Got curious and did some searching- this seemed like a pretty good video. Evidently as the P-38’s engines increased in power, they reached a stage where they needed more propeller- which was much more complicated than one might think.
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Got curious and did some searching- this seemed like a pretty good video. Evidently as the P-38’s engines increased in power, they reached a stage where they needed more propeller- which was much more complicated than one might think.
On Fareed Zakaria’s “GPS” today, the final segment mentioned that Beethoveen had started a 10th Symphony but did not finish it before his death in 1827. Evidently a collection of music experts and computer scientists specializing in AI began a 2 year project to finish the 10th Symphony. It premiered on 9 October 2021 in Bonn, Germany. Looking forward to giving it a listen.
www.cnn.com
en.m.wikipedia.org
www.classicfm.com
On GPS: The Next Big Idea | CNN
Two centuries after the death of Ludwig van Beethoven, musicians and computer scientists used artificial intelligence to complete his 10th symphony.
Symphony No. 10 (Beethoven/Cooper) - Wikipedia
Beethoven’s unfinished Tenth Symphony completed by artificial intelligence
The work will have its world premiere in Germany next month, 194 years after the composer’s death.
www.classicfm.com
As a followup on classical music, every year PBS shows the Vienna New Year’s Concert. Thought some here might be interested.
www.pbs.org
Great Performances - From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2022 ~ About | Great Performances | PBS
Ring in the new year in Austria at the Musikverein with the Vienna Philharmonic and host Hugh Bonneville in this annual concert of waltzes by Strauss and more under the baton of guest conductor Daniel Barenboim.
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Similar to the P-38 clip above, an hour and half video of how the Corsair and Hellcat would have done against the ME-109 and FW-190. The host is using mid-1943 versions.
Never knew that the Corsair’s landing gear had a “dive brake mode” which allowed it to maintain a steeper descent angle.
Never knew that the Corsair’s landing gear had a “dive brake mode” which allowed it to maintain a steeper descent angle.
I've seen photos and film of Corsairs providing CAS with the gear dropped. They would also roll into the grove behind the boat with the canopy open to provide drag.
I was thinking the same thing.
Another item the author mentioned was that the fighters followed ship practice in armoring the aircraft. ie. if a cruiser has 6” guns, it has armor to stop 6” shells. Navy fighters had .50 caliber mg’s thus the armor was designed to stop .50 caliber rounds. He stated that Army Air Force P-47’s and P-51’s armor only provided prorection against .30 caliber rounds.
That may be from Peleliu, where the airfield on the island was only 10-15 seconds of flight time from the battle and the Corsairs often didn't bother to retract their gear when they flew missions.
My dad flew Corsairs post-WWII and had only one complaint…if the last guy who flew it or worked on failed to lower the flaps it was really hard to climb into!
NOTE: That’s not my dad below…it’s Ted Williams. Just a good example of the step in the wing. My old man was too cool to be a fucking Red Sock.
NOTE: That’s not my dad below…it’s Ted Williams. Just a good example of the step in the wing. My old man was too cool to be a fucking Red Sock.
Korea era helmet/goggles...
Another space related podcast that I stumbled upon- The Last Soviet is really good. Lance Bass (yeah, him- but he is a qualified Cosmonaut he just lost his mission) hosts it, and it's about the cosmonaut program- centered around the guy who was left on Mir during the collapse of the Soviet Union.
It's a short form with 20-25 minute episodes. Great for listening to while on a run.
www.iheart.com
It's a short form with 20-25 minute episodes. Great for listening to while on a run.
The Last Soviet | iHeart
Lance Bass, NSYNC Superstar and Russian trained astronaut, takes you on a wild ride into space. He tells the story of the last Soviet cosmonaut who is trapped on the world’s only space station, as the country he knows and loves collapses beneath him. On this journey through Earth’s atmosphere in...
10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit
Aviation Podcast · 5 Seasons · Updated Biweekly
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For all of those ethical hacker / crippie Intel types (181X , 182X , 183X , etc)....
"DarkNet Diaries" Podcast by Jack Rhysider.
Darknet Diaries Podcast Series
"DarkNet Diaries" Podcast by Jack Rhysider.
Darknet Diaries Podcast Series
I've been listening to the F-14 Tomcast Podcast (Apple Podcasts link | Spotify link) and it's great so far. I finally got the gouge as to where the "Turkey" nickname (allegedly) came from...