![]() Single board computers also known as micro computers will be a great choice for processing 1 to 16 MJPEG/H264 cameras. Android-based VSS are an easy and affordable solution for small installations.Īndroid-based tablets come in various price range, some of them cost as low as $45, which makes them an attractive choice for core of your future video security system.Ĭhoosing server machine: 1-16 cameras. This type of constant work off the socket may not be “healthy” for the device’s power bank lifespan, yet intermittent work is of highest priority in video surveillance systems. To avoid the low battery gaps in work of the device make sure to plug it into a power socket. Incredible but this small tablet-server can be hung on the wall giving the embedded camera full view of the place, and convenient access. Either built-in device’s camera or network cameras can be used. It can be not just a client platform for viewing of cameras but also a server that processes up to 16 cameras (usually 3 to 4). Android devices.Īn Android tablet or smartphone can be used as a standalone surveillance solution. This service is also a great solution for backup off-site storage of important records that you can view even if the on-site equipment is stolen or destroyed.Ĭameras and records will be available from any place, anytime, on any device (computer, tablet, smartphone).Ĭhoosing server machine: 1-16 cameras. The advantage of Xeoma Cloud is that you don’t need any other equipment for that except cameras and Internet access. If you’d like to have video surveillance without having a server running 24/7 to process the cameras Xeoma Cloud will be just the solution for you. Video surveillance as a service (VSaaS) Xeoma Cloud helps you connect your cameras straight to our Cloud server. Here is the list of cameras supported in Xeoma ![]() Looking for a guide to help you choose the right cameras? Cameras can be of various types: USB, network (IP camera), analogue cameras, as well as their combinations embedded, wired or WiFi with or without audio. Choosing server machine: 1-16 cameras (Android)Ĭhoosing server machine: 1-16 cameras (Raspberry Pi)Ĭhoosing server machine: 1-16 cameras (other SBC)Ĭhoosing server machine: 1-16 cameras (Intel-based)
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![]() Subscribe for the latest official music videos, official audio videos, performances, bts and more from Shinedown. Enemies guitar tab, as performed by Shinedown. ![]() Play with guitar, piano, ukulele, or any instrument you choose. The group has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, has 11 platinum and gold singles, such as triple-platinum “Second Chance,” three #1 anthems “Bully,” “Unity,” and “Enemies,” and “GET UP,” “45," and "Devil." They have achieved four platinum and gold albums and averages more than 3.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify as one of the most listened-to rock bands on the platform with over 600 million streams, contributing to their more than 1 billion total overall streams to date. Eb G Db C Ab Chords for Shinedown - Enemies (Official Video) with Key, BPM, and easy-to-follow letter notes in sheet. The group signed with Atlantic Records in 2001, releasing six studio albums including Billboard Top 10 double-platinum LP 'The Sound of Madness,' gold-certified 'Amaryllis,' gold-certified 'Threat To Survival,' and their most recent release, 'ATTENTION ATTENTION.'īeyond sold out headline gigs worldwide and numerous festival headlining sets, Shinedown has been nominated for an American Music Award and Billboard Music Awards. While it’s still not official, it would appear that the raucous rocker ‘Enemies’ may be the third single from the band’s latest disc ‘Amaryllis,’ following in the footsteps of ‘Bully. Text Us For Exclusive Updates +1 (615) 802-9301. The official video for Shinedowns 'Enemies' from the album, Amaryllis - available now on Atlantic Records. ![]() The official YouTube channel of multi-platinum rock band: Shinedown. BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO KNOW ABOUT OUR TOUR DATES, VIDEO PREMIERES, AND SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. Subscribe for more official content from Shinedown: Stream or download Shinedown essentials here: Order or save your copy of Shinedown’s new album ‘Planet Zero’ out now: Download it now at The new album, 'ATTENTION ATTENTION' - available now! The official video for Shinedown's "Enemies" from the album, 'Amaryllis' - available now on Atlantic Records. ![]() Sutherland III, Bill Willingham, Polly Wilson, and Tony Yates. Interior illustrations were supplied by Chris Baker, Jeff Dee, Emmanuel (who also illustrated the cover), Albie Fiore, Alan Hunter, Russ Nicholson, Erol Otus, Jim Roslof, David C. ![]() Monsters featured in the Folio were originally submitted by Stross, Ian Livingstone, and Tom Moldvay, among others. It began to see a resurgence with the 5th edition of D&D in 2016, when they became a playable race. Not all creatures featured on covers have done as well the firbolg appeared on the cover of 1983's Monster Manual II and had as of 2007 slipped back into obscurity. The githyanki was featured on the cover, which helped it gain traction among the D&D community. The githyanki, designed by Charles Stross within the pages of White Dwarf, was introduced to most D&D players in the Fiend Folio. Aside from monsters, the book included random encounter tables for dungeons, outdoors, and the Astral and Ethereal Planes these encounter tables combined creatures from the Monster Manual and Fiend Folio, superseding the tables in the Dungeon Master's Guide. Turnbull also included creatures that had been submitted to the magazine, but not published in the column. Besides creatures from the column, jermlaine, drow, kuo-toa, and svirfneblin, all of which had previously appeared in TSR modules, were included. Some illustrations by Emmanuel were previously featured in the "Fiend Factory" column from issue 12: the Assassin Bug, Githyanki, Grell and Giant Bloodworm. The book used the same format as that of the Monster Manual, clearly and succinctly defining the each monster's specifications and abilities. The bulk of monsters in the Fiend Folio come from British contributors, all of whom are acknowledged in the index. Also edited by Turnbull, the magazine's "Fiend Factory" column featured new AD&D monsters, many of them created by gamers who read the magazine. Much of the material for the 128-page hardcover Fiend Folio was drawn from early issues of White Dwarf. The Fiend Folio was finally published in August 1981 by TSR itself, who used the product to launch its UK division. ![]() Although the manuscript was completed on time by editor Don Turnbull, a business dispute between Games Workshop and TSR Hobbies delayed publication of the book for nearly two years. At the time, Games Workshop was the holder of the license to publish D&D game products in the United Kingdom. The Fiend Folio was intended to be the second volume of the Monster Manual, and would be officially recognized by TSR as an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons product, with the monsters mostly taken from submissions to White Dwarf's "Fiend Factory" column. Games Workshop, with Don Turnbull editing the project, originally intended to produce and publish the Fiend Folio tome ( ISBN 0-93) in late 1979. Publication history Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition Readers and gamers had submitted creatures to the "Fiend Factory" department of the magazine, and the most highly regarded of those appearing in the first thirteen issues were selected to be in the publication. The bulk of the material in the first edition came from the British gaming magazine White Dwarf, rather than being authored by Gary Gygax, the game's co-creator. Fiend Folio is the name of three separate products published for successive editions of the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons ( D&D). ![]() The question is whether Defendants' motions to dismiss are responsive pleadings. 2011 §2015(A) provides a petition may be amended by right at any time before a responsive pleading is served. ♦ On appeal, Plaintiff asserts the district court erred when it struck Plaintiff's amended petition. Under this standard, this Court has plenary, independent and nondeferential authority to determine whether the trial court erred in its legal ruling. ♥ This Court reviews a district court's order granting a motion to dismiss de novo. 1, and Rule 1.36, Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules, 12 O.S. The matter stands submitted for accelerated appellate review on the trial court record under Rule 4, Rules for District Courts, 12 O.S. The district court granted the Defendants' motions to dismiss and motions to strike and held it did not have jurisdiction over the "non-party." Plaintiff dismissed the remaining Defendants and appealed. Echols, 1991 OK 114, 820 P.2d 450, because Plaintiff failed to obtain leave of court or Defendants' permission to amend the petition after Defendants filed a motion to dismiss. ♤ Defendants moved to dismiss and strike the amended petition alleging Plaintiff's petition was legally invalid pursuant to Hunter v. Dunitz, M.D." Plaintiff asserted Defendants' motions to dismiss were moot because she amended the petition to correctly name legal entities as a matter of right under 12 O.S. Tulsa Bone & Joint Associates, P.C., and Scott J. Plaintiff changed the caption of the lawsuit to name, as Defendants: "St. The amended petition also added the "non-party" St. John Medical Center, Inc., by its legal name. ♣ Plaintiff filed an amended petition and properly named Defendant St. In an abundance of caution and because it was served summons, St. Dunitz, M.D., entered a special appearance and requested additional time to answer. Defendant, Tulsa Bone & Joint Associates, P.C. John Broken Arrow moved to dismiss the petition asserting Plaintiff failed to name a legal entity. John Broken Arrow, Tulsa Bone & Joint Associates, P.C. ![]() ♢ Plaintiff filed her original petition for medical negligence against Ascension St. This matter is remanded to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. The court's order determining it did not have jurisdiction over St. relates back to the file date of the original petition. as an additional party and Plaintiff's claim against St. Plaintiff's amended petition properly named St. The district court's order dismissing Ascension St. The district court's order striking the amended petition is reversed. We hold motions to dismiss are not responsive pleadings within the meaning of §2015(A). Plaintiff dismissed the remaining parties and appealed. John Medical Center, Inc.'s motion to dismiss was a responsive pleading and either consent of the adverse parties or leave of court to amend was required. The court also granted Defendants' motions to strike the amended petition holding St. The court held it did not have jurisdiction over non-party St. John Medical Center, Inc.," holding it is not a legal entity. The district court dismissed the entity named "Ascension St. Plaintiff countered she amended the petition as a matter of right pursuant to 12 O.S. Defendants moved to dismiss the amended petition asserting Plaintiff filed the amended petition after Defendants filed "responsive pleadings " therefore, the amended petition should be stricken because Plaintiff failed to obtain leave of court or Defendants' permission. John Broken Arrow, Inc., as an additional Defendant. John Medical Center Inc., by its legal name and added the "non-party" St. Before any answer was filed, Plaintiff filed an amended petition and properly named Defendant St. Defendants, Tulsa Bone & Joint Associates, P.C. John Broken Arrow1, moved to dismiss asserting Plaintiff failed to properly name a legal entity. John Medical Center, Inc., a domestic not for profit corporation d/b/a Ascension St. ♡ Plaintiff/Appellant, Andrea Ellis, as next of kin of Wanda Lilly, Deceased, brought this action against Defendants for medical negligence one day before the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. Rush, Emily Jones Ludiker, RODOLF & TODD, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Defendants/Appellees. Vanderhoof, SMOLEN LAW, PLLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Tulsa Bone & Joint Associates, PC., a domestic professional corporation and Scott J. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER, INC., a domestic not for profit corporation d/b/a ASCENSION ST. IN THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, DIVISION IIIĪNDREA ELLIS, as Next of Kin of WANDA LILLY, Deceased, Plaintiff/Appellant,ĪSCENSION ST. ![]() Her involvement is vital because it was she who pointed out what master manipulators both Matt and Sweat were. The New York Inspector General heading the investigation, and the one who said Palmer should've had an idea about the meat being contraband, has already appeared quite a few number of times in the series adaptation of the incident. Do what you're told to do and get out." 3. "I think after nearly 30 years' experience in the state correctional facility on one side of the bars, he learned that the best way to do his time is to be very quiet. (Kept) very much to himself," as per NBC news. Initially, Palmer had claimed he had no clue about the hacksaw blades getting smuggled in through the frozen meat, but authorities leading the investigation believed he should have had a fair idea it all was contraband.Īs for his time served in prison, Clinton County Sheriff David Favro said: "He was very quiet. He was eventually sentenced to six months in Clinton Correctional Facility itself, but he walked out after serving just four months, on account of good behavior. Held with bail at $25,000 #prisonbreakny /0bxYRHWh1jĪs the show has already established, Matt somehow managed to convince the guard to unwittingly help the two inmates - both in for murder - by providing them with frozen hamburger meat, through which Tilly would smuggle the hacksaw blades in. Gene Palmer, 3 felonies and 1 misdemeanor. Clearly, Tilly wasn't the only one who was articulately manipulated by Matt, as security guard Palmer (played by David Morse) wasn't exempted from that either.Īfter the extensive investigation on Matt and Sweat's infamous prison escape that ended with a $23 million manhunt with Matt being shot to death at sight, and Sweat being shot shortly after and taken into custody, Palmer's role in their plan was brought to light. The accusations hurled from Lyle about this certain Palmer requires some elaboration. "I just want for us to be left alone," he said. ![]() What he did was ten times worse than what my wife did." At the time, Stiller's currently ongoing series on the incident was still under the works and speaking about that, Lyle shared with the outlet that he had refused to let them film in their home. While Tilly was still serving her time in 2017 at the Bedford Hills Correctional Center, 300 miles away from her and Lyle's home, he said "Palmer knew everything that was going on, but it was easier for them to put all the blame on my wife, not him. She has been inside for more than two years, but (Gene) Palmer (a guard at the facility who was involved in the plan too) only got six months - and was out in four." In 2015, when Tilly was denied parole, he told The Daily Mail: "All I want is for my wife to be coming home. ![]() While the latest news on him is from 2017, it is about his faith in Tilly and how much he loves her and believes she was manipulated to do whatever she did. Tilly was involved in a sexual relationship with both of them and was even supposed to provide them a ride after the two burrowed their way out of the facility.īut she never turned up, and by the looks of it, that's all Lyle Mitchell needs to believe in his wife. The whole basis of Tilly's involvement in Matt and Sweat's escape plans was her need for sexual gratification - for which the 50-something married mother would do pretty much anything, including supply tools to Matt, which the latter would eventually use to dig a tunnel out of the cells for his and Sweat's escape. His trust in his wife is kind of baffling, especially if one was to go by the way 'Escape at Dannemora' portrays him. Played by Eric Lange, Lyle is the docile, demure, and seemingly good-natured husband of Tilly. Now it's time we shed a little light on the people who, even though, did not actively participate in the plans, still very much made an impact on the whole incident 1. So far, we have reviewed how prison inmates Richard Matt (Benicio del Toro) and David Sweat (Paul Dano) managed to successfully pull off their elaborate escape plan with the help of the prison tailor shop employee Joyce 'Tilly' Mitchell (Patricia Arquette). While the true incident of the infamous 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape has raised conversations on the real-life stories behind the main characters involved, those sitting on the sidelines are no less intriguing. A lot of talk has been buzzing around the new Showtime series, 'Escape at Dannemora', especially because of what a dark, skillfully portrayed prison drama it is from Ben Stiller. ![]() For additional assistance, please visit our Five Star Concierge. Turn around and walk south, following the signage until you reach the building. To get to Overtime Elite from Atlantic Station, park near stairwell 16 and go down to P1. Energy efficiency and sustainability were kept top-of-mind throughout the entire design and build process. OTE is a 103,000 square-foot facility built using recycled and reused components. The league provides a comprehensive accelerator for elite players’ professional careers, offering a year-round development program combined with world-class coaching, cutting-edge sports science and performance technologies and a rigorous, personalized academic program that enhances and energizes each athlete’s journey from proficiency to pro. Atlanta was selected as OTE’s home because of its storied basketball history, diversity, vibrant business community and rich culture. Players learn, train and study their craft at this state-of-the-art facility. These passes are NOT valid for the World of Coca-Cola parking deck.Overtime Elite (OTE), a transformative new basketball league that offers the world’s most talented young players a better pathway to becoming professional athletes, is headquartered at Atlantic Station. Georgia Aquarium parking passes are valid ONLY for the Georgia Aquarium parking deck, located at 357 Luckie Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30313. There is no re-entry allowed on pre-paid parking. ![]() You will be asked to re-scan your ticket in order to exit the parking deck after your visit. We are thrilled to welcome players like six-time Atlanta Open champ John Isner and rising stars Taylor Fritz and Reilly Opelka as they battle for the title Ticket options include weeklong access, weekend access. You will need to print and bring your pre-paid parking ticket with you in order to enter the parking deck. The Atlanta Open returns to Atlantic Station July 23-Jwith action-packed matchups to kick off the US Open tennis series. Very limited parking for vehicles over 6’8″ )įor your convenience, you can pay for parking in advance online. Ivan Allen entrance – 8’2” ( pre-paid parking is not available for vehicles over 6’8″. Atlantic Station is an urban neighborhood in the heart of Atlanta, GA, bordered by Loring Heights and Home Park.You will see overhead sings and painted markings on the ground leading you the elevators to the main entrance. Please note: After you have parked, follow the signage onsite to the main entrance. Very limited parking for vehicles over 6’8″) Ivan Allen entrance – 8’2” (pre-paid parking is not available for vehicles over 6’8″.Our parking deck has vehicle height restrictions: We cannot guarantee access to the oversized vehicle parking spaces. Lastly, indulge your sweet tooth after dinner at long-time Atlantic Station staple Kilwins. ![]() Oversized vehicles will need to access the parking deck using the Ivan Allen Entrance, and see an attendant for access to the limited oversized vehicle parking spaces. Location: 232 19th St NW Suite 7110 Website: Hours: 11 a.m. There is very limited oversized vehicle parking available in our parking deck. Please note: After you have parked, follow the signage onsite to the main entrance. The Park District Apartments include 231 rental units of which 42 are set aside as affordable units. The official Georgia Aquarium Parking deck is accessible via our entrances on Luckie Street or Ivan Allen Jr. If you’re driving and planning to park onsite, use the following street address for a direct route to Georgia Aquarium parking: 357 Luckie Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30313. ![]() You’ll be asked to re-scan your ticket in order to exit the parking deck after your visit. Covered and rooftop parking is available. You can pay for parking in advance online just print and bring your pre-paid parking ticket with you to enter the parking deck. The official Georgia Aquarium parking deck operates 1,600 safe, secure and well-lit spaces attached to Georgia Aquarium. Beginning Environmental Leadership Program.Home School Program - Tuesdays in the Field.Dolphin Coast Presented by Margaritaville by Wyndham.Shows & Presentations Shows & Presentations ![]() You can read about it in HCM's sister magazine, CLADmag, here. Soho House White City was opened in 2018. Sophisticated and made with a lot of style, SOHO Apart House is located. At The Soho Center for Mental Health Counseling in. We are open minded."įounded by Nick Jones in 1995, with the opening of the first Soho House in London's Greek Street, Soho House Group currently operates the 27 private members clubs across the world, as well as a network of restaurants, spas, workspaces and cinemas. Elegant acrylic sign with stainless steel embossed letters SOHO Apart House, Plovdiv. However, some telltale signs help differentiate feeling anxious occasionally from an anxiety disorder. Made in: USA American Gasoline Metal Sign 28 x 28 inches If you can remember the times when gas cost less than a dollar, front seats. Width: 28 Inches Height: 28 Inches Material: 24 gauge US steel Shipping Weight: 7 lbs. "Soho House is always looking to explore ways of enhancing the member experience."ĭe Savary also hinted that the partnership could lead to further collaborations, saying, "After the way 2020 has gone so far, I don’t feel comfortable trying to predict the future, but we’re always looking for ways to expand and develop what we do – and make working out the best part of peoples' day. American Gasoline Round Metal Sign 28 x 28 Inches. "We’re working to drive the engagement and provide something dynamic for Soho House members," De Savary told HCM. Need experienced sign maker in SoHo, let Street Style Sign Studio be your signage partner in SoHo for custom signs, vehicle wraps, outdoor/indoor signs, graphics, and more. Custom signs bring life to your business in SoHo. ![]() Zoho Sign is a secure, cloud-based digital signature app that lets you sign your business. The classes delivered will include Circuit, TRX and Sculpt/ band.Ĭore Collective was founded by Jason De Savary in 2015 and the brand has three studios in London – at Knightsbridge, Kensington and St. A complete digital signature app for business signatories. ![]() Signed this month, the deal will see Core Collective delivering exercise classes at Soho's White City House club in London.Ĭore will run three classes each weekday and another two at weekends. Boutique fitness operator Core Collective has become a gym partner of Soho House – the private members club with 10 locations in the UK and 17 abroad. ![]() And with an open bar, you'll have free-flowing drinks all night long until it's time to be whisked back to your hotel after a show to remember. Historial Vende gratis Ayuda Crea tu cuenta Ingresa Mis compras. Once the lights are dimmed, the show truly gets started with confetti falling from the sky and tribute acts taking to the stage bringing the best of Madonna, Michael Jackson and Beyoncé to you.Dancers re-enact famous scenes from Phantom of the Opera, Chicago and many more Broadway favourites, and acrobats swoop and spin above you. Saltar al contenido Mercado Libre República Dominicana. There are four options to choose from – Drink Package, Regular entrance, Gold Member and Front Row.The fun starts as soon as you're dropped off at Coco Bongo, famed for its glittering performances and music that's sure to keep you on the dancefloor. With unlimited drinks and a four-hour show featuring dancers, performers, acrobats and singers you'll be swept away by Coco Bongo's dazzling night-time atmosphere. Party the night away at Punta Cana's legendary Coco Bongo nightclub, where a Vegas-style extravaganza awaits. ![]() It's pure holiday bliss from start to finish. y seleccione la comida, bebida y actividades extra que desee aadir: Isla Saona es un parque natural en Repblica. Following an opportunity to meet sharks and stingrays, we'll round off the morning with a light lunch. Excursin privada en yate de lujo PRIVATELAGOON 42 donde visitaremos Isla Saona snorkel en los arrecifes del mar Caribe, adems de bebidas y barbacoa dominicana fondeados en las aguas de esta paradisiaca isla. You'll leave the boat for some in-water relaxation time on a floating mattress. After the spa treatments are complete, give into the temptation to dive into the sea. Next, it's time for a detox with the ionisation machine.Finally, stretch and strengthen the body with Pilates and yoga sessions on the top deck – all served with a generous helping of beautiful Caribbean scenery. Start with an exfoliation treatment to boost the skin, followed by an individual massage in a private cubicle. As we cruise along the shoreline, you'll revitalise body and soul with a variety of gentle spa treatments suitable for everyone. Swimming in the sea is great for your skin, too.'The relaxation begins the moment you board our swish double-decker catamaran and embark on a spa experience like no other. What finer way to unwind and de-stress than with an energising wellness programme surrounded by the colours of the Caribbean? Agnes, one of our local guides, says, ‘There's lots of scientific proof that being by the ocean reduces stress, improves sleep and encourages the release of happy hormones. Watch the Punta Cana coastline slip by as you enjoy massage and detox treatments on deck. Turn the pampering up to maximum when you step on board this indulgent spa cruise. Actividades Caribbean Spa Cruise with Massage and Lunch from Punta Cana ![]() Out of the box, you need to download the Skydio 2 app, either for Android or iOS. The Cinema upgrade added $900.00 to the cost, bringing the total to $1,900. I added the Cinema kit, which offers 2 extra batteries, an external battery charger, a larger case to hold the increase in accessories, a beacon (more about that later), and a more standard controller with joysticks. I got hold of the basic Skydio kit, which retails for $999.00. I didn't really care a lot about selfies, but the idea of a drone that was more crash-resistant did appeal. The Skydio 2 is not a folding drone, but it still packs small and has added rigidity. I'd seen videos of the drone avoiding trees and other objects while the pilot simply monitors the flight. The drones could follow people or cars and fly freely while avoiding obstacles using an array of 6 camera sensors that formed a sort of 360-degree protective bubble around the drone. made and designed drone, something of a rarity when most consumer drones hail from China. Skydio has been working hard on autonomous drones, and the Skydio 2 looked like a winner. My continual worry is that I'd hit something that the camera wasn't showing me and it was goodbye Mavic.įor the last year or so I've been following news of the Skydio 2. While the FAA rules say you must keep your drone in visual line of sight, in the real world it's sometimes hard to see a drone against a landscape or a bright sky. My main gripe with the Mavic was the constant feeling that a crash was right around the corner. My Mavic Pro has been reliable, and has done the job. The Mavic has been excellent, and while DJI has offered some newer, slicker drones with better cameras I did not find the differences worth the upgrade. It's not unlike the sensor on current iPhones. It uses a Sony sensor, 1/2.3” (CMOS), Effective pixels:12.35 M (Total pixels:12.71M). ![]() It had pretty good flight time (30 minutes if winds and conditions are perfect) and a camera that could produce solid images. My drone of choice when I purchased was a DJI Mavic Pro Platinum. ![]() 68-to-1 thrust ratio of the early TF30 engine. The main reason for that lost momentum during ACM was the dismal. On the Tomcat, it was complex and heavy, and though its movement was automatic and rapid, some Air Force F-15 and F-16 pilots who flew against the F-14 claimed the wings’ position telegraphed the airplane’s energy state as it lost momentum during air combat maneuvers. In practice the swing wing has been called a major aeronautical engineering blunder. The variable-geometry wing, however, was not one of Pelehach’s best ideas. At the end of the evening, the Chinese engineers stripped the silverware and took the tablecloth with them. Pelehach quickly sketched a design and some details on the tablecloth. ![]() (Cradle of Aviation Museum)Ī highly regarded engineer, Pelehach once had dinner with a group of his Chinese counterparts, who asked if it would be possible to modernize their own MiG-21s. Mike Pelehach (left), the father of the Tomcat, and fellow Grumman engineers look over the first F-14 during its construction. Ultimately, he drew together all the concepts and options that resulted in the Tomcat. Pelehach paced off the dimensions of the MiG and went back to the company’s Bethpage headquarters to begin work on a MiG-beater. would need a fighter that could defeat it. The father of the Tomcat, Grumman engineer Mike Pelehach, saw his first MiG-21 at a 1960s Paris Air Show and knew the U.S. ![]() Grumman test pilot Corky Meyer was the only person to fly the sole XF10F and he pronounced it fun “because there was so much wrong with it.” His work nonetheless carried over to the F-111 and the F-14. Grumman, a swing-wing pioneer, had built the rotund and underpowered XF10F Jaguar to test the concept of a wing that could be unswept for carrier landings and takeoffs, and swept for inflight speed. It utilized the 111’s swing-wing concept as well as its Pratt & Whitney TF30 engines-unique in being the world’s first afterburning fighter turbofans. Grumman, which had worked with General Dynamics on the F-111’s variable-geometry wing, had already begun work on a fighter, the G-303, that became the Tomcat. Soviet advances in bombers and anti-ship cruise missiles required an interceptor that could fly far and fast, with long loiter time, powerful radar and brutish missiles that could strike far beyond the range of Sidewinders and Sparrows. The Navy was seeking a replacement for the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, which no longer had the range or weapons needed to protect carrier battle groups. Tom Connolly, in response to a senator’s question as to whether more powerful engines might make the F-111B acceptable, “Mister Chairman, all the thrust in Christendom couldn’t make a fighter out of that airplane.” Some claim that the Tomcat’s name is a tribute to Connolly’s falling-on-his-sword honesty. It was also a bomber, and the Navy needed a fighter. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara proposed the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark as a Swiss army knife suitable for all three major flying services, that included a Navy version, the F-111B. 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