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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2465: A Fine Early Aeroplane Book

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 21, 2023 · Episode: 2465 Victor Lougheed’s extraordinary 1909 aeroplane book. Today, where were the first aeroplanes going?

Tags aeroplanes airplanes Allan Malcom Bleriot Farman Voisin Wright flight Flora Haines flying future Lockheed Loughead monoplane prediction Santos Dumont Victor Lougheed

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Posted on March 23, 2023 · A new exhibit at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum highlights some of the women of Houston's aviation history.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2518: Annular Wings

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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 of Our Ingenuity 2508: Asymmetry

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

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Another Houston Starbucks unionizes: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Posted on February 24, 2023 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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