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Data from Kitplanes, Manufacturer General characteristics Crew: one Length: 26 ft (7.9 m) Empty weight: 252 lb (114 kg) Gross weight: 600 lb (272 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Generac 992cc V-twin four cycle, 38 hp (28 kW) Propellers: 2-bladed Culver Performance Cruise speed: 48 kn (55 mph, 89 km/h) References ^ "BackYard Flyer". Retrieved 29 August 2013. ^ "Valley Engineering". ^ Kitplanes. 20 June ...
These plans called for the fortress to be a trapeziform stronghold surrounded by a wet ditch and by outworks on the land side. The walls were constructed of cemented shell, faced with brick, and trimmed with granite. [4] [5] Fort Livingston is one of the largest coastal forts in Louisiana, and is the only fort on the Gulf of Mexico in the state ...
Fort Gilkicker is a historic Palmerston fort built at the eastern end of Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hampshire England to dominate the key anchorage of Spithead. It was erected between 1863 and 1871 as a semi- circular arc with 22 casemates , to be armed with five twelve-inch guns, seventeen ten-inch guns and five nine-inch guns.
A bailey or ward in a fortification is a leveled courtyard, typically enclosed by a curtain wall.In particular, a medieval type of European castle is known as a motte-and-bailey.
The word motte is the French version of the Latin mota, and in France, the word motte, generally used for a clump of turf, came to refer to a turf bank, and by the 12th century was used to refer to the castle design itself. [4] The word "bailey" comes from the Norman-French baille, or basse-cour, referring to a low yard. [5]
Location: Otero County, Colorado, United States: Nearest city: La Junta, Colorado: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 799 acres (3.23 km 2) [2]: Built: 1833: Architect: William Bent; Charles Bent: Visitation: 28,131 (2009) [3]: Website: Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site: NRHP reference No.: 66000254: Significant dates; Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966 [4]: Designated NHL: June 3, 1960: Designated NHS ...
Built by the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment, Fort Williams had a perimeter of 250 yards, and space for 13 guns. [1] The Fort is now located in the backyard of a property in the Seminary Ridge neighborhood. [2] Portions are also included in a 7.80 acres (31,600 m 2) Alexandria, Virginia city park, at 501 Fort Williams Parkway. [3]