Hi to all,

Just finished an article on the Concord in this month's Air and Space
magazine from the Smithsonian discussing the plane, reasons for the crash in
July 2000, and possible future operations. Page 22 states: "Not bad for an
aircraft designed when engineers still used slide rules and log tables to
figure out supersonic aerodynamics." This followed a discussion on current
modifications to the wing and fuel tanks to make them more resistant to
punctures from debris.

Mike Coover

Fred Kiesche wrote:

> Greetings:
>
> I spotted a SR during the chapter called "Spider" of HBO's "From the
> Earth to the Moon".
>
> I was watching this chapter as it is about Tom Kelly, one of the
> engineers/designers of the Lunar Module. I'm also reading "Moon
> Lander" by Kelly, a very detailed account of the design of the LM.
>
> Interestingly there's a slide rule (white Pickett???) on his desk
> during the early part of this chapter (where they are waiting for a
> call on whether they got the contract to build the LM or not). It
> bounces around when he reacts to the call...
>
> No mention of SR's in the book, though.
>
> I posted this sighting in the database. If I spot any more, I'll let
> you know.
>
> Fred Kiesche
>
>
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