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Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa displays at the presentation of a new Squadron Standard to 41 (R) Squadron, Royal Air Force at Coningsby on 23rd September 2011. This year is the 95th anniversary of 41 Squadron, RAF. The Spitfire Mk IIa (P7350) of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has been re-painted with the 41 Squadron war time code EB-G, to represent a Spitfire flown by 41 Squadron fighter pilot, Flight Lieutenant Eric Stanley Lock DSO DFC & Bar. Flight Lieutenant Eric Lock became the highest scoring RAF fighter pilot of the Battle of Britain while flying with 41 Squadron. He has been credited with destroying 21 enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain. 41 (R) Test and Evaluation Squadron at Coningsby currently fly the Panavia Tornado GR4 fast jet bomber aircraft. 41 Squadron Tornado GR4s all carry the codes of particular war time Spitfires. This includes EB-G flown by Flight Lieutenant Eric Lock DSO DFC* and EB-R flown by Squadron Leader HRL "Robin" Hood who was Officer Commanding 41 Squadron when he died in action during the Battle of Britain on 5th September 1940. Thank you to all at 41 (R) Squadron at Royal Air Force Coningsby for a superb Standard Presentation parade and for their outstanding hospitality and enthusiasm on the day. |
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Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757) - Sonata in G Major, Presto, quanto sia possibile Performed by Angela Tosheva (2000 at Bulgaria Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria) ANGELA TOSHEVA, Bulgarian pianist Graduated from the Sofia Musical Academy "Pancho Vladigerov", Angela Tosheva has been going on long and complex artistic way to be one of the most varied, original and advanced thinking Musicians today. Atfer her graduation in classes of Prof. Mara Petkova, Prof. Bogomil Starshenov and Prof. Lily Atanasova in DMA, she protects doctorate in chamber music and improves her performance art, attending at master courses in different countries such as Gyorgy Shebok Courses in Switzerland and Hungary which have a decisive creative influence. Laureate of the prestigious international awards (first prizes in Casagrande, Usti nad Labem, Competition "List - Bartok", "Golden feather" of Classic FM Radio and others.). Still in college years looks to other genres and styles, with the result that now rules the vast repertoire, includes keyboard music by Marshall and Couperin to Xenakis. In concert programs Angela Tosheva optimally and skilfully combines baroque, classic and modernity offer them in a unique way to the public. Over the past decade she acquires rarefied celebrity with interpretations of Bartok and Ligeti. After successful concerts and concert tours in Brazil, Bulgaria, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, USA, Russia, Ireland, Turkey, Norway and Canada, along with calls for removal of a master <b>...</b> |
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www.todayszaman.com The Pakistan Navy will acquire 4 Milgem class corvettes over a 10-year program, of which 3 will be manufactured in local shipyards. _______________________ Displacement: 2000 t Length: 99.00 m Beam: 14.40 m Draught: 3.75 m Propulsion: 1 gas turbine, 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 30000 kW Speed: Economy: 15 knots Maximum: 29+ knots Range: 3500 nautical miles (6480 km) @ 15 knots Endurance: 21 days with logistic support, 10 days autonomous Complement: 93 including aviation officers, with accommodation for up to 104 Sensors and processing systems: Fire control: G-MSYS (GENESIS Milgem Savaş Yönetim Sistemi) Search radar: SMART-S Mk2 Other sensors: X-Band radar, fire control radar, navigation radar, LPI radar, sonar Navigation and communication systems: Electronic Navigation, SatCom, ECDIS/WECDIS, GPS, LAN Combat Management System: GENESIS (Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi) Navigation and ship control: EPKİS (Entegre Platform Kontrol ve İzleme Sistemi) Integrated Platform Management System: Imtech UniMACS 3000 Electronic warfare and decoys: EW radar, Laser/RF systems, ASW jammers, DG, SSTD Armament: Guns: * 1 x 76 mm (retractable for lower radar cross section, guidance by fire control radar and electro-optical systems), A position * 2 x 12.7 mm Aselsan STAMP Stabilized Machine Gun Platform (guidance by Laser/IR/TV and electro-optical systems, automatic and manual modes), B position Anti-surface missiles: * 8 x Harpoon (and/or RBS15 Mk.III and/or NSM) Anti-aircraft <b>...</b> |
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This Is my first Lego ship...i hope you like it. More information: TOTAL BRICKS USED: 4197 Time spent for the construction : About 5 days(3/4 hour a day) Time spent to realize the video: 3 hours (included the encoding and loading on youtube) Time spent to blasphemy against this f******g program: 1 hour (at least -_-) It need "some" upgrades -_- Now the USS Info: Type: Destroyer Displacement: 9200 tons Length: 505 ft Beam: 66 ft (20 m) Draft: 30.5 ft (9.3 m) Propulsion: 4 General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines each generating 27000 shp (20000 kW) Speed: In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) Range: 4400 nmi (8100 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) Complement: 303 total Armament: - 96 cell Mk 41 vertical launch system - BGM-109 Tomahawk - RGM-84 Harpoon SSM (not in Flight IIA units)[6] - RIM-66M Standard medium range SAM (has an ASuW mode)[citation needed] - SM-3 Standard Ballistic missile defense missile for Aegis BMD (15 ships as of March 2009[7] ) - RIM-162 ESSM SAM (DDG-79 onward) - RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC - RIM-174A Standard ERAM to be added in 2011 - one 5 inch (127 mm/54) Mk-45 Mod 1/2 (lightweight gun) (DDG-51 through -80) - one 5 inch (127 mm/62) Mk-45 mod 4 (lightweight gun) (DDG-81 onwards) - two 20 mm Phalanx CIWS (DDG-51 through -84, one on several later units), two 25 mm bushmasters -two Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (six Mk-46 or Mk-50 torpedoes, Mk-54 in the near future) en.wikipedia.org SEE ALSO THIS AWESOME CHANNEL www.youtube.com |
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My second lego ship.The first(the destroyer)was a trial.Now with the cruiser i have improved many things.I think that it should be better but is very hard to find good images of the ticonderoga.I don' know if i'll build a new ship...but if i do it...i'll chose a ship with more and accurated images.If someone would propose something tell me in the comment. :) Other information: TOTAL BRICKS USED: 5659 Time spent for the construction : About 9 days(3/4 hour a day) Time spent to realize the video: 4 hours (included the encoding and loading on youtube) Time spent to blasphemy against this f******g program: TOO MUCH time !!! -.- Now the USS Info: Type: Guided missile cruiser Displacement: 9800 tons Length: 567 ft (173m) Beam: 55 ft (16,8 m) Draught: 34 ft (10.3 m) Propulsion: 4 General Electric LM2500 gas turbines (60000 kW) Speed: In excess of 32.5 kn (60 km/h) Range: 6000 nmi (11000 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) Complement: 33 officers, 27 Chief Petty Officers, and approx. 340 enlisted Armament: - 2x 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems -122 x Mix of RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB, RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV, RIM-161 SM-3, RIM-162A ESSM, RIM-174A Standard ERAM, BGM- -109 Tomahawk, or RUM-139A VL-ASROC -8x RGM-84 Harpoon missiles -2x Mk 45 Mod 2 5 in / 54 cal lightweight gun -2x 25 mm Mk 38 gun -2--4x .50 cal (12.7 mm) gun 2x Phalanx CIWS Block 1B 2x Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes for lightweight torpedoes en.wikipedia.org SEE ALSO THIS AWESOME CHANNEL www <b>...</b> |
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