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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird port panorama (P-40 Warhawk & Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross “Falcon” overhead)
Image by Chris Devers
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Details, quoting from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Curtiss P-40E Warhawk (Kittyhawk IA):
Whether known as the Warhawk, Tomahawk, or Kittyhawk, the Curtiss P-40 proved to be a successful, versatile fighter during the first half of World War II. The shark-mouthed Tomahawks that Gen. Claire Chennault’s "Flying Tigers" flew in China against the Japanese remain among the most popular airplanes of the war. P-40E pilot Lt. Boyd D. Wagner became the first American ace of World War II when he shot down six Japanese aircraft in the Philippines in mid-December 1941.
Curtiss-Wright built this airplane as Model 87-A3 and delivered it to Canada as a Kittyhawk I in 1941. It served until 1946 in No. 111 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. U.S. Air Force personnel at Andrews Air Force Base restored it in 1975 to represent an aircraft of the 75th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, 14th Air Force.
Donated by the Exchange Club in Memory of Kellis Forbes.
Manufacturer:
Curtiss Aircraft Company
Date:
1939
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Dimensions:
Overall: 330 x 970cm, 2686kg, 1140cm (10ft 9 15/16in. x 31ft 9 7/8in., 5921.6lb., 37ft 4 13/16in.)
Materials:
All-metal, semi-monocoque
Physical Description:
Single engine, single seat, fighter aircraft.
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Quoting Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross "Falcon":
Hawley Bowlus developed the Senior Albatross series from a design he called the Bowlus Super Sailplane. In Germany, designers and pilots led the world in the building and flying of high-performance gliders, and Bowlus was strongly influenced by their work. He and German glider pioneer, Martin Schempp, taught courses in aircraft design and construction at the Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute in Glendale, California. The two instructors led a group of students that built the Super Sailplane in 1932. The Super’ served as a prototype for the Senior Albatross.
In May 1934, Warren E. Eaton acquired the Senior Albatross now preserved at NASM from Hawley Bowlus. Eaton joined the U. S. Army Air Service and flew SPAD XIII fighters (see NASM collection) in the 103rd Aero Squadron, 3rd Pursuit Group, at Issoudon, France, from August 27, 1918, to the Armistice. He was credited with downing one enemy aircraft in aerial combat. After the war, Eaton founded the Soaring Society of America and became that organization’s first president.
Gift of Mrs. Genevieve J. Eaton.
Manufacturer:
Bowlus-Dupont Sailplane Company
Date:
1933
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 18.8 m (61 ft 9 in)
Length: 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Height: 1.6 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight: Empty, 153 kg (340 lb)
Gross, 236 kg (520 lb)
Materials:
Originally skinned with mahogany and covered with lightweight cotton "glider cloth," then covered with a shellac-based varnish. In 2000, restorers removed original fabric and shellac coating, recovered with Grade A cotton fabric followed by several coats of nitrate dope, then lemon shellac, finishing with several coats of Johnson Wax.
Physical Description:
Monoplane glider with strut-braced, gull-type wing mounted high on monocoque fuselage; wooden construction with steel and aluminum fittings and controls; fuselage and wing leading edge covered with mahogany plywood. Fuselage skin applied over laminated Spruce bulkheads. Landing gear consists of single-wheel and …. [size?] tire mounted beneath forward fuselage, spring-steel tail skid beneath rudder.
Cockpit covered with hood made from laminated Spruce bulkheads and covered with Mahogany plywood. Circular openings cut into hood on either side of pilot’s head. Instrumentation: altimeter, airspeed, variometer plus a bank-and-turn indicator powered by low-speed venturi tube installed on retractable mount beneath right wingroot.
Areas aft of wing spar and all control surfaces covered with glider cloth. Cloth is doped directly onto ribs and plywood skin without stitching for smooth finish. Constant-chord wing from fuselage to mid-span, tapered profile from mid-span to wingtip; constant-chord,
split-trailing edge flaps and high-aspect ratio ailerons. A Gö 549 airfoil is used at the wing root, becoming symmetrical at the tip.
All-flying elevator mounted on duraluminum torque-tube, rudder hinged to box-beam post, both surfaces built up from Spruce and covered with glider cloth.
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Details, quoting from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird:
No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the SR-71, the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft. The Blackbird’s performance and operational achievements placed it at the pinnacle of aviation technology developments during the Cold War.
This Blackbird accrued about 2,800 hours of flight time during 24 years of active service with the U.S. Air Force. On its last flight, March 6, 1990, Lt. Col. Ed Yielding and Lt. Col. Joseph Vida set a speed record by flying from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., in 1 hour, 4 minutes, and 20 seconds, averaging 3,418 kilometers (2,124 miles) per hour. At the flight’s conclusion, they landed at Washington-Dulles International Airport and turned the airplane over to the Smithsonian.
Transferred from the United States Air Force.
Manufacturer:
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Designer:
Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson
Date:
1964
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Dimensions:
Overall: 18ft 5 15/16in. x 55ft 7in. x 107ft 5in., 169998.5lb. (5.638m x 16.942m x 32.741m, 77110.8kg)
Other: 18ft 5 15/16in. x 107ft 5in. x 55ft 7in. (5.638m x 32.741m x 16.942m)
Materials:
Titanium
Physical Description:
Twin-engine, two-seat, supersonic strategic reconnaissance aircraft; airframe constructed largley of titanium and its alloys; vertical tail fins are constructed of a composite (laminated plastic-type material) to reduce radar cross-section; Pratt and Whitney J58 (JT11D-20B) turbojet engines feature large inlet shock cones.
The imperial guard now between two grey knights
Image by jon_a_ross
Warhammer battle report Daemon Hunters vs. Imperial Guard
1000 points, spearhead deployment, Annihilation mission.
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This would be the first time fielding the daemon hunters for me. The battlefield was left set up as it was for the guard vs. necron battle. The logic behind this is that the Grey Knights were not sure if it was a daemonic attack or something else that the guard were able to drive off. The goal of the Grey Knights was to claim the area, search it for clues and then, if required, save the souls of the tainted guardsmen who battled the daemons.
My Grey knights therefore launched their attack with the required two troop choices, taking the third as a fast attack and therefore able to deep strike unit. A hero in terminator armour would lead them. And a Purgation Squad and the Lance off their strike curser would be the heavy support.
The imperial guard were taking three chimera’s loaded with troops, a large block of troops on the ground and heavy weapons to guard the sides. The plan for the guard was to shift their troops into the ruins while the chimera’s curved around the battlefield sweeping up the Grey knights as they did so.
(turn 1)
Grey knights have one troop squad move forward, armed with two psy-cannons. The second troop squad, with it’s two flamers hungry for foes. The purgation squad sits on the hill and attempts to blast the guard. They have range but the damage dealt is minor.
The guard move forward. The full weight of the guard comes down on the five man grey knights unit with the psy-cannons. Only one grey knight survives.
(turn 2)
Grey knights know they are in trouble. They have lost 20% of their troops and dealt almost no damage in return. They also fail to get both of their re-enforcements. The purgation squad fires into the guard, scoring some death.
The imperial guard roll forward, their chimera wall pushing along the north side. The rest of their troops pour into the center. Weapons fire claims a handful of grey knights, dropping the grey knights down to 65% left.
(turn 3)
The grey knights get their re-enforcements, the lance blast strikes into the center temple killing 8. A grey knight squad deep strikes, lead by the terminator hero, fires into a heavy weapons team. Other light losses occur on the guard.
The imperial guard keep rolling forward like a steamroller. Another handful of Grey Knights fall.
(turn 4)
The grey knights blast into the imperial guard. The lance blasts a number, and the Grey knight with the flamer cooks some more. The psy-cannons on the hill blast another couple. The Grey knight hero and his team also add their fire into the guard. Three troops remain standing outside of the chimera. In kill points the grey knights have won, as long as they don’t get wiped out.
The chimera and guard keep rolling ahead on turn 4. They finish off the final grey knight trooper who was in the middle, as well as pick away at the Purgation squad on the hill.
(turn 5)
The Grey knights, victory close, but not close enough, fire into the chimeras trying to at least slow them down. No luck.
The guard, in turn, roll ahead with their tank wave. One chimera gets up to the grey knight purgation squad and unloads a full load of ogryn. The other two chimeras unload their loads of storm troopers on the grey knight hero and squad. It ends quickly, as the grey knights are shot to death.
Victory guard.
