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Hace 22 horas · Paul Mantz converted an unknown number of surplus Catalinas to flying yachts at his Orange County California hangar in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Steward-Davis converted several Catalinas to their Super Catalina standard (later known as Super Cat ), which replaced the usual 1,200 hp (890 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engines with Wright R-2600 Cyclone 14 engines of 1,700 hp (1,300 kW).
Hace 3 días · In 1915, after a long search, Earhart's father found work as a clerk at the Great Northern Railway in St. Paul, Minnesota, where Earhart entered Central High School as a junior. Edwin applied for a transfer to Springfield , Missouri, in 1915 but the current claims officer reconsidered his retirement and demanded his job back, leaving the elder Earhart with nowhere to go.
Hace 3 días · One of the most significant Mustangs involved in air racing was serial number 44-10947, a surplus P-51C-10-NT purchased by film stunt pilot Paul Mantz. He modified the wings, sealing them to create a giant fuel tank in each one; these "wet wings" reduced the need for fuel stops or drag-inducing drop tanks.
Hace 2 días · As World Athletics has added 20 universality positions to the Paris Olympic marathon fields, some athletes who were starting to look “qualified” may now be set adrift. Eleven were added to the men’s field and nine to the women’s. Each country can send three qualified women and men, as long as they are globally ranked top 80 and have ...
Hace 1 día · An absolute legend [and] a generous person,” Mantz added. Sam Rubin brought a sense of Los Angeles authenticity that the fledgling KTLA 5 “Morning News” show needed, according to founding co ...
Hace 22 horas · There’s many different ways we can calculate this, including the ratio between normal (baryonic) and dark matter, but in this video I just wanted to highlight three different ways astrophysicists calculate this. Here’s my previous video on all the evidence we have for dark matter — • All the evidence we have for dark mat….
Hace 4 días · A security guard remains in the hospital after being shot outside of Drake’s Toronto estate Tuesday morning. In an initial post to X, formerly Twitter, police said they responded to a shooting ...
