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6 unusual facts about VOR


Geiravör

According to Rudolf Simek, the section part of the name—vör—may be identical to the name of the Norse goddess Vör, and would therefore mean "spear-goddess" or the suffix may simply reflect the suffix vör that appears in personal names such as Geirvör and Hervör.

Jūrmala airport

In 2011 ILS and VOR/DME installation and light-signal system certification has been completed.

RAF Honiley

It is also the site of the HON (Honiley) VOR-DME navigation aid, which is positioned to the south of the track.

Vör

Simek notes that the second part of the valkyrie name Geiravör may be identical with the name of the goddess Vör (and would therefore mean "spear-goddess"), or simple be identical with a frequently found suffix appearing in personal names.

Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad

It would be many years before the concepts seen in either Vor-Tech or M.A.S.K would be seen again in the form of A.T.O.M., an animated series developed by Kenner's eventual owners, Hasbro.

One of the voice actors who did this show was David Sobolov, who played the evil Lord Matrix (alias Damian Roarke), the other voice actor was Michael Donovan, who played Shepherd (aka Hudson Roarke), who led VOR-tech.


Adcock antenna

The LFR remained as the main aerial navigation system in the U.S. and other countries until the 1950s, when it was replaced by VHF-based VOR technology.

The LFR remained as the main aerial navigation technology until it was replaced by the VOR system in the 1950s and 1960s.

Aviation communication

VHF omnidirectional range(VOR) is an example of a legacy system to determine relative location.

Bermersheim vor der Höhe

Bermersheim vor der Höhe is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Burgholzhausen vor der Höhe

Burgholzhausen vor der Höhe is a quarter of the city of Friedrichsdorf at the foothills of the Taunus mountain range, approx.

E.I.N.S.

The sentence "Wer keine Angst vor dem Teufel hat, braucht auch keinen Gott" (Who doesn't fear the devil, doesn't need a god) comes from the novel "The Name of the Rose" (Umberto Eco, 1980).

Glarus Nord

The ruins of a Roman watchtower, Vor dem Wald, from the time of Emperor Augustus indicate that the area was inhabited by the Roman era.

Killaloe/Bonnechere Airport

The associated VOR/DME, YXI, continues in operation and is associated with several airways.

Listing's law

Listing's law is not obeyed when the eyes counter-rotate during head rotation to maintain gaze stability, either due to the Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) or the optokinetic reflex.

Mangfall

So wird beispielsweise kurz vor Bruckmühl ein Teil des Wassers der Mangfall in einen teilweise künstlich angelegten Kanal, den Triftbach geleitet, der vorbei an zahlreichen Fabriken, erst bei Bad Aibling, nach ca.

Passion cantata

Other examples of Passion Cantatas in the German-speaking world include such works as Gottfried August Homilius's Cantata "Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld" HoWV 12 (1775), the Passion Cantata "Vor Harpe er bleven til Sorrig" with text by Johannes Ewald and music by the Bach critic Johann Adolf Scheibe, and the Sørge-Cantata ved Christi Grav "Herrens Salvede, som var vor Næses Aand" by the same librettist and composer.

S1 MP3 player

Recording via built-in microphone or FM radio in ADPCM WAV (32 kbit/s mono or 64k bps stereo; using FFmpeg codec named adpcm ima wav), ACT (8 kbit/s) or VOR (32 or 8 kbit/s) formats, and ability to play back these files locally or via Windows Media Player when connected as an MSC device.

Shark Island Concentration Camp

Shark Island Concentration Camp or "Death Island" (Konzentrationslager auf der Haifischinsel vor Lüderitzbucht ) was a camp on Shark Island off Luderitz, Nambia used by the German empire during the Herero and Namaqua genocide of 1904–1908.

The Emigrants

The Emigrants, a novel by Norwegian author Johan Bojer Vor egen stamme or The Emigrants (1924/English 1925)

Tone Float

These often included a bonus audio-track, erroneously titled "Vor dem blauen Bock", which in fact is an instrumental track named "Rückstoss Gondoliere", from a 22 May 1971 performance by Kraftwerk on the Bremen Beat-Club TV show.

Xylorimba

Helmut Lachenmann: Mouvement ( - vor der Erstarrung) for three ad hoc players and 14 players (1982/84)


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