INTERESTING FACT OF THE DAY - Page 213 - SV650.org

ophic · 13-05-14, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Berlin

When they were trying to increase the speed of production of Spitfires in the war, they realised going to dome head rivets instead of flat rivets would save significant time. To test how this would perform in the air, they glued split peas to every flat rivet on a Spitfire.

It lost 7 mph due to the extra drag. The idea was cancelled as that 7mph advantage over the Messerschmitt was deemed its primary advantage.

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I thought they used the split peas to discover which rivets had a major
affect on drag and then used the flush rivets on those only. Was it Ginger Lacey who did this?

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ophic · 13-05-14, 06:03 PM

Or Alex Henshaw?

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Heorot · 02-07-14, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by davepreston

well as were on the subject
the new strike fighter made and designed for the americans went into production 4 years ago, 3 years ago the found they could not use them on aircraft carriers (which was the main design brief) because the location of the arrest arm meant upon landing it ripped the undercarriage off , the best bit is they only found this out when running the simulations the year after they started building it even tho they had the specs 4 years previously

They have now found that the efflux from the jet pipe on the STOL version of the strike fighter is so hot that it causes the ships deck to warp. Theyare still looking for solutions. Same problemwith the V22 and that has 2 engines causing the damage.

03-07-14, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Heorot

They have now found that the efflux from the jet pipe on the STOL version of the strike fighter is so hot that it causes the ships deck to warp. Theyare still looking for solutions. Same problemwith the V22 and that has 2 engines causing the damage.

this does not surprise me lol

Shawthing · 27-08-14, 08:11 PM

Some (I suspect Spurs and Chelsea fans) have speculated that every time Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) scores a goal, a Celebrity dies within hours.

So Far:
Osama bin Laden
Whitney Houston
Paul Walker (fast & furious)
Muammar Gaddafi
Steve Jobs
Robin Williams
Sir Richard Attenborough.

Heorot · 09-11-14, 09:54 PM

On 9th November 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte participated in a coup and declared himself dictator of France.

Grant66 · 01-12-14, 05:36 PM

Barry Scott from the cillit bang ads is really called Neil Burgess

Shawthing · 06-12-14, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawthing

Some (I suspect Spurs and Chelsea fans) have speculated that every time Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) scores a goal, a Celebrity dies within hours.

So Far:
Osama bin Laden
Whitney Houston
Paul Walker (fast & furious)
Muammar Gaddafi
Steve Jobs
Robin Williams
Sir Richard Attenborough.

Oh dear. He's just scored the second goal against Stoke!

BanannaMan · 08-12-14, 03:01 AM

The song 'Away in a Manger' is played to a different melody in the US.

andrewsmith · 08-12-14, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BanannaMan

The song 'Away in a Manger' is played to a different melody in the US.

Yeah it's played to Slayer

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