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R. Carlos Nakai
R. Carlos Nakai (b. Flagstaff, Arizona, April 16, 1946) is a Native American flutist of Navajo/Ute heritage. He released his first album, Changes, in 1983 and since then his work has been universally appreciated. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and two of his records, Canyon Trilogy ..
RCA
RCA's logo as seen today on many products. RCA, formerly an initialism for the Radio Corporation of America, is now a trademark used by two companies for products descended from that common ancestor: Thomson SA, which manufactures consumer electronics like RCA-branded televisions, DVD players..
RCAC
Recreational Canoe Association of CanadaRoyal Canadian Air CadetsRoyal Canadian Armoured CorpsRoyal Canadian Army Cadets ..
RCAF (disambiguation)
RCAF may refer to: Royal Canadian Air Force, the name of Canada's air force until 1968Royal Canadian Air Farce, a comedy radio and television showRoyal Chicano Air Force, a collective of artists based in Sacramento, California redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
RCAF Detachement Alliston
Royal Canadian Air Force Detachment Alliston was opened in July 1940 near the village of Alliston, Ontario (Lots 6, 7 & 8, Concession 11, Tecumseth Twp.), this small aerodrome served as the No. 2 Relief Landing Field for No. 1 Service Flying Training School of the British Commonwealth Air Training P..
RCAF Detachment Edenvale
RCAF Detachment Edenvale / Edenvale Transmitter Station: Opened in October 1941 on Lots 13, 14 & 15, Concession 10 in Sunnidale Township as the No. 1 Relief Landing Field for No. 1 Service Flying Training School of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, located at RCAF Station Camp Borden (No...
RCAF Detachment Grand Bend
RCAF Detachment Grand Bend, located near Grand Bend, Ontario, was built in 1942 as a relief, or emergency, aerodrome for student pilots training with No. 9 Service Flying Training School at RCAF Station Centralia. Grand Bend was home to No. 1 Flying Control School from 1951 - 1957. The station was u..
RCAF March Past
The "RCAF March Past" was the official march of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and is currently the authorized march of both Air Command and the Air Operations Branch of the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, and the Air Force Association of Canada. It is the same tune as that of ..
RCAF Station Aylmer
RCAF Station Aylmer was a sizeable Royal Canadian Air Force training base that was established on July 3 1941 at Aylmer, Ontario. It was one of many built across Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during the World War II. The first school at Aylmer was No. 14 Service Flying Tra..
RCAF Station Beaverbank
RCAF Station Beaverbank was a long-range Pinetree Line early warning radar station operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force, located in central Nova Scotia near the community of Beaverbank. RCAF Station Beaverbank was approximately 40 km (25 mi) north of the twin cities of Halifax-Dartmouth. The st..
RCAF Station Calgary
What is referred to here as RCAF Station Calgary was actually a collection of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) schools, facilities and units operating in Calgary, Alberta, Canada during the Second World War. After the BCATP closed down in 1945, some of these facilities remained open to..
RCAF Station Centralia
RCAF Station Centralia was a Royal Canadian Air Force training base located just outside the village of Centralia near Exeter, Ontario, Canada. It became one of the largest training stations in Canada. Flying schools were established across Canada as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Pl..
RCAF Station Claresholm
RCAF Station Claresholm was initially a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan station that trained pilots for wartime service. The station was located near Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. No. 15 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) was opened on June 9, 1941, and closed in March 1945. Ansons and Cess..
RCAF Station De Winton
RCAF Station De Winton was a World War II air training station located south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The base was more properly called RAF Station De Winton because the Royal Air Force (RAF) established the flying school located here (No. 31 Elementary Flying Training School or EFTS). Like othe..
RCAF Station Edgar
RCAF Station Edgar was part of the Pinetree Line of radar stations and was located at Edgar, Ontario Canada near Barrie. The site was home to the 31st Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron and was operational in its intended role between 1952 and 1964. The complex was sold to the provincial government..
RCAF Station Fort Macleod
RCAF Station Fort Macleod was a World War II British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) flying training station. Administrative and operational control was the responsibility of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The old station is located south of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada. No. 7 Servic..
RCAF Station Grostenquin
RCAF Station Grostenquin, also known as 2 (Fighter) Wing or 2 Wing, was located near the town of Grostenquin in northeastern France. It was one of four wings or bases of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) established in Europe in the early 1950s at the beginning of the Cold War. The other three bas..
RCAF Station High River
RCAF Station High River was a station of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) located near High River, Alberta, Canada. The Canadian Air Force began operating at High River in 1921, three years before the RCAF came into existence. In the early days, the station was the largest in Canada with ten ai..
RCAF Station Kingston
RCAF Station Kingston, or RCAF Aerodrome Kingston, was built in 1940 at Collins Bay near Kingston, Ontario, Canada and was a Second World War training station initially operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was, however, subject to Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) administrative and operational c..
RCAF Station Leaside
RCAF Station Leaside was a RCAF base in East York, Ontario. Opened as Leaside Aerodrome during World War I by the RAF, then by the Toronto Flying Club and closed in 1931. The airport was closed and became a Canada Wire plant and now re-developed for commercial use. ..
RCAF Station Marville
RCAF Station Marville (also known as 1(F) Wing or 1 Wing) was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) station located near Marville, France. It was one of four wings or bases established to support the goals of NATO in Europe during the Cold War. These wings were part of No. 1 Air Division. Two wings were..
RCAF Station Mossbank
Latitude (N): 49 55 28 Longitude (W): 105 52 During WWII RCAF Station Mossbank was home to No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School, part of No. 4 Training Command. This was the local community's contributuion to the BCATP. No. 135 (Fighter) Sqn was formed at RCAF Station Mossbank in June 1942. This u..
RCAF Station Mount Pleasant
RCAF Station Mount Pleasant was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) station located at Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The aerodrome opened in 1940 to serve as a relief landing field..
RCAF Station Oshawa
RCAF Station Oshawa was a training station of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) located near Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. No. 20 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) was located here from June 1941 to December 1944. Student flyers used Tiger Moth aircraft and were trained by civili..
RCAF Station Pearce
RCAF Station Pearce, or RCAF Aerodrome Pearce, was a Second World War training base of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. It was located near Fort Macleod, Alberta. The Pearce aerodrome was the home of three training schools: No. 36 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS), which was a Roya..
RCAF Station Pennfield Ridge
RCAF Station Pennfield Ridge was a Royal Canadian Air Force training base located in coastal Charlotte County, New Brunswick in the hamlet of Pennfield Ridge. Construction of the aerodrome began in the summer of 1940 after a suitable site was selected on a ridge high above the surrounding coastal p..
RCAF Station Saglek
RCAF Station Saglek was a Royal Canadian Air Force radar base in the Mid-Canada Line, located near Saglek Bay in Labrador. The station operated between 1953 and 1970, [Pinetree Line Stations] and was staffed primarily by United States Air Force personnel. The site was targeted for PCB ..
RCAF Station Saskatoon
RCAF Station Saskatoon was a World War II British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) base operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). It was located at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Soon after the Second World War broke out, the airfield became home to No. 4 Service Flying Training Scho..
RCAF Station Sea Island
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. Royal Canadian Air Force St..
RCAF Station St Hubert
RCAF Station St Hubert was a RCAF base in the Montreal area. The base was decommissioned by the Canadian Forces and is now a civilian airport, Montréal/St-Hubert Airport. ..
RCAF Station Uplands
RCAF Station Uplands was a RCAF base in Ottawa. It was one of two RCAF stations in the city, other other being Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport. The base is now Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport. ..
RCAF Station Vulcan
RCAF Station Vulcan, more properly called RCAF Aerodrome Vulcan, was a Second World War flying training station located near the town of Vulcan, Alberta, Canada. It was one station of many that were established in Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The Vulcan aerodrome was offi..
RCAF Station Zweibrücken
RCAF Station Zweibrücken (also known as 3(F) Wing or 3 Wing) was a Royal Canadian Air Force base located near Zweibrücken, West Germany. RCAF Station Zweibrücken was originally built by the French Air Force and was handed over to the RCAF in spring of 1953. No. 3 Wing was one of four RCAF bases o..
Rcap
Description The RCAP2 is a Remote Control AutoPilot for model airplanes, cars and boats. The autopilot function can be switched off or on during flight with the flick of a switch. For it to function, a NMEA capable GPS (with programable goto/waypoints functions) must be connected to the serial input..
RCA (disambiguation)
RCA refers to the former Radio Corporation of America. RCA may also refer to: RCA RecordsRCA Red Seal RecordsRoyal Regiment of Canadian ArtilleryRoyal College of ArtRabbinical Council of AmericaRabbinical College of AmericaFédération Centrafricaine de FootballRCA connectorReformed Church in Amer..
RCA 1802
The RCA (CDP)1802 (aka RCA COSMAC*, COSMAC 1802) is an 8-bit CMOS microprocessor (µP) introduced by RCA in early 1976, and presently being manufactured by Intersil Corporation. The 1802 has an architecture quite different from most other 8-bit microprocessors. (* COSMAC is an acronym for COmpleme..
RCA connector
An RCA jack, also referred to as a phono connector or CINCH/AV connector, is a type of electrical connector which is commonly used in the audio/video market. The name "RCA" derives from the Radio Corporation of America, which introduced the design by the early 1940s to allow phonograph players to..
RCA Dome
The RCA Dome is a domed stadium located in Indianapolis, Indiana which is the home of the Indianapolis Colts NFL franchise. It was completed in late-1983 at a cost of $82 million as part of the Indiana Convention Center, with the costs split evenly between private and public money. It was finished ..
RCA Lyra
The Lyra is a line of mp3 players sold by RCA. Many variations and sizes, the Lyra is more of a name brand for their series of mp3 players. Their most popular mp3 player was the PDP-2860, which was also one of the first [mpeg4] players. It was only produced as a 20GB [hard drive ..
RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer
RCA Mark II with Babbit, Mauzey, Ussachevsky The RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer (nicknamed Victor) was the first programmable electronic music synthesizer and the flagship piece of equipment at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center. Designed by Herbert Belar and Harry Olson at RCA, it..
RCA Photophone
RCA Photophone was the trade name given to one of four competing technologies which emerged in the American film industry in the late 1920s for synchronising electronically-recorded audio to a motion picture image. The other systems were the AT&T/Warner Brothers Vitaphone sound-on-disc system, the ..
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. RCA Records was founded in 1901 as the Victor Talking Machine Company. Contents 1 The RCA family of labels2 History3 RCA Records label group4 RCA Victor label group5 ..
RCA Red Seal Records
RCA Red Seal Records is a prestigious classical music label and is part of Sony BMG Masterworks. The Red Seal label was begun in 1902 by the Gramophone Company in the United Kingdom and was quickly picked up by its United States affiliate the Victor Talking Machine Company by its president Eldridg..
RCA Studio B
Built by Dan Maddox in 1957, RCA Studio B was constructed at the request of Chet Atkins and Steve Sholes to facilitate the needs of RCA Victor record label. According to Chet Atkins in his autobiography, the plans for the studio were drawn up on a napkin by Bill Miltenburg, RCA's chief engineer and..
RCA Studio II
The RCA Studio II is a videogame console made by RCA that debuted in 1977. Unlike most video game consoles, the Studio II had black and white graphics instead of color. The graphics of Studio II games were blocky and resembled those of earlier Pong consoles. The Studio II also did not have joystick..
RCA Thesaurus
RCA Thesaurus is the title of a series of phonographic albums on the RCA Victor label featuring outstanding transcriptions of classical music and popular compostions from the 1950s. They were produced under the musical direction of Ben Selvin during the 1950s in New York City for RCA Victor and we..
RCA TK-40/41
The RCA TK-40 is considered to be the first color television camera, initially used for special broadcasts in late 1953, and with the follow-on TK-40A actually becoming the first to be produced in quantity in March 1954. The TK-40 was produced by RCA Broadcast to showcase the new compatible color s..
RC algorithm
The RC algorithms' are a set of symmetric-key encryption algorithms invented by Ron Rivest. The "RC" may stand for either "Rivest's cipher" or more informally "Ron's code" RC1 was never published. RC3 was broken before ever being used.See the respective pages for the RC2, RC4, RC5 and RC6 algorithm..
Rîşcani
Rîşcani (Moldovan Cyrillic: Рышкань; Russian: Рышканы) is a city in Moldova, the capital of the Rîşcani raion. It is located along the Copăceanca river, about 22 kilometres from the station in Drochia. History In the USSR era, Rîşcani was home to a number of factories, a state ..
R Carinae
R Carinae is a star in the constellation Carina. It is approximately 416 light years from Earth. R Carinae is a M-type red giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +7.43. It is classified as a Mira type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +3.9 to +10.5 with a period of 308.71..
R Cassiopeiae
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