Happy Hour

"IF A LIFETIME CAN BE LIKENED TO A DAY, THEN THIS IS HAPPY HOUR!"
BUCK PENNINGTON

Mother, Mother Ocean

Mother, Mother Ocean, I've heard you call
Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
You've seen it all, you've seen it all
Watched the men who rode you, switch from sails to steam
In your belly you hold the treasures, few have ever seen
Most of 'em dream, most of 'em dream
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred year's too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late

Yoda

"Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is."
―Yoda, to Luke Skywalker

Counted the Stars

Counted the stars on the 4th of July
Wishing we were rockets bursting in the sky
Talking about redemption and leaving things behind
I have these pictures and I keep these photographs
To remind me of a time
These pictures and these photographs
Let me know I'm doin' fine
We used to be so happy once upon a time
Once upon a time
But the sun sank west of the Mendocino County Line
And the sun sank west of the Mendocino County Line

""SOME SEE A GLASS AS HALF FULL, SOME SEE IT AS HALF EMPTY, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO’S DRINKING MY RUM."
Rumbear

Sunday, August 09, 2015

Everything You Need To Know About The First Civilian Tilt Rotor Aircraft

I found this at Flight Club which is part of Jalopnik. Pretty cool article with some nice pictures.

Everything You Need To Know About The First Civilian Tilt Rotor Aircraft


AW609 Departing 2015 Heli Expo from HeliOps on Vimeo.

"Originally labeled the, Bell/Agusta BA609, the design drew on experience gained from Bell's work on the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey. The BA609 prototype took its first test flight in 2003 in Arlington, TX and in 2005, the first conversion from helicopter to airplane mode while in flight took place.
By 2009, Bell began dragging their feet while dissatisfied with commercial prospects with the civilian tilt-rotor program. AgustaWestland bought out Bell's share of the program to speed up development. By the end of 2011, the transfer of ownership was complete including full transfer of technologies shared with the V-22."
I don't care what anyone says, this is a neat thing. I love the new stuff! Yes, it is complicated but the V-22 in various versions is now serving the Air Force and Marine Corps rather well. Fly by wire and FADEC are allowing for new possibilities. 
The rest of the post is at the link below.
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