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Friday 24 July 2015
Watch a Bike Engine Disintegrate One Millimeter at a Time
Apparently sanding things down in stop-motion animation on the Internet is a thing...
Found on Sploid via BoingBoing
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Found on Sploid via BoingBoing
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Tuesday 21 July 2015
Friday 10 July 2015
United Colours of Ed Turner Motorcycles
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Friday 19 June 2015
Wednesday 8 April 2015
Drillium
This is a beautiful thing to look at. But I wonder if the cross-drilled fins actually run cooler?
I have an idea that cooling is a function of airflow and surface area. So maybe airflow has been increased but it looks like surface area has been decreased.
Dunno...
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I have an idea that cooling is a function of airflow and surface area. So maybe airflow has been increased but it looks like surface area has been decreased.
Dunno...
#TheMachineFiles #HarleyDavidson #Mercenary #MercenaryGarage
Wednesday 25 February 2015
Friday 1 August 2014
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Sunday 13 October 2013
Stanley Hooker
I just picked this image up off ChopperDave's blog...
Stanley Hooker was an engineer who began work for Rolls Royce towards the end of WWII. He was involved in the latter development of the Rolls Royce Merlin 27 Litre V12 that powered many of the iconic aircraft of that era - Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang, Mosquito to name but a few.
He was initially involved in supercharging the Merlin taking it from approximately 1,000 HP to an eventual 2,000 HP (from the same 27 litres). From superchargers, it's not a huge leap to radial jet engines and he was involved in improving the efficiency of the Whittle engine. And from radials it's just a hop, skip and a jump to axial jets.
Hooker was central to the development of the then nascent jet engine, eventually transitioning from military aircraft to jet liners.
He was a very likable and humble man with a good turn of phrase, who lived in interesting times. This makes for a good autobiography and I'd recommend it to anyone with an interest in engines or just anyone who likes a good story.
#StanleyHooker #NotMuchOfAnEngineer #Mercenary #MercenaryGarage
Stanley Hooker was an engineer who began work for Rolls Royce towards the end of WWII. He was involved in the latter development of the Rolls Royce Merlin 27 Litre V12 that powered many of the iconic aircraft of that era - Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang, Mosquito to name but a few.
He was initially involved in supercharging the Merlin taking it from approximately 1,000 HP to an eventual 2,000 HP (from the same 27 litres). From superchargers, it's not a huge leap to radial jet engines and he was involved in improving the efficiency of the Whittle engine. And from radials it's just a hop, skip and a jump to axial jets.
Hooker was central to the development of the then nascent jet engine, eventually transitioning from military aircraft to jet liners.
He was a very likable and humble man with a good turn of phrase, who lived in interesting times. This makes for a good autobiography and I'd recommend it to anyone with an interest in engines or just anyone who likes a good story.
#StanleyHooker #NotMuchOfAnEngineer #Mercenary #MercenaryGarage
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