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119 Squadron (Israel). 119 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the Bat Squadron, is an Lockheed Martin F-16I Sufa fighter squadron based at Ramon Airbase.

History

Meteor, Vautour and Mirage (1956–1970)
The 119 Squadron was first formed on 8 September 1956 at Tel Nof Airbase, under the command of Yoash Tzidon. The squadron was equipped with the Gloster Meteor NF.13, seeing its first two jets delivered in October 1956. The squadron participated in the Suez Crisis, but its operations were limited due to lack of crew and aircraft. However, 119 Squadron did shoot down an Egyptian Air Force Ilyushin Il-14 on the 28 October 1956, the day before the conflict started.

In May 1958, 119 Squadron began to receive the French-built Sud Aviation Vautour IIN. The squadron continued to operate both the Meteor NF.13 and Vautour IIN until 1963, when the Meteor NF.13 was retired from Israeli service and the Vautours were transferred to 110 Squadron at Ramat David Airbase. This was done ahead of 119 Squadron's conversion to the Dassault Mirage IIICJ in March 1964.

119 Squadron fought in the Six-Day War, under the command of Ran Ronen-Pekker, where it emerged as the top scoring unit in the Israeli Air Force, with 19 air combat kills to two losses. Giora Romm became Israel's first ace during the conflict while serving the 119 Squadron. The squadron was also continually involved in the subsequent War of Attrition.

Kurnass (1970–2004)

In 1970, 119 Squadron relocated to Ramat David Airbase and began to convert to the McDonnell Douglas F-4E Kurnass. It also received a pair of RF-4E Orevs in 1971. The squadron fought in the Yom Kippur War in October 1973. During the war, 119 Squadron participated in the Syrian General Staff Headquarters Raid on 9 October. After the war, the squadron relocated back to Tel Nof Airbase.

119 Squadron fought in the 1982 Lebanon War.

In 1989, the squadron began to receive the upgraded F-4E Kurnass 2000, completing conversion by 1992. 119 Squadron continued to operate the Kurnass 2000 and Orev until their retirement in 2004.

Sufa (2004–present)

In 2004, 119 Squadron relocated to Ramon Airbase, swapping places with 157 Squadron, which moved to Ramat David Airbase. On 28 December 2004, the squadron received its first Lockheed Martin F-16I Sufas.

In March 2018, the IAF confirmed that 119 Squadron, together with Squadrons 69 and 253, took part in Operation Orchard. During a briefing prior to the mission, the commander of 119 Squadron wrote in his notes that the operation “will change the face of the Middle East.”

Aircraft operated
Aircraft operated include:

Gloster Meteor NF.13 (1956–1963)
Sud Aviation Vautour IIN (1958–1963)
Dassault Mirage IIICJ/CJ(R)/BJ (1963–1970)
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Kurnass (1970–1992)
McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Orev (1971–2004)
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Kurnass 2000 (1989–2004)
Lockheed Martin F-16I Sufa (2004–present)

See also
 Operation Tarnegol
 1973 Syrian General Staff Headquarters Raid
 Shimshon Rozen

Notes

References

External links 

Israeli Air Force squadrons
140 Squadron (Israel). 140 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), also Golden Eagle Squadron, is an F-35I Adir squadron based at Nevatim Airbase in Israel.

History 
Formerly an A-4H/N and then an F-16A/B squadron, the squadron was closed in August 2013, as part of IDF budget cuts. Its aircraft were allocated to 116 Squadron (Defenders of the South).

In 2015, it was announced that the "Golden Eagle" Squadron would be the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Squadron in the IAF. The squadron received its first two aircraft in December 2016.

References 

Israeli Air Force squadrons
Common ISDN Application Programming Interface. The Common ISDN Application Programming Interface (short CAPI) is an ISDN-conformant standardized software interface. With the help of CAPI, computer software intended for the use with ISDN can be provided, without knowledge of the deployed, proprietary ISDN card.

CAPI was designed from 1989 by German manufacturers (AVM, Systec, Stollmann). Since 1991, CAPI is being developed further by CAPI Association e.V. Implementations exist for different operating systems, including Linux and Microsoft Windows.

Through the ETSI, CAPI 2.0 was introduced as standard ETS 300 324 (Profile B).

Primarily, CAPI was designed for data transfer over ISDN. The specification has been extended multiple times, thereby it became important to the area of voice and fax communication. Because pure data transfer over IP-based networks is dominant in modern times, CAPI is being used primarily in the scope of voice applications (voice mail, IVR, call center, voice conference systems, etc.), for fax servers and combined systems (UMS).

The CAPI Interface in its current release (CAPI 2.0) supports a variety of signaling protocols (D channel protocols), e.g. DSS1 and FTZ 1 TR 6. The interface operates in the OSI model between layer 3 and 4, but only controls layers 1 to 3.

Besides popular signaling protocols for ISDN, implementations of CAPI for ATM, GSM and VoIP (H.323 and SIP) exist, thus CAPI applications can be used directly on communications infrastructure. Special extensions for protocol-specific features were defined several years ago for ATM.

External links 

 capi.org
 CapiSuite A Python scriptable ISDN telephony suite with an answering machine.

Integrated Services Digital Network
SF Net. SF NET Coffee House Network was an electronic bulletin board system created by Wayne Gregori in San Francisco, California in July 1991.

The network consisted of coin-operated, public access computers installed in many Bay Area coffee houses.  SF Net allowed individuals from all walks of life to communicate with each other via chat rooms and message boards.  Additionally, it provided games and access to FidoNet.

The coffee shop terminals were the culmination of a series of clever solutions to the problems of long-term remote placement in areas marked by low supervision and a young crowd.  According to the then-popular Boardwatch magazine, the inexpensive, hence replaceable PC XT sat inside a locked plywood cabinet with vandalism-resistant Zolatone  paint and "keyboard condoms," or spill-resistant rubber coverings.  Wayne Gregori engaged David Lahti as a friend and fellow visionary to help develop and operator of a popular San Francisco BBS, to develop and maintain the code base for the cafe table's communications software named, TableTalk, the BBS code base was maintained by Gregori.  Lahti and Gregori developed and introduced a handshake between the coffee shop terminals and the BBS to distinguish them from other callers, ensuring paying customers could continue to use dedicated lines.

Participating Coffee Shops 

SF Net discontinued service in August 1997.

See also 
 Community Memory, a public access system similar to SF Net

References 

Internet service providers of the United States
Port Victoria Marine Experimental Aircraft Depot. The British Royal Naval Air Service established an R.N. Aeroplane Repair Depot on the Isle of Grain on the River Medway Estuary in Kent in early 1915. As there was already a RNAS seaplane base on the Isle of Grain, the Depot was named Port Victoria, after the nearby railway station. It became the Marine Aircraft Experimental Depot, comprising 3 sections:
Experimental Construction Depot
Seaplane Test Depot
Experimental Armament Section

It was renamed Marine and Armament Experimental Establishment on 16 March 1920 in recognition of the fact that weapons and other equipment were evaluated as well as complete aircraft. It was renamed again on 1 March 1924 to the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment and eventually moved to Felixstowe.

While at Port Victoria it designed a range of experimental aircraft, not all of which were constructed and flown.

Port Victoria aircraft types

P.V.1
P.V.2
P.V.3 - Design only, not produced
P.V.4
P.V.5
P.V.5A
P.V.7
P.V.8
P.V.9
Grain Griffin

References

Bruce, J.M. "The Sopwith Tabloid,Schneider and Baby: Historic Military Aircraft No.17 Part IV". Flight, 29 November 1957. pp. 845–848.

Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United Kingdom
History of Kent
Medway
Royal Navy shore establishments
3-Methylpentane. 3-Methylpentane is a branched alkane with the molecular formula C6H14. It is a structural isomer of hexane composed of a methyl group bonded to the third carbon atom in a pentane chain. It is of similar structure to the isomeric 2-methylpentane, which has the methyl group located on the second carbon of the pentane chain.

As of early 1990s, it was present in American and European gasoline in small amounts, and by 2011 its share in US gas varied between 1.5 and 6% It has close research and motor octane numbers of 74.5 and 74.3.

References

External links
 Material Safety Data Sheet for 3-Methylpentane

Alkanes
Port Victoria P.V.1. The Port Victoria P.V.1 was a British prototype floatplane fighter of the First World War, built at the Royal Naval Air Service's Port Victoria Marine Experimental Aircraft Depot on the Isle of Grain by fitting a Sopwith Baby with high-lift wings. Only a single aircraft was built, with the type not being chosen for production.

Design and development

Squadron-Commander J.W.Seddon RN, officer commanding of the Marine Experimental Aircraft Depot, realised that high-lift wings, as described by the National Physical Laboratory in 1916, had the potential to improve the lifting capacity of the Sopwith Baby seaplane. He instructed the Depot's Experimental Construction Depot to make and fit such wings to a Sopwith Baby, the resulting aircraft being named the P.V.1.

The new wings had the same area as the thinner aerofoils used on the Baby but were mounted with greater stagger; larger floats were also fitted. The thicker wings, heavier floats and additional 300 lb. (136 kg) ballast added a total of 600 lb. (272 kg) to the weight of the Baby, but the P.V.1 was still able to reach a height of 8,000 ft. (2,438 m) and achieve a speed of 67 kt (77 mph, 124 km/h).

While it successfully demonstrated the performance of the new high-lift wings, the Fairey Hamble Baby was placed in production instead.

The P.V.1 was retained by the Depot for test operation, including the investigation of the catapult launching of aircraft.

Specifications (P.V.1)

See also

References

Bruce, J.M. "The Sopwith Tabloid,Schneider and Baby: Historic Military Aircraft No.17 Part IV". Flight, 29 November 1957. pp. 845–848.

Floatplanes
1910s British fighter aircraft
PV1
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Rotary-engined aircraft
Biplanes
Aircraft first flown in 1916
125 Squadron (Israel). The 125 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the  Light Helicopters Squadron, was a Bell 206B helicopter squadron based at Sde Dov Airport.

History
The squadron was established in 1967 as a helicopter squadron . Upon its establishment, he served in the Alouette II helicopter squadron . In the early 70s of the 20th century, the Air Force purchased Bell 206 helicopters, which were given the name "Saifan". These helicopters were purchased from the Italian company Augusta, which received the knowledge from Bell, the manufacturer of the helicopter. This model is a civilian model. In the Air Force, the helicopter was called Seifen A. Later in the 1970s, the Air Force purchased Saipan B, which is actually a Bell OH-58 Kioah military helicopter . After that, Jet Ranger helicopters were purchased that served in the premises of the flight school. These helicopters were called "Saifan C" and during an emergency they were attached to squadron 125, for the purpose of increasing the number of helicopters of the squadron.

With the purchase of the Heron helicopter (civilian version of the UH-1 ) from the Bell company, a Heron branch was opened in the squadron, which was intended for AHAM transport missions .

In 1984, the Air Force purchased the "Saifanit" which is the same helicopter, but in a longer version of the BELL-206L model.

Throughout the years of its activity, the squadron took part in the Yom Kippur War, the Galilee Peace War and ongoing security missions. Among its missions were the transportation of commanders, observation and intelligence gathering, the landing of light forces and Tsafuk missions.

The squadron was closed in 2003 .

Sources
 "לא קלה דרכנו", "Our Way isn't easy" at  website

References

Israeli Air Force squadrons
161 Squadron (Israel). The 161 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the Black Snake Squadron, operates Elbit Hermes 450 UAVs. It is based at Palmachim airbase.

It was previously an MD 500 Defender and then an AH-1E/F Cobra helicopter squadron under the name Southern Cobra Squadron.

Operations during the Israel-Hamas war 
On Saturday, October 7, 2023, the day of the Hamas surprise attack, the squadron was on alert. At 06:30 the attack began, according to an investigation by Yediot Ahronoth, shortly after that at 06:37 the second squadron launched as armed "Zik" type UAVs, in response to "red color" calls.

Due to the massive damage to the ability Target intelligence, command and control of the IDF by destroying the division headquarters and the brigade headquarters at the Raim base, and other bases in the area, there were almost no targeting factors that could direct the aircraft. In the first hours of the attack, the operators were forced to improvise and act independently, deciding on their own attack targets, with almost no orders, and without them or the central command of the Israeli Air Force understanding the full picture. The officer level in the field initiated steps on its own, in the squadron they did not wait for an orderly order and ordered three more armed Ziks to take off and enter the battle.

By the end of the first day, the squadron had carried out 110 attacks on about a thousand targets, most of them inside Israel.

The squadron was them deployed to the north and launched strikes inside Lebanon during the Israel Hezbollah conflict.

References

Israeli Air Force squadrons
Lawrence C. Bank. Lawrence C. Bank is the associate provost for research at The City College of New York and a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Grove School of Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, as well as a Fellow and currently President of the International Institute for FRP Composites in Construction. Prior to joining CCNY, Bank was on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Catholic University of America and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has worked as a structural engineer for Leslie E. Robertson and Associates in New York City and as a consultant for the composite materials industry.

Education
Bank completed his undergraduate degree in civil engineering at the Israel Institute of Technology in 1980. He received a master's degree in civil engineering from Columbia University in 1982 and a Master of Philosophy degree in the field of engineering mechanics from Columbia in 1984. In 1985 Bank completed his Ph.D. in civil engineering and engineering mechanics from Columbia University. Bank is registered as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in both the state of Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.

Research areas
Bank's primary research is in the area of the mechanics and design of composite material structures with an emphasis on applications to civil engineering. He has authored numerous technical publications on composite materials and structures. He is the author of the textbook "Composites for Construction: Structural Design with FRP Materials" (Wiley, 2006). Bank holds three patents.

Awards
In 1999, Bank was awarded the ASCE's Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize for his research and contributions to the field of fiber reinforced plastic/advanced composite materials and their application in civil engineering construction. In 2001, Bank was awarded the Richard R. Torrens Award from ASCE for exemplary work as the founding editor of the ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, and in 2002 he was awarded the Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize by ASCE. In 2005, his work on FRP grid reinforcements for concrete bridge decks was recognized by Popular Science as one of "Best of What's New 2005."

References

Living people
Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni
University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
Catholic University of America School of Engineering faculty
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute faculty
Year of birth missing (living people)
Palompon Institute of Technology. The Palompon Institute of Technology (PIT) is a state college in Leyte, Philippines. It is mandated to provide higher vocational, professional, and technical instruction and training in trade and industrial education and other vocational courses, professional courses, and offer engineering courses.  It is also mandated to promote research, advance studies and progressive leadership in the fields of trade, technical, industrial and technological education. Its main campus is in Palompon, Leyte.

The Palompon Institute of Technology is composed of many colleges including the College of Education, College of Technology and Engineering, College of Arts and Science, College of Maritime Education and College of Advance Education. It is located along Evangelista Street in Palompon, Leyte Province, Philippines. It is a Leyte educational institution that specializes in the field of maritime sciences, and offers academic programs such as Bachelor of Science in marine transportation, Bachelor of Science in marine engineering, Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering, Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering, Bachelor of Science in industrial technology, Bachelor of Science in information technology, Bachelor of Arts in communication, Bachelor of Science in shipping management, Bachelor of Science in hotel and restaurant management, Major in cruise ship, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Bachelor of Secondary Education, and Bachelor of Science in home technology education. Aside from these baccalaureate degrees, the college offers graduate academic programs that include Doctor of Philosophy Major in educational management, Master of Arts Major in community development, and Master of Technology Education. Furthermore, this educational institution also offers scholarships and grants to numerous intelligent students.

PIT has been converted to Palompon Polytechnic State University (PPSU) through Republic Act No. 10599 sponsored by Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez and signed by former president Noynoy Aquino on June 4, 2013. RA 10599 integrates PIT with Marcelino R. Veloso National Polytechnic College in Tabango to form PPSU. However, there are pending requirements set by CHED that needs to be complied before PIT can be completely converted into PPSU.

References

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State universities and colleges in the Philippines
Universities and colleges in Leyte (province)
BrickArms. BrickArms is a limited liability company specializing in minifigure accessories, specifically weaponry. It is unaffiliated with LEGO, instead privately owned and operated by designer Will Chapman from his home in Redmond, Washington. The company was briefly the subject of controversy when one of its products was accused of being based on a member of al-Qaeda.

History
BrickArms began in 2006 when Ian Chapman, Will Chapman's youngest son approached him with the need for World War II weaponry for his LEGO builds. Ian was disappointed with what historical weaponry LEGO offered. Will ultimately choose to begin to design and produce his own, more accurate minifigure accessories, running the company from the Chapmans' garage in Redmond, Washington and packing orders in the family's bonus room.

In 2011 Will and Jennifer Chapman decided to focus solely on the creation and production of the BrickArms product line, rather than the sale and on May 1, they ceased direct sales on the BrickArms website. On the same date, the Chapmans' nephew Keith Nelson and his wife, Julie, launched the new GI Brick website, becoming the third authorized reseller of the BrickArms line in the United States. As of 2017, there were nine resellers worldwide, including GI Brick.

Products 
By 2008, BrickArms was producing more than twenty weapons.
BrickArms produces a variety of minifigure-compatible accessories including an M4 carbine, M21 Sniper Rifle, M1 Garand, M84 grenades, M1 Helmet, Stahlhelm, Minigun, AK-47, M3 Grease Gun, M16, and a Combat Shotgun, along with many other items related to warfare.  The accessories are designed by Chapman using a CAD program and are prototyped using a small mold cut by Chapman using a CNC to test the proportions, aesthetics, and playability of the resulting prototype. Once the design of an accessory is finalized, it is mass-produced via injection molding of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) plastic into professionally tooled production molds.

In 2013 World War Brick, a LEGO fan event, Brickarms brought a new series of weapons called Over Molded. These weapons were more detail and colored. Using a special "overmolded" technique, Will Chapman was able to hand-inject these special two-color BrickArms weapons. These are not painted, but two colors of solid ABS plastic molded into one piece. Each one comes in a special "BrickArms Reloaded" blister pack and are rare. Brickarms is also known for its minifigs such as a colonial marine based on the game Aliens: Colonial Marines, Shaun based on the movie Shaun of the Dead, and Private Ryan from Saving Private Ryan.

Bandit controversy 
On December 4, 2008, a BrickArms custom minifig called the "White Bandit" sparked controversy when The Sun (United Kingdom) published an article claiming the figure was based on a follower of Osama bin Laden. Chapman has denied this, saying it is a generic villain and "is merely a bad guy for the good guys to battle."

References

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Lego
Companies based in Redmond, Washington
Lasco Lascoter. The Lasco Lascoter was a 1920s Australian 6-seat passenger and mail carrier aircraft built by the Larkin Aircraft Supply Company (Lasco) at Coode Island, Victoria. It was the first Australian-designed and built airliner to be granted a Certificate of Airworthiness.

History

The Lascoter was a high-wing monoplane with a tubular steel structure, featuring a tailwheel undercarriage and a fully enclosed cabin for the passengers and the pilot. It flew for the first time on 25 May 1929; despite being damaged in a landing accident at Coode Island in May, it received its Certificate of Airworthiness on 22 July 1929. It was then put into service with Australian Aerial Services, an airline owned by Lasco, and used on an air mail route between Camooweal, Queensland and Daly Waters, Northern Territory. The Lascoter was used by Australian Aerial Services and its successors until being withdrawn from use in 1938; it was scrapped during World War II.

Operators
 Australian Aerial Services 
 New England Airways

Specifications

References

External links
 Flight magazine image of the Lascoter
 Images of the Lascoter

1920s Australian airliners
1920s Australian mailplanes
Lascoter
High-wing aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1929