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April 5

File:Dash80 large.jpg

I saw another four aircrafts on this photo, who can recognize them? --Great Brightstar (talk) 03:05, 5 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm fairly sure that the red aircraft in the back of this photo is a Hawker Hurricane, due to the characteristic horizontal stabilizer, and the exhaust piping on the front. I feel like I should know the yellow one too, but I can't put my finger on it yet. According to the Udvar-Hazy Center floor plan^[1], the orange one is a Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk. TastyJim (talk) 04:13, 5 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yellow: Piper J-3 Cub (not to be confused with their yellow Piper J-2 Cub). -- ToE 06:56, 5 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The floor plan Jim posted doesn't show any airplane types when I look at it. (Is there something browser-dependent going on? Never mind.) But I found this one from 2017 that was very helpful.
Sorry, Jim, but the red one is not a Hawker Hurricane; the horizontal stabilizer on a Hurricane would be set higher. It's this P-51 Mustang.
The yellow one in front of it is indeed this Piper J-3 Cub as ToE says.
The orange one in front of that is indeed this Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk as Jim says.
Above that is a partially obstructed view of one where you can only see the blue cowling at the front and the lettering Pepsi-Cola on the tail. That one is this Travel Air D4D.
Obstructing the D4D is one hanging upside-down, with red stripes and a red-and-white checkered tail. That one is this Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister. The lettering visible upside-down is the name of the previous owner, Beverly Howard.
At right, near the tail of the Jungmeister, you can see the diagonal blue, white, and red stripes of the Air France logo on the tail of this Concorde.
In front of that you can see part of the red wing and part of the propeller of this Monocoupe 110 Special.
Also in that area of the photo is a yellow part of something, but I can't tell what that is.
In the foreground, the brown glider on the floor, with a 13-star US flag tail design, is this Baby Albatross.
Behind that, under the tail of the Dash-80, is an airplane prominently labeled Bud Light, but I can't tell what that is. The museum has this Loudenslager Laser 200, and the floor plan shows on in the same general area of the floor, but it's not in the same place and the brand-name lettering doesn't match.
Behind that, the airplane with a double red stripe and the light shining off part of it is ~~this Learjet 23.~~ (See ToE's correction, thanks.)

Thanks, that was a lot of fun. Which four were you asking about? --184.147.181.129 (talk) 07:43, 5 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bud Light is this Sukhoi Su-26M. -- ToE 08:11, 5 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The "airplane with a double red stripe and the light shining off part of it" is this Beechcraft 35 Bonanza. (Learjet? Am I looking at the wrong spot?)
The "yellow part of something" is this Grumman G-21 Goose. (Note its red, yellow, and blue tipped prop and black under-wing pontoon; note also the Concord's "tail bumper" above it. See here for a photo from above.) -- ToE 09:04, 5 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

For completeness, this is their page on the Boeing 367-80.
I see from those photos, as well as several of their Learjet photos, that at one time (February 2004 in this photo) the Learjet was displayed on the floor, roughly where the Bonanza is in our 2009 photo, but was later (by August 2004 according to this photo) suspended over the Goose where it presumably still is today (though this July 2017 photo is the most recent I've found). -- ToE 05:51, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, thanks for everyone. --Great Brightstar (talk) 11:27, 5 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Map of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Updated September 2020) | National Air and Space Museum". airandspace.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

April 6

White bread

This may or may not be a stupid question, but I need help with determining how to stay away from white bread. How do you know if an item is white bread so I know to stay away from it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.208.213.251 (talk) 04:52, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy link: White bread. -- ToE 05:55, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Try the Rye, not the Kaiser. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 07:23, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I assume that the question is how to distinguish loaves or slices of white bread from whole wheat bread just by their looks. When buying packaged bread, the label on the package should supply the information; otherwise, ask the seller. Just by appearance, whole wheat bread tends to be darker, more brown, than white bread. Compare images of white bread and whole wheat bread. Whole wheat bread is somewhat healthier than white bread (more dietary fibre, vitamins B and E and micronutrients), but white bread is not by itself unhealthy. Added ingredients (such as molasses or high-fructose corn syrup) may make either type less healthy. --Lambiam 07:35, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Those images primarily remind me of the terrible monotony of what Americans call bread. SCNR ⌘ _hugarheimur 08:48, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the label on the bread packaging should state whether the flour used is either "wholemeal wheat flour" (i.e. "brown"), or just "wheat flour" (i.e. "white"). Sometimes a blend of the two is used, in which case the type of flour that is the greater proportion should be listed first (at least in the UK). PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 07:54, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(N.B. Wholemeal wheat flour is often listed as simply "whole wheat flour".) PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 07:58, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

One also needs to be careful between something labeled as "whole grain wheat bread" or just "wheat bread", which may have slightly different flavor but is otherwise nutritionally indistinguishable from white bread. The best method for distinguishing breads by nutritional value to to read the ingredients label and nutritional facts, and NOT from the name on the front. Marketing can be deceptive, but companies are generally required to accurately list ingredients and nutritional information. this article has some good information on how to identify if bread is whole grain or not. --Jayron 32 12:40, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The best bread is made from stoneground wholemeal flour. Mjroots (talk) 09:40, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The best bread is green, daddy-o. Clarityfiend (talk) 18:08, 6 April 2021 (UTC) [reply]

Dude, The Best of Bread is groovy. 2603:6081:1C00:1187:589A:24D7:BCFA:E214 (talk) 17:45, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

April 9

Can one do an age filter for searches on FamilySearch.org?

Can one do an "age" filter for searches on FamilySearch.org? While one can do filters for one's years of birth and death, those result in a lot of false positives when one searches through things such as death records; I know since I'm speaking from a lot of personal experience using FamilySearch.org to discover new centenarian and supercentenarian cases. In contrast, doing a direct "age" filter for searches on FamilySearch.org (for instance, limiting one's search to people aged 110+) should produce much less of this problem. So, is there any way to actually do this? For instance, can one ethically hack FamilySearch.org in order to do this? Can one actually do this in any other way(s)? If so, in exactly what way(s)? Futurist110 (talk) 06:02, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

More specifically, I mean an "age range" filter as opposed to a simple "age" filter. Futurist110 (talk) 06:06, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

First oath of VP Dick Cheney

Hi, can someone please take away a curiosity? Why was Dick Cheney’s first oath in 2001, administered by William Rehnquist? Shouldn’t the President of the Supreme Court usually just administer the Presidents' oaths, or are there theoretical exceptions? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.41.100.198 (talk) 16:08, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Any old Tom, Dick, or Harry can administer the oath. If you've got a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America hanging around you may as well make use of him. See Oath of office of the vice president of the United States. DuncanHill (talk) 16:16, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Please see Oath of office of the vice president of the United States. A variety of officials can administer the oath of office to a vice president. Six times in U.S. history it has been the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. There is no president of the Supreme Court. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 16:18, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Au contraire. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:36, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Taft held a number of important government positions. You could say he carried a lot of weight during his career. Though no job was more important than popularizing the traditions of throwing out the first ball to start the baseball season, and of the seventh-inning stretch. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 09:46, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If the term "president of the Supreme Court" is understood to mean "a person presiding over a meeting of the Supreme Court", then the Chief Justice is president when oral arguments are heard. --Lambiam 11:35, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semantically maybe "president", but not "President". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:50, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, you’re right. He was the "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court", I was tricked by the term improper in the Italian Wiki page, "President of the Supreme Court". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.41.100.198 (talk) 17:30, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I know this was resolved, but just as an addendum; there is no requirement as to who must administer the oath; merely that the oath be administered. Several times in history the oath was administered in less-than-traditional conditions: Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as president in his father's parlor, by his father, in the middle of the night. He was later re-administered the oath in secret by a federal district court judge, just in case anyone wanted to complain about the oath being administered by his father (no one did, and the second oath was only revealed to have happened years later). Lyndon Baines Johnson was administered his first oath of office as President by a Dallas federal district court judge aboard Air Force One while the plane was on the tarmac of Love Field airport in Dallas. So long as the President (and, for that matter, the Vice President as noted by the OP) takes the oath, it is valid no matter who administers it. --Jayron 32 17:56, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

One might even say "Any old Tom, Dick, or Harry can administer the oath". DuncanHill (talk) 19:42, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Just to beat this point into the dust, I don't see any requirement that there be anyone who "administers" the oath, just that the officeholder must swear or affirm it. I suppose it's possible that Congress has required by statute that there be someone to administer it; don't know. --Trovatore (talk) 20:25, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much. It’s all fascinating what you wrote, and I’m a curious pathological. Swear in the parlor...fantastic... I at most in parlor, I can watch a football game (you call it soccer). Again thank you, I wish you the best. 93.41.100.198 (talk) 18:36, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

April 11

Should Affenpinschers be classified as a rare/endangered breed? Plus, why are they called pinschers, when they dont have any of those characteristics?

(Note: this is only for people who know a lot about Affenpinschers)

1. On Akc’s popularity rank, Affenpinschers rank 148 out of 197, definitely meaning that they’re rare/endangered.

2. Should affenpinschers be classified as a pinscher? The other pinschers have a slender body, pointed ears, a long snout, and are usually Black and Tan. The affenpinscher shares none of these characteristics, and looks more like a black wire-hared pug

Answermeplease11 (talk) 20:12, 11 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Map of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Updated September 2020) | National Air and Space Museum". airandspace.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

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