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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2068: Of Pandas and Airplanes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 21, 2021 · Episode: 2068 The Westland Lysander: Of Pandas and Airplanes. Today, pandas and airplanes.

Tags airplanes Duxford museum Hawker Hurricane model airplanes spy planes STOL Supermarine Spitfire warplanes Westland Lysander WW-II

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1885: Hurricane & Spitfire

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 31, 2020 · Episode: 1885 Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire: plowshares become swords. Today, we beat a plowshare into a sword.

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