2020 New Random Pics

[Steve Carlton]

[GH85Carrera]

1994 - Rubens Barrichello - Jordan 194 - Imola
He was really flying!

[masraum]

[masraum]

Spring of 2021, I had a wren that was determined to turn my car into its home. I ended up with Al foil in the side vents and both front vents. I haven't had that issue since, until today... I drove it yesterday, so he must have started this morning. I popped the side vent out, took all of the crap out, and then covered it with foil. I'll be checking the front several times this weekend. I probably need to pull the front bumper and clean the radiators. Lots of folks seem to do that is a semi regular maintenance. Now that I'm starting to accumulate miles, I should probably start doing it. 50000 miles Aug 2020. I started driving it to work regularly in 2023, I think. I think these days I'm accumulating 17-20k/yr.


Maybe I need to look into something like chicken wire. Just enough obstruction to keep a wren out, but not enough to obstruct airflow. Fortunately, the other side is blocked, although I would kind of like to do some sort of "desnork" to it.

[GH85Carrera]

It's surprising to learn that while SR-71 Blackbird tires were designed to last for roughly 15 full-stop landings, they were routinely changed after just 10 takeoffs. According to a display at the Kansas Cosmosphere, these unique tires were manufactured with powdered aluminum to raise their flash point, enabling them to handle the immense heat generated during high-speed landings. They were also inflated with nitrogen at a staggering 415 psi to further prevent fires. Each of these $2,300 tires, capable of about 15 landings, was replaced early due to the intense wear and tear experienced during takeoff, as former pilot Colonel Ken Collins pointed out. The stress at the point of rotation during takeoff was so significant that it prompted the practice of taking off with a half fuel load and immediately refueling in the air to lessen the burden on the tires. This was in the context of extreme operational temperatures, where the cockpit windshield could reach a blistering 650°F.

[VINMAN]

[A930Rocket]

When I toured the Intrepid at NYC, they had a Blackbird on the flight deck. I asked our tour guide why it had white tires, but he didn’t know. But, I do now.!

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

It's surprising to learn that while SR-71 Blackbird tires were designed to last for roughly 15 full-stop landings, they were routinely changed after just 10 takeoffs. According to a display at the Kansas Cosmosphere, these unique tires were manufactured with powdered aluminum to raise their flash point, enabling them to handle the immense heat generated during high-speed landings. They were also inflated with nitrogen at a staggering 415 psi to further prevent fires. Each of these $2,300 tires, capable of about 15 landings, was replaced early due to the intense wear and tear experienced during takeoff, as former pilot Colonel Ken Collins pointed out. The stress at the point of rotation during takeoff was so significant that it prompted the practice of taking off with a half fuel load and immediately refueling in the air to lessen the burden on the tires. This was in the context of extreme operational temperatures, where the cockpit windshield could reach a blistering 650°F.

[GH85Carrera]

– August 17, 1945 – The Midwest City Douglas Aircraft Company Plant officially closed.
Beginning in March 1943 through August 1945, the Douglas plant constructed more than half of the 10,000 C-47 Skytrain U.S. Army cargo planes (nicknamed “Gooney Birds”) that were manufactured during World War II. Approximately 38,000 Oklahomans worked at the Douglas plant, and more than half were women!

My grandmother was one of them, she worked in the office, not the assembly line. Glen

[Steve Carlton]

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

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– August 17, 1945 – The Midwest City Douglas Aircraft Company Plant officially closed.
Beginning in March 1943 through August 1945, the Douglas plant constructed more than half of the 10,000 C-47 Skytrain U.S. Army cargo planes (nicknamed “Gooney Birds”) that were manufactured during World War II. Approximately 38,000 Oklahomans worked at the Douglas plant, and more than half were women!

My grandmother was one of them, she worked in the office, not the assembly line. Glen

Mine was a Rosy the Riviter

[GH85Carrera]

Photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Briançon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, 1951


Photo by James Jarché, Southwark, London. 1930sPhoto by James Jarché, Southwark, London. 1930s




Great work with the pressure washer!

[Bill Douglas]

[GH85Carrera]

[masraum]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

All that and the wrench looks like something you'd buy for 50¢ at the register in the dollar store.

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by masraum

All that and the wrench looks like something you'd buy for 50¢ at the register in the dollar store.

I noticed that as well. That, and it’s not a 10 mm, because he still has it.

[GH85Carrera]

Good Dog!

[CurtEgerer]

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

I am guessing he is single!










Capturing a unique Then & Now at Ouren, Belgium, thanks to Joey and Footsteps Researchers! Sitting where American soldiers once observed this village.

[Racerbvd]

[Bill Douglas]