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  Encyclopedia: List of aircraft (T-Z)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a twin-engined short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber.
The Vickers 54 Viking was a single-engined amphibious aircraft designed for military use shortly after World War I. Research on Vickers second amphibious aircraft type began in December 1918 with tests of alternative fuselage/hull designs occurring in an experimental tank at St Albans in Hertfordshire, England.
Vickers Warwick The Warwick was designed in response to Air Ministry specification B.1/35 for a two-engined heavy (by the standards of the day) bomber to replace...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-aircraft-(T_Z)   (4198 words)

  
 The Aerodrome Forum - View Single Post - Help To Identify Plane
Vickers FB 5 'Gunbus' * * 2 1915 *7 *1916 *
Vickers ES1 * * * * * * * * * 5 1916 *6 *1916 *
Bristol F2B * * * * * * * * * *5 1917 *10 *1919 *
www.theaerodrome.com /forum/showpost.php?p=14941&postcount=5   (371 words)

  
 Tom-M 1/72 Vickers FB.5 'Gunbus'
In Britain the Vickers Ltd. (Aviation Department) was one of the pioneering companies in the design of an aeroplane suitable to carry a machine gun.
And so their Vickers FB 5 "The Gunbus", successor of the pre-war Vickers "Destroyer", Vickers EFB2 and EFB3 designs, equipped the first RFC squadron (and in fact the first squadron of any air arm) created specifically as a fighter unit.
Upon opening the box of the Tom-M 1/72 FB 5 kit you can find two plastic bags with 30 resin parts, brass rod material, instructions and decals.
www.internetmodeler.com /1999/november/first-looks/tomm_fb5.htm   (722 words)

  
 Click2Houston.com - College Football - Central Michigan (2-5) At U-C-F (2-5)
Derrick Vickers had a rough game under center, completing just 2-of-13 pass attempts for 75 yards.
Vickers has take over the play-calling duties since Jeff Perry was lost for the season with a leg injury.
Vickers has struggled though, completing just 45.7 percent of his passes for an average of 77.3 passing ypg.
www.click2houston.com /cfoot/2572368/detail.html   (988 words)

  
 Evernham Motorsports Evernham Motorsports, Bill Elliott, Brian Vickers, Dale Jarrett, AUTO RACING,Haas CNC Racing Haas ...
Busch won the pole in style, with a lap of 188.245 mph, breaking the track record of 187.432 set in April 2002 by Ryan Newman.
Vickers, who works out of the same race shop as Busch, was also faster than the old mark at 187.740.
Vickers also won his first pole last year at the age of 20.
cbs.sportsline.com /autoracing/story/8232434   (591 words)

  
 The WWII Fighter Gun Debate: What preceded
The installation of the Vickers machine gun, in a fairing in the tip of the nose, was entirely unpractical.
Unfortunately the Vickers was underpowered and slow, and the machinegun initially so unreliable that many gunners took a rifle with them anyway.
On 5 October 1914 a Voisin piloted by Joseph Frantz and with Louis Quenault as observer shot down a German Albatross biplane.
users.skynet.be /Emmanuel.Gustin/fgun/fgun-pr.html   (1947 words)

  
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A-5 North American A-5 Vigilante The A-5, one of the biggest aircraft ever operated from a carrier, was not a succes in its intended role as nuclear bomber.
The bomb bay was between the engines, and the plan was to expell the bomb rearwards, between the nozzles of the jet engines, together with the empty fuel tanks.
The Kfir is a development of the French Mirage 5 with an J79 engine, built in Israel after France refused to deliver the original aircraft.
www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/airforce/us_mil.txt   (17463 words)

  
 The Vickers FB5
The Vickers FB5, which was nicknamed the Gunbus, was the first British plane designed to mount a machine gun.
The first of the Vickers FB5 arrived on the Western front in December 1914.
The Fokker E was a better armed plane the the Vickers FB5 and after a few months of being released the Vickers was withdrawn from fighting duties.
intranet.whitefriars.vic.edu.au /public/faculties/sose/students/Andrew%20H%20Web/Major%20Assignment/Vickers%20FB5.htm   (60 words)

  
 Albion College Football; 2004 roster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
FB 5-10 225 Ann Arbor/Huron 39 Jason Martinez** Sr.
FB 6-4 200 Comstock Park/Sparta D35 Thomas Kempinski Fr.
FB 6-0 219 Clinton Twp./Chippewa Valley 49 Joel McDade Fr.
www.albion.edu /sports/football/4roster.asp   (1803 words)

  
 Airco - The Early Designs of Geoffrey deHavilland
His first design for them was a two-seat pusher design designated DH1.
This was a typical pusher along the lines of the Vickers FB.5.
Only a few were produced and the type saw little use - mostly in the Middle East.
www.internetmodeler.com /awn/98-july/profile-1.htm   (495 words)

  
 Learn more about List of aircraft of the RAF in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Vickers VC-10 C1, C1(K), K2, K3, K4 - UK - four engine, jet transport
Vickers Virginia II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
Vickers Wellington I, II, III, IV, VI, VIII, X, XI, XIII, XIV, XVI
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_aircraft_of_the_raf.html   (1063 words)

  
 Seasonal Variation in CSF 5-HIAA Concentrations in Male Rhesus Macaques   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
After being caught inside the corral, subjects were anesthetized with a standardized dose (15 mg/kg) of ketamine hydrochloride, and 3 ml of CSF were obtained from the cisterna magna of each subject using a 5 ml syringe and a 22 gauge needle.
Eaton GG, Modahl FB, Johnson DF (1981): Aggressive behavior in a confined group of Japanese macaques: Effects of density, season, and gender.
Higley JD, Mehlman P, Taub D, Higley SB, Vickers JH, Suomi SJ, Linnoila M (1992a): Cerebrospinal fluid monoamine and adrenal correlates of aggression in free-ranging rhesus monkeys.
www.nature.com /cgi-taf/dynapage.taf?file=/npp/journal/v22/n3/full/1395421a.html   (5963 words)

  
 FOXSports.com - Nextel Cup- Brian Vickers Driver Front
Brian Vickers returns to the California Speedway where he has the best average start of all active drivers.
Vickers started 6th, 1st and 2nd in his three Cup races at the Fontana track giving him a 3.0 average start.
Currently 18th in the point standings, Vickers has not been mathematically eliminated from the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup.
msn.foxsports.com /nascar/cup/driver?statsId=351&categoryId=168   (152 words)

  
 M A Kinnear
Sadly, he crashed 5 miles west of Dover and was killed.
On 27th October 1938, the squadron was redesignated as a fighter squadron, and was re-equipped with the Gloster Gladiator Mk II, which in September 1939 were replaced by the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk I..
Following the declaration of war against Nazi Germany, the squadron was soon in action when it was scrambled on 16th October 1939 to intercept a force of Ju88 bombers of I/KG 30 attacking naval vessels in the Firth of Forth - 603 shooting down one of the enemy aircraft which crashed off Port Seton.
www.militaryartcompany.com /kinnear.htm   (9552 words)

  
 Gevechtsvliegtuigen, de Vickers FB-19   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
De Vickers FB.19, die ongeschikt werd geacht voor het Westerse front, werd ingezet op secundaire oorlogstonelen.
Na uitgebreid onderzoek op het gebied van éénzits jagers, begon Vickers Ltd met de bouw van een nieuw toestel van dit type, de FB.19, die in augustus 1916 zijn opwachting maakte.
De bewapening bestond uit een Vickers machinegeweer gemonteerd in de linkerflank van de romp en gesynchroniseerd met de schroef.
www.xs4all.nl /~pverp/info/vickers_fb-19.html   (242 words)

  
 Sep. 5, 2000 - Press Release: Game Two - Jaguars at Ravens
Jaguars TE Kyle Brady and Ravens FB Sam Gash and S Kim Herring were teammates at Penn State...
Jimmy Smith is tied for seventh in the AFC with 6 catches, and Kyle Brady is the NFL's leading receiver among tight ends with 5 catches.
The youngest player is RB Shyrone Stith (22 years, 5 months), and the oldest is P Bryan Barker (36).
www.jaguars.com /Story/641.asp   (4565 words)

  
 NewsNet5.com - College Football - Kansas State (4-5) At Colorado (5-4)
Klatt was able to complete 18-of-31 pass attempts and throw for a touchdown, but he also was intercepted three times and sacked twice.
Bobby Purify totaled just 52 rushing yards, which led the Buffaloes, while Lawrence Vickers had a touchdown and 24 yards rushing on just four carries (6.0 ypc).
Purify is currently leading Colorado with 725 rushing yards and six touchdowns, while Vickers has run for 155 yards and two scores.
www.newsnet5.com /cfoot/3905935/detail.html   (947 words)

  
 English Electric Lightning Site
On 22 March 1972, 11 Squadron moved to RAF Binbrook, joining 5 Squadron in a partnership that was to last for 16 years.
With the dwindling numbers of Lightning aircraft as new types came into service, it was decided that it was not viable to operate a fully-staffed Operational Conversion Unit for the Lightning.
XR725 had the smaller eagles, but towards the end of 1987 it became fatigue life expired and was replaced by XS903, which had the same fl fin and spine but had the large fl eagles repainted on the fin.
www.lightning.org.uk /11sdrn.php   (1307 words)

  
 Vickers Tank Periscope MK.IV Definition / Vickers Tank Periscope MK.IV Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Vickers Tank Periscope MK.IV Definition / Vickers Tank Periscope MK.IV Research
Vickers Tank Periscope MK.IV (invented by engineer Rudolf GundlachRudolf Gundlach (1894-1957) - Polish engineer, tank constructor and inventor.
His most notable invention and patent was Vickers Tank Periscope MK.IV, that enabled a 360° vision....
www.elresearch.com /Vickers_Tank_Periscope_MK.IV   (304 words)

  
 NBC5.com - Sports - (16) Northern Illinois (5-0) At Central Michigan (2-3)
Northern Illinois did hold the Bobcats to only 98 passing yards on 5- of-16 pass attempts, but the run defense was porous and is becoming a major area of concern.
Opponents are averaging 123.8 ypg on the ground against the Huskies, while also throwing for 230.3 ypg through the air.
Derrick Vickers threw for 122 yards on 14-of-27 passing, but failed to ever lead the Chippewas on a touchdown-scoring drive.
www.nbc5.com /sports/2540165/detail.html   (1202 words)

  
 WW1 AIRCRAFT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Glen Merrill recounts the unit history of Jasta 5, the Green-tails, with many rare photos, plus 11 pages of all-new colour profiles depicting the most colourful German fighters of WWI.
Second of the acclaimed Jasta 5 history with more rare photos, another 11 pages of all new sparkling profiles depicting the most colourful of WWI Albatrosse and Fokkers!
The F4 is given the full DATAFILE treatment with 5 pages of superb plans, 74 rare archive photos, plus nine close-ups, contemporary airframe sketches, full tables and three colourful rear cover paintings.
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 World War I Airpower
The numbers of fast, single-seat aircraft heavily armed with machine guns and small cannons multiplied far more rapidly than the numbers of observation planes.
In July, 1915, No 11 Squadron of the R.F.C. (British Royal Flying Corps) became the first flying unit sent into combat as a coherent unit, that is, each pilot flew the same type aircraft (Vickers FB.5 Gun Bus), and the pilots were trained to fly in formation as a coordinated unit.
They worked to protect each other as the squadron took on the task of confronting the Fokker Eindeckers, which were still flying as lone wolves preying at will on the British observation planes.
web.bryant.edu /~ehu/h364/materials/wwi/wwi-a_2.htm   (1521 words)

  
 Glossary - WwiiolDocumentationProject   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Bingo: When an aircraft has less than 5 minutes of fuel remaining beyond what is necessary to return to base.
Drag and bag: wingman tactic in which one pilot will bait an enemy aircraft to cause it to follow him and lose altitude so that said pilot's wingman can dive in on the enemy aircraft's tail and despatch it.
Inf spawn: at FB a raised earthen berm surrounded by barbed wire where infantry spawn from.
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 (GCHCJ6) The Vickers Cache by Ed_S   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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The Vickers Nature Preserve is not very heavily used, and pets are allowed.
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 Rushing Matchups - Week 5
Miami is coming off a tough loss to the Chiefs during which Williams ran quite well, putting up 66 yards on only 14 carries (4.7 yards per carry average) and a touchdown while his team played catch-up for most of the afternoon.
Last week the split was 8 carries for Portis, 5 for Anderson, and 5 for Gary.
In fact, at one point this season, as many as 5 linebackers were injured and the defensive line was super thin with 4 healthy guys to play 3 positions.
www.footballguys.com /rushing5.cfm   (7760 words)

  
 PANZERS WEEKLY Vol. 5, No. 1 ~ Jan. 28, 2001 - www.ezboard.com
If you have comments or suggestions, feel free to e-mail me or any of our contributing authors (addresses at the bottom of the page), or post a reply to this topic in the forum.
There are a number of enemy supply hexes: at pt 10,9, at pt 31,27 and at pt 22,20.
There are initially 7 fighters and 5 bombers deployed.
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 NBC5.com - Sports - Son Of NASCAR Owner, 9 Others, Die In Plane Crash
A spokesman for the funeral home where the bodies were being taken says the victims include the son, brother and twin nieces of Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick.
Hendrick owns the teams of Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Terry Labonte and Brian Vickers, who competed in today's Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia.
A spokesman says NASCAR learned of the plane's disappearance during the race and withheld the information from the Hendrick drivers until afterward.
www.nbc5.com /sports/3845662/detail.html   (331 words)

  
 Vickers First Nextel Pole
Vickers First Nextel Pole - 5/15/2004 8:41:42 AM
These kids are really impressing me. Don't forget the Cup race is Saturday.
Dodge Forum.com is not affiliated in any way with DaimlerChrysler.
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 Sqn Histories 11-15_P
Following training, the squadron relocated to France July 1915 beginning operations as a fighter squadron, exchanging its Gunbuses for FE 2b's in June 1916 and Bristol Fighters in June 1917.
With the withdrawal of British forces from Malta the squadron returned to the UK disbanding at Wyton on 5 January 1982.
It was nearly eight years before the squadron reappeared on 1 January 1990 as the second of two Tornado reconnaissance units to be formed, moving to join it colleague, No 2, at Marham on 1 February 1994, where it is still based.
www.rafweb.org /Sqn011-15.htm   (2973 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The C.II was a true workhorse that served the German Army Air service well from 1915 right through to the Armistice.
The superb F4 is given the full DATAFILE treatment with 5 pages of superb plans by Doug Carrick, 74 rare archive photos, plus nine close-ups, contemporary airframe sketches, full tables and three colourful rear cover paintings.
Vol.11, No.1, Jan/Feb 1995 - AH instruments in colour * IPMS Nats * Scratchbuilt HB W.20 * Seven Swabians * Bessonneau Hangar 1:72 GAs * Otto B and C.I plans feature + 1:72 GAs * Brandenburg C.I in Poland + 2 colour profiles * WWI postcards in colour.
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