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Aigle (other)
Aigle is a municipality of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Aigle is a French word which means ''eagle'' and may also refer to: In geography: * L'Aigle, a commune in the ''département'' of Orne, France * Aigle (district), a district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland * Aigle River (Doda Lake), Quebec, Canada * Aigle River (Desert River tributary), Quebec, Canada In engineering: * Aigle (rocket), a French experimental rocket In business: * Aigle (company), a French clothing brand Of people: * Caroline Aigle, the first woman to become fighter pilot in the Armée de l'Air * Aigle, a character in the video games ''Rumble Roses'' and ''Rumble Roses XX'' Ships named Aigle: * List of French ships named Aigle * Aigle-class destroyer The ''Aigle''-class destroyers (''contre-torpilleurs'') were built for the French navy during the 1920s. They were very similar to the previous ''Guepard'' class, the only difference being improved machinery with higher pressure boilers, offering . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aigle
, neighboring_municipalities= Vaud: Yvorne, Leysin, Ormont-Dessous, Ollon; Valais: Vouvry, Collombey-Muraz , twintowns = L'Aigle (France), Tübingen (Germany), Bassersdorf (Switzerland) } Aigle (French language, French for "eagle", ; frp, Âgllo) is a List of towns in Switzerland, historic town and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality and the capital of the district of Aigle (district), Aigle in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The official language of Aigle is Swiss French. Geography Aigle lies at an elevation of about south-southeast of Montreux. It is on the east edge of the Rhône valley, at the foot of the Swiss Alps. Aigle has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 25.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.7% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.6% is unproductive land. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just 14 species can be found—2 in North America, 9 in Central and South America, and 3 in Australia. Eagles are not a natural group but denote essentially any kind of bird of prey large enough to hunt sizeable (about 50 cm long or more overall) vertebrates. Description Eagles are large, powerfully-built birds of prey, with heavy heads and beaks. Even the smallest eagles, such as the booted eagle (''Aquila pennata''), which is comparable in size to a common buzzard (''Buteo buteo'') or red-tailed hawk (''B. jamaicensis''), have relatively longer and more evenly broad wings, and more direct, faster flight – despite the reduced size of aerodynamic feathers. Most eagles are larger than any other raptors apart from some vultures. The smalles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Aigle
L'Aigle is a commune in the Orne department in Normandy in northwestern France. Before 1961, the commune was known as ''Laigle''. According to Orderic Vitalis, the nest of an eagle (''aigle'' in French) was discovered during the construction of the castle. The river Risle flows through the commune. L'Aigle station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granville. Meteorite On 26 April 1803 a meteoroid entered the Earth's atmosphere and air burst over L'Aigle. Population Heraldry Events * 8 January 1354 : Assassination of the constable of France, Charles d'Espagne, by men of Charles the Bad, king of Navarre. * 26 April 1803 - meteorite falls. Twin towns – sister cities L'Aigle is twinned with: * Aigle, Switzerland * Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany * Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia See also * Communes of the Orne department * L'Aigle station * L'Aigle family The l'Aigle family was a Norman family that derived from the town of L'Aigle, on the southeastern borders of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aigle (district)
Aigle District is a district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Geography Aigle has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 41.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 17.7% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Demographics Aigle has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (28,451 or 80.7%), with being second most common (1,26 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aigle River (Doda Lake)
The Des Aigle River (French: ''Rivière des Aigles'') is a tributary of Doda Lake, flowing in Quebec, Canada, in the administrative regions of: *Abitibi-Témiscamingue: in Senneterre, in the townships of Kalm, Coursol, Lacroix; *Nord-du-Québec: Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in Jamésie, in the townships of Lacroix, Buteux, Belmont, Espinay, Machault and Gradis. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The valley of the Aigle River is served by the forest road R1053 (East-West direction) which passes on the north-west side and north of Hébert Lake. This road joins the road R1009 (North-South direction) which passes to the East of the river of Eagle. The surface of the Eagle River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April. Geography The surrounding hydrographic slopes of the Aigle River are: *north side: Doda Lake, Opawica River; * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aigle River (Desert River Tributary)
The Aigle River (french: Rivière de l'Aigle, meaning "Eagle River") is a tributary of the Désert River, passing through the municipalities of Cayamant, Quebec, Cayamant and Montcerf-Lytton, in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, in the Outaouais administrative region, Quebec, Canada. The surface of the river is generally frozen from mid-November to mid-April (except in fast-flowing areas). Geography The Mer Bleue Lake (length 5.5 km, altitude: 208 m), located in the municipality of Cayamant, Quebec, is the main body of water of the head of the Aigle River. Lake is located 27 km southwest of downtown Maniwaki, 22 km west of the Gatineau River, 9.0 km north of the hamlet "Lac-Cayamant" and 10.7 km west of "Blue Sea Lake" which is flanked on the east side by the Canadian National Railway section. The Mer Bleue Lake has several bays, spiers / peninsulas advancing into the lake and many islands including "The Grosse Île" and the "Twin Islands". This lake recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aigle (rocket)
Aigle (French for ''eagle'') was a French experimental rocket launched several times between 1960 and 1961. The Aigle was propelled by 984 kilograms of solid fuel Solid fuel refers to various forms of solid material that can be burnt to release energy, providing heat and light through the process of combustion. Solid fuels can be contrasted with liquid fuels and gaseous fuels. Common examples of solid fuels ... and measured 55 cm in diameter. It could propel 360 kilograms of payload to an altitude of up to 6 kilometers. With the addition of an extra booster it became the Éridan. References *{{cite book, author1=Horace Jacobs, author2=Eunice Engelke Whitney, title=Missile and Space Projects Guide 1962, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P0_2BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA59, date=9 November 2013, publisher=Springer, isbn=978-1-4899-6427-4, pages=10 Rockets and missiles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aigle (company)
Aigle is a French footwear and textile company founded in 1853 as the Compagnie du Caoutchouc Souple (Flexible Rubber Company) in Montargis (France) by the American businessman Hiram Hutchinson. Hutchison had obtained a license in 1850 from fellow American Charles Goodyear's patented vulcanization process. He emigrated to France where he applied the new process to the production of Wellington boots and then raincoats. In the 20th century the company expanded into the production of accessories for the motor industry and, from the 1950s, sports shoes. In 1967 the company, by now long renamed Aigle, moved manufacturing to Ingrandes, near Châtellerault, on a 30 hectare site where around 10,000 pairs of shoes are produced annually. Beginning in 2000 the company expanded into Japan and the United States. In 2006 there were 131 stores worldwide, of which 61 were in France, 14 elsewhere in Europe, and 56 in Asia. Gross sales for the 2005 fiscal year were around 120 million euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Aigle
Commandant Caroline Aigle () (12 September 1974 – 21 August 2007) was a French aviator who achieved a historical first when, at the age of 25, she became the first woman fighter pilot in the French Air Force. Her promising military career was cut short by death from cancer seven years later. She was posthumously awarded the ''Médaille de l'Aéronautique'' (Aeronautics Medal). Background Born in Montauban, Aigle spent her early years in Africa, where her father served as a military physician. After reaching her fourteenth birthday, she matriculated at the Lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr ( Saint-Cyr Military High School), remaining for the three-year period from the second term until graduation. She subsequently proceeded to Prytanée Militaire, an advanced military high school, and then to the military academy wing of the prestigious École Polytechnique, France's foremost school of engineering. During her first year (1994–95), she fulfilled the requirements of her military duty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rumble Roses Characters
is a professional wrestling fighting game that was developed by Yuke's and video game publisher, published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 in 2004. The game uses the same engine as Yuke's 2003 release ''WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain''. ''Rumble Roses'' was followed by ''Rumble Roses XX'', released for the Xbox 360 in 2006. ''Rumble Roses'' featured only female wrestling characters, each with both a good (Face (professional wrestling), Face) and bad (Heel (professional wrestling), Heel) persona for players to choose from; the only limitation was that the good and bad version of the same character could not fight each other. The game featured 11 playable characters, each with two versions of the same character. It received lukewarm reviews, with most commending it for its graphics but being less impressed with the audio quality, game play and storyline. Gameplay ''Rumble Roses'' features an all-female cast. There are regular matches and mud wrestling matches. There is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Aigle
Ships of the French Navy have borne the name ''Aigle'' ("eagle"), honouring the bird of prey as well as the symbol of the First French Empire Ships named ''Aigle'' * (1692–1712), a 36-gun ship of the line * ''Aigle'' (1704–1710), a fireship * (1751–1765), a 50-gun ship of the line * (1780-1782), a 16-gun brig, ex-British privateer brig ''Eagle'' captured March 1780 at Saint Eustache in the Antilles. Arrived at Lorient January 1782 and listed as a corvette. HMS ''Duc de Chartres'' captured ''Aigle'' on 9 August 1782 off the American coast. * (1781–1784), a lugger * (1782), a 40-gun frigate that the British captured in 1782 * ''Aigle'' (1783–1788), a barge * (1800–1805), a * ''Aigle'' (1805–1814), a landing craft * (1813–1814), a xebec * (1858), an aviso * (1858–1891), an imperial yacht * (1916–1919), an auxiliary patrol vessel * (1919–1925), a tugboat * (1932–1942), a destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
