Comments on: naval fire-control… AND FORD INSTRUMENT COMPANY (Mar, 1955) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/21/naval-fire-control-and-ford-instrument-company/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/21/naval-fire-control-and-ford-instrument-company/comment-page-1/#comment-1082594 Firebrand38 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:03:41 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5856#comment-1082594 Toronto: Funny you should ask http://web.mit.edu/STS.035/www/PDFs/Newell.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20051231202644/http://dcoward.best.vwh.net/analog/ford.htm http://www.eugeneleeslover.com/USN-GUNS-AND-RANGE-TABLES/FLOW-SCHEMATIC-COMPUTER-MK-10.html Toronto: Funny you should ask

http://web.mit.edu/STS.035/www/PDFs/Newell.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/200.....g/ford.htm

http://www.eugeneleeslover.com.....MK-10.html

]]> By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/21/naval-fire-control-and-ford-instrument-company/comment-page-1/#comment-1082593 Toronto Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:50:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5856#comment-1082593 So what was Ford Instruments expediting during the war? Bombsites, artillery computers? So what was Ford Instruments expediting during the war? Bombsites, artillery computers?

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/21/naval-fire-control-and-ford-instrument-company/comment-page-1/#comment-1082592 Firebrand38 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:31:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5856#comment-1082592 mary elvira pico: You can say that again! mary elvira pico: You can say that again!

]]> By: mary elvira pico http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/21/naval-fire-control-and-ford-instrument-company/comment-page-1/#comment-1082591 mary elvira pico Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:02:34 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5856#comment-1082591 Iwas an expediter at Ford Instrument during World War 2. A great company! Is anyone else left ? Iwas an expediter at Ford Instrument during World War 2. A great company! Is anyone else left ?

]]> By: mary elvira pico http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/21/naval-fire-control-and-ford-instrument-company/comment-page-1/#comment-1082590 mary elvira pico Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:58:53 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5856#comment-1082590 I was an expediter at Ford Instrument during World War 2. Is anyone who remembers me still alive? I was an expediter at Ford Instrument during World War 2. Is anyone who remembers me still alive?

]]> By: John M. Hanna http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/21/naval-fire-control-and-ford-instrument-company/comment-page-1/#comment-1061756 John M. Hanna Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:46:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5856#comment-1061756 I'd pay money to see Miss Piggy do a commercial for PMS medication. I’d pay money to see Miss Piggy do a commercial for PMS medication.

]]> By: Torgo http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/21/naval-fire-control-and-ford-instrument-company/comment-page-1/#comment-1061735 Torgo Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:43:40 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5856#comment-1061735 For some reason I really like this. For some reason I really like this.

]]> By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/21/naval-fire-control-and-ford-instrument-company/comment-page-1/#comment-1061720 Toronto Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:49:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5856#comment-1061720 Miss Piggy would be better for an airline - as a picky passenger - than an airframe manufacturer. And that other Ford company used the Peanuts gang in the early 60s. (Would *you* buy a Ford Fairlane from a beagle?) I think this one seems to be mocking the point of view that it's child's play to aim a weapon from a pitching and rolling ship. Miss Piggy would be better for an airline – as a picky passenger – than an airframe manufacturer. And that other Ford company used the Peanuts gang in the early 60s. (Would *you* buy a Ford Fairlane from a beagle?)

I think this one seems to be mocking the point of view that it’s child’s play to aim a weapon from a pitching and rolling ship.

]]> By: Christopher http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/21/naval-fire-control-and-ford-instrument-company/comment-page-1/#comment-1061716 Christopher Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:57:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5856#comment-1061716 Miss Piggy?? Have you <em>seen</em> how she gets? Miss Piggy?? Have you seen how she gets?

]]> By: Myles http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/21/naval-fire-control-and-ford-instrument-company/comment-page-1/#comment-1061714 Myles Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:33:25 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5856#comment-1061714 Putting smiling teddy bears with a deadly weapon system seems a little creepy. Putting smiling teddy bears with a deadly weapon system seems a little creepy.

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