And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thanks for the link. What contraption! Prop tips went super sonic at idle, on the ground. Seems they could have used it as a interdiction device, park it somewhere and no one could endure the noise, that actually caused damage to anyone nearby.
> As I recall it was an attempt to make a propeller driven plane go supersonic. --- That's when someone should have stepped back and said, "Why?" Unfortunately the XF-84 wasn't the only project that should have been questioned...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link. What contraption! Prop tips went super sonic at idle, on the ground. Seems they could have used it as a interdiction device, park it somewhere and no one could endure the noise, that actually caused damage to anyone nearby.
DeleteThunder Screech, loudest airplane ever.
ReplyDeleteLouder than a TU-95?
Deleteyes.
DeleteA determined attempt at doing a wrong thing.
ReplyDeleteEngineers meet the ‘Good Idea Fairy’
ReplyDeleteDesign by committee.
Delete"Arthur has an idea what we can do with all those spare parts."
DeleteAs I recall it was an attempt to make a propeller driven plane go supersonic. Was so loud folks on the ground would get nauseous.
ReplyDeleteYep, the prop produced a low speed vibration / harmonic that messed with your body. Very unpleasant to be around when running.
Delete> As I recall it was an attempt to make a propeller driven plane go supersonic.
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That's when someone should have stepped back and said, "Why?" Unfortunately the XF-84 wasn't the only project that should have been questioned...