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new multi-usage Hand Phone,... dont know if it is SATphone

but it is a SADPHONE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xXNoB3t8vM

 

with you guy's here who wants a universal remote in his handheld

 

Charmc

Nicely done, that damn ship was pushing it a bit, hope he had his cabin window shut! Ti think I used to do that for a living - glad I saw the videos now not then, might have cut short my career a bit!

 

Walrus,

My hat's off to you, that's a worthy profession. That particular ship has quite a record, something like 800+ missions. Heading out when most others are running for shelter, that's got to be "interesting".

 

True but it makes eating your dinner awkward (if the cook can keep the pans on the stove! Mind you they do, bloody marvellous! and as for cups of coffee was yers before I realised you were supposed to fill the mug to the top! Yeah "interesting" covers it!

 

Yes, someone finally came up with that great idea of the very wide base mug with the narrow top. Not so easy to drink from, but the coffee stayed in (most times).

By the way, the reason the first US Navy carrier was named USS Langley....

"The date is 1903, and Samuel P. Langley is attempting to enter the record books as the first man to fly a powered aircraft. His contraption is to be launched from a platform built atop his houseboat, moored in the Potomac River. The airplane rolled down the ramp...and sank "like mortar". Understandably, Langley's efforts are overshadowed the Wright Brothers. However, this was probably the first time an aircraft was launched from a floating platform."

 

From what I've read Langley placed himself in a political position (government position) to take the ideas of the Wright's and others and control them in some manner. Going so far as attempting to duplicate the work of others so he could get government contracts himself. Those who would not work with him were screwed either way as he would issue unfavorable reports of other's work based only on what he was able to do..........often at 100 times the cost that others were asking from the government he would bill himself.

I could be wong, but this is what I remember reading.

In short Langley was the drum beater but his own drum made no sound.

 

The largest bear ever shot. It half ate the Ranger before this guy shot it. You dont want to see a half eaten Ranger do you?

 

Seeing that thing coming at you would be like being in the path of a 30 m wave.

From an article about that incident:

"To give additional perspective, consider that this particular bear, standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single story house and look over the roof, or walk up to a two story house and look in the bedroom windows."

 

And yet they lost the Super Bowl.


http://mkmagazin.almanacwhf.ru/mk_other/ok...9002_sla_89.htm


http://mkmagazin.almanacwhf.ru/mk_other/ok...02_sla_89_3.htm

 

There was and is controversy over Langley and his work. From what I've been able to determine from a variety of sources, the controversy and the bad press you mentioned arose over the last series of flights of his aircraft, the unsuccessful flights of 1903. Those were funded with a government grant reported as either $50,000 or $70,000 (equivalent to hundreds of millions today), which meant automatically that a large portion of the funds went to hire beauraucrats to administer the funds, and that every flight was made in full view of the press, who, as we know, are very interested in accurate reporting of facts, with no interest in promoting bad news over good.


(Sorry, I had to take a break to get a prybar to remove me tongue from me cheek)


Prior to his much publicized final flight program, based on the houseboat mounted catapult in the Potomac, Langley successfully flew a series of powered airplanes at distances over 1000 ft, beginning in 1891, using his own funds. These were unmanned but powered by compact steam engines. The houseboat launcher was for safety, in the belief that a pilot would have a better chance to survive a water crash than on land. Good thing he was right, as both 1903 flights ended about 50 ft from the launcher.

According to many sources, one of the key reasons the Wright's plane succeeded in piloted flight while Langley failed was their recognition that there needed to be a way for the pilot to control the aircraft. Langley believed the aircraft should be inherently stable, while the Wrights likely recognized that Mr Murphy would often ride as a passenger, so the pilot needed to be able to make corrections at any time.

Now I'm tired from all that thinking and typing.....zzzzz.

 

So is that Peyton Manning in the camo?

 

From Model Boat Book (1948), Chapter Thirteen


A JETEX POWER HYDROPLANE

http://jetex.org/cja/pages-more/article-hydrojet-mbb.html

http://www.directferries.co.uk/

 

Flugelrad
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Flugelrad&btnG=Search Images&gbv=2

This site is pretty complete:
http://www.eyepod.org/Nazi-Disc-Photos.html

They say BMW made them, what do you think?


Thrust vectoring just like the F-22.
http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/BMWFlugelradV2Page.htm


Just having fun, take a breath.

 

Buddy, can you spare a grant?