I remember when they were developing the craft; they came to the conclusion that a human couldn't safely operate it, and installed a computer to manage it. ----Alan
I may misremember the computer control report, but here are some bits from Wikipedia:
Wikipedia: Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey [Click] “The V-22 first flew in 1989 and began flight testing and design alterations; the complexity and difficulties of being the first tiltrotor for military service led to many years of development.” “The V-22 Osprey has had 16 hull-loss accidents with a total of 53 fatalities as of 29 November 2023. During testing from 1991 to 2000, there were four crashes causing 30 fatalities. As of 2023, the V-22 has had 13 crashes which caused fatalities since becoming operational in 2007. The aircraft's accident history has generated controversy over its perceived safety issues.”
We are nearly done putting in the new floor in the master bedroom and walk-in closet. Looks so good. Pictures once it's complete and all spiffed up. I got 5 different paint colour samples to choose the new paint for the hallway. I really wanted an ultra pale and dusky blue gray, but no one has the shade I was picturing. In the end we went with a darker gray-blue, but it's going to go great with the rug runners!
Just because they don't have the shade you want already made up doesn't mean they can't make it. The important thing is to get a good base with plenty of titanium oxide. ----Alan
We went with a bit darker shade because it goes so well with teh rugs we chose. I think we'll like it very much. Just don't want the hallway to feel dark. But should be fine.
Also, it's hard enough to find an available color even NEAR what I was imagining, without trying to describe it to the person making paint and hoping they can figure out the correct formula. They just push buttons now, anyway, and the machine adds the colour. I remember when they did that by hand with eyedroppers! I would somehow need to have something the correct shade for them to show to the machine.
Time to visit the medico for various routine things that have been neglected because of Covid. Just today I became aware of what seems to be a lipoma on my left elbow. ----Alan
It occurred to me that the painless lump on my left elbow might be lymph that accumulated because I was putting a brace on my hand too tight at night, so I left the brace off last night. It may be slightly smaller this morning. Will see what the medico says. ----Alan
[video] In outrageous [demented?] appeal, Trump REFUSES to Participate in DC Criminal Case [Click] Terrible fellow that I am, I would consider a bench warrant rather entertaining. These days it is considered poor form for defendants to appear before the jury in visible handcuffs and/or leg irons, but usually there are eyebolts set in the floor beneath the defense table, out of the jurors’ sight. Come to think of it, I was a witness in one trial in absentia; it is legal in the US, albeit rare. The defendant was houseed in the county jail during trial.
[video] by Dr. Becky: It seems that the early universe was probably VERY different from what we thought. [Click] Remember those overmassive galaxies that JWST found that people claimed proved "the big bang never happened?" when in reality it was just that we couldn't explain how they'd got so big? Well, turns out those galaxies probably aren't that massive after all . . . new JWST observations have found evidence that galaxies in the early Universe form different types of stars at different rates to in the Milky Way (called the Initial Mass Function of stars). This then has knock on effects on the calculation of the masses of these distant galaxies... ----Alan
US military grounds Osprey fleet after crash off coast of Japan kills 8 US airmen
ReplyDeleteMy late brother-in-law piloted Ospreys. He flew rescue missions and saved a lot of lives.
Scary. I hope they get the fleet flying again soon.
I remember when they were developing the craft; they came to the conclusion that a human couldn't safely operate it, and installed a computer to manage it.
Delete----Alan
Alan, do you recall when they made that decision? Larry flew helicopters out of Hawaii, back in the '80s, I think it was.
DeleteCan't say as I do remember, but will see if I can find out. There were fatal crashes early in development
Delete----Alan
I may misremember the computer control report, but here are some bits from Wikipedia:
DeleteWikipedia: Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey [Click] “The V-22 first flew in 1989 and began flight testing and design alterations; the complexity and difficulties of being the first tiltrotor for military service led to many years of development.” “The V-22 Osprey has had 16 hull-loss accidents with a total of 53 fatalities as of 29 November 2023. During testing from 1991 to 2000, there were four crashes causing 30 fatalities. As of 2023, the V-22 has had 13 crashes which caused fatalities since becoming operational in 2007. The aircraft's accident history has generated controversy over its perceived safety issues.”
—Alan
We are nearly done putting in the new floor in the master bedroom and walk-in closet. Looks so good. Pictures once it's complete and all spiffed up. I got 5 different paint colour samples to choose the new paint for the hallway. I really wanted an ultra pale and dusky blue gray, but no one has the shade I was picturing. In the end we went with a darker gray-blue, but it's going to go great with the rug runners!
ReplyDeleteJust because they don't have the shade you want already made up doesn't mean they can't make it. The important thing is to get a good base with plenty of titanium oxide.
Delete----Alan
We went with a bit darker shade because it goes so well with teh rugs we chose. I think we'll like it very much. Just don't want the hallway to feel dark. But should be fine.
DeleteAlso, it's hard enough to find an available color even NEAR what I was imagining, without trying to describe it to the person making paint and hoping they can figure out the correct formula. They just push buttons now, anyway, and the machine adds the colour. I remember when they did that by hand with eyedroppers! I would somehow need to have something the correct shade for them to show to the machine.
DeleteAh---cursed with good taste; the story of my life. [grin]
Delete---Alan
Time to visit the medico for various routine things that have been neglected because of Covid. Just today I became aware of what seems to be a lipoma on my left elbow.
ReplyDelete----Alan
It occurred to me that the painless lump on my left elbow might be lymph that accumulated because I was putting a brace on my hand too tight at night, so I left the brace off last night. It may be slightly smaller this morning. Will see what the medico says.
Delete----Alan
Take care!
DeleteIt is not life threatening; it is mobile and painless. Last night I left the braces off my hands, and it seems smaller today.---Alan
DeleteNew election ordered in Louisiana sheriffs race won by one vote. [Click] “Democrat Henry Whitehorn’s win over Republican John Nickelson in the Caddo parish invalid due to illicitly cast ballots, says judge.”
ReplyDelete—Alan
Trump scared of Chris Christie? [Click]
ReplyDeleteGeorgia Prosecutors Predict Jail Sentences [Click] Link to the considerably longer article in The Guardian.
ReplyDelete—Alan
Trump [Expected to Return] to Court as Fraud Trial Comes to Close [Click]
ReplyDelete—Alan
Donald Trump attends New York civil fraud trial as accountant testifies. [Click]
DeleteTitle [Click] “Former president is not due to testify again until Monday but appears in court in Manhattan on Thursday.”
Typographical error; should be:
DeleteDonald Trump attends New York civil fraud trial as accountant testifies. [Click] “Former president is not due to testify again until Monday but appears in court in Manhattan on Thursday.”
---Alan
Novelist Ken Follett on understanding the present through history
ReplyDelete[video] Trump Demands Judge Be Removed From Bench For Not Being Nice To Him [Click] New York fraud trial; I like the narrator’s dig at Trump’s “bargain bin lawyers” who again missed an appeal deadline in a schedule they had requested and been granted.
ReplyDelete[video] In outrageous [demented?] appeal, Trump REFUSES to Participate in DC Criminal Case [Click] Terrible fellow that I am, I would consider a bench warrant rather entertaining. These days it is considered poor form for defendants to appear before the jury in visible handcuffs and/or leg irons, but usually there are eyebolts set in the floor beneath the defense table, out of the jurors’ sight. Come to think of it, I was a witness in one trial in absentia; it is legal in the US, albeit rare. The defendant was houseed in the county jail during trial.
—Alan
I find very poor reviews of the DC jail food; sounds even worse than that of the Fulton County jail.
Delete----Alan
[video] by Dr. Becky: It seems that the early universe was probably VERY different from what we thought. [Click] Remember those overmassive galaxies that JWST found that people claimed proved "the big bang never happened?" when in reality it was just that we couldn't explain how they'd got so big? Well, turns out those galaxies probably aren't that massive after all . . . new JWST observations have found evidence that galaxies in the early Universe form different types of stars at different rates to in the Milky Way (called the Initial Mass Function of stars). This then has knock on effects on the calculation of the masses of these distant galaxies...
ReplyDelete----Alan
[video] Jake Broe: USA vs Saudi Oil War Would Destroy Russia [Click] But not soon enough. Seeing the Republicans attacking US foreign policy is very distressing—I couldn’t watch the entire video.
ReplyDelete——Alan
[Video] Joe Blogs: RUSSIAN Economy Faces Property Crisis as Leverage Rises, Affordability Falls & Rates Soar [Click]
ReplyDelete—Alan