engineerd™, on May 8th, 2012
Imagine, if you will, that you are heading to the airport on vacation. Instead of going to some vast expanse of tarmac, smelling of bus and jet exhaust, you head to the ocean. Amidst the smell of the sea and the cackling of sea gulls a high-pitched whine comes from over the water. Floating in to a dockside jetway is your plane.
Continue reading What Could Have Been: The Duchess
engineerd™, on September 19th, 2011
Earlier, Deartháir asked about our favorite jet planes. That’s not an easy question, but my top two choices were claimed a mere minutes after the post went live. So, I’ve resorted to taking my toys and going home. Well, that and I needed something to write about today.
Continue reading Master of the Seas
Deartháir, on November 26th, 2010
Now with 100% more images!
No conversation about flying boats would be complete without mention of the Short C-class “Empire” flying boats. These craft were really quite unique in their particular realm. While significantly smaller than any of the other flying boats we’ve looked at, these are still enormous aircraft for the pre-WWII [...]
Deartháir, on November 25th, 2010
The Saunders-Roe Princess, way up in the air, something our two previous seaplanes couldn't accomplish.
After two posts about flying boats that just did. not. work, it’s kind of refreshing to be able to do a post about one that did.
Of course, the fact that it worked did not prevent [...]
Deartháir, on November 24th, 2010
 "Up, up and away! But only up a little bit! Okay, that's enough!" In yesterday’s Startup, we talked about the Spruce Goose, a massive undertaking that never fully realized its true potential. Turns out, it wasn’t the first giant seaplane to learn this lesson.
Continue reading Startup: Surprising Origins
Deartháir, on November 23rd, 2010
Since yesterday’s Startup, I’ve had thoughts of the Spruce Goose stuck in my head. It’s one of those marvels of engineering that I got to see up close and personal when I was young, and found it so captivating because it inspired my imagination in amazing ways.
My parents were awesome for [...]
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