Some random junk for your Tuesday evening: Have you ever seen the 50-70 foot long concrete arrows that crisscross the country? They were used by USPS pilots flying across the country overnight in the 1920s and early 1930s before the advancements in radar technology. Check out this 3 minute YouTube video on it! Looking for... Continue Reading →
The Seattle Sky Penis
Not sure if you guys and gals remember this from 2017 but a very brave and very courageous naval pilot drew a giant dong in the sky. Here’s an article on the matter from Popular Mechanics: The Legendary Saga of the Navy Sky Dong Concludes. That’s nice and all, but far more amusing is the... Continue Reading →
Article: How Does a Rocket Work in Space Where There is no Air to Push Against?
Good afternoon, nerds. This is an old article from Union University (you know how much I hate using the "u" word): How Does a Rocket Work in Space Where There is no Air to Push Against? September 2002 The Wright brothers probably never thought about flying in space where there was no air. They designed... Continue Reading →
Jackbooted United Flight Attendants Needed
Where are the United flight crew and aviation security officers when you need them?
Article: Successful Demonstration of Breakthrough Blown-air Flight Technologies to Revolutionize Future Aircraft Design
Some of you may know that while I'm not acting like an irreverent misogynistic pig, I'm something of an amateur mechanical engineer (James Damore was right). As such, here's an interesting article from sUAS News: Successful Demonstration of Breakthrough Blown-air Flight Technologies to Revolutionize Future Aircraft Design - May 2, 2019 For the first time... Continue Reading →
Arch Stanton Guest Post: Episode 26 in Today I Learned – First Flying Car
I bet you're one of those people who whines about how "I was promised flying cars in the future, yet all I have are square watermelons and multiple types of bottled water," which would make you WRONG because the flying car has been invented already! You have a visual in your head of what a... Continue Reading →
Random Bidtits (10/22/2018)
Arianna Huffington, ever at the forefront of business stagnation and frivolous personal pursuits, has some really valuable insights for you on her LinkedIn account: I imagine Elizabeth's theories on dressing for success are somewhat one dimensional: does she wear the orange jumper or does she wear the black and white pinstripes jumper today? Arianna is... Continue Reading →
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017
Happy flippin' Friday! I had the wonderful opportunity to partake in the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh event this year out in Cheese Country, USA. Below are some of the photos and videos from the event (if anything, make sure you watch the four short videos). Videos are video one, video two, and video three. Oh, nearly... Continue Reading →
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