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Tag: lighter-than-air flight

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2198: Ahead of Its Time

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 18, 2022 · Episode: 2198 Getting ready to invent the airplane in 1901. Today, a journal tries to read the tea leaves.

Tags aeroplane Aerostat airplane dirigibles Langley lighter-than-air flight Santos Dumont W. Miller Wright Borthers

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3276: Airplane Engines

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Posted on July 1, 2022 · Episode: 3276 Should airplane engines be cooled by liquid or air? Today, a design might go either way.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2184: The Aeroplane Speaks

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

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LISTEN: Southwest Pilot Coolly Plans One-Engine, Emergency Landing

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Posted on April 18, 2018 · Investigators will focus on whether the fan blade broke off at cruising speed

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New Screenings To Start For All US-Bound Airline Passengers

Associated Press

Posted on October 26, 2017 · "These measures will work in complement with the current additional screening measures conducted at the boarding gate,"

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