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Canon EOS-1N
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The EOS-1N is a 35mm single lens reflex camera body produced by Canon. It was announced by Canon in 1994, and was the model in the range. The camera was itself superseded by the EOS-1v in 2000, the original EOS-1 had been launched in 1989, two years after the company had introduced their new EOS autofocus system. On a physical level the EOS-1 resembled the T90, which had designed for Canon by Luigi Colani. In common with the EOS-1, the 1N used Canons A-TTL automatic flash system, at the time of its creation, The Canon EOS-1N was placed at the top of Canons EOS camera line. The camera featured polycarbonate external construction with weather-resistant seals around buttons, dials, for automatic focusing, the camera used a 5-point BASIS auto focus system with the sensors arranged horizontally across the middle of the viewing area. The center point is a cross-type, which detects horizontal and vertical lines, metering modes include a 16-zone evaluative, center-weighted average, partial, selectable spot, and fine central spot metering mode. Film speeds can be set from ISO 6-6400 either manually or automatically by DX codes on the film canisters, the camera allows variable Program autoexposure, as well as aperture-priority and shutter-priority automatic exposure and manual exposure. Another option is Depth-of-field AE, a mode that selects the focusing distance. Shutter speeds range from 30 seconds to 1/8000 of a second in all exposure modes, a non-timed bulb speed is available. Flash X-sync is available up to a speed of 1/250 of a second. There are 14 custom functions to change the way the camera operates, the camera has user-interchangeable focusing screens, interchangeable with those out of other EOS-1-series cameras, and a now-discontinued interchangeable Canon Command Back E1. The camera weighs in at 855 grams, or 1 lb and 14.15 oz, there were several versions of the EOS-1N available. The base model EOS-1N consisted of the camera body with significant upgrades over the EOS1. The EOS-1N DP comprised the body and the BP-E1 pack. Weather sealing was incorporated after feedback from working professionals, other notable omissions are the eye-controlled focus feature of the EOS5 and the bar code reader of the EOS10, neither of which are professional-level cameras. Another feature of the EOS-1N, and other models in the range, is the provision for a precise viewfinder indication of exposure in manual mode. The EOS-1N provides a viewfinder readout similar to the old F-1s needle display, like the EOS5, the internal displays of the EOS 1N self-adjust in brightness in response to the brightness level of the subject
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Bell UH-1N Twin Huey
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The Bell UH-1N Twin Huey is a twin-engine medium military helicopter. A member of the numerous Huey family, it first flew in 1969, the CUH-1N Twin Huey was the original version, first ordered by the Canadian Forces. The UH-1N has a configuration, with one pilot and fourteen passengers. In cargo configuration it has a capacity of 220 ft³. An external load of up to 5,000 lb can be carried, the UH-1N was later developed into the civil Bell 212. Based on the stretched fuselage Bell 205, the Bell 212 was originally developed for the Canadian Forces under the designation CUH-1N Twin Huey, later the CF adopted a new designation system and the aircraft was re-designated CH-135 Twin Huey. The CF approved the development of the aircraft on 1 May 1968 and purchased 50 aircraft, the US military came very close to not procuring the Twin Huey. The purchase of the aircraft for US military use was opposed by the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee at the time, Rivers took this position because the aircraft powerplant, the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T was produced in Canada. The Liberal Canadian government of the time had not supported US involvement in Vietnam and had opposed US policies in southeast Asia, Rivers was also concerned that procurement of the engines would result in a trade deficit situation with Canada. Congress only approved the purchase when it was assured that a US source would be found for the PT6T/T400 engines, as a result, the United States military services ordered 294 Bell 212s under the designation UH-1N, with deliveries commencing in 1970. The Bell 412 is a development of the Bell 212. The UH-1N has also developed into the upgraded, four-blade UH-1Y. The UH-1Ns main rotor is powered by a PT6T-3/T400 Turbo Twin Pac made up of two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboshaft engines that drive a single output shaft and they are capable of producing up to 1,342 kW. Should one engine fail the remaining engine can deliver 671 kW for 30 minutes or 571 kW enabling the UH-1N to maintain cruise performance at maximum weight and this modification removed the gyroscopic Stabilization Bar on top of the main rotor head, instead relying on the computer system for stability. From late 1970, the UH-1N re-equipped the USAF 20th Special Operations Squadron in Vietnam, replacing the single-engined UH-1F and UH-1P. Armed with Miniguns and rocket pods, and painted camouflage with no US markings and only a Green Hornet insignia, by the end of the hostilities both aircraft were still intact but were dismantled by the Argentinians. USMC UH-1Ns were used by the USMC during its 2003 invasion of Iraq, UH-1Ns provided reconnaissance, and communications support to Marine ground troops. They were also called upon to close air support during heavy fighting in Nasiriyah
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Canon F-1
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The Canon F-1 is a 35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by Canon of Japan from March 1971 until 1976s introduction of the mildly updated F-1n. Production of this revision to the F-1 continued until the end of 1981 at which time the F-1 was superseded by the New F-1 which was launched earlier in 1981. The new Canon FD lens mount was introduced along with the F-1, older R- series lenses could also be used with some limitations. The Canon F-1 was clearly placed as a competitor to the Nikon F. The F-1 was Canons first truly professional-grade SLR system, supporting a variety of accessories. In 1972 Canon launched a Highspeed model with a pellicle mirror that allowed the user to see the subject at all times. Equipped with a drive the camera was able to shoot up to 9 frames per second. In 1976, the camera was revised slightly and this revised version is sometimes called the F-1n. All told 13 improvements were made and these changes were, Change the standard focusing screen from the A style to E style. Widen the film advance lever offset from 15 degrees to 30 degrees, decrease the winding stroke from 180 degrees to 139 degrees. Increase the maximum ASA from 2000 to 3200, added a plastic tip to the advance lever. Changed the mirror to transmit more light, thus making the image brighter. Added a detent to the crank to allow it to stay put when pulled out. Added the capability to take a screw-in type PC sync socket, spring load the battery check position of the power switch. Increase the size of the shutter release cup, added a soft rubber ring around the eyepiece. Added a film reminder holder to the camera back, the number of focusing screens was also expanded from four to nine. In 1980 Canon introduced Laser Matte focusing screens identified by an L in a circle on the screens label and these Laser Matte screens were noticeably brighter than the earlier screens, and they were continued with the New F-1. The Canon F-1 has one of the largest set of accessories of any 35mm SLR ever produced, like most professional 35 mm cameras of the 1970s, the F-1 had interchangeable viewfinders
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Olympus OM-1
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The Olympus OM-1 is a manually operated 35mm single-lens reflex camera. It is part of the Olympus OM system, the first model was presented at photokina in Cologne in 1972 and was called the Olympus M-1. The Olympus M-1 changed this and with it began a reduction of size, weight and it was designed by a team led by Yoshihisa Maitani, who had already created the Pen and Pen F cameras, noted for their compactness. Since Leicas flagship rangefinder cameras are known as the M Series, Leica complained about the name of the M-1, because of this, today bodies and lenses with the original M name are rare and sought after by collectors. The OM-1 is an all-mechanical SLR and it has a large viewfinder with interchangeable screens but a fixed prism. It also has an exposure meter controlling a needle visible in the viewfinder. It has a body, essentially retained on later models. The shutter speed dial is located around the mount, which allows photographers to keep the camera at the eye between shots more easily than SLRs with the dial located on the top plate. Originally, the plate needed to be modified to mount a motor drive on the OM-1. In 1974, Olympus launched the OM-1MD, to which a motor drive can be attached without need for modification and this new version has a small plate marked MD on the front, and a small slot with a circular cover on the underside that covers the motor drive coupling. Modern Classic SLRs Series, Olympus OM-1, media related to Olympus OM-1 at Wikimedia Commons Olympus History, OM Series Olympus Corporation History Page. Olympus M-1 User review and further details
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New Zealand State Highway 1
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State Highway 1 is the longest and most significant road in the New Zealand roading network, running the length of both main islands. It appears on maps as SH1 and on road signs as a white number 1 on a red shield. SH1 is 2,033 kilometres long,1,081 km in the North Island and 952 km in the South Island, for the majority of its length it is a two-lane single carriageway, with at-grade intersections and property accesses, in both rural and urban areas. These sections have some passing lanes, around 215 km of SH1 is of motorway or expressway standard as of February 2017,191 km in the North Island and 23 km in the South Island. Current road construction will see an extra 102 km in the North Island and 11 km in the South Island upgraded to motorway or expressway standard by 2022. SH1 starts at Cape Reinga, at the tip of the Aupouri Peninsula. The highway crosses into the Auckland Region, and passes through Wellsford and Warkworth, near Puhoi, on the Hibiscus Coast, SH1 becomes the Auckland Northern Motorway, the main road north of New Zealands largest urban area. The first 7.5 km of the motorway is a toll road. At Orewa, the motorway becomes toll-free, crossing farmland to the North Shore of Auckland, the road crosses through suburbs to the Waitemata Harbour, which it briefly follows before crossing it by the Auckland Harbour Bridge. The motorway comes off the bridge into Aucklands city centre, at this junction, SH1 becomes the Auckland Southern Motorway, and, after sweeping around the southern end of central Auckland, proceeds in a south-easterly direction. The motorway continues in a broadly southeast direction across the Auckland isthmus, then through Manukau and Papakura to the top of the Bombay Hills, at Bombay, SH1 becomes the Waikato Expressway, a four-lane dual-carriageway expressway. The expressway takes the highway down the Bombay Hills to Mercer, where SH1 meets the Waikato River, the Waikato Expressway temporarily ends at Longswamp and becomes a three-laned dual carriageway, resuming at Te Kauwhata before reverting to single carriageway just south of Ohinewai. SH1 runs as a single carriageway through Huntly to Taupiri, the expressway ends in north-western Hamilton. The highway bypasses the city centre to the west, before crossing to the east side, the expressway resumes at Tamahere, bypassing Cambridge to the north before reverting to a single carriageway east of the town. The highway continues eastward to the town of Tirau, where it turns south to pass through Putaruru and Tokoroa, at Wairakei, SH1 takes an eastern route to bypass Taupo and meet the Lake Taupo shoreline south of the town near the airport. SH1 follows the shore of the lake for 50 km to Turangi. The road between Rangipo and Waiouru is commonly known as the Desert Road, and is closed by snow during winter. At km 794 on the Desert Road, SH1 is 1,074 metres above sea level - the highest point on the New Zealand State Highway network
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Bell UH-1 Iroquois
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The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a utility military helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine, with two-blade main and tail rotors. The UH-1 was the first turbine-powered helicopter to enter production in 1960 for the United States military, the Iroquois was originally designated HU-1, hence the Huey nickname, which has remained in common use, despite the official redesignation to UH-1 in 1962. The UH-1 first saw service in operations during the Vietnam War. The Bell 204 and 205 are Iroquois versions developed for the civil market, in 1952, the U. S. Army identified a requirement for a new helicopter to serve as medical evacuation, instrument trainer, and general utility aircraft. The Army determined that current helicopters were too large, underpowered, in November 1953, revised military requirements were submitted to the Department of the Army. Twenty companies submitted designs in their bid for the contract, including Bell Helicopter with the Model 204, on 23 February 1955, the Army announced its decision, selecting Bell to build three copies of the Model 204 for evaluation with the designatation XH-40. Powered by a prototype Lycoming YT53-L-1 engine producing 700 shp, the XH-40 first flew on 20 October 1956 at Fort Worth, Texas, with Bells chief test pilot, Floyd Carlson, at the controls. Two more prototypes were built in 1957, and the Army had previously ordered six YH-40 service test aircraft, in March 1960, the Army awarded Bell a production contract for 100 aircraft, which was designated as the HU-1A and officially named Iroquois after the Native American nations. The helicopter quickly developed a nickname derived from its designation of HU-1, the reference became so popular that Bell began casting the name on the helicopters anti-torque pedals. The official U. S. Army name was almost never used in practice, after September 1962, the designation for all models was changed to UH-1 under a unified Department of Defense designation system, but the nickname remained. The Army indicated the need for improved follow-on models even as the first UH-1As were being delivered, Army testing of the UH-1B started in November 1960, with the first production aircraft delivered in March 1961. Bell commenced development of the UH-1C in 1960 in order to correct deficiencies of the armed UH-1B. Bell fitted the UH-1C with a 1,100 shp T53-L-11 engine to provide the power needed to all weapons systems in use or under development. The Army would eventually refit all UH-1B aircraft with the same engine, a new rotor system was developed for the UH-1C to allow higher air speeds and reduce the incidence of retreating blade stall during diving engagements. The improved rotor resulted in better maneuverability and a speed increase. The increased power and a larger diameter rotor required Bells engineers to design a new boom for the UH-1C. The longer tail boom incorporated a wider chord fin on the tail rotor pylon. Bell also introduced a hydraulic control system for redundancy as well as an improved inlet filter system for the dusty conditions found in southeast Asia
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Washington State Route 507
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State Route 507 is a Washington state highway in Lewis, Thurston and Pierce counties that extends 43.52 miles from Interstate 5 and U. S. Route 12 in Centralia to SR7 in Spanaway. The highway also intersects SR510 in Yelm and SR702 in McKenna. The first appearance of the roadway on a map was in 1916 and since and they both became SR507 during the 1964 highway renumbering. State Route 507 begins at an interchange with Interstate 5. The roadway later intersects Pearl Street, the couplet on SR507. The street then becomes Tower Avenue and turns north to pass the Centralia Amtrak station, SR507 realigns west as Sixth Street to intersect and become Pearl Street, once again traveling northeast as Downing Road to leave Centralia. Still parallel to BNSF Railway tracks, the road leaves Lewis County, enters Thurston County, passes Bucoda and turns north to intersect an old segment of US99 in Tenino. Within Tenino, the highway stops paralleling the BNSF tracks and goes east through the city as Sussex Avenue and starts to parallel a route of the Tacoma Rail eastward out of the city. Once in Pierce County, SR507 intersects SR702 in McKenna and continues north as the Spanaway McKenna Highway to Roy, immediately after leaving Fort Lewis, the roadway ends at an intersection with SR7 in Spanaway. Between SR510 in Yelm and SR702 in McKenna, the roadway had a daily average of 19,000 motorists in 2007. The busiest segment in 1970 was the Maple Street junction in Downtown Centralia, SR507 is also the southern segment of the East Pacific Highway, which runs from Centralia to Sumas. Within Downtown Centralia, SR507 splits into two streets, northbound on Tower Avenue and southbound on Pearl Street, which has been designated SR507 CO Pearl. The busiest segment of the 1. 23-mile long couplet was the Cherry Street intersection, the first appearance of a highway located on the current route of SR507 was in a 1916 map of the Chehalis area. A road extending northwest from Centralia to Roy was shown serving the communities that SR507 currently serves, in 1937, during the creation of the Primary and secondary highways, Secondary State Highway 5H was established, running from Tenino to Spanaway. A section of 507 houses the Tenino Downtown Historic District, in 1943, SSH 1N, running from Centralia to Tenino, was created. In 1964, a highway renumbering replaced both SSH 5H and SSH 1N with SR507, a left turn lane was installed at the Yew Street intersection east of the Interstate 5 and U. S. Route 12 interchange in Centralia on May 24,2007. SR704, when completed, is predicted to reduce congestion on SR507
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Bell 212
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The Bell 212 Twin Huey is a two-blade, twin-engine, medium helicopter that first flew in 1968. The 212 is marketed to civilian operators and has a configuration, with one pilot. In cargo configuration the 212 has a capacity of 220 ft³. An external load of up to 5,000 lb can be carried, based on the stretched fuselage Bell 205, the Bell 212 was originally developed for the Canadian Forces as the CUH-1N and later redesignated as the CH-135. The Canadian Forces took delivery of 50 starting in May 1971, at the same time the United States military services ordered 294 Bell 212s under the designation UH-1N. By 1971 the 212 had been developed for commercial applications, among the earliest uses of the 212 in civil aviation was by Helicopter Service AS of Norway to be used in support of offshore oil rigs. Today the 212 can be used in logging operations, maritime rescue. The 212s main rotor is powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 Twin-Pac made up of two coupled PT6 power turbines driving a common gearbox and they are capable of producing up to 1,800 shp. Should one engine fail the remaining engine can deliver 900 shp for 30 minutes, or 765 shp continuously, many aircraft still fly with the modification. In 1979, with the purchase of eight by the Civil Air Authority, the ICAO designator for this aircraft as used in a flight plan is B212. Bell developed the Model 212 further with the Bell 412, the difference being the composite four-blade main rotor. The last Bell 212 was delivered in 1998, Bell Model 212 - Bell Helicopters company designation for the UH-1N. Twin Two-Twelve - Civil utility transport version and it can carry up to 14 passengers. Agusta-Bell AB212 - Civil or military utility transport version, built under license in Italy by Agusta. Agusta-Bell AB. 212ASW - Anti-Submarine Warfare variant of AB.212 Bell Model 412 - Bell 212 with a four-bladed semi-rigid rotor system, Eagle 212 Single - Single engine variant with a Lycoming T53-17 or T53-BCV engine produced by Eagle Copters of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Fighting Helicopters of the 20th Century, graham Beehag Books, Christchurch, Dorset, England. Combat Helicopters, France, Histoire & Collections, the Bell UH-1 Huey at Greg Goebels AIR VECTORS
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Sikorsky H-34
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The Sikorsky H-34 is a piston-engined military helicopter originally designed by American aircraft manufacturer Sikorsky as an anti-submarine warfare aircraft for the United States Navy. It has seen extended use when adapted to power by the British licensee as the Westland Wessex. H-34s served, mostly as transports, on every continent with the armed forces of twenty-five countries. It saw combat in Algeria, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and throughout Southeast Asia, other uses included saving flood victims, recovering astronauts, fighting fires, and carrying presidents. It was one of the last piston-powered helicopter designs before its replacement by turbine-powered types such as the UH-1 Huey, a total of 2,108 H-34s were manufactured between 1953 and 1970. It retained the nose-mounted piston engine with the drive shaft passing through the cockpit placed high above the cargo compartment, the aircraft first flew on 8 March 1954. The U. S. Army and Marine Corps, respectively, under the United States Armys aircraft designation system, also used by the United States Air Force, the helicopter was designated H-34. The U. S. Army also applied the name Choctaw to the helicopter, in 1962, under the new unified DoD aircraft designation system, the Seabat was redesignated SH-34, the Seahorse as the UH-34, and the Choctaw as the CH-34. Roles included utility transport, anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, a small fleet of H-34 helicopters served US Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy from 1958 to 1961 using the call sign Army One. A total of 135 H-34s were built in the U. S. and assembled by Sud-Aviation in France,166 were produced under licence in France by Sud-Aviation for the French Air Force, Navy and Army Aviation. The CH-34 was also built and developed under license from 1958 in the United Kingdom by Westland Aircraft as the turboshaft engined Wessex which was used by the Royal Navy, the RN Wessex was fitted out with weapons and ASW equipment for use in an antisubmarine role. The RAF used the Wessex, with engines, as an air/sea rescue helicopter. Wessexes were also exported to countries and produced for civilian use. By the time the war in Algeria had ended, eight officers and 23 non-commissioned officers from ALAT had given their lives in the course of their duties. U. S. Army H-34s did not participate in Vietnam and these saw little use due to a lack of spare parts and maintenance. Its higher availability and reliability due to its simplicity compared to the newer helicopters led Marines to ask for it by name. The phrases give me a HUS, get me a HUS and cut me a HUS entered the U. S. Marine Corps vernacular, being used even after the type was no longer in use to mean help me out. USMC H-34s were also among the first helicopter gunships trialled in theatre, being fitted with the Temporary Kit-1, the operations were met with mixed enthusiasm, and the armed H-34s, known as Stingers were quickly phased out
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Grumman F7F Tigercat
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The Grumman F7F Tigercat is a heavy fighter aircraft that served with the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps from late in World War II until 1954. It was the first twin-engined fighter to be deployed by the USN, while the Tigercat was delivered too late to see combat in World War II, it saw action as a night fighter and attack aircraft during the Korean War. Designed initially for service on Midway-class aircraft carriers, early production F7Fs were land-based variants, the type was too large to operate from older and smaller carriers, and only a late variant was certified for carrier service. Based on the earlier Grumman XP-50 that was canceled, the company developed the XP-65 further for a future convoy fighter concept. In 1943, work on the XP-65 was terminated in favor of the design that would become the F7F. The contract for the prototype XF7F-1 was signed on 30 June 1941, grummans aim was to produce a fighter that outperformed and outgunned all existing fighter aircraft, and that had an auxiliary ground attack capability. Armament was heavy, four 20 mm cannons and four 0.50 in machine guns, as well as underwing and under-fuselage hardpoints for bombs and torpedoes. CAPT Fred M. Trapnell, one of the Navys premier test pilots, opined that, the Grumman F7F was originally named the Tomcat but this name was rejected as it was considered too suggestive, at the time. The name would later be used for the Grumman F-14. The initial production series was used only from land bases by the USMC. At first, they were single-seat F7F-1N aircraft, but after the 34th production aircraft, a seat for a radar operator was added. The next version produced, the F7F-3, was modified to correct the issues caused the aircraft to fail carrier acceptance. A wing failure on a heavy landing caused the failure of this carrier qualification too, F7F-3 aircraft were produced in day fighter, night fighter and photo-reconnaissance versions. A final version, the F7F-4N, was rebuilt for additional strength and stability, and did pass carrier qualification. This was the combat use of the aircraft. Most F7F-2Ns were modified to control drones for combat training, an F7F-2D used for pilot transitoning also had a rear sliding, bubble canopy. In 1945, two Tigercats, serialled TT346 and TT349, were evaluated, but rejected, by the British Royal Navy, XP-65 Proposed U. S. Army Air Forces pursuit fighter. F7F-1 Tigercat Twin-engine fighter-bomber aircraft, powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-22W radial piston engines, F7F-1N Tigercat Single-seat night fighter aircraft, fitted with an APS-6 radar
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Grumman F8F Bearcat
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The Grumman F8F Bearcat is an American single-engine carrier-based fighter aircraft introduced in late World War II. It went on to serve into the century in the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps. It would be Grumman Aircrafts final piston engined fighter aircraft, modified versions have broken speed records for piston-engined aircraft, and are popular among warbird owners. The Bearcat concept began during a meeting between Battle of Midway veteran F4F Wildcat pilots and Grumman Vice President Jake Swirbul at Pearl Harbor on 23 June 1942. At the meeting, Lieutenant Commander Jimmie Thach emphasized one of the most important requirements in a fighter plane was climb rate. Climb performance is strongly related to the ratio, and is maximized by wrapping the smallest and lightest possible airframe around the most powerful available engine. Another goal was that the G-58 should be able to operate from escort carriers, a small, lightweight aircraft would make this possible. After intensively analyzing carrier warfare in the Pacific Theater of Operations for a year, there is considerable debate among sources as to whether or not the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 influenced the design of the G-58. However, no evidence has been presented that these tests had a direct input to the G-58 design. In 1943, Grumman was in the process of introducing the F6F Hellcat, the R-2800 was the most powerful American engine available at that time, so it would be retained for the G-58. This meant that improved performance would have to come from a lighter airframe, to meet this goal, the Bearcats fuselage was about 5 feet shorter than the Hellcat, and was cut down vertically behind the cockpit area. This allowed the use of a canopy, the first to be fit to a US Navy fighter. The vertical stabilizer was the height as the Hellcats, but increased aspect ratio. Similarly, the wing had the same span, but having lower thickness. Structurally the fuselage used flush riveting as well as spot welding, armor protection was provided for the pilot, engine and oil cooler. The Hellcat used a 13 ft 1 in three-bladed Hamilton Standard propeller, a slight reduction in size was made by moving to a 12 ft 7 in Aeroproducts four-bladed propeller. Keeping the prop clear of the required long landing gear. An additional benefit of the inward retracting units was a wide track, the design team had set the goal that the G-58 should weigh 8,750 lb/3,969 kg fully loaded
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Auster Autocrat
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The Auster J/1 Autocrat was a 1940s British single-engined three-seat high-wing touring monoplane built by Auster Aircraft Limited at Rearsby, Leicestershire. As the end of the Second World War approached the designers at Taylorcraft decided to develop a version of the robust. An Auster 5, registered G-AGOH, was modified to take a 100 hp Blackburn Cirrus II engine for trials, at the same time a prototype aircraft was built designated the Taylorcraft Auster V Series J/1 Autocrat. The long name was not used as the changed name to Auster Aircraft Limited. The designation J/1 derived from the progenitor Model J, which was the Auster AOP. V, the first production aircraft, registered G-AGTO, was delivered in December 1945. One of the more feats of the type was the first visit of a civilian aircraft to an aircraft carrier. The last Rearsby built J/1s were delivered in 1952, the Autocrat became one of the most successful post-war British light aircraft with more than 400 built. A small number of variants were built and the became the basis for a family of light aircraft. The Autocrat was used by pilots, aero clubs and by small charter firms for passenger flights, banner towing. Many J/1s were converted to J/1N Alpha standard with a higher fin, Gipsy Major engine, as used in the J/1B Aiglet. 45 new build J/1N Alphas were completed in 1956/57, mainly for export to Australia, a single Autocrat G-AGVI was converted by V. H. Bellamy in 1965 to be powered by a Rover TP gas turbine engine. It reverted to power in 1968. Other UK-registered aircraft were sold overseas on the secondhand market. Numbers of Autocrats and Alphas continue to fly with private owners in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Auster J/1 Autocrat production version with Blackburn Cirrus Major engine. Several later fitted with engines up to the 150 h. p, Auster J/1A Autocrat additional for joyriding. Auster J/1N Alpha powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major I engine, Auster J/1S Autocrat powered by a 145 h. p. de Havilland Gipsy Major 10 Mk 2-2 engine. Kingsford Smith Kingsmith An Auster J/1 conversion in Australia by Kingsford Smith Aviation Services, fitted with a 150hp Avco Lycoming O-320 engine, an Auster J/1N featured in Foyles War Series 8 Episode 3, Elise, airdate January 2015. Notes Bibliography British Aircraft Directory entry
