WHAT’S MY “BEST-BY” DATE? PART 1
“EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY, I’m getter better and better,” or so said Émile Coué. Not that I would agree with everything Coué said. Nevertheless, there is certainly something to … Continue reading
DUCTED FAN AD EXTREMUS PART 2
LUIGI STIPA’S INTUBED PROPELLER concept may have been derided as the “flying barrel,” but Stipa had done his homework. Here in Part 2, we’ll see whether theory translated into practice. … Continue reading
DUCTED FAN AD EXTREMUS PART 1
SENSING MY PENCHANT for GMax modeling of odd aircraft, a reader recently asked me about doing a Stipa-Caproni “Flying Barrel.” Surely it’s one of the oddest things ever to take … Continue reading
THE TYPE 44 BUGATTI—“A GENTLEMAN’S CARRIAGE”
IN HIS BUGATTI MAGNUM, HUGH CONWAY wrote “… the new 3 litre car, Type 44, which came out in October 1927 in time for the Motor Salons was clearly destined … Continue reading
THE SAVOYARDS, PHANTASMAGORIAS, AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE BROADWAY MUSICALS
I’VE BEEN ENJOYING The Cinema in Flux, Lenny Lipton’s 795-page celebration of everything from magic lanterns to digital projection. Tidbits here are about itinerant lanternists, some scaring the bejesus out … Continue reading
THE WHALE’S WONDERFUL NET
IMAGINE THE CHALLENGES CONFRONTING terrestrial ancestors of dolphins and whales: Exponential increases in drag forces when moving through water, higher hydrostatic pressures at depth, and extreme breath-holding requirements to function … Continue reading
MANNEY ON MATTERS GUSTATORY PART 3
IT WAS 60 YEARS AGO that Henry N. Manney III entertained us in R&T, June and July 1962, with “A Gustative View of Europe. Here’s Part 3 of tidbits gleaned … Continue reading
MANNEY ON MATTERS GUSTATORY PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, HENRY N. MANNEY III offered general guidance about gustative matters in Europe. Today in Part 2, he gives country-by-country assessments, many of them still valid after … Continue reading
MANNEY ON MATTERS GUSTATORY PART 1
TO R&T READERS of a certain age, Henry N. Manney III was Yr. Fthful Srvt covering Formula One back before the sport sought money in odd places like Azerbaijan, Bahrain, … Continue reading
RONALD SEARLE’S CARS
I AM DELIGHTED to see my currently favorite car magazine Classic & Sports Car featuring one of my website’s favorite artists (see “Ronald Searle,” “Magnificent Machines—And Tales Too,” “Skool is … Continue reading
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