Just Plain Bill
Ever wonder why…?
Ever wonder why
something is so? Well, I had one of those “wonder why” questions answered in a
recent edition of the Huffington
Post.
I’ve been flying
ever since I took a flight from Oakland to San Diego on a Pacific Southwest
Airlines plane, down to boot camp in San Diego in 1957. At that time, and up to
just a few years ago the airplane windows were square, and then they were
rounded.
A simple
difference, yet, as the article indicates, the change had a major impact on the
overall aerodynamic efficiency of aircraft.
It’s comforting
to know there are folks attending to identifying the causes of accidents, and
the how their findings make my life in the sky a little safer!
Next, I’ll look
for answers to other questions, such as -
·
How does the thermos bottle know
whether to keep the
beverage poured into it either hot or cold?
Do you know?
Up, up and away…
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