What is this? - Page 41

Shawnee123 · 02-23-2009, 12:59 PM

Something for acoustics?

wolf · 02-23-2009, 01:35 PM

Park bench/table next to a wall.

glatt · 02-23-2009, 01:52 PM

Hint: It glides.

wolf · 02-23-2009, 02:27 PM

Uh, a glider? (porch glider. outdoor couch with swinginess)

glatt · 02-23-2009, 02:38 PM

Nope. It glides through the air.

It's foam, but the foam is just the outer skin. It's metal underneath.

If it looks big, that's because it is big.

Shawnee123 · 02-23-2009, 02:43 PM

Space capsule?

glatt · 02-23-2009, 02:48 PM

Good enough!

It's the flaps from the wing of the Enterprise space shuttle and the side of the tail. The Enterprise never flew in space, so it had no engines and the heat tiles were made only of foam. (I didn't know that.) But it flew several missions in the Earth's atmosphere, taken up onto the back of a 747 and gliding down.

See the yellow circle for the area of the shot.

classicman · 02-23-2009, 03:28 PM

Wow - very cool.

Shawnee123 · 02-23-2009, 07:04 PM

Where did you see that? Did you get to see inside?

I think I need to hit the Air Force museum this summer.

glatt · 02-24-2009, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Where did you see that? Did you get to see inside?

It's at the Air and Space Museum annex out by Dulles airport. It's relatively new. I had been meaning to get out there for a few years, but never did. The kids were never old enough for it to be worthwhile. Until now. And even then, they were kind of bored. It's a bit overwhelming, there are so many planes there, and very few interactive exhibits like kids love.

You couldn't look inside this shuttle, but you could get really close to it.

If you like aircraft, the museum's got a lot of really cool ones. The official name is the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-25-2009, 02:35 AM

Udvar-Hazy put up big bucks to get his name on that place. He's a very interesting guy.

Happy Monkey · 02-23-2009, 08:34 PM

I'm surprised the gaps between tiles are so pronounced.

BigV · 02-26-2009, 02:41 AM

What is this?

glatt · 02-26-2009, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

What is this?

frost/ice crystals on the edge of your car hood?

BigV · 02-26-2009, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

frost/ice crystals on the edge of your car hood?

Correct. The roof of the car Monday morning was covered with frost. But this was quite unusual. Each little ice crystal was a little rod that stood up. The effect was like fur or velvet.

Another pic for context later.

02-23-2009, 12:59 PM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Something for acoustics? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-23-2009, 01:35 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Park bench/table next to a wall. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-23-2009, 02:27 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Uh, a glider? (porch glider. outdoor couch with swinginess) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-23-2009, 02:43 PM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Space capsule? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-23-2009, 02:48 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Good enough! It's the flaps from the wing of the Enterprise space shuttle and the side of the tail. The Enterprise never flew in space, so it had no engines and the heat tiles were made only of foam. (I didn't know that.) But it flew several missions in the Earth's atmosphere, taken up onto the back of a 747 and gliding down. See the yellow circle for the area of the shot. Attached Images

02-23-2009, 01:52 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Hint: It glides.

02-23-2009, 02:38 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Nope. It glides through the air. It's foam, but the foam is just the outer skin. It's metal underneath. If it looks big, that's because it is big.

02-23-2009, 03:28 PM	#8
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Wow - very cool. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-23-2009, 07:04 PM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Where did you see that? Did you get to see inside? I think I need to hit the Air Force museum this summer. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-25-2009, 02:35 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Udvar-Hazy put up big bucks to get his name on that place. He's a very interesting guy. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-23-2009, 08:34 PM	#12
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I'm surprised the gaps between tiles are so pronounced. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-26-2009, 02:41 AM	#13
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