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Fracture surface
Curious to know what your thoughts are on this fracture surface, in terms of crack origin in particular. Material is 7075-T73 and this is part of a helicopter primary structure
u/Wolf9455 — 1 month ago
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Video of Amazon Prime Air 767’s final approach before the Miami crash offers clues
u/Commercial-Host-725 — 1 month ago
Cooling down red hot forged metal
u/B0baafett — 1 month ago
This model aircraft uses spinning cylinders to fly via the Magnus effect instead of traditional wings.
u/IrisGlenda — 1 month ago
a V-22 osprey aircraft performs an aileron roll during testing
u/Wolf9455 — 2 months ago
In 1984, NASA and the FAA deliberately crashed a remotely controlled Boeing 720 to test technologies that might help passengers and crew survive
u/Wolf9455 — 2 months ago
The sheer size of a polar bear 🐻❄️
u/EsseNorway — 2 months ago
Pilot masterfully lands faulty plane
If possible watch with sound
u/Capt_Obviously_Slow — 2 months ago
Man with immaculate calligraphy skills writing on the back of the truck
u/Wolf9455 — 2 months ago
This is what happens when Iron is heated above its Curie Point (770°C).
Iron is ferromagnetic and by heating you distort the arrangement of electron spins that make it magnetic, and it regains magnetism upon cooling.
u/Wolf9455 — 2 months ago
Welded rail delivery train showing incredible flexibility during transit - Indian Railways [India]
The 500-meter-long rails rest on a rack of rollers and are rigidly secured ONLY at the center tie-down car, allowing the ends to slide freely and negotiate curves.
u/GeorgeRobertVitkos — 2 months ago
Alumina aerogel vs 2 blowtorches (1000°C / 1832°F): back stays at 39°C (102°F)
u/Wolf9455 — 2 months ago