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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2431: Fieseler Stork

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 10, 2022 · Episode: 2431 The Fieseler Stork in a last dogfight — between two very unlikely combatants. Today, a last dogfight.

Tags aerial aerial combat airplanes Fi 156 Fieseler Stork flaps L-4 Grasshopper last dogfight in WW-II liaison lift mussolini Piper Cub STOL war

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2518: Annular Wings

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 10, 2023 · Episode #2518: Annular wings: another idea that seems as though it should work. Will it? Today, a strange airplane wing.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2508: Asymmetry

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 27, 2023 · Episode: 2508 The paradox of asymmetry — in faces, airplanes, and tigers. Today, dare we look upon asymmetry?

Tags airplanes asymmetric asymmetry beauty Blohm & Voss BV-141B Lockheed Lightning P-38 psychology RP-38 tigers Tyger William Blake

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2498: Sturzkampfflugzeug

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 20, 2023 · Episode: 2498 The Ju-87 Stuka, another troubling story of military technology. Today, a troubled machine.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2489: Powering Aeroplanes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 13, 2023 · Episode: 2489 Before we invent the aeroplane, let’s decide how to power it. Today, we wonder how to power our flying machines.

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