the silhouette of the aircraft. Taken together these clues will enable the identification of an aircraft. If the observer is familiar with the airfield being used by the aircraft and its normal traffic patterns, he or she is more likely to leap quickly to a decision about the aircraft s identity they may have seen the same type of aircraft from the same angle many times. Spotting styles ... Aircraftspotting dmoz Recreation Aviation Personal Pages Plane Spotting Plane spotting NoMoreLinks ... should be added below this line http www.spotterswiki.com A Wiki for Spotters DEFAULTSORT AircraftSpotting Category AircraftSpotting Category Observation hobbies cs Leteck spotter es Spotting fr Spotter ... Airport control tower Image Aircarft spotting Sergy at work.jpg thumb Taking a photograph of an Aeroflot Boeing 767 Aircraftspotting or plane spotting is the observation and logging of the aircraft registration registration numbers of aircraft Glider aircraft glider s, powered aircraft, balloons, airship s, helicopter s, and microlight s. When spottingaircraft, observers notice the key attributes of an aircraft. They may notice a distinctive noise from its engine or the number of vapour trails it is leaving. They will assess the size of the aircraft and the number, type and position of its ... s and the shape of the fin are also clues to its type. If it is an antique or light aircraft it might have a tail wheel. Some aircraft types have a fixed undercarriage while others have retractable ..., a Military aircraft insignia national insignia or airline livery or logo perhaps, a squadron badge or code letters in the case of a military aircraft. Published manuals allow more information to be deduced ..., depending on the surroundings in which that aircraft is expected to operate. Ancillary activities ... , liaising with other spotters to clear up uncertainties as to what aircraft have been seen at specific ... airport from their usual one, to see an unusual aircraft or to view the remains of aircraft withdrawn ... more details
Wiktionary Spotting may refer to Pastimes Aircraftspotting Bus spotting Car spotting Train spotting Spots cannabis , a method of smoking cannabis. Physical activities Spotting climbing Spotting gymnastics , assistance provided by a coach during a gymnastics move. Spotting dancing , a technique used by dancers to maintain control while executing turns. Spotting weight training Other Spotting photography Car spotting disambiguation Metrorrhagia , vaginal bleeding that is not synchronized with a menstrual period. disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 Keyword spotting is a subfield of speech recognition that deals with the identification of keywords in utterances. There are several types of keyword spotting Keyword spotting in unconstrained speech Keyword spotting in isolated word recognition Keyword spotting in unconstrained speech appears when keywords may not be separated from other words, and no grammar is enforced on the sentence containing them. Some algorithms used for this task are Sliding window and garbage model K best hypothesis Iterative Viterbi decoding Keyword spotting in isolated word recognition appears when the keywords are separated from other texts by silences. The main technique that applied in such problems is dynamic time warping . Category Speech recognition ... more details
enthusiast has a wider meaning than just spotting buses. Bus enthusiasts have an interest not just ... DEFAULTSORT Bus Spotting Category Bus transport Category Observation hobbies ja ... more details
the eyepiece is at an angle of about 45 degrees to the body of the scope . File Yukon spotting scope.jpg right thumb A 100mm spotting scope with a coaxial 30mm finderscope . See also Digiscoping ... http www.birding.in birding optics spotting scopes.htm Birding Scopes http askabiologist.asu.edu ... Briding Guide Spotting Scopes Refimprove date November 2007 Category Telescopes de Spektiv ja ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 otheruses A Car spotter is a person who is typically strongly interested, in an amateur capacity, in car spotting , i.e., observing or photographing interesting, vintage, rare, modified and exotic car s on public roads. ref name lat http www.thetransitcoalition.us newspdf lat20060517a.pdf Chasing Exotic Cars Is Their Pursuit , Los Angeles Times , May 17, 2006, http www.sfgate.com cgi bin article.cgi?f c a 2006 05 26 MTG7RJ1RIM1.DTL reprinted in San Francisco Chronicle May 26, 2006 ref Car spotters can be found worldwide. A car spotter may also log about his or her spots on an internet forum , such as ExoticSpotter.com ref http www.exoticspotter.com ExoticSpotter.com ref , CarSpotting.com ref http www.carspotting.com carspotting.com ref , or streetfire.net, ref http www.streetfire.net StreetFire.net ref says a 2006 Los Angeles Times article. ref name lat Spyder Dobrofsky car spotter and Founder of Car parazzi.com , informed CNN of Bo Stefan Eriksson s crash of his Enzo Ferrari car Ferrari Enzo . ref name lat References Reflist Further reading John Dudley 1952 ABC of motor car spotting Greenwood Graeme 1949 ABC of Motor Car Spotting 1935 1948 Category Automobiles Category Observation hobbies Auto stub fr Car spotting he nl Autospotter ... more details
Refimprove date January 2009 In the production of Photographic printing photographic prints , spotting is a type of retouching concerned with correcting minor flaws in the finished print with specially made paint s, dye s, pencils and pens ref The Art of Handpainting Photographs , p. 34, Basic Supplies Spotting Kits, Pens and Pencils http books.google.com books?id NXH6aN8bz4wC&printsec frontcover PPA34,M1 ref . White spots on gelatin silver prints made from negatives are caused by dust adhering to the Negative photography negative or paper during exposure. Prints from positive transparencies exhibit black marks. White spots can be carefully darkened using a fine paintbrush and a dye of the appropriate colour. A small amount of dye, which should be very weak, is needed. The spot will darken as dye accumulates in the gelatin layer. Black spots on gelatin silver prints are caused by holes in the negative s emulsion. These can be removed by careful knifing of the gelatin layer. For spotting work, always use a magnifying glass and a good light source. ref http photo.net bboard q and a fetch msg?msg id 005DGF ref References Reflist External links http www.ilfordphoto.com applications page.asp?n 120 photo stub Category Photographic techniques ... more details
of spotting rifles pre dates laser rangefinder s. The British L6 WOMBAT BAT series of 120 ... , Section 5. Spotting Rifle 0.5in M8C pp. 25 33 ref ref name Janes, 1977, Wombat Jane s Weapon ... format Photograph ref Where a vehicle, such as the M50 Ontos , used multiple barrels, spotting rifles ... ed to its own barrel. The Ontos used six barrels with four spotting rifles two without, to avoid ... in service in Vietnam show it with only two of the spotting rifles installed in their mounts .... Recoilless rifles using spotting rifles M40 recoilless rifle L6 Wombat MoBAT L6 Wombat WOMBAT M50 ... weapons to use spotting rifles are man portable shoulder launched rocket launcher s. The British ... Association url http cartridgecollectors.org cmo cmo05oct.htm ref This same spotting rifle and round ... A rare few tanks have used spotting rifles, termed a ranging gun for ranging their main gun. This was a short ... in either weapon. The enhanced tracer effect of the spotting round was sometimes used in an M2. Mounted ... instead. References Commons cat Spotting rifles Notes Reflist colwidth 30em Bibliography Cite ... more details
wiktionarypar spotting Car spotting may refer to one of the following Car spotting , a hobby Car spotting service , a railroad service Car spotting positioning , precise positioning of a car, e.g., for loading unloading disambig ... more details
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About the dance technique other uses Spotting disambiguation Spotting Image CF46618267 109996904033.gif frame right 250px center A dancer spotting towards the viewer while performing Fouett s Spotting is a technique used by dancers during the execution of various dance turns. The goal of spotting is to attain a constant orientation of the dancer s head and eyes, to the extent possible, in order to enhance the dancer s control and prevent dizziness. As a dancer turns, spotting is performed by rotating the body and head at different rates. While the body rotates smoothly at a relatively constant speed, the head periodically rotates much faster and then stops, so as to fix the dancer s gaze on a single location the spotting point , or simply the spot . Dancers will sometimes focus on an actual visual spot if one is available e.g., a light or other object , but if no suitable object is available they will attempt to end each head rotation in a consistent orientation. The spotting point may be another dancer, in which case the spot may move. ref name laban Usage Spotting is advantageous for dancers in several ways It prevents dizziness by providing a fixed focus for the eyes. ref Kenneth Laws, Martha Swope 2002 Physics and the Art of Dance Understanding Movement , ISBN 0195144821, p. 67 ref The fixed focus also helps the dancer control Balance ability balance . It helps the dancer control the direction of travel during traveling turns such as Glossary of ballet Cha n s cha n s and Glossary of ballet Piqu piqu s . Spotting technique is employed for many types of turns, including pirouette s and cha n s. It is deliberately avoided in some types of turns, however. For example, adagio ... would be disturbed by the abrupt head movements of spotting. Turns in adagio style include turns in arabesque ..., pp. 521, 527 ref In some dances, e.g., spotting may use two or more spotting directions during a turning ..., and then spots the partner, to control the stop of rotation. Dance notation In Labanotation , spotting ... more details
Car spotting is precise positioning of a railroad car for loading unloading. When a locomotive pulls a train of freight car s to a loading unloading station, it approximately positions them with respect to freight handling equipment, since locomotives are not well suited for precise positioning. Therefore special systems car spotters are invented for car spotting. Systems that handle strings trains of cars to spot them one after another are known as car progressors or car indexers . ref http www.patentstorm.us patents 6553916 description.html Car Spotter Drive , a US patent description ref See also Car spotting service References reflist Category Rail transport operations rail stub ... more details
Car spotting is a service in rail transport operations. A 1920 book on railroad freight defines the term as follows ref Edgar Watkins 1920 Shippers and Carriers of Interstate and Intrastate Freight , http books.google.com books?id AkoOAAAAYAAJ&pg PA429&dq 22car spotting 22 PPA429,M1 p. 429 ref blockquote Spotting service is the service beyond a reasonably convenient point of interchange between road haul or connecting carriers and industrial plant tracks, and includes a One placement of a loaded car which the road haul or connecting carrier has transported, or b The taking out of a loaded car from a particular location in the plant for transportation by road haul or connecting carrier, c The handling of the empty car in the reverse direction. blockquote See also Car spotting positioning References reflist Category Rail transport operations rail stub ... more details
Infobox VG title Sensible Train Spotting image developer Sensible Software publisher Sensible Software designer engine released August 1995 in video gaming 1995 ref name date Amiga Power issue 53 is dated September 1995 but, as with most magazines, was released late in the preceding month. ref genre Train spotting simulator modes Single player ratings platforms Amiga media Floppy disk The 3 inch microfloppy diskette Floppy disk requirements input Keyboard computing Keyboard , joystick Sensible Train Spotting is a video game by Sensible Software for the Amiga computer. It is Sensible Software s last ever Amiga game and was available only on an Amiga Power cover disk from issue 53, dated September 1995. ref name date Because of this, it is not nearly as famous as some of Sensible Software s earlier releases, such as Sensible Soccer and Cannon Fodder . Sensible Train Spotting is the world s first ever computerized railfan train spotting simulator. The game takes place at a railway station , with a view looking over the train platforms. Various train s pass through, each bearing a unique ID number. At the bottom of the screen is a checklist of train ID numbers, each of which must be selected by the player as the corresponding train appears. This must be done against a time limit, and attempting to record an incorrect number will result in a penalty. When all trains in the checklist have been spotted, the game moves on to the next level. There is also an http www.ratbike.org tspotsim online game which manages to avoid duplicating most of the gameplay features of the original, yet claims to bring the power and excitement of one of the world s most favourite hobbies to your PC . References reflist External links http hol.abime.net 4680 Sensible Train Spotting at the Hall of Light moby game id sensible train spotting Category 1995 video games Category Amiga games Category Sensible Software ... more details
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to fly Air Observation Post AOP aircraft for artillery spotting . ref http www.warplane.com pages aircraft beagle.html Canadian Warplane Heritage Auster Beagle AOP ref The air observation role was generally ...refimprove date February 2011 Infobox general name Surveillance aircraft image Raf sentinel ZJ692 071029 ... aircraft is an aircraft used for surveillance collecting information over time. They are operated ... Post observation e.g. artillery spotting , border patrol and fishery protection. This article concentrates on aircraft used in those roles, rather than for traffic monitoring, law enforcement and similar activities. Surveillance aircraft usually carry no armament, or only limited defensive armament. A surveillance aircraft does not necessarily require high performance capability or Stealth aircraft stealth characteristics. It may be a modified civilian aircraft. Surveillance aircraft have also ... War I One of the first aircraft used for surveillance was the Rumpler Taube during World War I , when ... above 400 m. The French also called this plane the Invisible Aircraft , and it is sometimes also referred to as the world s very first stealth plane . German Taube aircraft were able to detect ... War II and later During World War 2 , light aircraft such as the British Taylorcraft Auster Auster ... thumb US Navy Lockheed P 3 Orion P 3B Orion near Hawaii Main Maritime patrol aircraft Maritime patrol aircraft are typically large, slow machines capable of flying continuously for many hours, with a wide range of sensors. Such aircraft include the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod , the Breguet Atlantique ... December 7, 2009 7 33 am url http latimesblogs.latimes.com lanow 2009 12 drone aircraft ... RQ 4 Global Hawk surveillance UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle Unmanned surveillance aircraft have been ... planes. Several countries adapt aircraft for electronic intelligence ELINT gathering. The Beech Aircraft ... of this military activity. See also Reconnaissance aircraft Treaty on Open Skies References reflist ... more details
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5 Risszeichnung.png thumb Recognition line drawing for Dassault Mirage III . Aircraft recognition ... aircraft in World War I . It is important for air defense and military intelligence gathering. Aircraft recognition generally depends on learning the external appearance of the aircraft, both friendly ... in aircraft recognition and operated primarily as such between 1925 and 1957. Aircraft recognition ... as a future threat, after 208 Zeppelin and 435 aircraft raids over London during the First World ... Corps in 1925. File Skywatch.jpg thumb left Royal Observer Corps aircraft spotters during World ... aircraft was not possible. The sparetime volunteers of the Observer Corps disagreed and between 1938 ... basis. Local units began to band together and form spotting clubs caller Hearker clubs that eventually combined in April 1941 as The Royal Observer Corps Club and prepared early aircraft type sillouette ... type of aircraft. The WEFT Wingshape, Engine configuration, Fuselage shape and Tail type system of recognition ... recognise all types of current aircraft. The unofficial Aeroplane Spotter magazine later ... of aircraft was achievable, the systems developed by the volunteers were adopted as official ... Master Test of aircraft recognition was introduced as a compulsory test for all observers and a basic ... Aircraft Recognition Competition and in international competitions with other NATO countries until 1991, despite aircraft recognition being dropped as an operational role for the Corps in 1957. There was also .... Aircraft recognition in the US In the US during World War II , civilians were enlisted into a Ground Observer Corps to support air defense operations and received aircraft recognition training. The U.S. military continues to use the initials WEFT as a mnemonic for the major features of an aircraft. All aircraft are built with the same basic elements W ings or rotors to provide lift, E ngines to provide ... distinguish one aircraft type from another. The individual components can be taught in as separate ... more details
Image Hornet catapult.jpg thumb right 300px Deck level view of the catapult aboard USS Hornet CV 12 . An aircraft catapult is a device used to launch aircraft from ship s in particular aircraft carrier ... is a large piston or shuttle that is attached through the track to the Undercarriage nose gear of the aircraft. Older aircraft did not have a launch bar integrated in the nose gear instead, a wire rope called a catapult bridle was attached to the aircraft and the catapult shuttle. The ramps at the catapult ... used on aircraft since the end of the Cold War and all carriers commissioned since then have ... 1990s early 2000s, the bridle catchers were removed from the first three Nimitz class aircraft carrier Nimitz class aircraft carrier s. USS Enterprise CVN 65 USS Enterprise is the last operational carrier with the ramps still attached. At launch, a release bar holds the aircraft in place as steam pressure ... to pull the aircraft along the deck at high speed. Within about two to four seconds, aircraft velocity ... will be sufficient to allow an aircraft to fly away, even after losing one engine. History First record ... their early aircraft with a takeoff in a limited space. On 31 July 1912, Theodore Gordon Ellyson ... of the hangar decks, inability to add the ship s forward speed to the aircraft s airspeed for takeoff ... vessels apart from aircraft carriers carried float planes, seaplanes or amphibians for reconnaissance and spotting. They were catapult launched, and landed on the sea alongside for recovery by crane. There were submarine aircraft carriers , and some Japanese submarines used them for offensive operations ... on 8 March 1918. Subsequently many RN ships carried a catapult and from one to four aircraft battleships or battlecruisers like the HMS Prince of Wales 53 HMS Prince of Wales carried four aircraft ... Leander carried one. The aircraft carried were the Fairey Seafox or Supermarine Walrus . Some like HMS Nelson 28 HMS Nelson did not use a catapult, and the aircraft was lowered onto the sea for takeoff ... more details
Mitsubishi Aircraft Company may refer to Mitsubishi Aircraft Company , an historical Japanese aircraft company which prodcued aircraft and engines in the 1920s and 1930s Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation , a modern Japanese aircraft company which produces the Mitsubishi Regional Jet MRJ disambig ... more details
Aircraft marking may refer to Aircraft registration Invasion stripes Military aircraft insignia USAAF unit identification aircraft markings Hungarian Air Force Aircraft markings Romanian Air Force Aircraft markings Serbian Air Force and Air Defence Aircraft markings Nose art Tail Code United Kingdom military aircraft serials United States military aircraft serials See also lookfrom intitle Marking disambiguation dab ... more details
The term Aircraft design can have many different meanings An aircraft design as defined by type definition documentation, such as a type certificate for certified aircraft and as legally defined by the appropriate Airworthiness certificate , including a Standard Airworthiness Certificate for certified aircraft or a Special Airworthiness Certificate for other non certified aircraft types. Aircraft design process , the process of creating an individual aircraft design. Aircraft Designs , an aircraft design and manufacturing firm based in Monterey, California , United States . Aircraft designer , the person, or team of people, who design aircraft. See also Category Aviation inventors and Category Aerospace engineers by nationality disambig ... more details
the Department of Defense when it requested models of single seat aircraft at that scale. The War Department also requested models of multi engine aircraft at a scale of 1 144. The War Department was hoping to educate Americans in the Aircraftspotting proper identification of aircraft. These scales ... aircraft are flying or non flying models of existing or imaginary aircraft , often scaled down versions ... wood , foam and fibreglass . Designs range from simple glider aircraft , to accurate scale model s, some of which can be very large. Model aircraft may be built either as static non flying models, or as RC Aircraft flying models . Static model aircraft Image Vliegtuigmodel F28.JPG thumb right Fokker ... thumb right Tamiya 1 48 scale Brewster Buffalo aircraft Static model aircraft i.e. those not intended ... aircraft. Collectors can buy models that have already been built and painted, models that require construction ... of the world s airlines allow their fleet aircraft to be modeled as a form of publicity. ref These include ... models of their aircraft and supply them to travel agencies as a promotional item. Scale In static .... ref 1 72 scale was first introduced in the Skybirds wood and metal model aircraft kits in 1932. According ... World War I First World War aircraft were offered at 1 28 by Revell . Other less popular scales are 1 ... of 1 39. ref Some helicopters used to be offered in 1 32 scale , similar to some fixed wing aircraft ..., and several are offered this way for free. Card model kits are not limited to just aircraft ... easy kits. Many model makers soon became adept at creating models from actual aircraft drawings ... in fibreglass for travel agents and aircraft manufacturers, as well as collectors models made from ... model aircraft Main Radio controlled aircraft Image Airplane.JPG right thumb A free flight hand ... aircraft can be placed in one of three groups Free flight model aircraft Free flight F F model aircraft fly without any method of external control from the ground. br This type of model pre dates ... more details
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