Aircraft - Page 5

xoxoxoBruce · 01-10-2016, 01:04 PM

The colorized photographs make a huge difference in the feel, and make the details pop out that just disappear in the originals.

A century... 100 years. That's a very long time, or a very short time, depending on your perspective.

100 years ago;
The average life expectancy in the United States was 47.
Only 14 % of homes in the United States had a bathtub.
Only 8 % of homes had a phone.
There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
More than 95 percent of all births in the US took place at home.
Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education.
Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason.
1 in 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6% had graduated from high school.
18% of US households had at least one full-time servant or domestic.

I imagine Old Blighty has had similar changes.

Carruthers · 01-10-2016, 02:06 PM

Quote:

A century... 100 years. That's a very long time, or a very short time, depending on your perspective.

I was using my Dad's life span as a comparison.
He was six years old when that photo was taken.
In an admittedly long life, he's seen all manner of world records set for speed, endurance and altitude.
Commercial aviation has progressed from a sealing wax and string operation for the wealthy, to a safe mass transportation system.
Commercial aircraft are now such a common part of global infrastructure that they go largely unnoticed.
They might just as well be buses or trains for all the attention they attract.

busterb · 01-10-2016, 07:04 PM

Like Bruce, I've wondered about the things the old folks saw and thought.
I was born in 43, my dad in1902, granddad in 1867, and greatgrand dad in 1836

Pamela · 01-10-2016, 08:01 PM

Your kids will be doing the same thing to us.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-10-2016, 10:38 PM

They just have to come to the Cellar archives.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-11-2016, 06:14 PM

Nice cut-away of the Gee Bee R-2.

BigV · 01-12-2016, 12:41 AM

Love it!

Carruthers · 01-12-2016, 04:01 AM

Given that the pilot would have such a poor view of the runway, I bet landings were tricky to say the least!
How on earth would you manage a final approach and landing?
Side slip it in and kick it straight at the last moment?

xoxoxoBruce · 01-12-2016, 07:55 AM

It's an extremely hard to fly plane, but it was fast and could do maneuvers nobody else could, which is why it won races. One guy who actually flew one said todays high tech fighter pilots would take to it right away. And yes, one pilot was killed when he botched the landing.

Gravdigr · 01-13-2016, 02:33 PM

busterb · 01-13-2016, 07:10 PM

Well he hit the center line. WTF are they pulling down on wings for? Relive stress?

xoxoxoBruce · 01-13-2016, 08:05 PM

With just center wheels, when he stops the plane will tip one way or the other. They're pulling down the high side to lift the low side wing enough to deploy the outrigger dollies on the wing.

busterb · 01-13-2016, 09:22 PM

Hell I knew that

BigV · 01-13-2016, 09:33 PM

so. to take off it starts with the dollies and then ejects them when airborne?

how extravagantly impractical

xoxoxoBruce · 01-13-2016, 09:43 PM

They are reused when the plane comes back, and if it doesn't come back, it won't need them. Having retractable wheels on the wings would be too heavy, and fixed wheels too much drag, so there isn't really an alternative.

01-10-2016, 01:04 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The colorized photographs make a huge difference in the feel, and make the details pop out that just disappear in the originals. A century... 100 years. That's a very long time, or a very short time, depending on your perspective. 100 years ago; The average life expectancy in the United States was 47. Only 14 % of homes in the United States had a bathtub. Only 8 % of homes had a phone. There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower. More than 95 percent of all births in the US took place at home. Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education. Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason. 1 in 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6% had graduated from high school. 18% of US households had at least one full-time servant or domestic. I imagine Old Blighty has had similar changes. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-10-2016, 07:04 PM	#3
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Like Bruce, I've wondered about the things the old folks saw and thought. I was born in 43, my dad in1902, granddad in 1867, and greatgrand dad in 1836 __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

01-10-2016, 10:38 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They just have to come to the Cellar archives. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Nice cut-away of the Gee Bee R-2. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-12-2016, 12:41 AM	#7
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Love it! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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Pamela Deplorable Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 767	Your kids will be doing the same thing to us.

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Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Given that the pilot would have such a poor view of the runway, I bet landings were tricky to say the least! How on earth would you manage a final approach and landing? Side slip it in and kick it straight at the last moment? __________________ Last edited by Carruthers; 01-12-2016 at 04:30 AM.

01-12-2016, 07:55 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's an extremely hard to fly plane, but it was fast and could do maneuvers nobody else could, which is why it won races. One guy who actually flew one said todays high tech fighter pilots would take to it right away. And yes, one pilot was killed when he botched the landing. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-13-2016, 02:33 PM	#10
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01-13-2016, 07:10 PM	#11
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Well he hit the center line. WTF are they pulling down on wings for? Relive stress? __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

01-13-2016, 08:05 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	With just center wheels, when he stops the plane will tip one way or the other. They're pulling down the high side to lift the low side wing enough to deploy the outrigger dollies on the wing. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-13-2016, 09:22 PM	#13
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Hell I knew that __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

01-13-2016, 09:33 PM	#14
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	so. to take off it starts with the dollies and then ejects them when airborne? how extravagantly impractical __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-13-2016, 09:43 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They are reused when the plane comes back, and if it doesn't come back, it won't need them. Having retractable wheels on the wings would be too heavy, and fixed wheels too much drag, so there isn't really an alternative. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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