Reader Tips

Reader Tips 35 Comments

Tonight we get a rare glimpse inside Texan Wilson “Connie” Edwards’ 100,000+ square foot hangar complex and its remarkable treasure trove of iconic warbirds. (Scroll to the bottom of the page for the video).
h/t Gordon M.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.

35 Replies to “Reader Tips”

  8. Not an aircraft engine but google and try the sound of a Napier Deltic 18 cylinder diesel in your earphones!
    And check how it works too – very different.

  12. I was a AME for 30+ years and there are two engines that are as iconic just for their sound as they are for their performance. #1 is the Merlin V-12. the second is the Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial you find in a DeHaviland Beaver.
    The roar of either at full song is simply awesome.
    In college I was fortunate to have worked on a Merlin as a restoration project. It was the Merlin out of a Lancaster… based on the same engine in a Spitfire and the P-51, but it has a second stage of supercharger and a second speed of the same.

  13. Putin’s New Weapon In The Ukraine Propaganda War: Internet Trolls
    http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2014/12/09/putins-new-weapon-in-the-ukraine-propaganda-war-internet-trolls/
    The internet troll army’s selling of the Kremlin’s parallel universe to the Russian people and to a skeptical Western audience is a matter of life and death for the Putin regime. If the Russian people do not buy their story, Putin loses the high “ratings” on which his regime rests. If he cannot convince his Western audience, Europe and the United States will take actions that spoil his Novorossiya ventures and threaten his regime. Trolling is a high stakes business that Putin takes seriously and the West must not underestimate.

  15. Rotten oil sands. Right?
    H/T Rotten Neil Young Suzuki May, et al.
    “Canadian stocks poised to wipe out gains for year as oil rot spreads to every corner of the market” (FP)
    …-
    “Oilsands projects survive BP’s massive US$1-billion restructuring”
    “The energy giant plans to develop all of its oilsands leases despite a restructuring that is expected to include sweeping job cuts across its global operations”
    “our assets in Canada remain active.””
    http://business.financialpost.com/2014/12/10/oilsands-projects-survive-bps-massive-us1-billion-restructuring/?__lsa=f83e-88d0

  16. Didn’t Suzuki once say humans are maggots living in their own defecation? Wonder if perhaps maggots have started gnawing at his brain?

  18. Regarding the so-called Conservative federal government’s competition thingy to look into price differentials on products in the US and Canada.
    I look forward to the results of their first investigation wherein it will be revealed that Government is the cause.

  19. the sound of a merlin in full flight is a sound never to be forgotten. Especially at close range. I was at the Berlin Deutshland airshow just after unification and there was an ME109 dogfighting with allied vintage aircraft. Full bore and with a nice number of chases over the runway! The Air Force major standing next to me, the whole air show stopped for the display, said that these guys are flying aircraft 50 years old flat out and it is wonderful to see, as long as the wings stay on!

  21. Yeah. I know those classic aircraft restorers are meticulous, but I’m still looking at those planes and thinking: wartime production shortcuts, expected lifespan in combat in hours if not minutes…a acceptance of danger that is dramatically higher than today…
    Basically a couple of tonnes of metal fatigue, very old parts, and problems waiting to sneak up and bite you.
    Very cool article though. Feel sorry for the old coot losing his boy though.

  29. AGW RIP.
    …-
    “Lima climate talks agree on just one paragraph of deal with 24 hours left
    As crucial UN climate summit in Peru enters final hours, negotiators have made little progress on draft text”
    http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/11/lima-climate-talks-fail-agreement-single-paragraph-deal
    …-
    “EU plans to scrap clean air and waste recycling laws”
    “In a bid to prevent leaks, the EU’s powerful vice-president Frans Timmermans presented paper versions of the work plan proposals to the bloc’s commissioners on Wednesday, which were then collected afterwards, but copies have been seen by the Guardian.”
    http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/11/eu-plans-to-scrap-clean-air-and-waste-recycling-laws

  30. PET Cemetery Report: Wynneing Edition.
    …-
    “Building Ontario Up”
    “The current sitting of the Ontario legislature wrapped up today, with the government making significant progress on implementing its four-part plan for Ontario.”
    http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2014/12/building-ontario-up.html
    …-
    “Police investigating cancellation of Ontario gas plants”
    “TORONTO — The premier’s office confirms a search warrant was served at an Ontario government cyber security branch in Toronto last month related to the $1.1 billion gas plants scandal.”
    “Wynne’s office says the IT staff at the cyber security branch co-operated with the OPP, and points out the court order was directed only at the IT staff, not at any ministers, MPPs or current political staff.”
    “The search warrant seeks the entire electronic mailbox and its backup tapes for McGuinty’s former chief of staff, David Livingston, between May 1, 2012 and Feb. 11, 2013 — the day Kathleen Wynne was officially sworn in as premier.”
    http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/police-investigating-cancellation-of-ontario-gas-plants-1.2143186

  32. Is Liberal Chick satire? If it is, it’s very good. If not, we’ve got some severe problems here. I think the clue is the deliberate spelling mistake in each of her Facebook postings.

  33. PET Cemetery Report: Wynneing Edition.
    “Liberal sources have subsequently admitted they stirred up the confrontation with Mr. Harper during the election campaign to distract the media from a scandal over the billion-dollar cancellation of gas-fired power plants.
    Since then, Mr. Harper has refused to meet with her.”
    …-
    “Wynne asks Harper to end ‘confrontation’ between Ottawa and Ontario”
    “In the meantime, Jane joins me in extending to you and Laureen our very best wishes for the holiday season.””
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/wynne-asks-harper-to-end-confrontation-between-ottawa-and-ontario/article22040336/

Proudly powered by WordPress & Skyrocket Themes

MENU

Navigation