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The Grob G520T Egret was designed as a long-endurance, high-altitude reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft, with the aim of meeting the requirements of the German Air Force. However, the program was later cancelled following the reassessment of Eastern Europe as a potential threat. Hughes /...

We normally see pictures of the old Boeing 314 Clipper flying boats (first flight: 1938) over oceans or at harbor passenger terminals, and in so many Pan Am advertisements. But every 314's first trip was as a riverboat. Built at Boeing's Plant 1 on the Duwamish River in Seattle, they first had...

Bookcase is ready for a fit check…

You don’t You stay put.

Engine size

We’ve had a drought winter here in South Dakota. Doesn’t mean that it’s not cold. Low tonight is about -20 degrees F.

Get an older HP or Tektronix machine. Used.

You’re not cruel, you suck! ;^P

Other side: I will place the top of the recipe cabinet in tomorrow. Then it’ll be time to clean up the entire thing and do one more fit check before staining and clear coating. I suspect that I will have this project done by St Patrick’s Day.

Ha I would instantly die if I told my wife that she was replaced with a stick.

Same thing with me with my career at Hughes Aircraft / Raytheon.

Bookcase progress continues…

Due to the extensive engineering required for the new aircraft, the initial order comprised two prototypes of the XB-35, with an additional plan by Northrop to construct two smaller all-wood models known as the Northrop N-9M (M for model). These scaled models served to evaluate performance and...

Venera 13 was initially expected to last only about 30 minutes due to the harsh environment. However, its robust engineering allowed it to surpass the previous endurance record set by Venera 12, which operated for 110 minutes. This remarkable feat occurred on March 1, 1982, when Venera 13...

Put first piece of 1/4” walnut plywood on the back of the hidden bookcase. I will probably finish putting the sides in tomorrow.

The Texaco milage converter reminds me of the Shell gallon to liter conversion chart handouts that came out when Shell oil tried going metric in the States (at least Kalifornia). I was working at a Shell station and those leaflets were flying all over the aprons!

The AV-8A (Hawker Siddley original manufacturer) was dangerously. McDonnell Douglas’ AV-8B was much improved. However, the overall rating of the jet was probably meh, with a large cool factor. I remember seeing one bow at the crowd at an air show.

Canadair CL-52 Stratojet effectively a B-47B on loan to the RCAF to test the Iroquois Engine (The monstrous engine on the rear of this Stratojet's fuselage) for the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow.

The midatlanticairmuseum's P-61 Black Widow restoration was on display at their annual WW II Weekend, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Work continues in an effort to return this one of a kind airplane to flight. P-61B 42-39445, assigned to the 550th Night Fighter Squadron, crashed on the side of Mt...