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Active Aircraft carriers of USA
Kitty Hawk - 1961, CV-63 Active up to 2008
USS Enterprise - 1961, CVAN-65
Nimitz - 1975, CVN-68
Dwight D. Eisenhower - 1977, CVN-69
Carl Vinson - 1981, CVN-70
Theodore Roosevelt - 1986, CVN-71
Abraham Lincoln - 1989, CVN-72
George Washington - 1992, CVN-73
John C. Stennis - 1995, CVN-74
Harry S. Truman - 1998, CVN-75
Ronald Reagan - 2003, CVN-76
USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65)
Built by Newport News, laid down 4 Feb 1958, launched 24 Sept 1960, commissioned 25 Nov 1961. Scheduled to decommission in 2012-2014.
Displacement : approx. 93,500 tons full load
Length : 1,123 ft (342.3 m)
Beam : 132.8 ft (40.5 m)
Draft : 39 ft (11.9 m)
Propulsion : 8 x A2W reactor, 4 x steam turbine, 4 shafts, 280,000 shp (210 MW)
Speed : 30+ knots (56+ km/h)
Range : Essentially unlimited
Complement : Ship's company: 3,000 (2,700 Sailors, 150 Chiefs, 150 Officers)
Air wing : 1,800 (250 Pilots, and 1,550 Support personnel)
Armament : 2 Sea Sparrow launchers, 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts, 2 RAM launchers
Armor : 8 inch (20 cm) aluminum belt (equivalent to 4 inch rolled homogeneous steel armour)
Aircraft carried : approx. 66 - Forty three F/A-18 Hornets, Four EA-6B Prowlers, Four E-2C Hawkeyes, Six S-3 Vikings, Five SH-60 Seahawks). Though it can hold up to 90 aircrafts.
Notes : 915 engineers designed the ship. They made 16,100 drawings and 2,400 blueprints. The ship has about 625 miles of electrical cables and 37 miles of ventilation ducts. The ship has 4 steam powered catapults.
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USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
Displacement : 101,000 to 104,000 tons full load
Length : Overall: 1,092 ft (333 m)
Waterline : 1,040 ft (317 m) Overall Length: 1,115 Feet
Beam : Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)
Waterline : 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draught : Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)
Limit : 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion : 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, 4 × steam turbines, 4 × shafts, 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed : 30+ knots (56+ km/h)
Range : Essentially unlimited
Complement : Ship's company: 3,200, Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and processing systems : AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar, AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar, Mk 23 target acquisition radar, 2 × AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars, AN/SPN-43B air traffic control radar, AN/SPN-44 landing aid radars, 3 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems, 3 × Mk 95 radars.
Electronic warfare and decoys : SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite, SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament : 2 Sea Sparow & 2 RAM launchers
Armour : Unknown
Aircraft carried : 90 fixed wing and helicopters
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
Displacement : 101,000 to 104,000 tons full load
Length : Overall: 1,092 ft (333 m)
Waterline : 1,040 ft (317 m)
Beam : Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)
Waterline : 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draught : Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)
Limit : 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion : 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, 4 × steam turbines, 4 × shafts, 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed : 30+ knots (56+ km/h)
Range : Essentially unlimited
Complement : Ship's company: 3,200, Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and processing systems : AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar, AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar, Mk 23 target acquisition radar, 2 × AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars, AN/SPN-43B air traffic control radar, AN/SPN-44 landing aid radars, 3 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems, 3 × Mk 95 radars.
Electronic warfare and decoys : SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite, SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures.
Armament : 2 × Mk 57 Mod3 Sea Sparrow, 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile, 3 × Phalanx CIWS
Armour : Unknown
Aircraft carried : 90 fixed wing and helicopters
Buruj Dubai Tower becomes tallest structure in the world
From 1974-98 the Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world at 442 meter. In 1998 it was succeded by the Petronas Towers at 452 meter. In 2003 that was bested by Taipei 101 at 509 meter, the first tower to ever surpass 500 meter. Now, the Buraj Dubai Tower has become the tallest building in the world at 515.17 m. The building has 160 floors.
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This is not to say the United States has been bested forever. The Freedom Tower, when completed in 2009, is estimated to be 541 meter.
By 2012, the list tallest buildings will be
1.Burj Dubai 818 m, 188 storeys - Emiratos Arabes
2. Torre de Moscu 612 m, 118 storeys - Metros, Russia
3. Spire Tower 610 m, 150 storeys - Chicago, USA
4. The Crown 580 m, 142 storeys - Las Vegas, USA
5. The Freedom Tower 541 m, 108 storeys - NY, USA.
Mizos (people of Mizoram, an Indian state) are meat eaters. They like dog very much, other favorites are pig and beef. Rice is brewed to form local alcoholic drink 'Zu'. Mizos are mainly tribals and are suspicious about non Mizos. Christanity is deep rooted here.
Tihar Jail, Delhi is India's maximum security prison in 170 acres, which houses 9000 prisoners.
Cryonics : To freeze dead with the hope of reviving it when it thaws.
Silica gel changes blue to white colour when moisture is absorbed by it. Then replace the Silica gel.
20 Best books I read
Trekking
1. Mountain climbing by Gian Chand, International publishers, Delhi (Rs 125).
2. Spiti (Adventures in trans Himalaya) by Harish Kapadia, Indus publishers, Delhi (Rs 500).
3.Climbers guide to Sonmarg published by Himalayan Club.
4. Trekking in Indian Himalaya by Lonely planet.
5. Trekking in Nepal Himalaya by Lonely planet.
Electronics books
6. Digital electronics and microprocessors by Bhupendra Chhabra published by Dhanpatrai & Sons, Delhi (Rs 450).
7. Electronics projects for beginners by AK Maini, Pustak Mahal, Delhi (Rs 72).
8. An Engineering approach to Digital design by William I Fletcher, PHI Delhi.
9. An introduction to Digital Electronics by Jameson Rowe, BPB, Delhi (Rs 50).
10. Electronics projects handbook by Amit Bir Tiwana, BPB, Delhi.
11. Digital electronics by Tokheim, TMH.
12. Electronics For You projects Vol 1 to 22.
My Favourite books
13. An information security handbook by John Hunter, Springer, London.
14. Modern Elite forces by Max Walmer, Salmander books, London.
15. Fertility by Dr. Elizabeth Clubb & Jane Knight, David & Charles UK (8 Pound).
16. Air pilot's manual (Vol 1 to 7) by Trevor Thom, Airlife, UK (20 Pound per volume).
17. Flying the edge by Capt. Brian Mcallister, Airlife, UK.
18. Fire prevention handbook by Dereck James, Butterworth Heinmann, UK & Delhi.
19. Nuclear Energy (V Edition) by Raymond L Murray, Butterworth Heinmann, UK & Delhi.
20. The quantum Universe by Tony Hey & Patric Walters, Cambridge press.
21. The unofficial guide to ethical hacking by Ankit Fadia, Macmillian India Ltd.
Personal Safety
In lodges, use your own lock to avoid theft (duplication of key is possible and is easy). MOSSAD, Israeli Intelligence has master keys to almost all well known hotels around the world.
Always distribute your assets - money, bank deposits, jewellery and other costly items - to avoid a mass theft.
Camera mobile phones with hands off and silent ring can be used to spy out a room.
Sun glasses with special UV coating can block UV rays. Normal glass can absorb Infra Red radiation (IR) if have sufficient thickness. Don't look at the Sun - Light (UV light, visible light and IR heat rays) - can cause irreversible eye damage/Cornear burn.
In case fire, hold a wet cloth to the face and crawl along the floor to a safer place.
If there is Chlorine (a dangerous) gas leakage move to upstairs (Chlorine gas is heavier than air).
In Bio terrorism, Anthrax like viruses are spread in different ways (by post in USA).