21st April, her “official birthday” is marked by the Trooping the Colour ceremony on the second Saturday in June.

Major General Commanding the Household Division and Common Officer commanding London District, Edward Smyth-Osbourne CBE, mentioned:

“This year the centenary of the outbreak of the First Planet War is especially poignant as we honour these who served, bear in mind those who died and strive to guarantee that the lessons learnt live with us forever. It is also the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Campaign and the subsequent liberation of Nijmegen, the action for which this year’s Escort is named. Next year is the 200th anniversary of Waterloo, the battle at which the Grenadiers earned their name. The Household Division Regiments have played their portion in the momentous events of the past and, I am confident, stand prepared for what ever we face in the future.”

The troops began forming up on Horse Guards Parade from 9.15am. Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh left Buckingham Palace at 10.45am and rode down the Mall in Queen Victoria’s 1842 ivory mounted phaeton drawn by a pair of matching grey horses. The Sovereign’s Escort, consisting of troops of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and the Mounted Bands accompanied Her Majesty and arrived on the parade at 11am.

Her Majesty inspected the Guards on parade, the Massed Bands marched across the parade square in slow and fast time, and then the Colour was “trooped” through the ranks. Then the Guards performed a march previous in slow and swift time – straight lines and precision drill had been the order of the day. Ultimately, The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals, accompanied by the Massed Bands of the Household Cavalry rode past and all troops marched off the parade for the ceremonial procession down the Mall.

On Her return to Buckingham Palace Her Majesty The Queen took the salute as the Guards Divisions marched past and the mounted troops Ranked Past. The Altering of the Guard ceremony then took spot with the New Guard being formed by the men of the Escort to the Colour.

The Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41-gun salute in Green Park at 12.52pm, although at Her Majesty’s Tower of London, the Headquarter Squadron of the Honourable Artillery Organization fired a 62-gun salute at 1pm in front of Inspecting Officer Colonel Robert Murphy, the Master Gunner in the Tower.

Lastly, Her Majesty The Queen with other members of the Royal Family appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to view the RAF Flypast down the Mall at 1pm.

NOTE TO DESKS:
MoD release authorised handout pictures.
All images remain Crown Copyright 2013.
Photo credit to study – Cpl Si Longworth RLC (Phot)

Email: simonlongworth@mediaops.army.mod.uk
richardwatt@mediaops.army.mod.uk
shanewilkinson@mediaops.army.mod.uk

Si Longworth – 07414 191994
Richard Watt – 07836 515306
Shane Wilkinson – 07901 590723

Rohr Porsche 911 GT1 1996, the really massive radiator!

Image by wbaiv
When Norbert Singer and company set out to develop the 911 GT1, a important part of the style was wrapping the nicely recognized Porsche flat six in a comprehensive water jacket, then placing a radiator someplace to get rid of all that heat! And surprise, (or not), its a really huge radiator certainly. The 956/962 racers had water cooled heads, and water radiators, but kept air cooled cylinders. Nicely that’s all changed here, as you can see. This whole car, from front wheel homes forward, is a almost horizontal radiator, with a smaller sized inlet and exhaust passage feeding air in and letting it out. Have a look at a North American model 173 &quotMustang&quot reduce-away drawing to see how this functions.

I like the factory’s white finish, but this yellow (and the Blue Coral blue) is quite handsome and this is a great angle for it.

DSC_0123

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1970 Holden GTR-X Torana Concept Car

Image by Sicnag
The design of this Holden wedge shape concept car was inspired from Germanys Opel 1.9 Coupe and Americas Corvette. Styling can also be recognised from the Lotus Elan and Datsun 240Z.
The GTR-X featured hatchback rear access, the body line sweeps up at the rear to an elevated tail light assembly. Simplicity is the keynote. It is achieved by concealed headlights, sharp windshield rake, recessed parking and turning lights, and flush petrol filler access and door handles. Front and rear bumpers assume the contour of the body. To identify the car, the GTR-X identification is contained within a crisp black and orange stripe running parallel to the rocker panel.
This is the only existing complete GTR-X prototype.
Engine; LC Torana GTR XU-1 mechanical components
Photographed at the Shifting Gear Exhibition in Melbourne

The City of Arts

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La Cité des arts et des sciences (La Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències en valencien, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias en castillan) est un complexe culturel basé à Valence (Espagne).
Le complexe, dessiné par l’architecte et ingénieur Santiago Calatrava, ainsi que Félix Candela, fut inauguré le 16 avril 1998 avec l’ouverture de L’Hemisfèric. Le Palais des arts Reine Sofia, fut présenté le 9 octobre 2005, jour de la Comunidad Valenciana. Le Pont de l’Assut de l’or a été inauguré le 11 décembre 2008. Le dernier élément de la Cité des arts et des sciences, l’Ágora, a été inauguré en novembre 2009.
Après une inondation en 1957, le lit de la rivière Turia traversant Valence avait été dévié. Depuis les années 1980, la partie correspondant au centre-ville avait été transformée en jardins et lieux de promenade pour les citadins. L’embouchure de cet ancien lit offre le site de construction contemporain de la cité des sciences. Le complexe s’étend sur une surface de 350 000 m2.
La Cité des arts et des sciences s’organise autour de trois thématiques principales : les arts, les sciences, et la nature. Ils sont composés de :
L’Hemisfèric : en forme d’œil. Contient une salle de cinéma IMAX, un planétarium. Dispose d’une superficie d’environ 14 000 m2.
Le Musée des sciences Prince Philippe: en forme de squelette de dinosaure. C’est un musée interactif de science. Il dispose d’une superficie d’environ 40 000 m2 repartis sur trois étages.
L’Umbracle : jardin botanique couvert d’arcs flottants d’où l’on peut admirer le complexe.
L’Oceanogràfic : aquarium en forme de nénuphar. Œuvre de l’architecte Félix Candela, c’est l’aquarium le plus grand d’Europe avec 110 000 m2 et 42 millions de litres d’eau.
Palais des Arts Reina Sofía : en forme de bateau. Contient plusieurs salles dédiées aux arts et à la musique.
Le Pont de l’Assut de l’or : pont de 180 m de long passant au-dessus des jardins de la Turia.
L’Ágora : une place couverte. Le bâtiment, structure métallique de 80 m de haut et occupant une surface de 5 000 m2, a été inauguré en accueillant l’open de tennis de la Communauté valencienne en novembre 2009.

The City of Arts and Sciences (Valencian: Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències), (Spanish: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) is an entertainment-based cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia.
The City of Arts and Sciences is situated at the end of the former riverbed of the river Turia, which was drained and rerouted after a catastrophic flood in 1957. The old riverbed was turned into a picturesque sunken park.
Designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela, the project underwent the first stages of construction in July 1996 and the finished "city" was inaugurated April 16, 1998 with the opening of L’Hemisfèric. The last great component of the City of Arts and Sciences, El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, was presented on October 9, 2005, Valencian Community Day.

Championnat Européen de DRIFT – Bordeaux Mérignac Gironde 13 et 14 septembre 2014 – BMW M3 – Moteur Engine Puissance Power Car Speed Vitesse Explorer Explore Circuit Champion – Picture Image Photography – King of Europe KOE – turbo oil huile frein brake

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La M3 e30 en compétition
BMW M3 E30 en course.
BMW M3 E30 en DTM (ici lors du Essen Motor Show 2011).

Parmi les nombreux préparateurs qui la développèrent et l’engagèrent, l’équipe britannique PRODRIVE de David Richards, connu son heure de gloire avec cette voiture.

Elle gagna à 4 reprises la fameuse course d’endurance des 24 Heures de Spa (1987, 1988, 1990 et 1992).

En rallyes, elle remporta la première manche du championnat du monde à laquelle elle participa : le Tour de Corse 1987, entre les mains du français Bernard Béguin (avec plus de deux minutes d’avance sur son compatriote Yves Loubet). Avec la M3, Béguin fut vice-champion de France des rallyes en 1987 et 1988.

Toujours en rallye, citons aussi :

ses deux titres en Championnat de Belgique des rallyes (BRC): en 1988 avec Patrick Snijers, vice-champion d’Europe la même année et 1989 grâce à Marc Duez. ;

ses deux titres en Championnat de France des rallyes (CFR) : en 1989 et 1990 pour François Chatriot.

Courses sur glace : les deux victoires aux 24 heures sur glace de Chamonix en 1991 et 1992 avec Marcel Tarrès (2), Christian Debias (1) et B. Béguin (1) et les trois autres victoires de M. Tarrès -seul cette fois- à la Ronde de Serre Chevalier en 1991, 1992 (version 4×4) et 1993 (4×4) dans le cadre du Trophée Andros.

Au final, la M3 e30 remporta 16 victoires en CFR entre 1987 et 1990, 7 en BRC ,et 9 en ERC avec des pilotes français (6 avec des belges). Dans la foulée Pascal Thomasse obtint deux podiums en Championnat de France D2, en 1990 et 1994.

Elle était déclinée tant en version "Groupe N" qu’en "Groupe A".

Elle est à l’heure actuelle toujours utilisée par de nombreux pilotes amateurs, partout en Europe (entre’autres en Coupe de France des rallyes, où elle s’est imposée sans discontinuer entre 1990 et 1995, puis en 1998 (E30 et E36): Hugues Delage obtint les coupes 1990, 1993 et 1994, et Dominique de Meyer celle de l’année 1991 et la finale de 1995 (Christophe Lapierre vainqueur de la coupe 1992, et Patrick Rouillard de celle 1998 pour la dernière fois de l’évolution M3); au Liban Nabil Karam s’est imposé en 1991).

En Championnat d’Europe de course de côte, elle a remporté le titre de Catégorie I à cinq reprises consécutives avec Francis Dosières entre 1989 et 1993 (voiture homologuée Gr.A); s’en suivirent de nombreux autres titres toujours de Catégorie I pour les versions ultérieures de la M3 Gr.A, avec le tchèque Otakar Krámský (1995, 1997 et 1998), le croate Niko Pulić (1999, 2000 et 2001), le tchèque Robert Šenkýř (2003 et 2004) et l’allemand Jörg Weidinger (2005 et 2006), soit 15 titres de championne d’Europe entre 1989 et 2006. Le Challenge international de la montagne (FCHA) de la FIA ne lui a pas non plus échappé, avec le hongrois László Hernádi (2006, 2007 et 2008).

En Tourisme et Grand Tourisme, le titre mondial Tourisme 1987 (le seul attribué durant 18 ans) revint à l’italien Roberto Ravaglia (victoires de la M3 à Jarama, Dijon, aux 24 Heures de Spa, et à Silverstone), le Championnat d’Europe FIA des voitures de tourisme fut remporté en 1987 par Winfried Vogt (plus titre constructeurs) et en 1988 par Roberto Ravaglia, le Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (D.T.M.) pilotes (Tourisme) fut gagné en 1987 par Eric van de Poele et en 1989 encore par Roberto Ravaglia (plus les titres constructeurs de 1987 à 1990), le BTCC (British Touring Cars Championship) le fut par deux fois avec Frank Sytner (1988) et Will Hoy (1991, et titre constructeur), le Championnat de France de Supertourisme le fut aussi par deux fois grâce à Jean-Pierre Malcher (1989 et 1990; plus Dayraut en 2001 sur la version Silhouette), et le titre national Belge Grand Tourisme 1996 revint à l’équipage Hubert/Hubert/Duez; la voiture remporta notamment les 24 Heures du Nürburgring en 1989 (avec Ravaglia), 1990, 1991 et 1992 (Duez alors lauréat), puis 1994, 1996 et 1997 (E36 pour les deux dernières dates), et les 24 Heures de Spa en 1987, 1988 (avec Ravaglia), 1990 et 1992.

Ravaglia a ainsi pu obtenir le WTCC (1987), l’ETCC (1988) et le DTM (1989) avec la M3. Dans la foulée il a aussi remporté le Campionato Italiano Superturismo en 1990 et 1991 (16 victoires en deux ans). Sa première grande victoire sur M3 avait été au Grand Prix automobile de Macao, en 1987.

M3 E36 (1992-1999)
M3 E36
BMW M3
Marque BMW
Années de production 1992-1999
Production 71 242 exemplaires
Classe Sportive, GT,
Moteur et transmission
Moteur(s) S50B30 (3.0l) / S50B32 (3 2 l)
Puissance maximale 210 kW soit 286 ch (3 l) et 236 kW soit 321 ch (3,2 l) ch
Couple maximal 350 Nm à 3 200 tr/min Nm
Transmission propulsion
Poids et performances
Poids à vide 1 460 kg pour la 3.0l et 1 474 kg pour la 3.2l kg
Vitesse maximale 290 km/h
Accélération 0 à 100 km/h en 5,4 s pour la 3.2l et 5,7 s à 6 s pour la 3.0l s
Consommation mixte Ville/route/mixte : 16,9 / 7,5 / 11,0 L/100 km
Châssis – Carrosserie
Carrosserie(s) coupé (2 portes), sedan (4 portes) et cabriolet (2 portes)
Suspensions Pseudo MacPherson avant/ multi bras arrière
Dimensions
Longueur 4 430 mm
Largeur 1 710 mm
Hauteur 1 340 mm
Chronologie des modèles
Précédent BMW M3 E30 BMW M3 E46 Suivant
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La M3 E36, commercialisée à partir de 1992 n’a plus grand-chose à voir avec la version précédente : l’E30. En effet, d’un point de vue esthétique, la ligne est entièrement revue.

Mais c’est au niveau du moteur que la division "M" de BMW a effectué les plus gros changements : le 4 cylindres de l’E30 est remplacé par un 6 cylindres en ligne de 3 L et gagne ainsi, dans un premier temps, plus de 50 chevaux pour atteindre, sur la première version d’E36, 286 ch. D’autre modifications apparaissent en 1996 avec un 6 cylindres de 3,2 l équipé d’une épure binaire circulaire variable grâce au « vanos », qui lui confère un couple incroyable de 350 Nm. La puissance atteint les 321 ch accouplés à une boîte 6 vitesses, deuxième changement majeur de cette nouvelle version d’E36 M3. Elle a d’ailleurs été élue voiture du XXe siècle par le magazine Auto Plus, et voiture la plus maniable de l’époque par Car and Driver Magazine.

M3 E46 (2000-2006)
BMW M3 E46
BMW M3
Marque BMW
Années de production 2001-2006
Classe Sportives, GT
Moteur et transmission
Moteur(s) Essence 6 en ligne 3 246 cm3
Puissance maximale 3431 ch
Couple maximal 3652 Nm
Transmission Propulsion
Poids et performances
Poids à vide 1 4853 kg
Vitesse maximale 300 km/h
Accélération 0 à 100 km/h en 5,24 s
Consommation mixte 12.1 L/100 km
Émission de CO2 292 g/km
Châssis – Carrosserie
Carrosserie(s) Coupé et Cabriolet
Suspensions ???
Dimensions
Longueur 4 492 mm
Largeur 1 780 mm
Hauteur 1 370 mm
Chronologie des modèles
Précédent M3 E36 M3 E92 Suivant
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La M3 E46 présente des attributs esthétiques évocateurs : ailes enflées, larges prise d’air, capot bosselé, petit becquet arrière, deux doubles sorties d’échappement, jantes 18" (19" en option), mais l’ensemble se veut haut de gamme et plutôt raffiné. À bord, en revanche, rien de neuf, la M3 se démarque très peu d’un coupé Série 3. Au niveau du moteur, elle possède une mécanique bien peu ordinaire. En effet, le six-cylindres 3,2 L de la version précédente est reconduit mais a gagné 45 cm3, 22 ch et 1,3 mkg de couple, obtenus 1 650 tr/min plus haut. Avec un rendement exceptionnel de 106 ch/litre, ce bloc vient rejoindre le podium des meilleurs « atmos » du moment, juste derrière la Honda S2000 et la Ferrari 360 Modena. Au-delà des chiffres, la disponibilité de cette mécanique sur une large plage d’utilisation réjouit tout autant que sa sonorité sportive à souhait. Un bouton "sport" au tableau de bord améliore la réponse des injecteurs et permet une conduite encore plus active. Au tableau de bord, un compte-tours "thermostatique" vous aide à prendre soin du bijou. Moteur froid, des diodes orange ponctuent chaque 500 tr/min à partir de 4 000 tr/min. Elles s’éteignent ensuite une à une quand le moteur monte en température. Avec ses 343 ch, elle effectue le 0 à 100 km/h en 5"25, 80 à 120 en 5"4 (en 4e). Cette nouvelle version ne fait pas beaucoup mieux que la précédente car elle a grossi et son rapport poids/puissance reste donc inchangé. Niveau consommation, la M3 E46 consomme 11,5 L/100 km, mais peut consommer jusqu’à 60 L/100 km en activant régulièrement le bouton "sport" sur le tableau de bord. En ce qui concerne le freinage, talon d’Achille des BMW M, comme sur l’ancienne version, les quatre grands disques sont suffisants en temps normal, mais leur efficacité est rapidement mise à mal en rythme soutenu pour stopper les 1 500 kg de cette sportive. La M3 E46 perpétue avec brio la réputation liée à son nom. Plus facile et abordable qu’auparavant, elle conserve un rapport prix/performances avantageux.

M3 E90/E92 (2007-2013)
BMW M3 (E92)
BMW M3
Marque BMW
Années de production 2007-2012
Classe Sportive, GT
Moteur et transmission
Moteur(s) Essence V8 4,0 l
Puissance maximale 309 kW soit 420 ch
Couple maximal 400 Nm
Transmission Manuelle 6 rapports
Propulsion
Poids et performances
Poids à vide 1 655 kg
Vitesse maximale 310 km/h
Accélération 0 à 100 km/h en 4,8 s
Consommation mixte 12,76 L/100 km
Émission de CO2 287 à 2927 g/km
Châssis – Carrosserie
Carrosserie(s) coupé 2 portes, berline 4 portes et cabriolet
Suspensions Ressorts hélicoïdaux
amortisseurs à gaz
barre antiroulis
Dimensions
Longueur 4 620 mm
Largeur 1 800 mm
Hauteur 1 420 mm
Chronologie des modèles
Précédent BMW M3 E46 BMW M4 F32 Suivant
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Cette génération de BMW M3 se positionne comme la rivale de l’Audi RS4 (pour la E90) et de l’audi RS5 (pour la E92), mais aussi de la Mercedes C63 AMG
Performances

S’offrant pour la première fois un moteur à 8 cylindres en V de série, installé en position centrale avant, cette quatrième génération de M3 développe 420 ch à 8 300 tr/min et abat ainsi le 0 à 100 km/h en 4,8 s. Constitué d’un bloc en alliage d’aluminium et de silicium, le moteur de la BMW M3 affiche une puissance spécifique de 105 ch par litre de cylindrée. Son couple maximum atteint les 400 Nm à 3 900 tr/min, dont 85 % délivré sur une plage de plus de 6 500 tr/min. La M3 se dote en effet d’une distribution variable de 8 papillons de gaz et d’un alternateur débrayable.
Séries limitées

En novembre 2009, BMW lance la M3 GTS limitée à 250 exemplaires. Sur le plan des performances, elle garde son V8 dont la puissance a été amenée à 450 ch. Sur le plan de l’esthétique, elle se pare d’une couleur orange exclusive avec un aileron typé course. À l’intérieur, BMW adapte la recette qui a fait le succès de la Porsche 911 GT3 RS : pas de GPS, ni de climatisation et des lanières en guise de poignées de portes. Enfin, le coupé perd ses deux places à l’arrière, et les remplace par un arceau-cage couleur carrosserie, un extincteur de course, donnant l’impression qu’il s’agit plus d’une bête de course qu’une voiture de tous les jours. Elle est d’ailleurs souvent comparée à la BMW M3 GTR E46.

L’année suivante, BMW dévoile la M3 Frozen Gray. Produite à seulement trente exemplaires, et seulement aux États-Unis, elle se reconnaît par sa teinte grise matte (référencée comme Frozen Gray chez BMW), ses jantes 19 pouces à l’extérieur, et son cuir bi-ton roux et noir à l’intérieur. Le moteur conserve ses 420 chevaux, mais la boîte DCT à double embrayage est fournie de série. Tout acheteur de cette Frozen Gray se verra offrir un stage de la BMW Performance Driving School.

En juin 2011, un modèle encore plus exclusif la CRT (pour Carbon Racing Technology), basé sur la M3 Saloon E90 fait la part belle au carbone, permettant la perte de 45 kg, le tout en gardant les équipements de confort (GPS et climatisation) qui font d’elle une berline de luxe. Elle est produite à seulement 67 exemplaires, le moteur garde ses 420 chevaux, mais il s’agit de la première édition spéciale de la M3 qui n’est disponible qu’en berline 4 portes. Toutefois, il faut noter qu’à l’arrière, ce ne sont plus trois personnes, mais deux personnes qui pourront s’y asseoir, dans deux beaux sièges baquets. Elle se reconnaît par sa teinte grise matte son cuir rouge, et ses jantes Full Black.

En 2012, BMW sort 3 séries spéciales de sa M3 en France. La M3 CS, la M3 Frozen 40 et la M3 DTM Champion Edition. La M3 CS, exclusivement française, se distingue par une teinte bleue matte éclatante (Frozen Blau), ainsi que par son intérieur aux surpiqûres bleues, avec une touche de rouge sur le volant. Il s’agit d’une version dépouillée, spécialement destinée aux virées sur circuit. La M3 Frozen 40, elle, a été créée pour toute l’Europe, et célébrait les 40 ans de BMW Motorsport. Elle se distingue à l’extérieur d’une M3 « normale » grâce à une calandre chromée, ainsi que des sorties d’échappement et des ouïes latérales noires. La version Frozen 40 dispose aussi de 4 coloris spécifiques mats, toutes nommées Frozen, que ce soit en bleu, bleu foncé, blanc ou rouge. À l’intérieur, la sellerie est exclusive, et les surpiqûres sont assorties à la teinte extérieure. Enfin, la version M3 DTM Champion Edition est un hommage à Bruno Spengler, le pilote canadien victorieux du championnat allemand DTM sur BMW M3. Elle est très facilement reconnaissable, grâce à sa teinte matte Frozen Black, ses bandes de pavillon aux couleurs de Motorsport, ainsi que le sticker sponsor sur la vitre de custode. Les jantes full black rajoutent une touche d’agressivité à la voiture. À l’intérieur, les inserts en carbone reçoivent la signature de Bruno Spengler, ainsi qu’une numérotation. Seulement 54 exemplaires seront produits.

The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3-Series, developed by BMW’s in-house motorsport division, BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46, E90/E92/E93, and F30 3-series, and sold with coupe, saloon and convertible body styles. Upgrades over the "standard" 3-Series automobiles include more powerful and responsive engines, improved handling/suspension/braking systems, aerodynamic body enhancements, and interior/exterior accents with the tri-colour "M" (Motorsport) emblem. The last M3 coupe was produced in Germany on 5 July 2013. Part of BMW’s renumbering to move the 3-Series coupe and convertible to the 4-Series, the M3 name will remain with the saloon version as the coupe version has ceased production and has been replaced by the M4 Coupe starting with the 2015 model year.

E92 M3 ZCP Competition Package

For 2011, BMW added the ZCP Competition Package to the M3’s lineup. Unlike the ZCP offered on the previous generation E46, the newest package didn’t change very much about the E92. Most of the adjustments were made to suspension components and the computer governing stability control. The changes for the E92 ZCP are as follows:

– The suspension has been lowered by 10mm. The spring rates are the same, but the springs themselves are shorter, to compensate for the shorter stance. The suspension’s shock damping was also adjusted by the M division. This was in order to compensate for the lower ride height, primarily for rebounding damping rates as opposed to actual compression.

– The Electronic Damper Control in the “Sport Mode” has been modified. A quote taken from the Manager of BMWNA’s M Division, Larry Koch: “The Sport Mode before ZCP was locked at 75% of the way to full stiff. It still has that as a default, but is now variable like the ‘Comfort’ and ‘Normal’ modes.” This translates to a stiffer ride whilst sport mode is engaged, aiding heavy cornering on a track at a cost to ride comfort when driving normally on the road.

– Modifications have been made to the computer governing the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) in M Dynamic Mode. It is reworked and renamed to “Dynamic Traction Control” (DTC) which allows for larger angles of slip in heavy cornering. This translates to the rear end sliding out further than would be allowed on a non-ZCP M3 before the DTC kicks in to stop the tail slide. Also, once the DTC does kick in, instead of cutting power to the wheels in order to correct the slide (which is normal for the DSC on stock M3s), the DTC computer instead applies the brakes to individual wheels in order to keep the car from spinning excessively.

– In addition, forged 19 inch wheels in the same style as those on the E46 CSL are added to the car.
E92 M3 GTS
M3 GTS at the Autosport International Show 2011.

BMW announced the M3 GTS in November 2009. The car is powered by a 4.4-litre V8 based on the 4.0-litre engine found in the standard M3, which produces a maximum of 450 PS (331 kW; 444 hp). The car weighs 300 pounds less than the standard M3 due to various weight savings. A total of only 250 units were produced. This can accelerate from 0-62 mph in just 4.3 seconds and 0-100 mph in 8.5 seconds. In Germany deliveries began in May 2010 while other countries were scheduled for the summer of 2010. The BMW E92 M3 GTS was priced at around €115,000 per unit. All E92 M3 GTS models have been sold.
E90 M3 CRT

The M3 CRT (Carbon Racing Technology) was announced in June 2011 as a 2012 model. It is powered by the same engine as the GTS, but in opposite to the GTS coupe with roll cage and 4-point harnesses, the CRT is a saloon with navigation, high-end sound system etc. as standard equipment. Despite these luxury extras, the car still weighs 100 lb (45 kg) less than a regular M3 saloon. Compared to a saloon with the same luxury equipment, it weighs 155 lb (70 kg) less. The production will be limited to 67 cars, all numbered with a plaque on the dashboard. And it is claimed that it can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in just 4.4 seconds.
E92 M3 DTM Champion Edition

BMW Motorsport returned to the DTM in 2012, and the "DTM Champion Edition" was built to commemorate it winning the championship. The "DTM Champion Edition" was available only in the Frozen Black paint finish with the same M stripes over the roof and boot lid as on Bruno Spengler’s race car. It also incorporated visual clues to the race car, such as carbon flaps and gurney, dark chrome elements and matt black wheels. The interior had some exclusive parts such as interior trim in carbon fibre, Alcantara steering wheel and "M Power" embroidered on the handbrake grip. Each car had a numbered plaque with Spengler’s signature and the text "DTM champion 2012" above the glove box.

As the car was focused on high performance, options as M Drive, M DCT Drivelogic and the M Driver’s Package were fitted as standard equipment. For the car to have everyday usability, options as navigation system, heated seats and PDC were also standard.

The DTM Champion Edition was produced from February 2013, in a limited number of 54 cars, the same number as BMW’s victories in DTM. In Germany, the price started at €99,000.00 including VAT.
E92 M3 Lime Rock Park Edition

The M3 Lime Rock Park Edition was a US specific model, with a production limited to 200 cars, painted in Fire Orange. All 200 of these 2013 vehicles came with carbon fiber performance parts, such as roof, front splitter, rear spoiler, competition package, a lowered ride height in front of .60 inches, track style steering with fewer turns to lock and a lightweight muffler, courtesy of BMW’s MGmbh division. BMW claims the model has no added horsepower, however, when marketing the lightweight Inconel-titanium BMW Motorsports Exhaust to stock M3 vehicles, BMW Claims that the system adds about 5 H.P. The Lime Rock Park editions were equipped with either 6 speed transmissions, or the optional DCT (Dual Clutch Transmission). No changes made to the original 4.0L V8 (414 HP, redline 8300 rpm); however the ECU is programmed slightly differently from standard M3 vehicles with less interference from the dynamic stability control and a less interfering traction control. Each LRP edition’s governor is limited for achieving its natural top speed, which is claimed to be 187 MPH (Roughly 300 kph). Each M3 LRP Edition comes with a numbered plaque and paper certificate, each one reading "One of 200" instead of a numbering sequence. BMW did this to ensure none of the cars were worth more than another.
Racing
Rahal Letterman M3 GT2 racing at the 2009 Petit Le Mans
Schnitzer Motorsport’s BMW M3 GT2 racing at the 2010 1000 km of Zhuhai.
E92 M3 GT2

BMW Motorsport announced in February 2008 that Rahal Letterman Racing will campaign two factory-backed E92 M3s in the American Le Mans Series in 2009, following a two-year absence by the brand. The cars are homologated for the GT2 category. This was the cover car for the simulation racing game Need for Speed: Shift. Schnitzer Motorsport entered 2 cars at the 1000 km of Spa and finished 4th after a move by the Ferrari in the final corner. For 2010, BMW Motorsport has been granted entry in the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans and in the 2010 24 Hours Nürburgring. BMW Motorsport/Schnitzer Motorsport went onto to take an overall win at the 24 Hours Nürburgring with the #25 M3 GT2 of Jörg Müller, Augusto Farfus, Pedro Lamy, and Uwe Alzen while the top competitors from Porsche and Audi dropped out one by one. In addition, one of the M3 GT2’s that competed at Le Mans (#79) has been chosen as the 17th BMW Art Car, which will be done by American artist, Jeff Koons. At the 2010 24 Hours of Spa, BMW qualified 1st in class (2nd overall) and maintained 1st with the #79 car throughout the race until it succumbed to a suspension failure with just half an hour remaining, forcing them to give the overall lead to two Porsche 997 GT3-RSRs. The M3s still came 1st in the GTN class. The BMW M3s won the GT2 category in the ILMC 1000 km of Zhuhai. In 2011, the BMW achieved a 1-2 finish in the 12 Hours of Sebring. In the 2011 American Le Mans Series GT class, BMW Team RLL swept all categories, winning the GT manufacturer, team and driver championships. They contest another year in the ALMS GT class, coming off of another fantastic win at the 2012 60th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring. The M3 GT2 was succeeded by the BMW Z4 GTE, an LMGTE specification racing car alongside the Group GT3 spec BMW Z4 GT3. The Z4 GTE started racing at the 2013 12 Hours of Sebring.
E92 M3 GT4

On 10 April 2009, the week after the debut of the GT4, BMW’s Customer Racing program announced it had partnered with Schubert Motorsport (sponsored by Motorsport Arena Oschersleben) to run the BMW M3 GT4 in the 2009 24 Hours Nürburgring race, in the new class for GT4 cars, listed as SP10 there. The BMW M3 GT4 also raced in the Nürburgring VLN ADAC Westfalenfahrt in April 2009, taking the win in the SP10 class and finishing 30th overall. The 2009 24h race took place on the weekend of 23 and 24 May, with Jörg Müller, Andy Priaulx and sport auto journalist Jochen Übler at the wheel. Despite qualifying as best SP10/GT4 car at 57th overall and being at least 10 seconds per lap faster, the team finished third in the class, behind two Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24. The overall rank was 47th.

BMW Motorsport announced on 7 July 2009 the launch of a line of BMW M3 race cars which meet the SRO/FIA’s GT4 spec and are oriented for sale to private teams and drivers. The BMW M3 GT4 price is 121,500 EUR without VAT. While BMW states that ‘the BMW M3 GT4 weighs just 1,430 kilograms’ and the ‘420 bhp engine remained largely untouched’, the 2010 24 Hours Nürburgring "Balance of Performance" requires that the power must not exceed 390 PS (385 HP), while the minimum weight is set to 1400 kg.

The M3 GT4 is offered in Europe as a homologated production race car for sale to the general public. According to Larry Koch, then BMW NA M-brand manager, a feasibility study is currently being conducted to evaluate the possible sale of the M3 GT4 in North America. However, without a sanctioned GT4-class racing series in the USA, the sale of the M3 GT4 in the States is not likely.
Critical reception

Arthur St. Antoine of Motor Trend magazine says: "World’s single greatest car? Seriously? Yes – the new BMW M3 is unquestionably a contender. Probably no other car combines so many virtues – speed, handling, good looks, roominess, practicality – into one package. Driving the new BMW M3 is an absolutely blissful experience, flooding your brain with dopamine as if you were arriving to courtside seats at the Lakers game with Jennifer Connelly on your arm." -and- "If you put an F1 car and a premium sedan in a blender, the M3 would be the cocktail that pours out. Mmmm, nothing else like it. A toast then: To the BMW M3, the greatest all-around car in the world."
Mark Gillies of Car and Driver magazine says: "A car has got to be pretty spectacular to win over the curmudgeons here at 1585 Eisenhower Place, especially when familiarity sets in over the course of 40,000 miles. But our Sparkling Graphite Metallic M3 did indeed win us over.", and "Based on our experience, the current M3 is the world’s all-around best car for the money, although several staffers would have preferred to trade some of the coupe’s looks for the added practicality of the sedan.", and "This is the finest car on the market, period."
Ezra Dyer of Automobile magazine once suggested that "…car magazines generally regard the M3 the same way a four-year-old regards Santa Claus."
Jeremy Clarkson of BBC television show Top Gear says: "This [The M3] is the best car, and always will be, and there’s no point in ever thinking otherwise."
Mark Magrath of Edmunds Inside Line wrote these comments after driving a 2009 E90 M3 saloon in the canyons of Southern California: "This is the best most complete car in the world. It’s actually a bargain for what you get. Wow."
In the high-performance sports luxury niche (an entry-level luxury/compact executive car with a V8 engine), the E90 M3 (usually an E92 M3 Coupé being tested) has won comparison tests against rivals such as the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, Lexus IS-F, Audi RS4, Audi RS5 and Cadillac CTS-V.

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: south hangar panorama, such as Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher seaplane, B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay”, among other people

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Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Vought OS2U-three Kingfisher:

The Kingfisher was the U.S. Navy’s main ship-primarily based, scout and observation aircraft during World War II. Revolutionary spot welding methods gave it a smooth, non-buckling fuselage structure. Deflector plate flaps that hung from the wing’s trailing edge and spoiler-augmented ailerons functioned like additional flaps to allow slower landing speeds. Most OS2Us operated in the Pacific, exactly where they rescued a lot of downed airmen, which includes World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker and the crew of his B-17 Flying Fortress.

In March 1942, this airplane was assigned to the battleship USS Indiana. It later underwent a six-month overhaul in California, returned to Pearl Harbor, and rejoined the Indiana in March 1944. Lt. j.g. Rollin M. Batten Jr. was awarded the Navy Cross for creating a daring rescue in this airplane beneath heavy enemy fire on July 4, 1944.

Transferred from the United States Navy.

Manufacturer:
Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Division

Date:
1937

Nation of Origin:
United States of America

Dimensions:
All round: 15ft 1 1/8in. x 33ft 9 1/2in., 4122.6lb., 36ft 1 1/16in. (460 x 1030cm, 1870kg, 1100cm)

Materials:
Wings covered with fabric aft of the principal spar

Physical Description:
Two-seat monoplane, deflector plate flaps hung from the trailing edge of the wing, ailerons drooped at low airspeeds to function like added flaps, spoilers.

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Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Boeing B-29 Superfortress &quotEnola Gay&quot:

Boeing’s B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of Planet War II and the first bomber to property its crew in pressurized compartments. Even though made to fight in the European theater, the B-29 discovered its niche on the other side of the globe. In the Pacific, B-29s delivered a range of aerial weapons: conventional bombs, incendiary bombs, mines, and two nuclear weapons.

On August six, 1945, this Martin-constructed B-29-45-MO dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan. 3 days later, Bockscar (on show at the U.S. Air Force Museum near Dayton, Ohio) dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. Enola Gay flew as the advance weather reconnaissance aircraft that day. A third B-29, The Wonderful Artiste, flew as an observation aircraft on each missions.

Transferred from the United States Air Force.

Manufacturer:
Boeing Aircraft Co.
Martin Co., Omaha, Nebr.

Date:
1945

Nation of Origin:
United States of America

Dimensions:
Overall: 900 x 3020cm, 32580kg, 4300cm (29ft 6 5/16in. x 99ft 1in., 71825.9lb., 141ft 15/16in.)

Components:
Polished overall aluminum finish

Physical Description:
Four-engine heavy bomber with semi-monoqoque fuselage and high-aspect ratio wings. Polished aluminum finish general, regular late-Globe War II Army Air Forces insignia on wings and aft fuselage and serial quantity on vertical fin 509th Composite Group markings painted in black &quotEnola Gay&quot in black, block letters on lower left nose.

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Identifier: locomotiveengine08hill
Title: Locomotive engineering : a sensible journal of railway motive power and rolling stock
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1916 Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919
Subjects: Railroads Locomotives
Publisher: New York : A. Sinclair, J.A. Hill [and so forth.]
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Manufactured by PRATT &amp LETCHWORTH, BTTTT.A.IjO, IC. T. The Pratt d^ Whitivey Co., HARTFORD, CONN., U. S. A., Makers OF Normal CYLINDRICAL SIZE and U. S. Normal THREAD GAUGES. Special Gauges of each assortment of interchangeable production. REAMERS, TAPS AND DIES. In all usual styles for Machinists, Pipe Fitters and Boiler Makers. Renshaw Ratchet Drills, Combination Lathe Chucks, Die Stocks, Bolt Cutters, Lathes, Planers, Drilling-, Milling, Profiling, Cutter Grinding, Die Sinking, and Drop Forging Machines, Forging and Trimming Dies. MONITOR MACHINES FITTED WITH TOOLS For finishing to Sample. Screws, Studs, Locomotive Fittings, Plumbers and Gas Fitters Brass Goods.CATALOG IE X SENT OJV APPLICATION, LiitB^.Eigiie^riif COo NICETOWN, PHILA.Style and 49 Dey St., NEW YORK,Erect Locomotive Coaling Stations and Provide Coal and AsliesHandling Macliinery, Of Medleri Besigfls, To meet any circumstances. (Vestern House: Hyperlink-Belt Machinery Co., CHICAQO. ELECTRIC Telephone Sold outrig

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Title: Railway mechanical engineer
Year: 1916 (1910s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad automobiles
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e Put With Success BY M. H. WILLIAMS IT is now effectively recognized that grinding is the most approvedmethod of finishing a variety of surfaces—not only on ac-count of the superior finish but also on account of thereduced price. The distinctive types of grinding machinesnow used to a much more or less extent for railway function arethe internal grinder, which is appropriate for finishing variousbearings in valve motion components, side rods and other motionparts the cylindrical grinder which is utilized for finishinground articles such as piston rods, valve rods, crossheadpins, etc., and now utilised very e.xtensively on piston rodsand the surface grinder, which is now utilised for finishinglocomotive crosshead guides, the flat surfaces on primary andside rods, and so forth. Some of the uses of these machines are e.x-plained below. INTERNAL GRINDING MACHINES This class of machine has excellent possibilities for railwayuse. It is achievable by the use of this machine in some ofits types to grind the inner surfaces or holes of virtually

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Fig. 1—A Common Internal Grinding Machine That Has RenderedValuable Service in Locomotive Shops all bearings employed on locomotives, the surfaces created be-ing much smoother and more cylindrical than these ob-tained by the cu.stomary turning, reaming or lapping meth-ods. As a basic practice, month in and month out, thismethod will be identified economical, regardless of the degreeof finish necessary, for the operate can be completed far more quicklythan by other approaches and a much better job will be perfomied,which indicates fewer renewals. There arc a number of forms of internal grinders andattachments on the market place. 1 of the far more typical is theinternal grinding attachment, u.sed on universal or tool roomgrinding machines, and on which most outstanding perform possibly done. These, even so, lack the rigidity required forlocomotive operate exactly where speed is essential. Then there is the internal chucking grinding machines,on which the function is revolved similar to the approach fol-lowe/i on the trxjl space grinders. They are

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