BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 (edited) A couple of excellent plays on BBC Sounds with factual content. The common theme seems to be corporate greed. Plane Speaking The case of the B737 Max - a single episode https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001kprf and Gift DNA testing and the ancestry research business - a series of 5 episodes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001qdm5?at_mid=6sYO52D95U&at_campaign=The_Gift_Fraud&at_medium=display_ad&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_origin=promo_box&at_audience_id=TV&at_product=sounds&at_brand=p0gd2dgb&at_ptr_name=bbc&at_ptr_type=media&at_format=image&at_objective=consumption&at_link_title=The_Gift_Fraud&at_bbc_team=BBC Edited October 13, 2023 by BlueTR3A-5EKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve-B Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 Thanks for that posting Peter! I recently watched this documentary on Amazon Video on the B737Max and will never fly one now! My late father was an airplane designed at Lockheed Skunk Works so by osmosis I learned a bit from him I guess that was helpful in watching it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Steve-B said: My late father was an airplane designed at Lockheed Skunk Works so by osmosis I learned a bit from him I guess that was helpful in watching it. SR71/A12 designer by any chance? Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 6 hours ago, BlueTR3A-5EKT said: A couple of excellent plays on BBC Sounds with factual content. The common theme seems to be corporate greed. Plane Speaking The case of the B737 Max - a single episode https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001kprf and Gift DNA testing and the ancestry research business - a series of 5 episodes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001qdm5?at_mid=6sYO52D95U&at_campaign=The_Gift_Fraud&at_medium=display_ad&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_origin=promo_box&at_audience_id=TV&at_product=sounds&at_brand=p0gd2dgb&at_ptr_name=bbc&at_ptr_type=media&at_format=image&at_objective=consumption&at_link_title=The_Gift_Fraud&at_bbc_team=BBC The DNA podcast was very revealing……in how unreliable the tests are for anything other than family history. With the exception of dementia the chances of the test forecasting your future health/ disease appeared to be negligible to non existent…but a great money earner! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Napoleon Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 1 hour ago, stuart said: SR71/A12 designer by any chance? Stuart. You know your planes Stuart! I was lucky enough to sit in the cockpit of an A12 (06938) on display in Alabama. Rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve-B Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 4 hours ago, stuart said: SR71/A12 designer by any chance? Stuart. Yep. Dad started at Convair on the B-58 then Kelly Johnson grabbed him for A12 later SR-71. He also worked on the escape capsule of the F-111. I love getting to Duxford and seeing several of his creations. I recall him being away for days & weeks at a time, later on we learned why. To me the most amazing part is they were designing with slide rules. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve-B Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 Interesting chart just posted by the SR-71 instagram account below. There’s a couple of men I had the pleasure to work with back in the 80’s in Mohave &/or Edwards air fields Turns out the 71’s missions could be so quick given it’s speed it was hard to rack up hundreds of hours flying them! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 Lucky boy!! Makes my dad's jobs of blacksmiths apprentice, 22 years in the Royal navy and building nuclear reactors seem dull Hey ho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 22 minutes ago, JohnG said: Lucky boy!! Makes my dad's jobs of blacksmiths apprentice, 22 years in the Royal navy and building nuclear reactors seem dull Hey ho Hi John, I didn't know the nuclear building boys had blacksmiths. Next you'll be telling us they were thatched. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, RogerH said: Next you'll be telling us they were thatched. " ....There’s trouble up at t' reactor m'Lady. One of t' control rods 'as gone askew in’t moderator.... " Edited October 15, 2023 by RobH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 On 10/13/2023 at 8:59 PM, Steve-B said: Interesting chart just posted by the SR-71 instagram account below. There’s a couple of men I had the pleasure to work with back in the 80’s in Mohave &/or Edwards air fields Turns out the 71’s missions could be so quick given it’s speed it was hard to rack up hundreds of hours flying them! I follow an account on Twitter that catalogues a lot of information on the those planes, I’ve always been fascinated by them. Also interesting that your Dad was involved in the B58 design, another amazing (For the time) plane Stuart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve-B Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 5 hours ago, stuart said: I follow an account on Twitter that catalogues a lot of information on the those planes, I’ve always been fascinated by them. Also interesting that your Dad was involved in the B58 design, another amazing (For the time) plane Stuart It’s also Dad’s fault he got me addicted to Triumph cars Stuart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve-B Posted October 17, 2023 Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 @stuartI came across this today about the B-58 and thought of you. Of particular note, Dad worked on the nuclear bomb payload (the rather large silver thing under the fuselage, suitable for ULEZ cameras)... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted October 17, 2023 Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Steve-B said: @stuartI came across this today about the B-58 and thought of you. Of particular note, Dad worked on the nuclear bomb payload (the rather large silver thing under the fuselage, suitable for ULEZ cameras)... IIRC also fitted with a crew ejection capsule which caused some controversy by using a bear to test ejection at Mach speeds (It survived and became the first living being to survive an ejection at supersonic speeds) Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve-B Posted October 17, 2023 Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 2 hours ago, stuart said: IIRC also fitted with a crew ejection capsule which caused some controversy by using a bear to test ejection at Mach speeds (It survived and became the first living being to survive an ejection at supersonic speeds) Stuart. Dad witnessed the ejector seat trials which were done in a hangar at Convair. They had a rocket motor on the bottom of the seat mounted on a vertical track. The reason they used bears was due to their spines being remarkably similar to humans. The learnings he and team had then benefited the design he did leading the team for the F-111 escape pod... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulAnderson Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 I watched this YouTube video about the English Electric Lightning a while ago. It gets very interesting about 4 minutes in. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 We did build some rubbish Thankfully our Govt and Europe was there to save us. If only we had great leaders instead of spineless jobsworths. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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