Who needs landing gear?

Me164 Komet.  

Really, if someone straps you into a glider with a rocket and two 30mm cannon shoehorned inside, you can't assume that a safe landing was high on their list of priorities.  

Ipsum

The Wright Stuff

Looming

Jacquard looms like this were high level automation for the era.  They used paper punch cards to define the pattern woven into the cloth.  Up until the manufacture of reliable magnetic films this same technology dominated computing as well!

Seen at the Leeds Industrial Museum.

Departure

Flag

Clearbrook VA. That convenience store has (or at least had?) a nice little lunch counter in the back.  There is plenty of traffic through here thanks to local industries, but somehow this intersection of Hwy. 11 and the Winchester Western feels like it’s frozen in time.  The feed store across the road probably helps with that too.  I hope the encroachment of fast food and boxmarts doesn’t do away with this little scene any time soon.

What Wat?

Rotary Engine

You can almost smell the castor oil.  

The postcard was nicer

 Remember, when planning a trip to England, the post card pictures were probably taken on one of the 3 sunny days you can expect on any given year.  

Motion

The Downhill run near Eskdale