ÿþ<html> <header><title>Card Design 2009</title></header> <body bgcolor="#ffffcc"> <center> <h2>Card Design 2009</h2> <hr> <table width=50% cellpadding=5> <tr> <td width=50% valign=top align=center><a href="Design2009_FlyingCowLogo.jpg"><img src="Design2009_FlyingCowLogo.jpg" border="0"></a> <p>The theme of the 2009 designs is aircraft, and the cow. All aircraft are painted with white background and black patches. </p> </td> </tr> </table> <table width=90% cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=3><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=right><a href="cny2009.jpg"><img src="cny2009.jpg" border="0" height=360></a></td> <td valign=top> <b><i>Chinese New Year</i></b></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=right><a href="Birthday2009_AlbatrosD.III.jpg"><img src="Birthday2009_AlbatrosD.III.jpg" border="0" height=300></a><BR><BR> <a href="AlbatrosD.III_09.jpg"><img src="AlbatrosD.III_09.jpg" border="0" height=180></a><br> </td><td valign=top> <p><b><i>Albatros D.III</i></b></p> <P>The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter used by Germany in World War I, and was flown by many famous aces, including Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron," perhaps the most famous ace during the war, with 80 victories. It was the preeminent fighter during the period of German aerial dominance known as "Bloody April" 1917. </P> <UL> <LI>Crew: one <LI>Length: 7.33 m (24 ft 0 in) <LI>Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in) <LI>Height: 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in) <LI>Empty weight: 695 kg (1,532 lb) <LI>Loaded weight: 886 kg (1,949 lb) <LI>Max takeoff weight: 955 kg (2,105 lb) <LI>Maximum speed: 175 km/h (94 knots, 108.5 mph) at sea level <LI>Range: 480 km (261 nm, 300 mi) </UL> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=right><a href="Birthday2009_B17.jpg"><img src="Birthday2009_B17.jpg" border="0" height=300></a><BR><BR> <a href="B17_01.jpg"><img src="B17_01.jpg" border="0" height=180></a><br> </td><td valign=top> <p><b><i>B-17 Flying Fortress</i></b></p> <P>The Boeing B-17 heavy bomber was developed for the USA, and was the first truly mass-produced large aircraft. It was heavily used during World War II, first by the British Royal Air Force in 1941. It was a high-flying and long-ranging aircraft, and at the same time was also able to defend itself and to survive much damage. The B-17 became an icon of American power and a symbol of its air force. The Memphis Belle, a famous B-17, was featured in a movie of the same name. </P> <UL> <LI>Crew: 10 <LI>Length: 74 ft 4 in (22.66 m) <LI>Wingspan: 103 ft 9 in (31.62 m) <LI>Height: 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m) <LI>Empty weight: 36,135 lb (16,391 kg) <LI>Loaded weight: 54,000 lb (24,495 kg) <LI>Range: 2,000 mi (3,219 km) </UL> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=right><a href="Birthday2009_Beoing747.jpg"><img src="Birthday2009_Beoing747.jpg" border="0" height=250></a><BR><BR> <a href="747_02.jpg"><img src="747_02.jpg" border="0" height=180></a><br> </td><td valign=top> <p><b><i>Boeing 747</i></b></p> <P>The Boeing 747, a.k.a. Jumbo Jet, was the first wide-body commercial airliner ever produced, first flown commercially in 1970. It held the passenger capacity record for 37 years until surpassed by the Airbus A380. The well known hump allows for a front cargo door on freighter versions of the plane, and in most other versions serves as additional seating. For 747-400:</P> <UL> <LI>Cockpit crew: 2 <LI>Seating capacity: 524 (2-class), 416 (3-class) <LI>Length: 70.6m <LI>Wingspan: 64.4m <LI>Height: 19.4m <LI>Empty weight: 178,756kg <LI>Max takeoff weight: 396,890kg <LI>Cruising speed: Mach 0.85 (913km/h) <LI>Max speed: Mach 0.92 (977km/h) </UL> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=right><a href="Birthday2009_BlackHawk.jpg"><img src="Birthday2009_BlackHawk.jpg" border="0" height=300></a><BR><BR> <a href="BlackHawk01.jpg"><img src="BlackHawk01.jpg" border="0" height=180></a><br> </td><td valign=top> <p><b><i>Black Hawk</i></b></p> <P>The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was introduced in 1979 and still in use today. It is a general-use transportation aircraft. Featured in the movie Black Hawk Down. </P> <UL> <LI>Crew: 2 pilots (flight crew) <LI>Capacity: 2,640 lb of cargo internally, including 14 troops or 6 stretchers, or 8,000 lb (UH-60A) or 9,000 lb (UH-60L) of cargo externally <LI>Length: 64 ft 10 in (19.76 m) <LI>Height: 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) <LI>Empty weight: 10,624 lb (4,819 kg) <LI>Loaded weight: 22,000 lb (7,375 kg) <LI>Max takeoff weight: 24,500 lb (11,113 kg) <LI>Never exceed speed: 193 knots (222 mph, 357 km/h) <LI>Maximum speed: 159 kt (183 mph, 295 km/h) <LI>Combat radius: 368 mi (320 nmi, 592 km) </UL> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=right><a href="Birthday2009_Concorde.jpg"><img src="Birthday2009_Concorde.jpg" border="0" height=300></a><BR><BR> <a href="Concorde01.jpg"><img src="Concorde01.jpg" border="0" height=180></a><br> </td><td valign=top> <p><b><i>Concorde</i></b></p> <P>Introduced in 1976, the Concorde was one of only two supersonic passenger airliner ever used. It flew mostly between Paris / London and New York / Washington, in half the time it takes normal airliners. The droop nose feature pioneered in the Concorde is for better visibility when landing. The Concorde was retired in 2003. </P> <UL> <LI>Crew: 3 (pilot, co -pilot and flight engineer) <LI>Capacity: 92-120 passengers <LI>Length: 202 ft 4 in (61.66 m) <LI>Wingspan: 84 ft 0 in (25.6 m) <LI>Height: 40 ft 0 in (12.2 m) <LI>Empty weight: 173,500 lb (78,700 kg) <LI>Useful load: 245,000 lb (111,130 kg) <LI>Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (~1,450 mph, 2,330 km/h) <LI>Cruise speed: Mach 2.02 (~1,320 mph) <LI>Range: 3,900 nmi (4,500 mi, 7,250 km) </UL> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=right><a href="Birthday2009_CurtissN9.jpg"><img src="Birthday2009_CurtissN9.jpg" border="0" height=300></a><BR><BR> <a href="CurtissN9_05.jpg"><img src="CurtissN9_05.jpg" border="0" height=180></a><br> </td><td valign=top> <p><b><i>Curtiss N-9</i></b></p> <P>The first seaplane flight was in 1910, in France. In the early days of the seaplanes, being able to take off and land on water was a big advantage, because it meant not needing to build long runways, which required flat land and was expensive. After World War II, the availability of runways and the improvements in land-based planes greatly reduced the use of seaplanes. The Curtiss N-9 was used by the USA during World War I as trainers. </P> <UL> <LI>Length: 30 ft 10 in (9.4 m) <LI>Wingspan: 53 ft 4 in (16.2 m) <LI>Height: 10 ft 9 in (3.3 m) <LI>Empty weight: 2,140 lb (973 kg) </UL> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=right><a href="Birthday2009_F117Nighthawk.jpg"><img src="Birthday2009_F117Nighthawk.jpg" border="0" height=300></a><BR><BR> <a href="F117Nighthawk_01.jpg"><img src="F117Nighthawk_01.jpg" border="0" height=180></a><br> </td><td valign=top> <p><b><i>F-117 Nighthawk</i></b></p> <P>The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a stealth ground attack aircraft, which was first revealed to the public in 1988. It was the first operational aircraft with stealth technology. Stealth aircraft uses technology which makes them harder to detect by radar, but no aircraft is completely undetectable. This technology was actually first developed by the Germans at the end of World War II. The Nighthawk was retired in 2008 and replaced by the more effective F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II. </P> <UL> <LI>Crew: 1 <LI>Length: 69 ft 9 in (20.08 m) <LI>Wingspan: 43 ft 4 in (13.20 m) <LI>Height: 12 ft 9.5 in (3.78 m) <LI>Empty weight: 29,500 lb (13,380 kg) <LI>Loaded weight: 52,500 lb (23,800 kg) <LI>Maximum speed: Mach 0.92 (617 mph, 993 km/h) <LI>Cruise speed: Mach 0.92 <LI>Range: 930 NM (1720 km) </UL> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=right><a href="Birthday2009_Harrier.jpg"><img src="Birthday2009_Harrier.jpg" border="0" height=300></a><BR><BR> <a href="Harrier05.jpg"><img src="Harrier05.jpg" border="0" height=180></a><br> </td><td valign=top> <p><b><i>Harrier</i></b></p> <P>The first operational close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL). Featured in the Arnold Schwarzenegger action comedy True Lies. </P> <UL> <LI>Crew: One <LI>Length: 45 ft 7 in (13.90 m) <LI>Wingspan: 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m) <LI>Height: 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m) <LI>Empty weight: 12,190 lb (5,530 kg) <LI>Loaded weight: 17,260 lb (7,830 kg) <LI>Max takeoff weight: 25,350 lb (11,500 kg) <LI>Maximum speed: 735 mph (Mach 0.97) (1,185 km/h) <LI>Range: 1200 mi (1900 km) </UL> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=right><a href="Birthday2009_WrightFlyer.jpg"><img src="Birthday2009_WrightFlyer.jpg" border="0" height=300></a><BR><BR> <a href="WrightFlyer02.jpg"><img src="WrightFlyer02.jpg" border="0" height=180></a><br> </td><td valign=top> <p><b><i>Wright Flyer</i></b></p> <P>First aeroplane, built by Orville & Wilbur Wright. First flown at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA on 17 Dec 1903. </P> <UL> <LI>Crew: One <LI>Length: 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) <LI>Wingspan: 40 ft 4 in (12.29 m) <LI>Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) <LI>Wing area: 510 ft² (47 m²) <LI>Empty weight: 605 lb (274 kg) <LI>Max takeoff weight: 745 lb (338 kg) <LI>Maximum speed: 30 mph (48 km/h) </UL> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=right><a href="Birthday2009_Zero.jpg"><img src="Birthday2009_Zero.jpg" border="0" height=300></a><BR><BR> <a href="Zero01.jpg"><img src="Zero01.jpg" border="0" height=180></a><br> </td><td valign=top> <p><b><i>Mitsubishi A6M Zero</i></b></p> <P>Produced by Japan during World War II. When first introduced in 1940, its maneuverability and very long range made it the world's best carrier-based fighter. It was greatly feared by the Allies. Later during the war it was outclassed by newer American and British designs, which although still not as maneuverable, had greater speed, fire-power and armour. </P> <UL> <LI>Crew: 1 <LI>Length: 9.06 m (29 ft 9 in) <LI>Wingspan: 12.0 m (39 ft 4 in) <LI>Height: 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) <LI>Empty weight: 1,680 kg (3,704 lb) <LI>Loaded weight: 2,410 kg (5,313 lb) <LI>Never exceed speed: 660 km/h (356 knots, 410 mph) <LI>Maximum speed: 533 km/h (287 knots, 331 mph) <LI>Range: 3,105 km (1,675 nm, 1,929 mi) </UL> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3><hr></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=right><a href="xmas2009.jpg"><img src="xmas2009.jpg" border="0" height=300></a> </td><td valign=top> <b><i>Merry Christmas!</i></b><br> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3><hr></td></tr> </table> <P><FONT="-1"> Research work when designing these cards were done using www.google.com image search, and www.wikipedia.org for content. </FONT></P> <hr> <p>Return to <a href="http://choksienhiew.tripod.com">homepage</a></p> <hr> </center> </body> </html>