Even though airplanes were a relatively new invention, the race for air superiority started during World War I.
Airplanes Helicopters Blimps Sailboats Motor boats Submarines Robots Animals While the mechanics of how they operate can differ greatly between different toys, the basic principle is the same. All radio controlled toys have four main parts: Transmitter - You hold the transmitter in your hands to con...
Trench warfare and the early use of tanks, submarines and airplanes meant the war’s battles were devastatingly bloody, claiming an estimated 40 […] Read more 8 Events that Led to World War I Imperialism, nationalistic pride and mutual alliances all played a part in building tensions that ...
They were the cowboys of the air. They were the first postmen to deliver air mail. The most important base across the West was Cheyenne, Wyoming. These brave pilots flew in old WWI biplanes, open to the elements, year-round. Their mission was to push America into the next phase of tec...
Airplanes are still allowed to use leaded gasoline, and octane ratings of 115 are commonly used in super-high-performance piston airplane engines (jet engines burn kerosene, by the way). Another common additive is MTBE. MTBE is the acronym for methyl tertiary butyl ether, a fairly simple ...
Airplanes are still allowed to use leaded gasoline (known as AvGas), and octane ratings of 100 or more are commonly used in super-high-performance piston airplane engines. In the case of AvGas, 100 is the gasoline's performance rating, not the percentage of actual octane in the gas. The...
As incendiaries rained down on the harbor, turning night into day, gunners aboard the anchored ships scrambled to shoot down the enemy—too late. The attacking German airplanes fled into the night. The raid lasted less than 20 minutes. ...
scanning the horizon for enemy ships. But as it turns out, periscopes have a much more varied history than I imagined. They’re used in tanks and armored vehicles, and were employed by soldiers in WWI both to see out of their trenches in general, and as rifle scopes that enabled them ...
do some things right. Upon entering my PhD this year, though, I’ve decided to cast my fears of failing aside. This does not mean that I’m going to jump out of airplanes or perform in The Nutcracker, it simply means that I’m going to try to push myself a little bit further int...
In 1941, the act came into play to prosecute leaders of the Socialist Workers Party and was used in 1949 against members of the American Communist Party. After going to the Supreme Court in Dennis v. the United States in 1951, the convictions of the American Communist Party leaders were ...