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Tag: observation balloons

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1587: Early Warplanes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 19, 2018 · Episode: 1587 In which airplanes gradually learn to wage war. Today, we turn plowshares into swords.

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