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de7b96cc5e53ba32f54bc773311d3e4144fb5023 | in the 1999–2000 season, hildebrand played in six | in the 1999–2000 season, hildebrand played in six bundesliga matches. from the summer of 2000, he was the club's number one goalkeeper and contributed largely to stuttgart's successes, particularly as part of what became known as "stuttgart's young wild ones" team under coach felix magath. he began the 2000–01 season b... | wikipedia |
54fdbf606dcb3873ec03cb70883daedf4c5c3390 | an inscribed clay, soft metal, bitumen, or wax | an inscribed clay, soft metal, bitumen, or wax token used in commercial and legal documentation as a form of authentication and for tamper-proofing whatever is attached to it. in their oldest attested form, as used in the ancient near east and the middle east of the 8th millennium bc onwards, bullae were hollow clay ba... | wikipedia |
4d7920d9b1abd347aacd8845e9d4da3af4de3812 | the term bulla was eventually applied to seals | the term bulla was eventually applied to seals made out of metal. although the most typical form of bulla was made of lead, it was sometimes made of gold, as the ones affixed to the several golden bulls issued by the byzantine emperors, holy roman emperors, and various other monarchs in the middle ages. a particularly ... | wikipedia |
5505400ff7d0ca1ed476c388c9e560309da94568 | within a year of studying these unknown clay | within a year of studying these unknown clay marbles, schmandt-besserat determined that they were tokens that were supposed to be grouped together and that they thus formed some sort of counting system. the transition between hunting and gathering to settling and agriculture took place in the period 8,000 to 7,500 bc i... | wikipedia |
904856f6c8717be2ea4ed9b953897d77979fbe9a | french-american archaeologist denise schmandt-besserat focused much of her | french-american archaeologist denise schmandt-besserat focused much of her career on the discovery of over 8,000 ancient tokens found in the middle east. she initially visited museums all around the world studying tablets, bricks, and pots and was surprised to find small clay spheres dating from 10,000 to 6,000 bc in e... | wikipedia |
cc17a1eb9a967f26b44667feb95e135dbc8e6cfe | a number of clay bullae from the sasanian | a number of clay bullae from the sasanian era have been discovered at various sasanian sites assisting in identifying personal names, government offices, and religious positions. scholars seem to agree on the typology and purpose of bullae in both civil and domestic environments. the bullae for the administration were ... | wikipedia |
dce5609793b2d3798ef842d1dea8b78a66e52a99 | later, tokens transitioned into cylinders. around the sixth | later, tokens transitioned into cylinders. around the sixth century bc, cylinders were used in international exchanges between empires. a famous one discovered is the cyrus cylinder. the cyrus cylinder is famous for its suggested evidence of cyrus' policy of repatriation of the hebrew people after their captivity in ba... | wikipedia |
9adb4670d8396091d048f0b0f3827349b470c75c | the earliest known tokens are those from two | the earliest known tokens are those from two sites in the zagros region of iran: tepe asiab and ganj-i-dareh tepe. schemandt-besserat was able to work back in time and saw the same shapes from cuneiform to pictographs to these tokens. most of these tokens have no translation though. | wikipedia |
26ffdaa9797a2a9c495c7b76017bfe7d94291e12 | designs were inscribed on the clay seals to | designs were inscribed on the clay seals to mark ownership, identify witnesses or partners in commerce, or control of government officials. the later “official” seals were usually larger than private seals and could be designated seals of office, with inscriptions only identifying the office. in many cases, fingerprint... | wikipedia |
0ff998602caca3501425c8ee65a680192b260c64 | as papyrus and parchment gradually replaced clay tablets, | as papyrus and parchment gradually replaced clay tablets, bullae became the new encasement for scrolls of this new writing style. documents were split into two halves, separated in the middle by multiple perforations. the top half was rolled into a scroll and a cord would wrap this section tight, going through the perf... | wikipedia |
5bc7b11e8190cd2ddff2ad9eda76a075296d3bc2 | a further development involved impressing tokens to make | a further development involved impressing tokens to make marks on a solid lump of clay or a tablet. only the tablet was then kept. because of the complicated shapes and designs of the complex tokens, which did not transfer well by impression, an image of the token would be drawn on the clay instead. this practice, in p... | wikipedia |
1e849837b515de100d0af250590c447a6e32c4f9 | tokens were collected and stored in bullae, either | tokens were collected and stored in bullae, either for future promised transactions or as a record of past transactions. the practice of storing tokens in clay envelopes was more significant for the development of mathematics; initially, because these clay envelopes were not transparent; they would have to be broken op... | wikipedia |
c6e54b1ee14484e6d30c3c9e60328c9cd7acdf95 | the sumerians developed a complex system of metrology | the sumerians developed a complex system of metrology as early as 3000 bc. from 2600 bc onwards, the sumerians wrote multiplication tables, division problems, and geometry on clay tablets. the earliest evidence of the babylonian numerals also date back to this period. this evidence may suggest that the use of bullae le... | wikipedia |
4ea022445338b1dd58f5c7fca1c1fe66bce01461 | during the early bronze age, urban economies developed | during the early bronze age, urban economies developed due to urban settlements and the development of trade. the recording of trade became necessary because production, shipments, inventories, and wage payments had to be noted, and merchants needed to preserve records of their transactions. tokens were replaced by pic... | wikipedia |
d486cd2c7abb6cc69303438091f6bc83fc5517c0 | as the clay tokens and bulla became difficult | as the clay tokens and bulla became difficult to store and handle, impressing the tokens on clay tablets became increasingly popular. clay tablets were easier to store, neater to write on, and less likely to be lost. impressing the tokens on clay tablets was more efficient but using a stylus to inscribe the impression ... | wikipedia |
7a3f47d8355f4e39e33b93b97f1ce6dd8ecdeeb2 | transactions for trading needed to be accounted for | transactions for trading needed to be accounted for efficiently, so the clay tokens were placed in a clay ball (bulla), which helped to prevent deception and kept all the tokens together. in order to account for the tokens, the bullae would have to be broken open to reveal their contents. seals were impressed into the ... | wikipedia |
8ed53d639de91e42474557b96a578e2bf43a45ba | clay tokens allowed agriculturalists to keep track of | clay tokens allowed agriculturalists to keep track of animals and food that had been traded, stored, and/or sold. because grain production became such a major part of life, they needed to store their extra grain in shared facilities and account for their food. this clay token system went unchanged for about 4,000 years... | wikipedia |
62ef9b38a42f7b81cb32da06108ea41e2cca665e | in their oldest attested form, as used in | in their oldest attested form, as used in the ancient near east and the middle east of the 8th millennium bc onwards, bullae were hollow clay balls that contained other smaller tokens that identified the quantity and types of goods being recorded. in this form, bullae represent one of the earliest forms of specializati... | wikipedia |
0767a183c1b05233af93f3d4fc89b1d721b59f21 | a bulla (medieval latin for "a round seal", | a bulla (medieval latin for "a round seal", from classical latin bulla, "bubble, blob"; plural bullae) isan inscribed clay, soft metal (lead or tin), bitumen, or wax token used in commercial and legal documentation as a form of authentication and for tamper-proofing whatever is attached to it (or, in the historical for... | wikipedia |
372a33c5beabead9088157bd2422500b6056a332 | issam chebake (arabic: عصام شباك; born 12 october | issam chebake (arabic: عصام شباك; born 12 october 1989) is a moroccan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for cypriot first division club apoel and the morocco national team. | wikipedia |
a40135b839b8bdad440b63272c873279b55cc701 | victoria a. braithwaite was a british scientist who | victoria a. braithwaite was a british scientist who was a professor of animal behaviour and cognition at pennsylvania state university. she was the first person to demonstrate that fish feel pain, which impacted animal welfare research and changed guidelines for the treatment of fish in laboratories and fisheries in th... | wikipedia |
6b5613a9d6618adcc1f563c59180c3818a5ea67e | braithwaite joined pennsylvania state university in 2007, where | braithwaite joined pennsylvania state university in 2007, where she was appointed professor of fisheries and biology. here she demonstrated that providing a more natural environment for fish impacted their cognitive abilities and likelihood to survive in the world. before braithwaite's work, fish that had been reared i... | wikipedia |
894d31d777f1d7d859d903bc9cf481e389d129e4 | she moved to the university of edinburgh in | she moved to the university of edinburgh in 1995 where she began to investigate whether or not fish felt pain – so-called nociception. whilst it was well understood that chickens and sheep experienced pain, before braithwaite it was not known whether or not fish did too. she demonstrated fish felt pain using a series o... | wikipedia |
0f2f5995fc6c91ba0afc6f8ec8859e1cbe10d80a | braithwaite spent her career investigating the cognitive abilities | braithwaite spent her career investigating the cognitive abilities of fish and other animals. she showed that fish which live in stable environments (like ponds) use visual markers for guides, whereas fish that live in rivers learn directions using sequences (like left, right, left, right). her research was the first t... | wikipedia |
4808bd64e577e8eafc96773a6e3e5aa3004d4eff | braithwaite was born in bradford. she was one | braithwaite was born in bradford. she was one of seven children. her mother, june pickles, was chair of the halifax magistrates' bench, and her father, alan braithwaite, was a company director. she attended bradford grammar school, where she was not encouraged to apply to the university of oxford. she did not take this... | wikipedia |
110d0aba014e0378a6f67a7e868b50bd68a40d52 | victoria a. braithwaite (19 july 1967 – 30 | victoria a. braithwaite (19 july 1967 – 30 september 2019) was a british scientist who was a professor of animal behaviour and cognition at pennsylvania state university. she was the first person to demonstrate that fish feel pain, which impacted animal welfare research and changed guidelines for the treatment of fish ... | wikipedia |
109399bbbbe6afcb0c62cb4c8460bfe6c0106b80 | 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is an organic compound with the | 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula cl2c6h3och2co2h. it is usually referred to by its iso common name 2,4-d. it is a systemic herbicide that kills most broadleaf weeds by causing uncontrolled growth, but most grasses such as cereals, lawn turf, and grassland are relatively un... | wikipedia |
f0ecd47506186760ad114104b90bc6bc826575e5 | as of april 2014, genetically modified maize and | as of april 2014, genetically modified maize and soybeans resistant to 2,4-d and glyphosate have been approved in canada. in september 2014, the usda also approved dow's maize and soybeans, and in october, the epa registered the "enlist duo" herbicide containing 2,4-d and glyphosate. | wikipedia |
511e2d4906fc0416f0dac57674330068f377eae0 | in 2010, dow published that it had created | in 2010, dow published that it had created genetically modified soybeans made resistant to 2,4-d by insertion of a bacterial aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase gene, aad1. dow intended it to be used as an alternative or complement to roundup ready crops due to the increasing prevalence of glyphosate -resistant weeds. | wikipedia |
a80acd1995f9c37ba7b9ac1c07f273b075cdbb9b | on 21 august 2013, the australian pesticides and | on 21 august 2013, the australian pesticides and veterinary medicines authority (apvma) banned selected 2,4-d high volatile ester (hve) products due to their environmental hazards. hve 2,4-d products had already been banned in europe and north america for 20 years; low volatile ester products continue to be available i... | wikipedia |
cb7949ffb206303dfc91eb6faf532d5b49d84c09 | in october 2014, the us epa registered enlist | in october 2014, the us epa registered enlist duo, an herbicide containing the less volatile 2,4-d choline salt, glyphosate, and an antidrift agent, for use in six states: illinois, indiana, iowa, ohio, south dakota, and wisconsin. in november 2015, the epa attempted to withdraw its own approval of enlist duo, as a res... | wikipedia |
8178c7a102a01d63b55c0b7ba44f4fd2540b3e9a | in 2012, epa denied the petition filed november | in 2012, epa denied the petition filed november 6, 2008, by the natural resources defense council to revoke all tolerances and to cancel all registrations of 2,4-d. epa stated that new study and epa's comprehensive review confirmed epa's previous finding that the 2,4-d tolerances are safe at anticipated exposure. the e... | wikipedia |
74994ff5fc8b27b6672a4a7fb2afdfdc656c99e7 | maximum residue limits were first set in the | maximum residue limits were first set in the eu in 2002 and re-evaluated in 2011 by the european food safety authority, which concluded that the codex maximum residue limits were "not expected to be of concern for european consumers". the total chronic exposure represented less than 10% of the acceptable daily intake (... | wikipedia |
71d9982760baa653a82ebcc43e8658d24835fe27 | a number of 2,4-d-degrading bacteria have been isolated | a number of 2,4-d-degrading bacteria have been isolated and characterized from a variety of environmental habitats. metabolic pathways for the compound's degradation have been available for many years, and genes encoding 2,4-d catabolism have been identified for several organisms. as a result of the extensive metadata ... | wikipedia |
bda4689d795513f61018b62f12b2d0a9d6bcb7b5 | "the ester forms of 2,4-d can be highly | "the ester forms of 2,4-d can be highly toxic to fish and other aquatic life. 2,4-d generally has moderate toxicity to birds and mammals, is slightly toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates, and is practically nontoxic to honeybees" per epa. | wikipedia |
c75b853728a6679bae6d1b8295fe2b0b0facf8cc | in aerobic aquatic environments, the half life is | in aerobic aquatic environments, the half life is 15 days. in anaerobic aquatic environments 2,4-d is more persistent, with a half life of 41 to 333 days. 2,4-d has been detected in streams and shallow groundwater at low concentrations, in both rural and urban areas. breakdown is ph dependent. some ester forms are high... | wikipedia |
1e440bd167b7530642fe585a8293dd820befef23 | 2,4-d amine salts and esters are not persistent | 2,4-d amine salts and esters are not persistent under most environmental conditions. the degradation of 2,4-d is rapid (half life of 6.2 days) in aerobic mineral soils. 2,4-d is broken down by microbes in soil, in processes that involve hydroxylation, cleavage of the acid side-chain, decarboxylation, and ring opening. ... | wikipedia |
b2c0ce5ea0bb3987d201e3de58c64e6e56afbefb | when radioactively labeled 2,4-d was fed to livestock, | when radioactively labeled 2,4-d was fed to livestock, 90% or more of the total radioactive residue (trr) was shed in urine unchanged or as conjugated forms of 2,4-d. a relatively small portion of 2,4-d was metabolized into dichlorophenol, dichloroanisole, 4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (6.9% of the trr in milk), and 2,4-d... | wikipedia |
5f5b978de0a22e38114176555d1d27a7ac49df01 | a july 2013 four corners investigation found elevated | a july 2013 four corners investigation found elevated levels of dioxins in a generic version of 2,4-d, one of australia's most widely used herbicides. samples imported from china had "one of the highest dioxin readings for 2,4-d in the last 10 to 20 years, and could pose potential health risks." | wikipedia |
be1c629c4ec00feeda14cc4401c93bfb9a52bbc8 | in a prior 1987 report the iarc classified | in a prior 1987 report the iarc classified some chlorphenoxy herbicides including 2,4-d, mcpa and 2,4,5-t as a group as class 2b carcinogens - "possibly carcinogenic to humans". | wikipedia |
8cb83ae8299ff21532beee93b385ee1533be000a | a 1995 panel of 13 scientists reviewing studies | a 1995 panel of 13 scientists reviewing studies on the carcinogenicity of 2,4-d had divided opinions. none of the scientists thought the weight of the evidence indicated that 2,4-d was a "known" or "probable" cause of human cancer. the predominant opinion indicated that it is possible that 2,4-d can cause cancer in hum... | wikipedia |
6339b06312ecb9fd88d74d056dc2442d9a4f7893 | the international agency for research on cancer classifies | the international agency for research on cancer classifies 2,4-d as a possible carcinogen to humans while the united states environmental protection agency does not. the international agency for research on cancer (iarc), said 2,4-d was classified as "possibly carcinogenic to humans (group 2b), based on inadequate evid... | wikipedia |
dd09ccab983564315f12f5b38536567517a378e6 | according to the u.s. environmental protection agency, "the | according to the u.s. environmental protection agency, "the toxicity of 2,4-d depends on its chemical forms, including salts, esters, and an acid form. 2,4-d generally has low toxicity for humans, except certain acid and salt forms can cause eye irritation. swimming is restricted for 24 hours after application of certa... | wikipedia |
4e6e6b9f9331511eb61c76cf75883bbe075c08b8 | 2,4-d has been used in laboratories for plant | 2,4-d has been used in laboratories for plant research as a supplement in plant cell culture media such as ms medium since at least 1962. 2,4-d is used in plant cell cultures as a dedifferentiation (callus induction) hormone. it is classified as an auxin plant hormone derivative. | wikipedia |
3a7abaf3bb093a9c88ea3cc0b47dfdeb6d5e5ef0 | in domestic lawn and garden maintenance, 2,4-d is | in domestic lawn and garden maintenance, 2,4-d is commonly used. in forestry, it is used for stump treatment, trunk injection, and selective control of brush in conifer forests. along roadways, railways, and power lines, it is used to control weeds and brush which might interfere with safe operation and damage equipmen... | wikipedia |
baff8f6777b2629f2aa32bb469c37b14b82bbc77 | a variety of sectors use products containing 2,4-d | a variety of sectors use products containing 2,4-d to kill weeds and unwanted vegetation. in agriculture, it was the first herbicide for selective killing of weeds but not crops. it has been used since 1945 to control broad-leafed weeds in pastures, orchards, and cereal crops such as corn, oats, rice, and wheat. cereal... | wikipedia |
4b77ac624e4b73eb9c3b149ce3612f2bca9aa958 | 2,4-d is primarily used as a selective herbicide | 2,4-d is primarily used as a selective herbicide that kills many terrestrial and aquatic broadleaf weeds, but not grasses. 2,4-d can be found in commercial lawn herbicide mixtures, which often contain other active ingredients including mecoprop and dicamba. over 1,500 herbicide products contain 2,4-d as an active ingre... | wikipedia |
e42403e639f678201b564f3c0f0dfed9da28311f | 2,4-d is a synthetic auxin that induces uncontrolled | 2,4-d is a synthetic auxin that induces uncontrolled growth and eventually death in susceptible plants. it is absorbed through the leaves and is translocated to the meristems of the plant. uncontrolled, unsustainable growth ensues, causing stem curl-over, leaf withering, and eventual plant death. 2,4-d is typically app... | wikipedia |
7c96f97ad65af3eb2c245b35dff189e44c7cc71d | 2,4-d is a member of the phenoxy family | 2,4-d is a member of the phenoxy family of herbicides. it is manufactured from chloroacetic acid and 2,4-dichlorophenol, which is itself produced by chlorination of phenol. alternatively, it is produced by the chlorination of phenoxyacetic acid. the production processes may create several contaminants including di-, tr... | wikipedia |
7bbf0cfd991e4e47bca86377d6f729f20e4b3439 | in the 2000s, dow agrosciences developed a new | in the 2000s, dow agrosciences developed a new choline salt version of 2,4-d (2,4-d choline) that dow included in its "enlist duo" herbicide along with glyphosate and an agent that reduces drift; the choline salt form of 2,4-d is less volatile than 2,4-d. | wikipedia |
a10498985bdc35c52860ae08bf78daf0d69575a3 | 2,4-d is one of the ingredients in agent | 2,4-d is one of the ingredients in agent orange, an herbicide that was widely used during the malayan emergency and the vietnam war. however, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (tcdd), a contaminant in the production of another ingredient in agent orange, 2,4,5-t, was the cause of the adverse health effects associated wi... | wikipedia |
83c9279f1ce89a99b6e1a7b7089b1d73a3948813 | the first publication of 2,4-d's use as a | the first publication of 2,4-d's use as a selective herbicide came in 1944. the ability of 2,4-d to control broadleaf weeds in turf was documented soon thereafter, in 1944. starting in 1945, the american chemical paint company brought 2,4-d to market as an herbicide called "weedone". it revolutionized weed control, as ... | wikipedia |
096f2b8f906ceebd8432efbd5f34feec4d2b0361 | 2,4-d was not used as a chemical warfare | 2,4-d was not used as a chemical warfare agents during the war. the allies of world war ii were looking for a chemical to starve nazi germany and japan into submission by killing their potato and rice crops, but 2,4-d was found to be ineffective for that purpose, because both crops tolerate it. within a year after the ... | wikipedia |
75baa28bd07d5b80921da6a0b8ac40182967e09d | in the usa, a similar search for an | in the usa, a similar search for an acid with a longer half life, i.e., a metabolically and environmentally more stable compound, led to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-d) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-t), both phenoxy herbicides and analogs of iaa. robert pokorny, an industrial chemist for the c.b. ... | wikipedia |
fa2b35d4214e13754da059e46379953161a4da27 | william templeman found that when indole-3-acetic acid (iaa), | william templeman found that when indole-3-acetic acid (iaa), a naturally-occurring auxin, was used at high concentrations, it could stop plant growth. in 1940, he published his finding that iaa killed broadleaf plants within a cereal field. mcpa was discovered at about that time by his ici group. | wikipedia |
97757219125236c15084978105153fcc25a3c3c6 | 2,4-d was first reported in 1944 by franklin | 2,4-d was first reported in 1944 by franklin d-jones at the c. b. dolge company in connecticut. the biological activity of 2,4-d as well as the similar hormone herbicides 2,4,5-t, and mcpa were discovered during world war ii, a case of multiple discovery by four groups working independently under wartime secrecy in the... | wikipedia |
480e534ed3263e7c5371c3921f86ccf298387056 | 2,4-d is one of the oldest and most | 2,4-d is one of the oldest and most widely available herbicides and defoliants in the world, having been commercially available since 1945, and is now produced by many chemical companies since the patent on it has long since expired. it can be found in numerous commercial lawn herbicide mixtures, and is widely used as ... | wikipedia |
e8c32b8a078e7ee44ebec8f3220d9b4021790d89 | 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is an organic compound with the | 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula cl c h och co h. it is usually referred to by its iso common name 2,4-d. it is a systemic herbicide that kills most broadleaf weeds by causing uncontrolled growth, but most grasses such as cereals, lawn turf, and grassland are relatively un... | wikipedia |
0dae1012daa34c10dbaf0d6fbbd01ee6d25df7dc | avro vulcan xh558 spirit of great britain was | avro vulcan xh558 spirit of great britain was the last remaining airworthy example of the 134 avro vulcan jet-powered delta winged strategic nuclear bomber aircraft operated by the royal air force during the cold war. it was the last vulcan in military service, and the last to fly at all after 1986. it last flew on 28 ... | wikipedia |
b3f1fd5e74df09d922c077cceb22e5f4f49d97f0 | avro vulcan xh558 spirit of great britain was | to gain an extra two years of flight, on 15 may 2015 it was confirmed that 2015 would be xh558's last flying season, due to the third-party companies responsible for maintaining it withdrawing their support. since its last flight, xh558 is now kept in taxiable condition, in common with two of the other surviving vulca... | wikipedia |
6899312bba1ee5f787834af0cdb655283b35d7ea | the only offensive operations for the vulcan came | the only offensive operations for the vulcan came in the 1982 falklands war, by which time only 32 were still in service. the best 10 were selected for use on the black buck raids. having been converted to the maritime reconnaissance role in 1973, xh558 was not involved in the missions, although as the last remaining v... | wikipedia |
222ad56c40926f0c0c02721d49e147369db3782d | one of the reasons the heritage lottery fund | one of the reasons the heritage lottery fund accepted the trust's resubmitted proposal in 2003 was because it had been suitably refocused on the educational aspects of the restoration with reference to the vulcan's role as a nuclear deterrent during the cold war, in which the permanent readiness of the v-force provided... | wikipedia |
46361080df9ab9b293f128cd6c75680b0e024b28 | in civilian configuration xh558 only requires a crew | in civilian configuration xh558 only requires a crew of three to fly – two pilots and the air electronics officer (aeo). when visiting other airfields, a crew chief is added. assistance with pre-flight training of the crew was provided by the owners of ground operational vulcans xm655 and xl426. pilots are said to find... | wikipedia |
9b5d318b1df6dd630a9dd97cea1a70424ad4801d | in 2011, the trust relocated to a new | in 2011, the trust relocated to a new base at doncaster sheffield airport, with xh558 flying from raf lyneham to robin hood on 29 march. the airport is the former raf finningley airbase where xh558 was previously based for 8 years during the 1960s. one of the reasons for the move to a commercial airport was to improve ... | wikipedia |
026e050bc70a4d9ed17ca0d0dfc23dc93fc25d26 | at the end of 2009, xh558 was moved | at the end of 2009, xh558 was moved from its bruntingthorpe winter base to a new temporary base at raf lyneham in wiltshire, an active raf station, while the trust's offices were relocated to hinckley, leicestershire. the move was for cost and logistical reasons, particularly the ongoing risk of foreign body damage to ... | wikipedia |
450a73e368de7f2bd47b1cc231515ac7482e6590 | for its first summer display season (2008), xh558 | for its first summer display season (2008), xh558 was based at raf brize norton in oxfordshire, returning to its maintenance base at bruntingthorpe in winter. it was also a regular visitor to raf waddington for summer practice flights, as it offered more flexibility than bruntingthorpe. in the early years, some display... | wikipedia |
816d17ddf001c072f580908a4431f7dd82f50d5c | xh558's first home after its raf career (from | xh558's first home after its raf career (from 1993) was at the bruntingthorpe aerodrome in leicestershire, owned by the walton family. opened in 1942 as raf bruntingthorpe, it now served as a private airport and proving ground. | wikipedia |
b1e7c65980fc498390b1cef8cc9e8a07de4eed7a | in early 2013 a feasibility study by cranfield | in early 2013 a feasibility study by cranfield aerospace concluded the wing repair was possible, involving the reverse engineering of the parts required to perform avro's original modification 2221. this would then extend their flying life by two years. consequently, at the start of the 2013 season the trust reversed t... | wikipedia |
49c088d9764f2f3a79295855a5a4ee4d95f0da08 | at the end of the 2012 season it | at the end of the 2012 season it was announced that 2013 would likely be the last, due to the fact the wings will have reached the end of their permitted flying life without a life-extending rectification (leading edge skin reinforcement) costing £200,000. this carried risks due to the inability to correct any mistakes... | wikipedia |
695eab801d42d4535ad6c71dbe185b5a028a7181 | with the plan to retire xh558 after 2013 | with the plan to retire xh558 after 2013 later reversed, at the start of the 2013 season a major funding drive was announced to address various issues with the goal of securing flight to the end of the 2015 season – see operation 2015. | wikipedia |
4fbc58d7b71f5206f6ecee051f2be4d9bab0a449 | even though it was now expected to be | even though it was now expected to be its last due to the engineering situation, the ability to even complete the 2013 season was also cast into doubt when the drive to fund the ordinary winter maintenance period only raised half of the target of £400,000. | wikipedia |
83af3d1ee204ed0bd0d6c3cf2919761b7c3cbd8f | at 2012 prices, without taking into account any | at 2012 prices, without taking into account any additional repairs required, the yearly cost of general maintenance, fuel and insurance for one year's display flight was over £2m, still far beyond the earnings made from the actual displays, meaning the project continued to be reliant on donations or other sources of fu... | wikipedia |
86c6ba60c76f26d6ae79d769fe336c1403f9b7bf | having funded the winter 2010/11 maintenance, it was | having funded the winter 2010/11 maintenance, it was hoped that increased marketing and a record season of displays in 2010 would make the need for a summer funding drive unnecessary. this didn't prove to be the case due to rising fuel costs and vat regulation changes, requiring another appeal for £350,000 to be raised... | wikipedia |
296b3648819b1dbdfb9cdde70ecfc22640175868 | after the final display of the 2010 season | after the final display of the 2010 season on 26 september, the trust again warned of a shortfall in part due to the recession, launching an appeal for the £400,000 required by the end of october to fund the project through the winter maintenance period. despite reaching a critical stage in the last few days and ultima... | wikipedia |
8a4057469264e27167c0b8c82e4cc2772ef61087 | a shortfall in donations again attributed to the | a shortfall in donations again attributed to the recession sparked another funding crisis in early 2010, with staff again put on notice and £650,000 needing to be raised by the end of march. with funding for maintenance work brought forward from 2011 also required, the vulcan 50th birthday appeal was launched to raise ... | wikipedia |
c153e2d164f610eea2f0b6dd68e07c3492b1fba3 | during this crisis, appeals were made to the | during this crisis, appeals were made to the government to step in, with celebrity supporters richard branson, robin gibb, frederick forsyth and air chief marshal michael knight appealing in national newspapers for xh558 to be added to the battle of britain memorial flight and the trust starting a downing street petiti... | wikipedia |
8b6f5568a1283fa6a931b11ea93feaf125c2305c | the great recession thwarted plans to secure major | the great recession thwarted plans to secure major commercial sponsorship, with the trust also believing xh558's past as a nuclear bomber made some investors reluctant to get involved. after its first display season, the operating costs for one year's flight were estimated as £1.6m per year, with insurance alone costin... | wikipedia |
aa372ba678fd50dfb61d612db5f084a379191370 | with the return to flying, consideration was given | with the return to flying, consideration was given to using the vulcan as a flying billboard as a way to generate continued funding. once restored to flight, some money was able to be recouped by charging a fee for a display (£8,000 for a full display, in the first year). based on a flight time of 50 hours, the fuel bi... | wikipedia |
0baf31e861fcb63398f5cf7215a3b8baa9082af0 | the project faced a funding crisis in 2006, | the project faced a funding crisis in 2006, with an appeal being sent out on 1 august for £1.2m to be raised by the end of the month, or the restoration would have to be suspended indefinitely. the target was reached thanks in part to a last minute donation of £500,000 from a mystery donor. the donor was later named as... | wikipedia |
998b3d7b9fa16a35282baf2d7fb5273369ab24c4 | an application to the heritage lottery fund lodged | an application to the heritage lottery fund lodged in 2001 was controversially rejected a year later, attributed to the fund's lack of enthusiasm for flight projects. on the hlf's advice, the bid was refocused and a resubmitted proposal in 2003 was accepted; £2,734,000 being awarded on 23 june 2004. a total of £1m from... | wikipedia |
cd57ed6c22947dddb71d0d2cc7a29f1d5bf01152 | on 28 may 2012, shortly before a take-off | on 28 may 2012, shortly before a take-off run from doncaster sheffield airport on a practice flight, both port engines developed a fault and had to be shut down, closing the airport for 90 minutes. the cause was ingestion of silica gel desiccant bags into no. 1 engine, which failed and led to debris entering no. 2 engi... | wikipedia |
f4e3ce07acae21cb59dd1e5051e327f125212db9 | as the aircraft operated under visual flight rules | as the aircraft operated under visual flight rules (vfr), it could not fly through clouds to higher altitudes where turbulence is lower, as this would require instrument flight rules (ifr) certification. flying vfr in lower, often turbulent air, the airframe suffers from more fatigue which increases fatigue-index (fi) ... | wikipedia |
93c82ae78796c6944aedf86a11400df49608c18f | various electrical faults disrupted the april 2008 test | various electrical faults disrupted the april 2008 test flights – on the 14th a trip to raf cottesmore resulted in the crew declaring an emergency and landing at cottesmore believing the auxiliary power unit (apu) was on fire, only to find later it was simply a faulty warning light. another flight two days later had to... | wikipedia |
70ea4e582051472605e6f70f9817d0a3364ecb6a | the restoration removed the redundant offensive and defensive | the restoration removed the redundant offensive and defensive systems, including the navigation and h2s radar, reducing the maximum all up weight to 146,000 lb. this includes dead weight which had to be re-added in certain places, to re-balance the aircraft. as part of the restoration, all four of the vulcan's original... | wikipedia |
c2c1ff1803a7e9651135f792f9ad5ccaadd713bc | included in the sale to the walton family | included in the sale to the walton family were eight engines and 17.5 tons of spares. to execute the restoration, david walton established the vulcan operating company (tvoc) as an engineering division of c walton ltd, owners of bruntingthorpe airfield. as a suitably approved organisation, marshal aerospace were appoin... | wikipedia |
5661e5f132fa2a67c12fab1a4234da9f92eb86a6 | according to andrew edmondson, engineering director of the | according to andrew edmondson, engineering director of the trust, the restoration of xh558 was "the most complex return-to-flight project ever attempted in the world". the trust's head often references the 11-year gap between the first flights of the lancaster bomber and the vulcan to highlight to the public what a tre... | wikipedia |
e659654f71855f97717576b28b7dd2a3c86c44ec | vulcan xh558 flew a final national tour on | vulcan xh558 flew a final national tour on 10 and 11 october 2015. the tour was split into two halves with the northern route being flown on 10 october and the southern route being flown on 11 october. the tour incorporated waypoints which including several locations significant to both the life of xh558 and the v-forc... | wikipedia |
dc6793bd148aac7f2b047335adca6f09caa2462a | until the shoreham crash, the last flying season | until the shoreham crash, the last flying season of the vulcan was attributed as one of the reasons for sell-out crowds at air shows across the country, although in the week after it was not expected to affect spectator numbers at other shows, most of which were due to go ahead on the august bank holiday weekend with o... | wikipedia |
4d4cfb6a8d82152b7b5ff2bd2736fed4b97c9a77 | as a result of the crash, on 24 | as a result of the crash, on 24 august the caa imposed temporary regulations on civilian vintage jets displaying over land, restricting them to flypasts and banning high energy aerobatics. citing this restriction on the vulcan, on 26 august the durham tees valley air show planned for 29 august was postponed to 2016. th... | wikipedia |
b4c7e4dfb0c5eea252718036f2c71fd16f8dd090 | a planned weekend appearance on 21/22 august 2015 | a planned weekend appearance on 21/22 august 2015 at the shoreham airshow was interrupted by the crash of a hawker hunter. the hunter crashed on the first day, just before 13.30 (bst), with the vulcan due to appear at 14.05. a de havilland sea vixen that was already airborne for the next display instead flew a tribute,... | wikipedia |
aa07e65645a40f007c01d1d89eb1eaddc2be70bf | the final season began on 6 june 2015 | the final season began on 6 june 2015 with a display at throckmorton, worcestershire. it proceeded as planned with into august with only one cancellation, the mini-display for the flywheel festival in bicester, oxfordshire, on 21 june. displays up to august included the salute the v-force tour on the weekend of 27 and ... | wikipedia |
08d033c14521f32a65893de0f138cba1507ced0c | to celebrate 2012 being the 60th anniversary (diamond | to celebrate 2012 being the 60th anniversary (diamond jubilee) of both the first flight of the vulcan and the coronation of elizabeth ii, it was planned for xh558 to visit over 30 displays on a tour to celebrate britain's aviation and engineering achievements during the queen's reign. the engine failure in may led to s... | wikipedia |
0a38f51e9d28631e69641b29d7eb35b27bb02f7e | in order to extend the life of the | in order to extend the life of the aircraft, for the 2010 season the flight time was limited to between 30 and 40 hours, reducing the number of air show appearances from 2009. some two-day fly-in shows were limited to just one appearance, with the first day being given preference to allow the second day to act as a res... | wikipedia |
8f71c101c27c05ac6c7e3c74869a327eade5e170 | it was estimated that 3.8 million people saw | it was estimated that 3.8 million people saw xh558 in the summer of 2008, 1.5 million at displays. in 2009, she made her first and only appearance abroad, when she attended the royal netherlands air force open days at volkel air base in the netherlands. a popular feature of xh558 as flypasts and air shows is the so-cal... | wikipedia |
08ebef55f014f69331f54902168f4639777e9276 | the first post-restoration display at raf waddington comprised | the first post-restoration display at raf waddington comprised a flypast with the avro lancaster of the battle of britain memorial flight, and then a solo display. for the first season, it was anticipated the vulcan would be able to perform 13 appearances. ultimately however, three appearances were cancelled due to tec... | wikipedia |
17bd7bb0bbb4735e448175fb14abcd165c2975e7 | although xh558 had achieved its first flight in | although xh558 had achieved its first flight in 2007, delays had meant it was unable to return to the display circuit for the 2007 season as had been hoped, or join the flypast down the mall in london on 17 june 2007 marking the 25th anniversary of the falklands war. post-restoration, displays were conducted every year... | wikipedia |
37c98d18f159903c3d6f1b20960cad163865abcd | the trust's ongoing commitment was to keep xh558 | the trust's ongoing commitment was to keep xh558 in good condition and use it for educational purposes, which they committed to do for 80 years as a condition of the 2005 lottery funding. the first stage was to establish the vulcan aviation academy & heritage centre, involving an academy building for 14–18 year olds, f... | wikipedia |
7ca70036d05f33eafbf066ade01f84b16ce9acbe | with xh558 now permanently grounded, the trust intended | with xh558 now permanently grounded, the trust intended to make the vulcan the focus of a new educational and heritage facility at doncaster sheffield airport, but was given notice to quit in august 2022, with a final occupancy date of june 2023. this was coincidental with the announcement of the commercial failure and... | wikipedia |
d73c171cd252aa6ad6b479bceb6b13436e617ec7 | various options to continue flights beyond 2015 were | various options to continue flights beyond 2015 were considered and ultimately rejected for engineering, cost, practicality or other reasons outside of the trust's control – limiting the hours flown in 2015, building new olympus engines and sourcing parts from other vulcans, training new staff, using other technical au... | wikipedia |
997d9b1a7465e9a8212ac6cd5d90578119b1c3a4 | on 15 may 2015 it was announced that | on 15 may 2015 it was announced that 2015 would be xh558's last flying season, due to the fact the three companies assisting the project with technical expertise (bae systems, marshall aerospace and defence group and rolls-royce) were unwilling to support the aircraft beyond that, meaning it would no longer have the ne... | wikipedia |
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