COVID-19 cancels large Crowds?
This new crown virus is ending social interaction for us humans, unless one is ignorant and risks catching it or just does not believe that it is really real!
Sometimes one finds that over the years here in Swansea since 2007 the Wales National Air Show has become a bit boring with nearly the same aircraft and displays showing up or not?
But then it is free and when events are free, one does not get to see the best of aviation on the ground and in the air! Making these shows more of a recruiting ground for the armed forces wither you like that or not?
Tuesday 14 July 2020
The Ort Field.
An ice cloud that surrounds our Solar System?
The Voyager spaceships have now reached the furthest points of our Solar system to discover that we are in some ways protected by a ice shield, but as yet the depth of this Ort cloud is still not known and what is beyond it may be deep space!
It is one of may new discoveries that are being made this year about our universe, with new radio signals coming from strange new objects not seen before and several Nova's exploding where there was thought to be nothing?
In other news we will be having some close encounters this month with some very large asteroids and a warning that in years to come a potential collision!
Many probes are also on the way to Mars, the U.S., the U.A.E and Europe are all sending theirs, so something interesting must have been found that we as yet are not being told about?
The Voyager spaceships have now reached the furthest points of our Solar system to discover that we are in some ways protected by a ice shield, but as yet the depth of this Ort cloud is still not known and what is beyond it may be deep space!
It is one of may new discoveries that are being made this year about our universe, with new radio signals coming from strange new objects not seen before and several Nova's exploding where there was thought to be nothing?
In other news we will be having some close encounters this month with some very large asteroids and a warning that in years to come a potential collision!
Many probes are also on the way to Mars, the U.S., the U.A.E and Europe are all sending theirs, so something interesting must have been found that we as yet are not being told about?
Wednesday 1 July 2020
M113, MOWAG and BTR-60/70 Logistics.
Every army needs support!
Recovery, ambulances, engineering, bridge layers, ammunition supply, communications, and missile systems support radars.
Trucks are fine on roads of nearly all types because of four, six, and eight drive chassis, but when we come to mud and wet ground things change a bit?
The U.S. and its allies used the common components of the tracked M113 in all guises and this was the same for both Soviet/Russia with the mass build of the BTR-60/70 and a host of conversion variants.
Being amphibious was a great breakthtough for the military cutting out the need for bridges and this has proved sufficient for some situations and not all, that is why armies have engineering corps?
But in recent years the MOWAG has become the new vehicle on the block and is now used by a whole host of nations perhaps more so than Russia and America put together?
Recovery, ambulances, engineering, bridge layers, ammunition supply, communications, and missile systems support radars.
Trucks are fine on roads of nearly all types because of four, six, and eight drive chassis, but when we come to mud and wet ground things change a bit?
The U.S. and its allies used the common components of the tracked M113 in all guises and this was the same for both Soviet/Russia with the mass build of the BTR-60/70 and a host of conversion variants.
Being amphibious was a great breakthtough for the military cutting out the need for bridges and this has proved sufficient for some situations and not all, that is why armies have engineering corps?
But in recent years the MOWAG has become the new vehicle on the block and is now used by a whole host of nations perhaps more so than Russia and America put together?
Warships? Part-Two.
Aircraft Carriers, Helicopter cruisers and Other.
The world of war shipping is very extensive in the last one hundred years we have moved from big guns to missiles defence systems and the role to mine the seas and have torpedo tubes have all been incorporated into several designs large and small!
The aircraft carrier one would like to think came with the arrival of the aeroplane, but new data has revealed that ships fitted with hot air balloons though limited were prevalent in the 19th Century.
Today there has been a need to save money and to multitask war ships with helicopters, jump jets and now drones both aircraft and rotor and as we move on this is much cheaper and safer in the long term with the microchip and satellite communications?
The U.S. perhaps leads the world in nuclear powered vessels followed by Russia, the U.K., France, China, Japan, Australia, India, Thailand, Italy, Spain and Brazil?
The world of war shipping is very extensive in the last one hundred years we have moved from big guns to missiles defence systems and the role to mine the seas and have torpedo tubes have all been incorporated into several designs large and small!
The aircraft carrier one would like to think came with the arrival of the aeroplane, but new data has revealed that ships fitted with hot air balloons though limited were prevalent in the 19th Century.
Today there has been a need to save money and to multitask war ships with helicopters, jump jets and now drones both aircraft and rotor and as we move on this is much cheaper and safer in the long term with the microchip and satellite communications?
The U.S. perhaps leads the world in nuclear powered vessels followed by Russia, the U.K., France, China, Japan, Australia, India, Thailand, Italy, Spain and Brazil?
Boeing 737MAX Comeback?
New computer control system Solved?
Well this is what Boeing in Seattle is saying, wither it is true is another matter!
As seen recently with the sad crash in Pakistan, pilots do not seem to have been trained very well in handling their aircraft forgetting to let the wheels down?
It would seem to be a simple mistake, but the problem that is being encountered world-wide with new aircraft is the complexities of needing a degree in computer engineering as well as being a well trained pilot?
The danger is computers are taking away access to the over ride of manual control, since humans can do things still that machines cannot?
The 737MAX series was to be the last of this great line of type entering now into the 21st Century, but with the loss of two aircraft in Indonesia and Ethiopia and the complexities of control being lost in updating pilots to fly them this has caused major delays and a stump in production from building, painting and delivery!
Well this is what Boeing in Seattle is saying, wither it is true is another matter!
As seen recently with the sad crash in Pakistan, pilots do not seem to have been trained very well in handling their aircraft forgetting to let the wheels down?
It would seem to be a simple mistake, but the problem that is being encountered world-wide with new aircraft is the complexities of needing a degree in computer engineering as well as being a well trained pilot?
The danger is computers are taking away access to the over ride of manual control, since humans can do things still that machines cannot?
The 737MAX series was to be the last of this great line of type entering now into the 21st Century, but with the loss of two aircraft in Indonesia and Ethiopia and the complexities of control being lost in updating pilots to fly them this has caused major delays and a stump in production from building, painting and delivery!
Warships Part-One.
Design and concepts not much changed?
The modern warship has one advantage over all past designs and concepts and that it is now invisible on sonar, this major advance is known as stealth and it has been around since the 1980's but now it is the norm for most of the rich nations of the world!
History shows us that armour had always been part of a key element, from ancient times with shield and metal bands to having a battering ram. Through history the cannon replaced crossbows and catapults of various types and that was over four hundred years to the development of the ironclads and modern metal ships.
The layout of all current vessels is almost the same guns being now replaced by rocket and missile systems, with the addition of the helicopter deck for one or two craft! Prior to this was the extra boats needed for exploration or pillage?
The modern warship has one advantage over all past designs and concepts and that it is now invisible on sonar, this major advance is known as stealth and it has been around since the 1980's but now it is the norm for most of the rich nations of the world!
History shows us that armour had always been part of a key element, from ancient times with shield and metal bands to having a battering ram. Through history the cannon replaced crossbows and catapults of various types and that was over four hundred years to the development of the ironclads and modern metal ships.
The layout of all current vessels is almost the same guns being now replaced by rocket and missile systems, with the addition of the helicopter deck for one or two craft! Prior to this was the extra boats needed for exploration or pillage?
Dragon-X
Dragon X made it to ISS!
The possibility of returning to the Moon is now on course as the vehicles needed are being having their final tests and being prepared for the 2024 window?
Of what value the return to the Moon will be is still unclear at this time, that is perhaps based around the whims of the U.S. President and the free hand that he has given to Elon Musk to ruin humanities view of space with the array of thousands of Satellites!
One has not heard yet of when the dangerous return to Earth trip is to be made and despite this great achievement not to rely on Russia, a new Space shuttle is under development to be revealed soon!
It is much smaller to the retired ones, but it will be capable of carrying a crew of seven and will not be just for the ISS, but also Gateway that will orbit the Moon, if not direct operations to the Moon and return to Earth?
The possibility of returning to the Moon is now on course as the vehicles needed are being having their final tests and being prepared for the 2024 window?
Of what value the return to the Moon will be is still unclear at this time, that is perhaps based around the whims of the U.S. President and the free hand that he has given to Elon Musk to ruin humanities view of space with the array of thousands of Satellites!
One has not heard yet of when the dangerous return to Earth trip is to be made and despite this great achievement not to rely on Russia, a new Space shuttle is under development to be revealed soon!
It is much smaller to the retired ones, but it will be capable of carrying a crew of seven and will not be just for the ISS, but also Gateway that will orbit the Moon, if not direct operations to the Moon and return to Earth?
'Hi Folks!
Have not been Well?
Things will be changing from July where a blog will be written every second week! Don't worry its not COVID-19, but the GP told me that there are a host of bugs knocking about and for some of us it would be wise to stay in!
Whatever we may think we think is perhaps the beginning of our problems and it already looks like the Coronavirus is spiking once more?
My advice for what it is worth, if you have underlaying issues protect your self as best you can if you have to go out and if not just stay in and not worry?
Things will be changing from July where a blog will be written every second week! Don't worry its not COVID-19, but the GP told me that there are a host of bugs knocking about and for some of us it would be wise to stay in!
Whatever we may think we think is perhaps the beginning of our problems and it already looks like the Coronavirus is spiking once more?
My advice for what it is worth, if you have underlaying issues protect your self as best you can if you have to go out and if not just stay in and not worry?
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