Shooting Challenge Silhouettes
Monday, October 4, 2010
Basically it is a result of static electricity created by friction as materials of dissimilar material strike against each other. In this case titanium/nickel blades moving through the air and dust. It occurs on the ground as well, but you don't usually see it as much unless the aircraft is landing or taking off. The most common time is when fuel is being pumped. When large tankers are being fueled they must be grounded to prevent static electricity from discharging and creating explosions.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
During World War II, President Roosevelt declared that America would manufacture 185,000 military aircraft in 1942 and 1943. To illustrate and inspire the effort, 4,500 model airplanes were hung spectacularly from the ceiling of Union Station in Chicago.
The planes were hung 60 feet from the station floor, creating a dazzling tessellated representation of the manufacturing effort that lay ahead. This photograph of the planes appeared famously in the September 17, 1942 issue of Life magazine.
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