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Overnight Open ThreadPulse jets are an old technology - dating from the 1930's - but it was Nazi Germany that fielded the first actual jet planes. But while pulse jets had few moving parts, they were loud, inefficient and had valves that quickly wore out. Which is why they were soon superceded by turbo-fan-based jet engines. But now they're back in the form of a cargo-carrying plane designed by Boeing that uses a modern form of pulse jets in large arrays (Pulse-Ejector-Thrust-Augmentors) without any moving parts at all. The trick is a well-designed combustion chamber along with precise computer-controlled fuel injection and ignition. Unlike turbofans, the pulse jet engine has no moving parts at all. Its core—situated at the top of the engine—generates shockwaves via a subsonic combustion of fuel. Each shockwave forces hot exhaust air out of the tube, creating a pressure differential that fills the engine with cold air. New fuel then mixes with that air through computer-controlled injection similar to the technology used in cars, starting a new shockwave. This process is repeated at very high speeds, providing with the thrust needed to lift the aircraft from the ground.If they can overcome the design issues including loudness, this could be the return of an 80 year old technology. And if you're interested in building or buying your own pulse jet engine, check out this site. ![]() MSNBC Hires The Murderous Al Sharpton A few years later, Sharpton decided that Harlem should be segregated and that a Jewish-owned store named Freddy’s Fashion Mart should close even though it had been there for decades. At one of the many rallies meant to scare the Jewish owner away, Sharpton charged that “there is a systemic and methodical strategy to eliminate our people from doing business off 125th Street. I want to make it clear . . . that we will not stand by and allow them to move this brother so that some white interloper can expand his business.”In a just world Sharpton would be shunned by all decent human beings. I guess we all know where MSNBC falls now. ![]() Is the Master's Degree the New Bachelor's? "Laura Pappano writes that the master's degree, once derided as the consolation prize for failing to finish a Ph.D., or as a way to kill time waiting out economic downturns, is now the fastest-growing degree, with 657,000 awarded in 2009, more than double the level in the 1980s. Today nearly two in 25 people age 25 and over have a master's, about the same proportion that had a bachelor's or higher in 1960. 7 Tools For The DIY Drinker ![]() Expectations Vs Reality ![]() Color Photos of London From World War II ![]() 9 Famous People Who Spent Time in a Mental Institution ![]() Do You Recognize This Place? ![]() Red Rage: Ginger Kills Man Who Called Him a Ginger Starks, who is described as having “anger issues” grew furious after Smith called him a “ginger” and insulted his “weak knees.” Friends of the suspect say he goes by the nickname “Red” but hates being called a “ginger.” Always be cautious when taunting the gingers - they have no souls to restrain their innate desire to kill. ![]() Spot The Tranny Part 13 ![]() The Yahoo AoSHQ group. You know the way. Tonight's post brought to you by 1963: ![]() Notice: Posted by permission of AceCorp LLC. Please e-mail overnight open thread tips to maetenloch at gmail. Otherwise send tips to Ace. | Recent Comments
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