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Tag: Blood April 1917

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2184: The Aeroplane Speaks

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 25, 2022 · Episode: 2184 The Aeroplane Speaks: A 1917 book plays counterpoint to war. Today, the airplane speaks.

Tags airplane Blood April 1917 Charles Grey early flight Horatio Barber Morane Nieuport Red Baron von Richthoven The Aeroplane Speaks war WW-I

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2471: Aeroplanes in Embryo

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 29, 2023 · Episode: 2471 In which Henry Farman and Glenn Curtiss emerge from the pack of pioneer airmen. Today, aeroplanes in embryo.

Tags aeroplane aircraft airlines Alexander Graham Bell F-60 Gabriel Voisin Glenn Curtiss Goliath bomber Henry Farman Louis Bleriot Santos Dumont Santos-Dumont Demoiselle Theresa Peltier WW-I

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2455: Fairey Swordfish

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 13, 2023 · Episode: 2455 The Fairey Swordfish: An airplane in a timewarp. Today, the bite of a dinosaur.

Tags aircraft carriers Battle of Taranto Bismarck bombers Fairey Swordfish Ark Royal naval warfare technological change torpedo WW-I WW-II

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2039: Quiet on the Western Front

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 31, 2022 · Episode: 2039 In which we experience quiet on the Western Front. Today, it’s quiet on the Western Front.

Tags 1914 Alfred Anderson basic training geriatrics killing the Christmas Truce trench warfare WW-I

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2443: Dornier X

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 24, 2022 · Episode: 2443 The Dornier X: another of yesterday’s extreme airplanes. Today, Dornier’s flying palace.

Tags airliner airplane Claudius Claudius Dornier Count Zeppelin dirigibles Dornier X germany luxury airliners obert H. Starr's Bumblebee II Robert H. Starr translatlantic flights

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