http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/08/super-speed-turbo-plane-to-span-ocean/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/08/super-speed-turbo-plane-to-span-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-1046304 Neil Russell Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:55:42 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/08/super-speed-turbo-plane-to-span-ocean/#comment-1046304 I like that they specifically refer to their "carefully prepared chart". In fact we went all the way down to the five and dime to get a new package of graph paper for this one! Nope, no fooling around with plain paper and t-squares here. This is a good line too; "To bring New York within five hours of London would mean a facility almost beyond our imagination". Almost but we'll go ahead and put a picture of it on the cover of an upcoming issue :) I like that they specifically refer to their “carefully prepared chart”. In fact we went all the way down to the five and dime to get a new package of graph paper for this one! Nope, no fooling around with plain paper and t-squares here.
This is a good line too; “To bring New York within five hours of London would mean a facility almost beyond our imagination”.
Almost but we’ll go ahead and put a picture of it on the cover of an upcoming issue

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/08/super-speed-turbo-plane-to-span-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-1046283 Don Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:55:52 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/08/super-speed-turbo-plane-to-span-ocean/#comment-1046283 Remove the wings and put a shroud around it, and you've got a turbo-prop engine -- albeit a HUGE one. Remove the wings and put a shroud around it, and you’ve got a turbo-prop engine — albeit a HUGE one.

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