Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2124: A Crystal Ball
Posted on · Episode: 2124 On Crystal Ballgazing: A 1918 airplane of the future. Today, a crystal ball.
Tag: flight
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2110: de Havilland and the BE-2
Posted on · Episode: 2110 Goeffrey de Havilland’s BE-2, and a design legacy. Today, a flying progenitor.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2099: The Tarrant Tabor
Posted on · Episode: 2099 Walter George Tarrant’s Tabor, an airplane that was too big. Today, a real estate developer builds an airplane.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2090: Mercenary Pilots
Posted on · Episode: 2090 Aerial soldiers of fortune: In which war is more exciting than barnstorming. Today, flying mercenaries.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2084: Bush Pilots
Posted on · Episode: 2084 Bush pilots: Opening up remote corners of the world. Today, bush pilots.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1988: The Saro Princess
Posted on · Episode: 1988 The Saro Princess, a fitting finish for a lost breed. Today, we’ll fly the Princess seaplane.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1967: Félix Tournachon–Nadar
Posted on · Episode: 1967 Of clouds and birds: Meet Felix Tournachon — Nadar. Today, birds vs. clouds.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1951: Poetry and Airplanes
Posted on · Episode: 1951 In which poets explain how the airplane matured. Today, poetry, flight, and childhood’s end.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1944: Ruth Elder
Posted on · Episode: 1944 Ruth Elder: A forgotten activist on an old postcard. Today, an odd postcard.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1914: Cal Rodgers and Vin Fiz
Posted on · Episode: 1914 Cal Rodgers and the great Vin Fiz trans-America flight. Today, we fly across America — for the first time.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1889: Dolly Shepherd
Posted on · Episode: 1889 Dolly Shepherd, her mother, and her daughter: pioneering parachuting. Today, three women parachutists.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1887: Ernest K. Gann
Posted on · Episode: 1887 Ernest K. Gann: pioneer and portrayer of American flight. Today, Ernest Gann.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1885: Hurricane & Spitfire
Posted on · Episode: 1885 Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire: plowshares become swords. Today, we beat a plowshare into a sword.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1865: The Kinzua Viaduct
Posted on · Episode: 1865 Octave Chanute and the Kinzua Viaduct: bridging two centuries. Today, a story of railroads and airplanes.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1857: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and Quiet
Posted on · Episode: 1857 Anne Morrow Lindbergh, gliding, and the quest for quiet. Today, a glider pilot seeks quiet.