At about 46 minutes into the film you see what makes the difference for George Westinghouse . . . Really informative video – Enjoy!! Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
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Flight without a Fin – or can you say : OH SHIT ?!
And anytime you think you’re having a bad day at work – this was a practice session for an airshow !! Kinda like watching a slow motion train wreck . . . If you watch it close enough you can see a couple of hatches blow but the ejection seats don’t clear the aircraft .Continue reading “Flight without a Fin – or can you say : OH SHIT ?!”
Live Wire Demonstration from Dominion Energy
Folks – Pay Attention at work – buts it’s Friday Bruce !! – I’m thinking about ( choose your poison ) – beer – movie – date night – dinner – what I have to do Saturday – amazing what you can distract yourself with . . . FOCUS – PAY ATTENTION!! – PPE &Continue reading “Live Wire Demonstration from Dominion Energy”
Open Letter to nancy pelosi from Shannon Schick
Ran across this and thought I would pass it along – and yes the lower case letters in the title is an act of intentional disrespect towards the individual currently occupying and desecrating the office of Speaker of the House . . . An open letter to Mrs. Pelosi Mrs. Pelosi I am speaking toContinue reading “Open Letter to nancy pelosi from Shannon Schick”
This is sure as Hell Different!
Different??? – Borderline Macabre – but I do realize the vast majority of you folks would enjoy it – LMAO !! Have Fun! – Run the Gun! and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
F104 Starfighter
From the mind of Kelly Johnson . . . Scoff at the performance ?? Remember this was the 1950’s !! No way in Hell could I not include this . . . Wiki has a good page on the Starfighter HERE – It was a very fast aircraft but very short legged – external storesContinue reading “F104 Starfighter”
XF 103
Not a good video – you get a view of the scale model that the mock-up was based on and the rest is footage of the F105 Thunder Chief – which consisted of 1 B52 engine – fuel tanks – and wings – and not a whole lot more . . . And there isContinue reading “XF 103”
F102 Delta Dagger
The first of the SAGE System interceptors . . . And then there’s this . . . The F-102 was the first supersonic AND delta winged interceptor – except as produced the YF-102 ( the prototypes ) just couldn’t quite make it! – .98 mach was just about it. . . Transonic Drag was higherContinue reading “F102 Delta Dagger”
Downtown – F-105 – Thuds in Vietnam
Really good documentary – no hype – no bullshit – just reality – and the nick name THUD – that’s from the noise they would make when they landed without the use of a runway!! ( for you folks in Rio Lindo – shot down . . . ) and I could not help myselfContinue reading “Downtown – F-105 – Thuds in Vietnam”
F-101 Voodoo
Could not find a lot – but here’s some stuff – The Voodoo was to be a penetration fighter as well as an interceptor but with the B-52 entering service SAC lost interest in the aircraft – The Voodoo went on to be used with Air Defense Command’s SAGE system – Semi Automatic Ground EnvironmentContinue reading “F-101 Voodoo”
Guns, Fun, Food and More 