science and technology Boeing dreamlifter By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:12:42 +0000 At Taranto Grottaglie Airport, Boeing plant. The Boeing 747 Dreamlifter (formerly Large Cargo Freighter or LCF) is a wide-body cargo aircraft. Cargo is placed in the aircraft by the world's longest cargo loader. It is an extensively modified Boeing 747-400 and is used exclusively for transporting 787 aircraft parts to Boeing's assembly plants from suppliers around the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Dreamlifter Full Article
science and technology Air Force One at McConnell Air Force Base By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:59:19 +0000 Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign of a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. In common parlance the term refers to those Air Force aircraft specifically designed, built, and used for the purpose of transporting the president. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_One Full Article
science and technology Boeing Dreamlifter at McConnell AFB By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:09:07 +0000 The Boeing 747 Dreamlifter (formerly Large Cargo Freighter or LCF) is a wide-body cargo aircraft. Cargo is placed in the aircraft by the world's longest cargo loader. It is an extensively modified Boeing 747-400 and is used exclusively for transporting 787 aircraft parts to Boeing's assembly plants from suppliers around the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Dreamlifter Full Article
science and technology Boeing Dreamlifter with open tail By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:17:27 +0000 At McConnell AFB. The Boeing 747 Dreamlifter (formerly Large Cargo Freighter or LCF) is a wide-body cargo aircraft. Cargo is placed in the aircraft by the world's longest cargo loader. It is an extensively modified Boeing 747-400 and is used exclusively for transporting 787 aircraft parts to Boeing's assembly plants from suppliers around the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Dreamlifter Full Article
science and technology 3 Airbus A380 at Tokyo Narita Airport By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 18:36:34 +0000 Air France, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways Full Article
science and technology USS Forrestal (CV-59) awaiting being scrapped at Brownsville By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 22:59:12 +0000 In October 2013, it was announced Forrestal would be scrapped by All Star Metals in Brownsville, Texas at a cost of 1 cent. She left the Philadelphia Naval Yard via a team of tugboats at 5:00AM on 4 February 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Forrestal_(CV-59) Full Article
science and technology 19 kids and counting - Duggars By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:54:48 +0000 Popular TV show - well known nationally. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19_Kids_and_Counting Full Article
science and technology military surplus By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 00:23:49 +0000 drove past this place recently lots of military stuff ,tanks,helos,jets Full Article
science and technology Houses of Grand designs Australia By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 00:26:16 +0000 Grand Designs Australia is an Australian spin-off of British TV series, Grand Designs. The show documents people who attempt to build a custom-designed house and the challenges they face. It is aired on the The LifeStyle Channel and is hosted by architect, Peter Maddison. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Designs_Australia In this file you can see where 45 of the 46 houses are built in the show. Many of them are hidden in history so you have to click on the thumpnail to see them. Many of them are also shown in Street View and Bing Maps with a link in the thumpnail. Full Article
science and technology Classic cars of Roger Baillon found in barns By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:47:18 +0000 60 classic cars, many rusting classic left languishing on a French farm for 50 years. Most of them are now up for auction. They are presumed £12 Mio. ($17 Mio.) worth. Full Article
science and technology Ski jumping event underway By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 08:40:49 +0000 At the German city Pfulling the third VFL- Summer Ski Jumping for kids is underway. http://www.gea.de/region+reutlingen/pfullingen+eningen+lichtenstein/vfl+sommerskispringen+fliegen+wie+die+voegel.2762608.htm Full Article
science and technology Sonderborg Ringridning 2014 in progress By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 00:59:08 +0000 Sonderborg Ringridning is an annual fiest in July with a competition of horseback riders catching rings in galop. The winner is called King or Queen. There are two competition days. Friday and Sunday. In 2014 the fiest was in the days 11. to 15. of July. There is a fair and both days starts with a parade with hundreds of horseback riders and marching bands from Denmark and other countries. Ringridning is held only in Sonderjylland near the border to Germany and also in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. http://www.ringriderfesten.dk/ Full Article
science and technology mars water bomber By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 20:43:23 +0000 largest flying bout used to fight forest fires after retirement from navy http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/martin-mars-water-bomber-grounded-after-53-years-in-b-c-1.624458 Full Article
science and technology Costa Concordia in Genoa Harbor By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 20:43:34 +0000 Costa Concordia was a Concordia-class cruise ship built in 2004 by the Fincantieri 's Sestri Ponente yards in Italy and operated from 2005 until 2012 by Costa Crociere (a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation). It was wrecked off the coast of Isola del Giglio in Italy on 13 January 2012. It was declared a total loss and later towed to the port of Genoa where it will be scrapped. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Concordia Full Article
science and technology Emirates Airbus A380 By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 07:05:32 +0000 On the way to the runway at Paris CDG Airport Full Article
science and technology Two Air France Airbus A380 By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 07:12:02 +0000 At the gate of Paris CDG Airport. Full Article
science and technology Air France Airbus A380 By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 07:27:32 +0000 Under maintenance at Paris CDG Airport Full Article
science and technology Wreck of the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 04:30:14 +0000 The 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash occurred on 10 April 2010 when a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed near the city of Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board. These included President of Poland Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria, former president Ryszard Kaczorowski, the chief of the Polish General Staff and other senior Polish military officers, the president of the National Bank of Poland, Poland's deputy foreign minister, Polish government officials, 18 members of the Polish parliament, senior members of the Polish clergy, and relatives of victims of the Katyn massacre. They were en route from Warsaw to attend an event marking the 70th anniversary of the massacre; the site is approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Smolensk. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Polish_Air_Force_Tu-154_crash Full Article
science and technology Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-3H4 - Arizona One By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 07:46:05 +0000 At Denver International Airport Full Article
science and technology Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-3H4 - New Mexico By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 07:58:32 +0000 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Full Article
science and technology Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 - New Mexico By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 08:08:34 +0000 At Dallas Love Field Airport Full Article
science and technology Starting up a hot air balloon By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 01:30:13 +0000 in a park in Bristol a hot air balloon is ready on the ground to be inflated for a trip. Full Article
science and technology Glastonbury Festival 2014 underway By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 02:31:55 +0000 The 2014 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was held between 25 to 29 June 2014. Among bands and singers on stage were: Metallica, Dolly Parton, Manic Street Preachers, Bryan Ferry and Blondie. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival_2014 Full Article
science and technology New Minnesota Stadium under construction By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 18:02:13 +0000 New Minnesota Stadium is the working title for a new stadium under construction for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) in Minneapolis. Located on the site of their former home, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Downtown East, the stadium will be their third permanent home. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Minnesota_Stadium Full Article
science and technology Roof Sign By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:04:27 +0000 Shingleback Winery rooftop sign. It is in McLaren Vale, a famous wine making are in South Australia. Full Article
science and technology Giant T By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:07:51 +0000 A large T made of hedges outside a winery in McLaren Vale in South Australia. Full Article
science and technology Maze By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:11:37 +0000 A small maze made of pine trees in McLaren Vale, South Australia. Full Article
science and technology Tinlins Winery rooftop signs By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:12:45 +0000 Birds eye view of Tinlins winery signs in McLaren Vale Full Article
science and technology Two Zubr-class Hovercrafts in Guangzhou By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:13:00 +0000 The Zubr-class (Project 1232.2, NATO reporting name "Pomornik") is a class of air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC). This class of military hovercraft is, as of 2012, the worlds largest, with a standard full load displacement of 555 tons.[1][4] The hovercraft is designed to sealift amphibious assault units (such as marines and tanks) from equipped/non-equipped vessels to non-equipped shores, as well as transport and plant naval mines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zubr-class_LCAC Full Article
science and technology Paddle Steamer By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:42:36 +0000 Murray Princess on the Murray River in Murray Bridge, South Australia. Full Article
science and technology City of Adelaide Clipper By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:46:30 +0000 Constructed 1864 to carry passengers to Adelaide South Australia 23 return voyages One of only 2 surviving composite clipper ships Pinnacle of sailing ship design Most important existing historic ship in Australia Returned to Adelaide in February 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Adelaide_%281864%29 Full Article
science and technology Clipper City of Adelaide in Irvine By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 02:06:41 +0000 At the Scottish Maritime Museum. The City of Adelaide is a clipper ship, built in Sunderland, England, and launched on 7 May 1864. The ship was commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Carrick between 1923 and 1948 and, after decommissioning, was known as Carrick until 2001. At a conference convened by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in 2001, the decision was made to revert the ship's name to City of Adelaide, and the duke formally renamed her at a ceremony in 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Adelaide_%281864%29 Without Timeslider you see it uncovered in 2005. Full Article
science and technology Crescent Dunes By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 02:12:07 +0000 A solar energy project in Nevada. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Dunes_Solar_Energy_Project Full Article
science and technology Athabasca oil sands By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Sat, 07 Mar 2015 02:58:46 +0000 The Athabasca oil sands (also called the Athabasca tar sands or Alberta tar sands) are large deposits of bitumen or extremely heavy crude oil, located in northeastern Alberta, Canada roughly centred on the boomtown of Fort McMurray. These oil sands, hosted primarily in the McMurray Formation, consist of a mixture of crude bitumen (a semi-solid form of crude oil), silica sand, clay minerals, and water. The Athabasca deposit is the largest known reservoir of crude bitumen in the world and the largest of three major oil sands deposits in Alberta, along with the nearby Peace River and Cold Lake deposits (the latter stretching into Saskatchewan). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athabasca_oil_sands Full Article
science and technology White Sea Baltic Canal By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Sat, 07 Mar 2015 03:20:03 +0000 The White Sea Baltic Sea Canal (Russian: Беломо́рскоБалти́йский кана́л, ByelomorskoBaltiyskiy Kanal, BBK), often abbreviated to White Sea Canal (Belomorkanal) is a ship canal in Russia opened on 2 August 1933. It connects the White Sea with Lake Onega, which is further connected to the Baltic Sea. Until 1961, its original name was the Stalin White Sea Baltic Sea Canal (BelomorskoBaltiyskiy Kanal imeni Stalina). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Sea%E2%80%93Baltic_Canal Admin note: Added Wikipedia text, link and two missing locks. Full Article
science and technology Former US Bases and fortifications in Panama By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:52:16 +0000 This is a collection of locations of former US Bases in the Panama canal zone, some of them were built at the beginning of the Panama canal construction in 1904, then expanded during WWI, WWII, and Cold War era. Full Article
science and technology SR-71 By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:53:26 +0000 SR-71 in the Aeronautical Museum, VA Full Article
science and technology Crassite of Flight 4U-9525 By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:55:21 +0000 According to flightradar24.com and the films released I identified this ravine as crassite of the A320 on 24.3.2015 Full Article
science and technology Railroads of Denmark from 1847 to today By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:00:53 +0000 In this file you can see all the railroad lines the has been in Denmark and the lines of today, including the S-Train lines of Copenhagen. Also the railroad ferries are shown. Many of the stations of the different lines are today used as private houses. Three colours of icons are used: Green: Stations of lines today. Yellow: Station buildings of closed stations. Red: Stations no longer there. Full Article
science and technology Sun Cruise Resort and Yacht By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:01:02 +0000 Sun Cruise Resort & Yacht is a hotel resort in Jeongdongjin on the east coast of South Korea. Designed in the image of a cruise ship, the hotel is 165 metres (541 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) tall and overlooks the beach resort. It is believed to be the first of its kind in the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Cruise_Resort_%26_Yacht Full Article
science and technology Eye of Needle By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:04:07 +0000 Film locations of many scenes from the 1981 film Eye of the Needle starring Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan. Some locations have not ever been identified on the Internet. Full Article
science and technology Huge wrigting on a Highschool roof By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:02:38 +0000 On the roof of Brandberg Highschool North East of the Danish town Jelling it's written HVAD DROeMMER DU OM? In English: What do you dream about? Full Article
science and technology DB in the Australian bush By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:04:31 +0000 Someone made a DB out of bushes in Australia Full Article
science and technology WrestleMania 31 in San Jose before start By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 19:22:20 +0000 WrestleMania 31 was the thirty-first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on March 29, 2015, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_31 Full Article
science and technology Candlestick Park being demolished By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 19:26:25 +0000 Candlestick Park was an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco, California, in the Bayview Heights area. The stadium was originally built as the home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants, who played there from 1960 until moving into Pacific Bell Park (since renamed AT&T Park) in 2000. It was also the home field of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League from 1971 to 2013. The 49ers moved to Levi's Stadium (located in Santa Clara, California) before the beginning of the 2014 NFL season. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlestick_Park Full Article
science and technology Photo Calibration Targets By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 19:31:55 +0000 THERE ARE DOZENS of aerial photo calibration targets across the USA, curious land-based two-dimensional optical artifacts used for the development of aerial photography and aircraft. They were made mostly in the 1950s and 1960s, though some apparently later than that, and many are still in use, though their history is obscure. This file contains Targets aligned along 20 miles close to Edwards AFB Full Article
science and technology private Oldsmobile cutlass junkyard By www.gearthhacks.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 19:33:23 +0000 private Oldsmobile cutlass junkyard Full Article
science and technology Video Capture By www.blazemp.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:15:48 -0500 Blaze Media Pro can capture from any WDM / DirectX-enabled video device, such as TV tuner cards, FireWire cameras, USB / USB2 cameras, PCI and PC-Card grabbers, and DV (digital video) devices. The video capture feature can save video to AVI (using any compression codec) and WMV (using any desired profile). It can also capture single frame images, apply graphic and text overlays, pause/resume during video capture operations, on-the-fly video capture compression using your codec of choice, etc. The software's video capture feature displays a live video preview, making it a convenient solution for watching video as well, such as from a TV tuner. Additional settings include the ability to crop the size of the capture video automatically, apply various real-time enhancements (brightness, saturation, hue, etc.), horizontal and vertical video flipping, and much more. Advanced options are available for those who want to take advantage of them, though they are completely optional, making Blaze Media Pro the perfect video capture software for users of any experience level. Full Article
science and technology VCD Burner By www.blazemp.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:14:28 -0500 Blaze Media Pro features a powerful, yet easy to use, VCD burner (VCD and SVCD), video converter for VCD and SVCD MPEG output, and more. The VCD burning feature can easily be utilized by users of any experience level. Full Article
science and technology Record Line-in By www.blazemp.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:12:39 -0500 Blaze Media Pro's audio editor feature can be used for audio file recording from any available source (such as cassette; record player; phone line; TV tuner audio; CD player; line-In; auxiliary; microphone; wave-out; and wave-out mix) as well. The audio recorder also provides a solution to convert MIDI to MP3, WMA, WAV, or OGG. Recording can be saved directly to all supported formats, including MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, and more. Full Article