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On 3 July 1938, Mallard claimed the world speed record for steam locomotives at 126 mph (203 km/h) during a trial run of a new, quick-acting brake, known as the Westinghouse QSA brake. The speed was achieved during the downward grade of Stoke Bank , south of Grantham at milepost 90¼, between Little Bytham and Essendine stations.
G-73 Mallard at the Air Zoo. Building on the success of the Goose and Widgeon, Grumman Aircraft developed larger G-73 Mallard for commercial use.Retaining many of the features of the smaller aircraft, such as twin radial engines, high wings with underwing floats, retractable landing gear and a large straight tail, the company built 59 Mallards between 1946 and 1951.
Their second album, Like a Duck to Water, was released in 1976. Borden and Mother Mallard continue performing Borden's recent and older music. David Borden and Mother Mallard continued performing and releasing albums in the following years, most notably on the Cuneiform record label. Borden adopted new digital synthesizer technology over time ...
Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co. (1973) Like a Duck to Water (1976) Professional ratings; Review scores; Source Rating; Allmusic [1]
The original design for the statue had a bronze mallard duck near the figure's right foot. The planning application stated: "This duck is no mere whimsy. It is an allusion to Sir Nigel’s most famous locomotive, the Mallard, which holds the world speed record for steam locomotives. It is also an allusion to Sir Nigel’s habit of feeding ...
The Mallard complex is a large branch of the Anas genus consisting of twelve closely related species. [3] Mexican duck (A. diazi) American black duck (A. rubripes) Mottled duck (A. fulvigula) Mallard (A. platyrhynchos) Indian spot-billed duck (A. poecilorhyncha) Philippine duck (A. luzonica) Laysan duck (A. laysanensis) Hawaiian duck (A.Wyvilliana)
A duck decoy (or decoy duck) is a man-made object resembling a duck. Duck decoys are typically used in waterfowl hunting to attract real ducks, but they are also used as collectible art pieces. [1] Duck decoys were historically carved from wood, often Atlantic white cedar wood on the east coast of the United States, [2] or cork.
Fethry Duck is the son of Lulubelle Loon and Eider Duck (a son of Grandma Duck) and is the beatnik cousin of Donald Duck. He was created for the Disney Studio Program by Dick Kinney and Al Hubbard and was first used in the story "The Health Nut", published on August 2, 1964.