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Immelmann (other)
Immelmann, not infrequently also spelled "immelman" may refer to: Aviation * The Immelmann turn, an aerial maneuver developed by Max Immelmann * The Immelmann-Kaserne (Immelmann-Barracks), an Army Air Base in Celle, Germany * ''Immelmann III'', Hitler's personal air transport, a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor * Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 51 (Reconnaissance Wing 51) "Immelmann", Cold-War German Air Force * Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", WWII German Air Force fighter squadron People * Klaus Immelmann (1935—1987), German zoologist and ethnologist * Max Immelmann (1890–1916), a German flying ace from World War I credited with invention of aerobatic maneuvers * Willem Hendrik Immelmann (born 1904), mayor of Windhoek, South Africa; see List of mayors of Windhoek Fictional characters * Maxi Immelmann, a fictional character from ''Strike Witches'' * Hayate Immelmann, a fictional character from ''Macross Delta''; see List of Macross Delta characters * Claus "Immelmann" Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immelmann Turn
The term Immelmann turn, named after German World War I Eindecker fighter ace Lieutnant Max Immelmann, refers to two different aircraft maneuvers. In World War I aerial combat, an Immelmann turn was a maneuver used after an attack on another aircraft to reposition the attacking aircraft for another attack. In modern aerobatics, an Immelmann turn (also known as a roll-off-the-top, or simply an Immelmann) is an aerobatic maneuver that results in level flight in the opposite direction at a higher altitude. Historical combat maneuver In World War I aerial combat, an Immelmann turn (named for the German air ace Max Immelmann) was a maneuver used after an attack on another aircraft to reposition the attacking aircraft for another attack. After making a high-speed diving attack on an enemy, the attacker would then climb back up past the enemy aircraft, and just short of the stall, apply full rudder to yaw his aircraft around. This put his aircraft facing down at the enemy aircraf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Windhoek
The city of Windhoek, capital of South West Africa, then Namibia, was officially founded on 18 October 1890 by Curt Karl Bruno von François, an Imperial German Colonial Official in the ''Schutztruppe'', to serve as capital of German South West Africa. Since then, the city had 49 different mayors, the first of them starting to serve in 1909. List of Mayors German Colonial Administration (1894–1915) * 1909–1910: Dr. Fritsche, first mayor of Windhoek * 1910–1911: Gustav Voigts * 1911–1915: Peter Müller, born 1873, member of the ''Schutztruppe'', later businessman South African Mandate (1915–1966) * 1915–1916: Peter Müller, 1st time, born 1873, member of the ''Schutztruppe'', later businessman * 191?–1918: Dr. Kohler * 1920–1922: Peter Müller, 2nd time, born 1873, member of the ''Schutztruppe'', later businessman * 1927–1928: Joseph Wood, born 17 February 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, Great Britain and Ireland, a Wesleyan Church minister. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ship Commissionings In 1941
The list of ship commissionings in 1941 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1941. __NOTOC__ {{shipevents, 1941 1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ... Ship commissionings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Naval Ships Of Germany
The list of naval ships of Germany includes all naval ships which have been in service of the German Navy or its predecessors. See also: * List of German Imperial Navy ships * List of Kriegsmarine ships * List of German Federal Navy ships * List of German Navy ships * List of German Navy ship classes * List of U-boats of Germany * List of battleships of Germany A * ''Acheron'': hulk, launched 1877 * ''Acheron'': submarine tender, launched 1919 * ''Acheron'': minesweeper, launched 1967 * ''Adam Kuckhoff'': torpedo boat * ''Adam Kuckhoff'': torpedo boat * ''Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3''; seaplane tender * ''Adjutant'': tender, launched 1905 * : auxiliary mine-layer, launched 1937 * : 880 ton gunboat, launched 1883 * ''Adler'': training vessel, launched 1908 * ''Adler'': * : 12,000 ton heavy cruiser, launched 1933 * : 14,000 ton heavy cruiser, launched 1937 * : 12,000 ton heavy cruiser, launched 1934 * ''Adolf Bestelmeyer'': experimental craft, launched 1943 * : Fleet tender, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immelmann Loop
Roller coaster elements are the individual parts of roller coaster design and operation, such as a track, hill, loop, or turn. Variations in normal track movement that add thrill or excitement to the ride are often called "thrill elements". Common elements Banked turn A banked turn is when the track twists from the horizontal plane into the vertical plane, tipping the train to the side in the direction of the turn. Banking is used to minimize the lateral G-forces on the riders to make the turn more comfortable. When a banked turn continues to create an upward or downward spiral of approximately 360 degrees or more, it becomes a helix. Brake run A brake run on a roller coaster is any section of track meant to slow or stop a roller coaster train. Brake runs may be located anywhere or hidden along the circuit of a coaster and may be designed to bring the train to a complete halt or to simply adjust the train's speed. The vast majority of roller coasters do not have any form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Last Exile Characters
The Japanese animated television series ''Last Exile'' has a cast of characters designed by artist Range Murata. All names are displayed according to their spelling in the English subtitled version of the series, as released by Funimation Entertainment or in the romanization of the Japanese names as they appear on official merchandise published after the English localization of the series. Creation and conception The initial concept designs for ''Last Exile'' were created by character designer Range Murata. Murata also spent a great amount of time on costume design. Wanting to portray each character's personality more fully, he "tried to draw in the kind of material that would have been used in creating their clothes and try to represent the stitches connecting the fabric". Although Gonzo initially intended for ''Last Exile'' to be shown in a space setting, it did not want characters who use sterile space suits. As a result, Murata's designs placed the show in its current set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Macross Delta Characters
The following is a list of characters from the ''Macross Delta'' anime series. Characters Main characters ; : :A 17-year-old blunt young human man who possesses an amazing sense of rhythm. He wanders the galaxy aimlessly while wearing a special fold quartz pendant from his father. He is allergic to cats, including , a breed of cat-like sea lions indigenous to the planet Ragna and the cat-like humanoids from planet Voldor. On his last day as a Workroid operator at a shipyard in Shahal City on the planet , Hayate discovers a stowaway named Freyja Wion. Despite her crime, Hayate helps Freyja evade arrest and the two become friends. During a battle between Delta Flight and the Aerial Knights and a Vár-infected Zentradi platoon, Hayate commandeers a damaged VF-171 Nightmare Plus to fly Freyja to safety before they are shot down by the Aerial Knights and eventually saved by Mirage Farina Jenius. Following the incident, he is recruited into Delta Flight, despite his dislike for the mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strike Witches
is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. The series revolves around teenage girls who use machines attached to their legs to do aerial combat. The OVA preview episode was released in January 2007. The televised anime series later aired between July and September 2008. A second season aired between July and September 2010. A film adaptation was released on March 17, 2012, and a three-part OVA series was released between September 2014 and May 2015. A third season aired from October to December 2020. A spin-off of the original series titled ''Brave Witches'' aired from October to December 2016, and a second spin-off titled ''Luminous Witches'' aired from July to September 2022. Plot On an alternate Earth during the World War II era, the world has been invaded by a mysterious a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Immelmann
Max Immelmann (21 September 1890 – 18 June 1916) '' PLM'' was the first German World War I flying ace.Shores, 1983, p. 10. He was a pioneer in fighter aviation and is often mistakenly credited with the first aerial victory using a synchronized gun, which was in fact achieved on 1 July 1915 by the German ace Kurt Wintgens. He was the first aviator to receive the ''Pour le Mérite'' (colloquially known as the "Blue Max" in his honour), being awarded it at the same time as Oswald Boelcke. His name has become attached to a common flying tactic, the Immelmann turn, and remains a byword in aviation. He is credited with 15 aerial victories. Early life Max Immelmann was born on 21 September 1890, in Dresden, to an industrialist father who died when Max was young. In 1905 he was enrolled in the Dresden Cadet School. He joined the ''Eisenbahnregiment (Railway Regiment) Nr. 2'' in 1911 as an Ensign,Franks et al. 1993, pp. 134–135. in pursuit of a commission. He left the army in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celle Air Base
Celle Air Base German: ''Heeresflugplatz Celle'' is a military airbase of the German Army. The airfield is situated southwest of the city of Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany. It was opened in 1934 and has been in military use ever since. Today the aerodrome is used by a helicopter training school, a helicopter liaison and reconnaissance squadron and a helicopter maintenance unit utilising the type Bölkow Bo-105. Until the end of World War II the airfield operated under the name of ''Fliegerhorst Celle-Wietzenbruch'' (Air Base Celle-Wietzenbruch). During Allied occupation it was known as RAF Celle. On 28 July 1967 the base was given the additional name '' Immelmann-Kaserne'' (Immelmann-Barracks). Location and approach Celle Air Base is located 2.7 miles (4.5 kilometres) southwest of the city centre of Celle and 18 miles (30 kilometres) northeast of the city centre of Hanover. To the west the Wietzenbruch is situated, a moor-like area named after the river Wietze and the surro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Immelmann
Klaus Immelmann (May 6, 1935 – September 8, 1987) was a German ethologist and ornithologist. He undertook field research in Africa and Australia, and published works in German and English. His second and third visit to South Africa were in 1969 and 1971. Immelmann became a permanent executive member of the International Ornithological Union, and its president in 1986. He is the author of ''Australian finches in bush and aviary'' (1965), regarded as the first standard text on the subject, and a study of comparative biology of estrildid Estrildidae, or estrildid finches, is a family (taxonomy), family of small seed-eating passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They comprise species commonly known as munias, mannikins, firefinches, parrotfinches and waxbills. D ... finches in Australia. His first visit to Australia was in the late 1950s, shortly after receiving his PhD. His 1976 book ''Einführung in die Verhaltensforschung'', which brought together much of his sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagdgeschwader 162
Jagdgeschwader were the series of fighter wings of initially, the German Empire's ''Luftstreitkräfte'' air arm of the ''Deutsches Heer'', then the successor fighter wings of the Third Reich's original ''Luftwaffe'' air arm of its combined Wehrmacht armed forces (1935-45), and after 1949, the fighter wings of the air arm of the current Federal German Republic's ''Bundeswehr'' armed forces, the Luftwaffe. *Jagdgeschwader 1 **Royal Prussian Jagdgeschwader I (World War I) ** Jagdgeschwader 1 ''Oesau'' (Luftwaffe) *Jagdgeschwader 2 ''Richtofen'' *Royal Prussian Jagdgeschwader II (World War I) *Jagdgeschwader 3 ''Udet'' *Jagdgeschwader III (World War I) *Royal Bavarian Jagdgeschwader IV (World War I) *Jagdgeschwader 5 ''Eismeer'' *Jagdgeschwader 26 ''Schlageter'' *Jagdgeschwader 27 ''Afrika'' *Jagdgeschwader 50 *Jagdgeschwader 51 ''Mölders'' *Jagdgeschwader 52 *Jagdgeschwader 53 ''Pik As'' *Jagdgeschwader 54 ''Grünherz'' * Jagdgeschwader 71 **Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71 "Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
