Some great views of vintage aircraft in flight.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/37599899
(I loved the shot of the P-38 Lightning)
http://player.vimeo.com/video/37599899
(I loved the shot of the P-38 Lightning)
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Great shots, great sound. Like the GT40, the Spitfire and the P-51 are classic shapes that never get old and their beauty has never been eclipsed.
Chip
Chip
Great film clip
For those who didn't know, the design of the P-38 is credited to Kelly Johnson (1910-1990), who headed up the Lockheed "Skunk Works" in Burbank, CA.
Johnson has played a leading role in the design of 40 world renowned aircraft. Of these more than half were of his original design. Among them the F-80, America's first production jet; the double-sonic F-104 Starfighter; the high altitude U-2 and the spectacular 2,000 MPH YF-12A and the SR-71.
He contributed to the design of the first plane with power controls, the F-90 Interceptor.
Kelly designed single-handedly the Lockheed Hudson Bomber at the age of 29.
Indy GT
Yea, I got one...too
Ralphie,
Kelly was an engineer's engineer! Way ahead of his time and his designs still are amazing in light of the tools and assembly techniques of their timeperiod.
A wonderously creative aeronautical mind.
Kelly was an engineer's engineer! Way ahead of his time and his designs still are amazing in light of the tools and assembly techniques of their timeperiod.
A wonderously creative aeronautical mind.
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
If you are an aircraft fan you are a Kelly Johnson fan. If you are a Kelly Johnson fan you should read "More Than My Share of it All", his autobiography. He describes the operational strategy of the SkunkWorks.
I regularly use it as an example of Project Management, along with Fred Brooks Mythical Man Month.
Both teach that in any project, a small group of knowledgeable people are much more effective than a large team, that adding people to a late project makes it later, etc.