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Heron (other)
Heron is a family of wading birds. Heron may also refer to: Business * Heron International, a United Kingdom-based property development company ** Heron Tower, a skyscraper in London * Heron Foods, a frozen food retail chain in the United Kingdom * Heron Plastics, a kit car manufacturer in the 1950s and 1960s People * Heron or Hero of Alexandria (c. 10 – 70), ancient Greek mathematician and engineer, creator of Heron's formula (area of triangle) and Heron's method (square root) * Saint Heron (107–127), third Bishop of Antioch * Heron (martyr) (died 202), Egyptian martyr * Heron Ricardo Ferreira (born 1958), a Brazilian professional football manager * Heron (surname) * Clan Heron, a Scottish border-riding clan * Heron Baronets, two extinct baronetcies * Heron (footballer), Heron Crespo da Silva, Brazilian footballer * Mike "Heron" Herard, hip hop producer Places *Heron, Montana *Héron, Belgium * Heron Island (other), various islands * Heron Lake (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heron
The herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genera ''Botaurus'' and ''Ixobrychus'' are referred to as bitterns, and, together with the zigzag heron, or zigzag bittern, in the monotypic genus ''Zebrilus'', form a monophyletic group within the Ardeidae. Egrets do not form a biologically distinct group from herons, and tend to be named differently because they are mainly white or have decorative plumes in breeding plumage. Herons, by evolutionary adaptation, have long beaks. The classification of the individual heron/egret species is fraught with difficulty, and no clear consensus exists about the correct placement of many species into either of the two major genera, '' Ardea'' and ''Egretta''. Similarly, the relationships of the genera in the family are not completely resolved. However, one species formerly considere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héron
Héron (; wa, Héron) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Geography Héron is located on the river Mehaigne. The municipality consists of the following districts: Couthuin, Héron, Lavoir, and Waret-l'Évêque. Demography On 1 January 2006 Héron had a total population of 4,534. The total area is 38.32 km2 which gives a population density of 118 inhabitants per km2. Facilities Héron is home to Couthuin Airport. Gallery File:L'église Saint-Hubert de Lavoir.JPG, Saint Hubertus Hubertus or Hubert ( 656 – 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Known as the "Apostle of the Ardennes", he was ... church in Lavoir File:Envoz (Chateau de Potesta).jpg, Potesta castle in Envoz File:00 Héron 051017 (1).jpg, Typical old farm in Héron (17th century). References External links * * Municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eitan (UCAV)
The IAI Eitan (איתן – "Steadfast"; export designation Heron TP) is an unmanned aerial vehicle, unmanned reconnaissance aircraft developed in Israel in the early 21st century by the Malat division of Israel Aerospace Industries.Egozi 2008 The aircraft is a newer version of the IAI Heron. Development In April 2004, the Israeli Air Force magazine announced the existence of the programme and reported that two prototypes were already flying."IAI Heron TP Eitan" In March the following year, US company Aurora Flight Sciences announced a joint venture to market the aircraft under the name Orion. Aurora hoped to have a machine flying during 2007, but by the middle of that year, the company had not released anything further about the project. Meanwhile, reports emerged of a "first flight" for the Eitan in Israel on 15 July 2006, despite the previous reports that the aircraft had already been flying two years previously. In late January 2007, ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' reported yet another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAI Heron
The IAI Heron (Machatz-1) is a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Malat (UAV) division of Israel Aerospace Industries. It is capable of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) operations of up to 52 hours' duration at up to 10.5 km (35,000 ft). It has demonstrated 52 hours of continuous flight, but the effective operational maximal flight duration is less, according to payload and flight profile. An advanced version, the Heron TP, is also known as the IAI Eitan. On 11 September 2005, it was announced that the Israel Defense Forces purchased US$50 million worth of Heron systems. Design and development The Heron navigates using an internal GPS navigation device, and either a pre-programmed flight profile (in which case the system is fully autonomous from takeoff to landing), manual override from a ground control station, or a combination of both. It can autonomously return to base and land in case of lost communication with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Havilland Heron
The de Havilland DH.114 Heron is a small propeller-driven British airliner that first flew on 10 May 1950. It was a development of the twin-engine de Havilland Dove, with a stretched fuselage and two more engines. It was designed as a rugged, conventional low-wing monoplane with tricycle undercarriage that could be used on regional and commuter routes. A total of 149 were built, and it was also exported to about 30 countries. Herons later formed the basis for various conversions, such as the Riley Turbo Skyliner and the Saunders ST-27 and ST-28. Design and development In the closing stages of the Second World War, the aircraft manufacturer de Havilland began development of a new small twin-engined passenger aircraft, the DH 104 Dove, intended as a replacement for the earlier Dragon Rapide and which soon proved to be successful. As a further development, the company basically enlarged the Dove; the fuselage was lengthened to make room for more passengers or freight, and the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawker Heron
The Hawker Heron was the first fighter aircraft designed at Hawker Aircraft with a basically metal structure. Sydney Camm was the chief designer that introduced what became the typical structure for all Hawker aircraft until the introduction of the jet-powered Hawker P.1040. This structure consisted of metal tubes (steel or aluminium) with their ends swaged so that they could be connected to each other by means of " fishplates" and bolts (sometimes with ferrules to protect the tubes). Design The design was produced in 1924 as a private venture version of the Hawker Woodcock fighter with the wooden structure of the Woodcock replaced by a mainly metal structure, but as the design developed, the use of a metal structure resulted in an entirely new aircraft. The Heron was a single bay biplane with a metal structure as described above and fabric covered. It was powered by a 455 hp (339 kW) Bristol Jupiter VI engine driving a two-bladed wooden propeller. (A metal propel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heron (dinghy)
The Heron Dinghy is a dinghy designed by Jack Holt of the United Kingdom as the Yachting World Cartopper (YW Cartopper). The Heron dinghy was designed to be built by a home handyman out of marine ply over a timber frame, but can now also be constructed from marine ply using a stitch and glue technique or from Fibreglass. Modern dinghies will usually have built in buoyancy tanks, older craft will have bags or retrofitted tanks. Since about 1980 boats have been increasingly made of Fibreglass, although the Australian association has approved stitch and glue construction . The Heron is sailed in the UK and Australia and New Zealand, with a few others spread around the world. UK class rules vary slightly from the Australian Rules. In the UK a spinnaker is permitted and a larger genoa can be used. The UK also permits the use of different rudder shapes and a Bermudan Mast. Other more minor differences exist between the rules. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Heron
USS ''Heron'' has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: * , a minesweeper in commission from 1918 to 1922 and later in commission as a seaplane tender (AVP-2) from 1924 to 1946 * , a minesweeper in commission as USS ''YMS-369'' from 1943 to 1946, renamed USS ''Heron'' (AMS-18) in 1947, and in commission again from 1949 to 1955, redesignated as MSC(O)-18 in 1955 * a coastal minehunter in commission from 1994 to 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Heron United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Heron
Several ships of the Royal Navy has been named HMS ''Heron'' after the wading bird. * , an 18-gun 340-ton sloop purchased June 1804 (and previously named ''Jason''). Renamed HMS ''Volcano'' in 1810 following conversion to a bomb vessel. Sold on 28 August 1816. * , a originally to have been called HMS ''Rattlesnake'' and launched at Upnor, Kent on 22 October 1812, and broken up in March 1831. * , a 482-ton 16-gun brig launched at Chatham Dockyard on 27 September 1847 and lost at sea off West Africa on 9 May 1859. * , a wooden screw launched at Miller's Shipyard, Liverpool on 5 July 1860 and broken up in Jamaica in 1881. * , an 85-ton river gunboat equipped with two 2-pounder guns and constructed at Yarrow. Transferred to the Nigerian Government on 1 January 1899. * HMS ''Heron'' was a 100-ton War Department tender originally called . Following her transfer to the Royal Navy in 1906 she was renamed ''Heron''. Sold in September 1923. * HMS ''Heron'' was assigned to a 1,200-ton sloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martins Heron
Martins Heron is a suburb of Bracknell west of London in Berkshire, England. Martins Heron and the neighbouring suburb The Warren are after a Parliamentary Boundary review in the Bracknell constituency – until 2010 they were in the Windsor Constituency. It is in Harmans Water ward, which also includes parts of Bullbrook, and The Parks. The name does not in fact have anything to do with the avian heron but stems from the obsolete word ''hern'', meaning nook or corner of land. The area is bordered by Bracknell to the west and large wooded areas, notably Swinley Woods on the east and Lily Hill Park to the north. History The area lies within the former parkland and grounds of a mansion, Martins Herne (or Heron), built around 1750 but demolished in the early 1980s, which was associated with minor nobility for much of its life, including the 18th-century British general, William Gordon. The house made way for a small estate of mainly large detached houses built by Charles Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heron (crater)
Heron is a small lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, less than 20 kilometers from the equator. It lies between the slightly larger crater Ctesibius just to the west and Soddy a little farther to the east. Almost directly to the north is the prominent crater King. This formation is an undistinguished, circular crater. The interior floor is relatively flat and featureless. There is a tiny craterlet along the eastern rim that has a slightly higher albedo Albedo (; ) is the measure of the diffuse reflection of sunlight, solar radiation out of the total solar radiation and measured on a scale from 0, corresponding to a black body that absorbs all incident radiation, to 1, corresponding to a body ... than the remainder of the crater. This crater is also called Hero in some references. It was named after 1st century BC Egyptian inventor Heron (or Hero) of Alexandria. Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heron Road (Ottawa)
Heron Road (Ottawa Road #16) is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from Walkley Road at an angle to the Rideau River, where it turns into Baseline Road. Heron is home to the Public Works and Government Services Canada headquarters, the Sir Leonard Tilley Building, the Canada Post headquarters, and the Edward Drake Building (at its junction with Riverside Drive). It is also home to St. Patrick's Intermediate High School and Herongate Mall. Heron Road starts on the Heron Road Bridge which crosses the Rideau River, Rideau Canal, and part of Vincent Massey Park. From there, most of Heron Road is a four- to six-lane divided principal arterial, and often becomes a speed trap; the speed limit is west of Bank Street and east of Bank Street despite the overall lack of pedestrians and relatively free flow (especially west of Bronson Avenue Bronson Avenue ( Ottawa Road #79) is a major north-south arterial road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It starts as a continuation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
