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USAF B-2 bomber demonstrates ability to neutralize low-cost maritime threats
Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 08/09/2024 - 16:00 in Military
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The U.S. Air Force (USAF) stealth bomber B-2 Spirit recently demonstrated a low-cost, air-released method to neutralize surface vessels during a QUICKSINK test in the Gulf of Mexico, near Eglin Air Base, Florida.
This capability is a response to an urgent need to quickly neutralize maritime threats in large expanses of the ocean around the world, USAF said in an official statement. No other details have been provided.
The QUICKSINK test, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Navy, involved a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber delivering the new capability as part of the second RIMPAC SINKEX exercise in July. The demonstration marks a fundamental advance in the naval warfare capabilities of the U.S. Air Force, highlighting a collaboration between the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the U.S. Navy and industry partners.
"This technology ensures that the United States can defend its interests, maintain freedom of action and take the initiative in large maritime areas," said Colonel Matthew Caspers, Director of the AFRL Ammunition Board.
The AFRL Ammunition Board, based at Eglin Air Base, is involved in an ongoing Marine Weapons Program together with the U.S. Navy.
The tests take place amid the increase in Iran-backed Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea. The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) reported that from December 2023 to mid-February 2024, container transport in the region decreased by 90%. Despite U.S. and European countermeasures, including Operation Prosperity Guardian and the European Union's ASPIDES mission, the Houthis carried out more than 43 attacks between November 19 and March 23, resulting in increased security costs and insurance premiums.
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"Inside Out 2"
I've watched “Inside Out 2”, and there’s my notes:
Conflict expands on themes of first movie, and if the moral of first was, difficult and discomfortable emotions and memories are as important for personal growth as positive ones, here it is about not giving away basic emotions and good memories even while growing and building personality and ambitions. I’d say conflict of IO was executed in better organized form and it was easier to follow as it unrolled, but it’s a general flaw of sequels. It wasn’t so bad.
Interestingly, antagonist is motivated by striving for better future, which mainstream media usually reserves for protagonist. As someone who is critical to “destroy the past, build future on the ruins of it” philosophy pushed by media as role model, I can say I welcome this twist in formula. Pixar in general seems to handle “Well-Intentioned Extremist” trope decently, be it antagonists or antiheroes. Even characters who could be villainous in regular media defied expectations. (I honestly expected Val ending to be “bad influence”, in typical fashion for “cool kids” trope, but she’s ended to be sympathetic character throughout the movie and not the source of conflict.)
Main 5 kept (mostly) together for the length of movie gives room for interactions and dynamics that were limited in first one. Breakout star, unexpectedly for me, is Anger, he had the funniest scenes. I generally like the characters like that (Grumpy the dwarf, octopus Hank, Gabo in Wish… you got idea), but can’t say he was enjoyable to this extent in first movie. Maybe he just better works as foil for someone with opposite personality, rather than with somebody like Disgust and Fear.
Speaking about antagonists, I felt there was potential in Envy, even guessed if she ends to be twist villain before the first trailer. In the end, new emotions somehow turned less interesting personality-wise compared to old ones. There are still opportunities for the franchise unfolding, so likely their spotlights are in due course.
References/memetic moments in regard to first movie are scarce, but ones that happen are fairly unexpected (like cameo of certain brick joke), and don’t linger too long. There is also some shipteasing sprinkled over (but not too overt), which wasn’t a thing in original. (Mount Crashmore was a biggest surprise, by the way.)
One thing carried on from IO is, fairly hilarious one scene wonders, my favorite is one that wasn’t spoilered by promos, you know which if you have seen it) Worthy successor of Brazilian helicopter pilot. (I feel fans are going to have a field day with them…)
Another unexpected moment is the scene that seems to be an explicit dig at industry of which the movie is a product. Animators that rebel when main five encourage them to let imagination run free as opposed to following demands of Anxiety who’s obsessed with sticking to trends in pursuit of success. One can wonder what it was about…
Conclusion: enjoyable movie, which doesn’t even seem forced, as it happens so often with sequels. It even appears to left open for further expansion, and I smell mini-series, maybe? It’s a good concept to be mined, frankly.
Oh, and I’ve got idea I couldn’t wait to work on so I didn’t wait for the movie to get released and started it in advance and almost done with. So… does it count as fanart if it doesn’t involve the setting and characters of thing, but deals with central concept of it? Anyway, soon.
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You heard the theory that the Brazilian helicopter pilot from Inside Out might be Val Ortiz's father?
I actually wasn't aware this was a theory until this was sent in!
I personally don't really see how it's a theory, to be completely honest. The only thing that seems similar about them to me is the parallel of them reaching out towards someone (the helicopter pilot reaching for Jill and Val reaching for Riley), but it would be a fun theory regardless.
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LARISSA DOS SANTOS MACEDO , better known as LARI , is a brazilian-american travel & lifestyle vlogger and pilot . macedo became known for documenting their work travels as a pilot and trademark cinematic editing style .
STATS.
BORN: july 27, 1997 ( 25 years old ) são paulo , brazil
HEIGHT: 05′08″
FULL NAME: larissa dos santos macedo
PARENTS: carla dos santos, xavier macedo
SIBLINGS: marcos dos santos macedo
EDUCATION: massachusetts institute of technology ( b.a. in aerospace engineering )
EARLY LIFE & EDUCATION.
larissa dos santos macedo was born on july 27 , 1997 in são paulo , brazil to american ambassador xavier macedo and his wife , carla dos santos , who was a flight attendant at the time . unfortunately , macedo notes that they lost their mother at a young age . she is born the eldest and has a younger brother , marcos dos santos macedo .
macedo started pilot training in 2013 , at the age of 16 . by 21 , they completed their mandatory 1500 hours needed for a license . she also obtained her helicopter license in the process .
in 2015 , macedo gained admission to massachusetts institute of technology . by 2019 , she completes her studies , graduating with a degree in aerospace engineering . she often talks about how she juggled school and pilot training during this time .
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YEARS ACTIVE: 2018 – PRESENT
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streamy awards –– creator of the year ( 2021 )
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Famous Five Art Nostalgia #LC22 – Part 2
Introductory post
Introduction to ‘Les Cinq’
‘Les Cinq’ Masterpost
🛩️🛖🐊 Les Cinq en Amazonie
Original publication date: 1983 (France), never published in the UK
(Cover art by Munch and Prunier, 2003)
Plot summary:
George and her cousins along with George’s parents are going for a two-month trip to South America, where a Brazilian aeronautics company has called on Mr Kirrin's skills. He will be in charge of supervising a new model of ultra-secret aircraft, an “all-terrain helicopter/hydroplane hybrid”. After a stopover in French Guiana, the group arrives in Manaos where they meet Mr Pereira, an engineer who will be their host in Brazil.
The children spend the first few days happily visiting Mr Pereira's estate, guided by a local named Bimbo, who works for Mr Pereira, then visiting an animal preserve, enjoying a mini-cruise on the Amazon River and a canoe trip to a native village.
(Meeting Bimbo)
(Canoe ride)
Finally the children get to discover the secret aircraft that Mr Kirrin is working on, which is called the Ate Logo. The pilot-engineer in charge of the visitors, Juan Veluz, offers to take the children and Bimbo for a test flight.
The children are amazed to see the Amazon from the air, although their excitement is cut short when the plane suddenly fails to respond to the pilot's commands. The pilot only just manages to control their descent and break their fall by crashing into the forest. The plane and the radio are smashed beyond repair and they are just figuring out what to do when a group of Indian warriors start chasing them. The pilot manages to escape, but the Five and Bimbo are captured.
(Our protagonists are in a pickle!)
Their captors, which they learn are from the Kinko tribe, lead them to their village. The villagers, fascinated by Julian and Anne’s fair hair and rosy complexion, believe that they are godly envoys and Dick, George and Bimbo their servants. The villagers build two huts for their visitors, a lavish hut for the “godly ones” and a more modest one for their “servants”.
(Julian and Anne are greeted as “godly envoys”)
The Five and Bimbo settle in the village waiting for help to come, hopeful that the pilot reached safety and launched a search for them. After several days have passed, George loses patience and looks for ways to reach civilisation without waiting for a potential rescue. She suggests that they trick the Kinkos into building a raft, pretexting an errand on behalf of the “Great Spirit”, confident that once they reach the main Amazon River, they will be able to find their way back to safety.
Thus the villagers build a raft while the Five gather provisions for several days.
(Building the raft)
However, the Kinkos aren’t too happy about their guests’ departure. On the day of, the chief’s son, Soku, who’s always had a bit of a crush on Anne, clings to her hair and won’t let go. With the situation at a standstill, George suggests that Anne cuts off some of her hair and gifts it to the Kinkos, as a (fake) promise to return. Anne reluctantly complies.
(Golden sacrifice)
The Five and Bimbo get onboard the raft and quickly reach the Amazon River. After several days of sailing, their first misfortune occurs when Timmy falls into the water and gets chased by an anaconda. The Five and Bimbo barely manage to save Timmy and kill the anaconda, whose flesh they eat over the next few days.
(Anaconda on the hunt!)
Later on, the Five “adopt” a little monkey who takes a liking to Timmy. One evening, a crocodile attacks the raft, attracted by the remains of the anaconda, which Bimbo had kept as bait for fishing. In the scuffle, the crocodile grabs the little monkey and drags him to the bottom of the river.
(Heroic warriors!)
With food supplies running low, the Five and Bimbo decide to go ashore to hunt. They are immediately surrounded by Kinko warriors who have been following them for a while from the shore. The Kinkos explain that, shortly after the raft left the village, Soku was abducted by an opposing tribe, the Houngkos. Chief Maliku caught up with the “fair-haired gods” to ask for their help rescuing Soku. Surrounded by the Kinko warriors, the Five don’t really have another choice than agree.
(Caught again by the Kinkos)
Once at the Houngkos’ village, the Five devise a ruse to find out where Soku is being held prisoner: from outside the village, Timmy and Dick start making a ruckus, respectively barking and blowing a whistle. The Houngkos panic at the unexpected noise, except for two warriors who remain standing guard in front of a hut.
(The boys figure out how to find Soku in the enemy village…)
Having thus pinpointed Soku’s location, the children get inspiration from an ancestral tale of the Houngkos, who believe that “the end of their people will be heralded by the arrival of a fantastic animal, covered in feathers and scales, which will cross the village, led by an unknown Indian girl”. Based on this fantastical tale, George and Timmy disguise themselves as the fateful Indian girl and monster. Scared stiff by this vision of the upcoming apocalypse, the Houngkos flee into the forest, and Maliku and his warriors can rescue Soku.
(…and George finds a plan to make the Houngkos flee)
(Heralds of the apocalypse! 😈)
After this victory, Chief Maliku accepts the departure of the "godly envoys” and raids the enemy village to supply them with provisions.
(The Five and Bimbo resume their sailing)
The Five and Bimbo continue sailing, occasionally hearing the sound of a plane that they believe may be searching for them, although the canopy is too thick for the rescue party to find them. As the days pass, food gets scarce again. To make matters worse, Bimbo has his finger bitten off by a piranha, then Anne gets a sunstroke. Bimbo goes ashore to get some herbs to soothe her, followed by Dick who wanted to be helpful but turns out to be more hindrance than help.
The raft finally approaches civilisation when it begins to dismantle and take on water. During the night, they are attacked by a pack of crocodiles.
(The situation is getting dire!!)
Annie makes the saurians go away by spraying them with ground pepper, of all things. The crocodiles are resuming their assault when the rescue plane finally finds them, piloted by Juan Veluz accompanied by Mr Kirrin.
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for this we gave up that Brazilian helicopter pilot???
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Movie Review | Massacre in Dinosaur Valley (Tarantini, 1985)
I'm in a jungle adventure mood at the moment, which is the primary explanation for why I decided to rewatch Cannibal Ferox, a movie I hated the first time I watched it and still don't like it very much, although I did get a long winded review out of it. For that same reason, I decided to check this one out. This came out a few years later, when the genre had started going out of fashion, and you feel some of that waning energy. This is certainly violent, but the sheer mean spirit of the earlier movie is absent. When the characters get captured by the cannibals, most of the "torture" consists of the children touching the female captives' hair. (The kids genuinely seem to be having fun. It's kind a cute scene.) They also get changed into the garb of the villagers, and who am I to say no to loincloth babes in my jungle adventure movie, especially when one of them looks like Elizabeth Kaitan? And aside from one quickly cut scene with a snake that may or may not have been simulated, there isn't any emphasis on animal cruelty. Even the amount of people eating doesn't seem that great.
This also has elements of a disaster movie, another genre past its prime. The first act has the characters getting stranded in the jungle after a plane crash and figuring out how to survive and make their way back to civilization. For example, this one guy gets his legs bitten by piranhas and the de facto leader of the group, some Vietnam vet guy who's seen some shit and is also implied for some reason to be impotent, solves the problem by immediately stabbing him with a machete. Good thing the guy's not a doctor. It even sets up all the characters in disaster movie fashion, trotting them out one by one in amusingly hammy scenes. The hero is introduced having just bummed a ride. The heroine checks into a hotel with her father, but not before the clerk makes a sleazy insinuation to the old man.
This also feels in part like an entry in a genre that was more current, that being the boner comedy. It's not unexpected for an exploitation movie to have a good amount of nudity, which this certainly delivers on. But there is a weirdly pervy streak present. The hero first meets the heroine by spying on her in the shower. There's a scuffle in a bar when a creepy guy (who looks like Rowan Atkinson in brownface) gropes a female patron. Later, when they're in the jungle, we get loving closeups of the breasts of two of the women in the group when their shirts get wet. I suppose location matters only so much in a wet t-shirt contest, but this also seems to set up something about the Vietnam vet guy that it never pays off. But yeah, I assume if there's a Revenge of the Nerds sequel where they get lost in the jungle, it would play like this. Ultimo Mondo Poindextrino. I'm guessing the boys wouldn't make it five minutes. Okay, maybe Booger, he's already kinda gross, probably wouldn't be too put off by the climate.
Anyway, the most fun part of this is that each third plays like a different genre, with the disaster movie first act, cannibal movie second act, and action adventure third act where the protagonists are captured by an evil mining operation that uses slave labour and is run by an evil Kenny Rogers. A lot of what goes down is pretty shit, to be honest, but things happen at a good enough pace, and there's a lot of gore and nudity, and loincloth babes, one of whom looks like Elizabeth Kaitan. And I laughed at the joke at the very end, when the hero defends his skill as a pilot.
"It's a Brazilian helicopter." "What's that mean?" "It's got built in rhythm."
And the movie benefits from the voodoo of location, setting things in the middle of the rainforest. Lots of scenes of the characters being sweaty, getting bitten by bugs, eating bugs, getting bitten by other animals, etc. The humidity practically emanates from the screen. To paraphrase a wise man (Robin Williams doing a voice in Good Morning, Vietnam), the movie is suitably hot and wet, which is nice when you're with a lady but not so much when you're in the jungle. For them anyway. For me I'm having a good enough time either way.
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6195Khz 0458 7 MAR 2023 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) in ENGLISH from WOOFFERTON. SINPO = 55333. English, s/on @0458z w/Bow Bells int. then ID@0459z pips and newsday preview. @0501z World News anchored by Gareth Barlow. Japan's new medium-lift rocket failed on its debut flight in space on Tuesday after the launcher's second-stage engine did not ignite as planned. Japan's first new rocket in three decades was carrying the ALOS-3, a disaster management land observation satellite, which was also equipped with an experimental infrared sensor designed to detect North Korean ballistic missile launches. A search is under way for four US citizens who were kidnapped in north-eastern Mexico last week in a clash which left one Mexican citizen dead. The number of pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffering from acute malnutrition has soared from 5.5 million to 6.9 million, or 25 per cent, since 2020 in 12 countries hardest hit by the global food and nutrition crisis, according to a new report released by UNICEF today. France is set for disruption to transport and public services, as unions protest against plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that an independent special rapporteur will probe alleged Chinese interference in their recent elections. The appointed investigator will review classified reports about the 2019 and 2021 federal elections and will make recommendations for future contests. Government plans to ban migrants from re-entering the UK if they cross the Channel in small boats are unworkable and will leave thousands of people in limbo, refugee groups have said. A helicopter pilot may not have heard a radio call from another helicopter shortly before a deadly mid-air collision in Australia, a report has suggested. Brazilian Justice Minister Flavio Dino on Monday ordered police to investigate an alleged attempt to bring in undeclared jewelry, a gift from Saudi Arabia valued at $3.2 million, to former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. @0506z "Newsday" begins. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 200kW, beamAz 160°, bearing 47°. Received at Plymouth, United States, 6312KM from transmitter at Woofferton. Local time: 2258.
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Adventure Time: Empress Seraphina
In June 2018, about seven months ago, I adopted a cat from a young woman who had to move apartments and could not take her cat with her. Brazilian Helicopter Pilot (BHP) and I immediately fell in love with her and took her home. It was a rocky week trying to get her to adjust. She had come from a happy, healthy home, and was traumatized by the quick transition. We didn’t have time to visit…
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Canada selects Boeing's P-8A Poseidon as its new multi-mission aircraft
The partnership with Canadian industry will provide long-term economic prosperity to Canada 🇨🇦
Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 11/30/2023 - 18:52 in Military
With the P-8, Canada guarantees the interchangeability of allies NORAD and FIVE EYES.
The government of Canada signed a letter of offer and acceptance of foreign military sales for up to 16 Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft, as part of the Canadian Multimission Aircraft Project (CMMA).
Canada joins eight defense partners, including all allies of FIVE EYES, the intelligence alliance that also includes the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, and becomes the fifth NATO nation to have selected the P-8 as its multi-mission aircraft. The first delivery is scheduled for 2026.
“The P-8 will strengthen Canada's defense capability and readiness, and we look forward to delivering that capability to the Royal Canadian Air Force,” said Heidi Grant, president of Business Development at Boeing Defense, Space & Security. “Together with our Canadian partners, we will deliver a strong package of industrial and technological benefits that will ensure continued prosperity for Canada's aerospace and defense industry.”
The P-8 is the only proven in-service and production solution that meets all CMMA requirements, including range, speed, strength and payload capacity. This decision will benefit hundreds of Canadian companies and bring decades of prosperity to Canada through the support of the platform provided by our Canadian industrial partners.
The acquisition of P-8 will generate benefits of almost 3,000 jobs and $358 million annually in economic output for Canada, according to a 2023 independent study by Ottawa-based Doyletech Corporation.
“This is a very important day for the Royal Canadian Air Force and Boeing,” said Charles 'Duff Sullivan, managing director of Boeing Canada. "The P-8 offers unparalleled capabilities and is the most affordable solution for acquisition and life cycle maintenance costs. There is no doubt that the P-8 will protect Canada's oceans and borders for future generations."
The partnership with Canadian industry will provide long-term economic prosperity to Canada.
The Poseidon Team is the cornerstone of Boeing's Canadian P-8 industrial partnership, composed of CAE, GE Aviation Canada, IMP Aerospace & Defense, KF Aerospace, Honeywell Aerospace Canada, Raytheon Canada and StandardAero. The team is based on the 81 existing Canadian suppliers for the P-8 platform and more than 550 Boeing suppliers in all provinces, contributing to the company's annual economic benefit of approximately CAD$ 4 billion for Canada, supporting more than 14,000 Canadian jobs.
With more than 160 aircraft delivered or in service and 560,000 collective flight hours, the P-8 has proven capabilities for anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief response.
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That's Young Pilot Cookie as the brazilian helicopter model from inside out HAHA
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The MCU according to my mom part 3
The arrogant boyfriend of green girl
Rabbit raccoon
The Tree Man/Groot
Antenna Girl
The other guy
The airforce guy
Brazilian Helicopter pilot's girlfriend
The bad redhead
Tina, the mutant robot girl
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Alberto Santos-Dumont
Who: Alberto Santos=Dumont
What: Inventor and Aviator
Where: Brazilian, active in Brazil and France
When: July 20, 1873 - July 23, 1932
(Image description: a black and white portrait of Santos-Dumont from the chest up. He had palish skin, deep-set eyes, an aquiline nose, a thick mustache and a round chin. He is wearing a pale floppy Panama hat and a suit and tie. The hat was part of his signature look along with a wristwatch.)
Santos-Dumont is one of the defining names of early aviation. He is an inventor and innovator of both lighter- and heavier-than-air aircraft and travel. He may be the true inventor of the airplane rather than the Wright Brothers.* In 1906 he undoubtedly was the first to demonstrate true flight of a self-propelled heavier-than-air aircraft in his No. 14-Bis.
Santos-Dumont dreamed of flight since childhood and began designing his own aircraft in his early twenties. His inventions include various kinds of balloons, blimps/non-rigid airships, monoplanes, biplanes, and helicopters. During his time he constantly inventing and innovating with over 20 aircraft to his name between 1898 and 1910 when he unexpectedly retired from aviation. None of his inventions were patented because he believed aviation would lead to a new era of world peace and wanted nothing to impede the process. The idealism and pacifism may have been the reason he ended up taking his own life, as he had voiced his depression that his inventions were being used as war machines.
Some of his aircraft of note include Brésil (hot air balloon, shockingly small and light, his first aircraft), No. 3 (dirigible which ran on coal rather than hydrogen), No. 6 (dirigible which won him the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize for its then record breaking flight of seven miles from Saint-Cloud to Paris and around the Eiffel Tower on Oct. 19, 1901), No. 11 (Monoplane), the aforementioned No. 14-Bis (biplane), and various models of his Demoiselle (monoplane, the first practical ultralight aircraft).
(image description: a black and white photo of Santos-Dumont in 1907. He is posing in his workshop with part of his No. 18 dirigible. It is a long wooden spine with a series of circular vertebrae and some wooden beams on top and below. Santos-Dumont is standing with one hand fisted on his hip and the other resting on the contraption. He is wearing a suit, tie, and dress shoes with the pant ankles cuffed. He is wearing his Panama hat. His face is either tanned or dirty except for around his eyes where you can see the outline of goggles. End ID)
He is a national hero in Brazil. In his home country there are two towns, two airports, a highway, awards, among countless other honors bearing his name. He was a Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur in France. He is in the International Air & Space Hall of Fame and the magazine Flying ranked him #8 on their list of heroes of aviation. He has many aircraft named in his honor and monuments in both Brazil and France. A stranger and international part of his legacy: he popularized men's wristwatches. He wore them to keep time during his flights easily. His fame made wristwatches fashionable among men replacing pocket watches.
(Image description: One of the monuments built in his honor, this one in Saint-Cloud. It was made in 1932 by Georges Colin and is a bronze statue on a stone base. It shows a man wrapped in a cloth for modesty and wearing feathery wings strapped to his arms. He about to leap off his pedestal. In the stone pedestal is a bronze or metal portrait of Santos-Dumont in profile and an inscription in gold. End ID)
Probable orientation: Aroace
Despite being an active member of various social scenes and circles there is no record anywhere of him having a sexual or romantic relationship with any woman. While traditionally this lead people to believe he was gay, but there is no documentation of interest in or sexual/romantic relationships with men either and it would have been very difficult for someone of his stature and fame to hide a relationship. During his lifetime his bachelorhood is what was noted rather than his closeness to men. He was a bachelor without the asterisk, queer but not gay. The only argument I have seen against his being asexual comes from two perspectives. One puts asexual in quotes and asserts that asexual is just a word used by homophobes to rob gay people of an icon and the other is the argument that he kept a photo of a woman he met once but never had a relationship with and never saw after one meeting** so obviously he was "normal". So some nice aphobia from both queer and cishet scholars.
In reality, Santos-Dumont never spoke about romance, sex, relationships, or anything similar publically. He did not express any interest in the woman in the photo besides perhaps aesthetic attraction. He was just one of the many queer "Confirmed Bachelors" of the era whose sexual orientation was erased for fear of admitting great people can be something other than cishet.
*The Wright Brothers' December 17, 1903 flight required assistance at take off and was on an incline, meanwhile the October 23, 1906 test flight of Santos-Dumont's fixed-wing heavier-than-air 14-Bis, took off on its own power, flew higher, traveled further, and sustained flight longer. However it has been argued that by 1906 the Weight Brothers' Flyer had become more sophisticated than the 1903 version. I have seen both parties argued convincingly with hard evidence on both sides and I have not found any proof of who privately tested their aircraft first.
**The woman in question was Aida de Acosta. Santos-Dumont allowed de Acosta to take the wheel of one of his aircraft, making her the first woman to pilot a powered aircraft. He seems to have enjoyed her company that day, but it does not seem to be either romantic or sexual. Maybe platonic. Maybe just aesthetic. Although he kept her picture on his desk he did not seek her out and when de Acosta was informed of his death she claimed to barely know him. He may have just kept the photo like someone might keep a painting. Pretty set dressing. Maybe a little odd since he did meet her in real life, but hardly evidence he was infatuated with her, especially considering he never talked about her.
(Image description: a black and white photo of Santos-Dumont's famous October 23, 1906 flight, faded to sepia. It shows a bunch of people gathered in a field as a boxy plane flies just above their heads. In the foreground is a man in a suit running to take a picture, camera being raised to his face.)
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Famous Five Art Nostalgia #LC22 – Part 1
Introductory post
Introduction to ‘Les Cinq’
‘Les Cinq’ Masterpost
🛩️🛖🐊 Les Cinq en Amazonie
Original publication date: 1983 (France), never published in the UK
(Original cover by Annie-Claude Martin, 1983)
Re-introducing illustrator Annie-Claude Martin, who previously did the artwork for an edition of Five Run Away Together.
In this installment, the Five are visiting Brazil again after their previous troubles there with plane hijackers in LC06 - Les Cinq et les pirates du ciel.
Sadly this book also contains a host of racist clichés regarding Amazonian communities. Sigh.
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Plot summary:
(Disclaimer: All provided translations are my own.)
George and her cousins along with George’s parents are going for a two-month trip to South America, where a Brazilian aeronautics company has called on Mr Kirrin's skills. He will be in charge of supervising a new model of ultra-secret aircraft, an “all-terrain helicopter/hydroplane hybrid”. After a stopover in French Guiana, the group arrives in Manaos where they meet Mr Pereira, an engineer who will be their host in Brazil.
The children spend the first few days happily visiting Mr Pereira's estate, guided by a local named Bimbo, who works for Mr Pereira, then visiting an animal preserve, enjoying a mini-cruise on the Amazon River and a canoe trip to a native village.
Finally the children get to discover the secret aircraft that Mr Kirrin is working on, which is called the Ate Logo. The pilot-engineer in charge of the visitors, Juan Veluz, offers to take the children and Bimbo for a test flight.
(Onboard the Ate Logo)
[TRANSLATION: Narrator: The Ate Logo took off a moment later. The pilot told George all about flying the plane. Juan (pilot): I can stop it in flight like a helicopter and land in a very small space, young man! George: I'm not a boy! Dick: George is a… tomboy!]
The children are amazed to see the Amazon from the air, although their excitement is cut short when the plane suddenly fails to respond to the pilot's commands. The pilot only just manages to control their descent and break their fall by crashing into the forest. The plane and the radio are smashed beyond repair and they are just figuring out what to do when a group of Indian warriors start chasing them. The pilot manages to escape, but the Five and Bimbo are captured.
Their captors, which they learn are from the Kinko tribe, lead them to their village. The villagers, fascinated by Julian and Anne’s fair hair and rosy complexion, believe that they are godly envoys and Dick, George and Bimbo their servants. The villagers build two huts for their visitors, a lavish hut for the “godly ones” and a more modest one for their “servants”.
(First steps inside the village)
[TRANSLATION: George: Fancy that! Looks like they’re taken with blond hair and lily complexions. Dick: I get it! Julian and Anne look so different that they think they've been sent by the Great Spirit!]
The Five and Bimbo settle in the village waiting for help to come, hopeful that the pilot reached safety and launched a search for them. After several days have passed, George loses patience and looks for ways to reach civilisation without waiting for a potential rescue. She suggests that they trick the Kinkos into building a raft, pretexting an errand on behalf of the “Great Spirit”, confident that once they reach the main Amazon River, they will be able to find their way back to safety.
(Making departure plans)
[TRANSLATION: George: On a raft, of course! Dick: Chief Maliku will never let us go. Anne: But I don't know how to build a raft! George: Let’s ask Tim*!] (*Note: George here is trying to get an additional vote in favour of her idea.)
Thus the villagers build a raft while the Five gather provisions for several days. However, the Kinkos aren’t too happy about their guests’ departure. On the day of, the chief’s son, Soku, who’s always had a bit of a crush on Anne, clings to her hair and won’t let go. With the situation at a standstill, George suggests that Anne cuts off some of her hair and gifts it to the Kinkos, as a (fake) promise to return. Anne reluctantly complies.
The Five and Bimbo get onboard the raft and quickly reach the Amazon River. After several days of sailing, their first misfortune occurs when Timmy falls into the water and gets chased by an anaconda. The Five and Bimbo barely manage to save Timmy and kill the anaconda, whose flesh they eat over the next few days.
Later on, the Five “adopt” a little monkey who takes a liking to Timmy. One evening, a crocodile attacks the raft, attracted by the remains of the anaconda, which Bimbo had kept as bait for fishing. In the scuffle, the crocodile grabs the little monkey and drags him to the bottom of the river.
(A sad ending for Diablotin (Imp), their little monkey friend 😢)
[TRANSLATION: Narrator: So Imp jumped on the crocodile but the latter grabbed him and dragged him to the bottom of the river. Anne: Poor Imp! Dick: Gosh! George (to Timmy): You defended me, old chap, while poor Imp...]
With food supplies running low, the Five and Bimbo decide to go ashore to hunt. They are immediately surrounded by Kinko warriors who have been following them for a while from the shore. The Kinkos explain that, shortly after the raft left the village, Soku was abducted by an opposing tribe, the Houngkos. Chief Maliku caught up with the “fair-haired gods” to ask for their help rescuing Soku. Surrounded by the Kinko warriors, the Five don’t really have another choice than agree.
Once at the Houngkos’ village, the Five devise a ruse to find out where Soku is being held prisoner: from outside the village, Timmy and Dick start making a ruckus, respectively barking and blowing a whistle. The Houngkos panic at the unexpected noise, except for two warriors who remain standing guard in front of a hut. Having thus pinpointed Soku’s location, the children get inspiration from an ancestral tale of the Houngkos, who believe that “the end of their people will be heralded by the arrival of a fantastic animal, covered in feathers and scales, which will cross the village, led by an unknown Indian girl”. Based on this fantastical tale, George and Timmy disguise themselves as the fateful Indian girl and monster. Scared stiff by this vision of the upcoming apocalypse, the Houngkos flee into the forest, and Maliku and his warriors can rescue Soku.
(An ingenuous plan)
[TRANSLATION: Narrator: The next few moments were feverish. George borrowed a leopard skin from a Kinko and a few jay feathers completed the disguise. Tim was soon looking rather comical.]
(Thus disguised, George and Timmy walk through the village)
[TRANSLATION: George (to Timmy): Come on, wag your tail! Give us some music*! Narrator: The Houngkos panicked and fled...] (*Note: Timmy has a gourd filled with seeds attached to his tail.)
After this victory, Chief Maliku accepts the departure of the “godly envoys” and raids the enemy village to supply them with provisions.
(Final goodbyes)
[TRANSLATION: Narrator: Maliku was agreeable and raided the enemy village for supplies. The separation was easier than the first time... Soku: Farewell! Anne: Riaku!]
The Five and Bimbo continue sailing, occasionally hearing the sound of a plane that they believe may be searching for them, although the canopy is too thick for the rescue party to find them. As the days pass, food gets scarce again. To make matters worse, Bimbo has his finger bitten off by a piranha, then Anne gets a sunstroke. Bimbo goes ashore to get some herbs to soothe her, followed by Dick who wanted to be helpful but turns out to be more hindrance than help.
The raft finally approaches civilisation when it begins to dismantle and take on water. During the night, they are attacked by a pack of crocodiles. Annie makes the saurians go away by spraying them with ground pepper, of all things. The crocodiles are resuming their assault when the rescue plane finally finds them, piloted by Juan Veluz accompanied by Mr Kirrin.
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Cover art through the ages:
(Disclaimer: This is not an exhaustive list; sometimes the dates are difficult to pinpoint; and I have purposefully not included editions that re-used similar cover art, with differences only in layout and font style.)
(Original cover art by Annie-Claude Martin, Hachette, 1983)
(Paul Gillon, Hachette, 1996 – croc troubles!)
(Munch and Prunier, Hachette, 2003 – lost in the jungle!)
(Frédéric Rébéna, Hachette, 2014 – Five in green hell!)
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Thanks for reading!
#papillon82 reads#famous five art nostalgia#famous five#le club des cinq#les cinq#claude voilier#illustrations#annie-claude martin
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Rest In Peace Ricardo Boechat.
Boechat was a Brazilian reporter also known for voicing the Jaguar reporter on the Brazilian version of Zootopia, who was also named after him.
He passed away this morning (February 11, 2019) at the age of 66, in an helicopter crash that also killed the pilot. He leaves wife and children behind, as well as a legion of adimirers all over the country who tuned in to see his daily reports on the news.
I’m so sad guys... Boechat was my favourite reporter even before Zootopia came out! And now his death just seem to be another tragedy to strike Brazil.... what’s going on with the country that that I loved so much?
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(Cartun) Heidi’s ex: so, how are you and Chris going? Heidi: fine, it’s just- Ex: what? Is there something wrong? Heidi: no, no, it’s just that... HES JUST A CHILD! Ex: what do you mean? Heidi:*she and her ex lean in to see Chris and Mark arguing, like children* Ex: oh.
idk why but now im imagining Heidi like the mom in Inside Out with her anger like “For this, we gave up that Brazilian helicopter pilot?!”
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