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is of the interior of Howard Hugh's enormous Spruce Goose aircraft. This photo is from up front and looking toward the back, with a helpful mannequin staged inside for scale.

A view like the interior of a large, ribbed tunnel, which is looking from the front of the Spruce Goose interior towards the back.
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is another wild tire... SR-71 tires with embedded aluminum powder to survive the high heat. And filled with nitrogen to 425psi! Whoa! 😮

Photo taken at the outstanding Evergreen Aviation Museum on Oregon.

Two tires that are partially silver colored (with one on a fancy rim.)
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shows off the tire information for a very unusual vehicle - the NASA Space Shuttle. On display at the superb Evergreen Aviation Museum on Oregon.

Lettering built into the side of a large tire reads: 44.5X16.0-21 34 PLY RATING TUBELESS 228 KNOTS .10 SKID MAXIMUM SIX LANDINGS 006-866-2 CAGE CODE NO. 68030
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“I created an addendum to Glauert’s problem which determines the optimal aerodynamic performance of a wind turbine by solving for the ideal flow conditions for a turbine in order to maximize its power output”.

https://www.psu.edu/news/engineering/story/student-refines-100-year-old-math-problem-expanding-wind-energy-possibilities

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Hello! Nice to meet you!
My name is Benedetta (Benny) and I am Italian. 🇮🇹
I am a science communicator and an Analog Astronaut. 👩🏻‍🚀
My goal is to become the next Italian woman to fly to space! 🚀
I am a citizen scientist for NASA and also an asteroid huntress ☄️

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