In the end, Veitch decided on a white set of tails once worn by Fred Astaire, while Warner picked one of Maid Marion’s dresses from a Robin Hood film. Titcomb’s choice was a First World War fighter pilot’s uniform. Koblun, on the other hand, dressed in an old policeman’s outfit...
NowadaysConical Ribbondrogues, larger than football fields, are routinely used to recover the Space Shuttle's reusable SRBs (solid rocket boosters). The recovery sequence starts at 349.4 seconds after launch when the 11-ft. diameter pilot chute is deployed as the spent booster is jettisoned. This...
“This year, Blue Note Jazz Festival is focused on spotlighting diverse global cultures in a range of venues throughout New York City, including artists from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Niger, Brazil and beyond,” Blue Note Director of ProgrammingAlex Kurlandsaid. “The lineup features iconic and legenda...
'I’ve experienced stuff before playing away in Africa but this is disgraceful behaviour. Even the Tunisian Pilot who thankfully managed to navigate the last minute change to an airport not fit for our plane to land had never seen something like this before. 'Upon arrival he ...
Knowing the storm was coming, Rob was running downind under bare poles and auto pilot. The wind vane was pinned to lock the hydrovane runner amidships. The wind at this point was maybe 45 kts but the waves had not yet built to maximum. ...
called the Queen's Birthday Storm.Heart Lightfound herself in the worst part of the storm, flanked by the yachts that sustained the most damage, all within a 200-mile radius -Destinyto her left (File D/M-12),PilotandQuartermasterto her right,RamthaandMary Tup ahead,Silver ShadowandSofia...