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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Boeing Stratocruiser and a row of respectable women
Lovely representatives of their profession. Excellent view of the aircraft structure; you can imagine how difficult a repair on any of those members can be, and the careful engineering required. Also another look at the world we left behind.
Pressurization "Kick" loading is always trying to turn a "double bubble" fuselage back into a circular cross section. That deck the ladies are sitting on takes the kick load out in tension.
When you're looking for a kitten you go somewhere near the litter and sit still. Eventually, a kitten will come and sit on your lap. That's your companion. Same applies with a beavy of beauties like those. Let one pick you and you'll have a good lifetime companion.
Lovely representatives of their profession.
ReplyDeleteExcellent view of the aircraft structure; you can imagine how difficult a repair on any of those members can be, and the careful engineering required.
Also another look at the world we left behind.
draught horse that any transport aircraft is, photo scratches the surface of an aircraft's complexity not to forget it's fragility.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day when Stews were unmarried and hot.
ReplyDeleteI bet they didn't look very "respectable" as they tried to sit down on that ledge.
ReplyDeleteThey represent the airlines that flew this plane.
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Pressurization "Kick" loading is always trying to turn a "double bubble" fuselage back into a circular cross section. That deck the ladies are sitting on takes the kick load out in tension.
ReplyDeleteSuper Guppy?
ReplyDeleteBack when Boeings were built for stewardesses, instead of by them.
ReplyDeleteWhen you're looking for a kitten you go somewhere near the litter and sit still. Eventually, a kitten will come and sit on your lap. That's your companion. Same applies with a beavy of beauties like those. Let one pick you and you'll have a good lifetime companion.
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