thebear's list of interesting websites - Page 24

thebear · 1 Jan 2010, 03:27 (Ref:2606952)

Want to go for an airplane RIDE?

thebear · 3 Jan 2010, 22:01 (Ref:2607769)

An incredible tale about how Chrysler Corporation built tanks before and during WW2..

hake:

thebear · 7 Jan 2010, 22:45 (Ref:2609764)

Ahh for the `good old days' (1944) .

thebear · 12 Jan 2010, 19:54 (Ref:2612362)

For you fellow aircraft buffs, this is a keeper. This is the most comprehensive collection of aircraft info that I have ever seen. Want to check out almost any airplane ever built in the World?

Old, new, military, civilian? It's amazing what has been done in airplane design.

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thebear · 13 Jan 2010, 00:24 (Ref:2612492)

US Air's Historic Flight 1349 Hudson River Landing in 3D. Includes speed, altimiter and actual tower communications.

There are several other `views' available using the boxes that show on the bottom of the screen at the end.

Flight 1549 3D Reconstruction, Hudson River Ditching Jan 15, 2009#t=109

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thebear · 26 Jan 2010, 19:41 (Ref:2619877)

Bond, James BOND .

thebear · 29 Jan 2010, 12:22 (Ref:2621623)

Time lapse of Vancover BC.

thebear · 1 Feb 2010, 12:26 (Ref:2623622)

360° images, again.

It’s interesting how you can see so much just by going east and then west, and north an south. This is really neat, and not hard to navigate around the varied and assorted selections for viewing and exploring.

I have seen 360 shoots, but not like this. Look all the way up and all the way down and you don't get any decrease in the shot. You can't even see where the camera equipment is, it's like it's not even there. Use your mouse to move around. It takes practice. ENJOY ! ! !.

thebear · 3 Feb 2010, 01:55 (Ref:2625412)

"How the West Was Won" in restored three-panel Cinerama.. The web page explains the difficulties with merging the three images, some of the story line and has screenshots to ilustrate the work.

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I saw the original "This is Cinerama" in NYC sometime in 1954. You sat facing a stage with drawn curtains and dimmed houselights. A classical violin piece was played followed by some light classical orchestral music.

This was the age of the beginning of High Fidelity recording and it was quite impressive. The orchestral part was then continued using the seven track stereo system with a voiceover describing the system. The curtains parted slightly to a standard movie screen with a b/w image shot from the front car of a roller coaster as it ascended the 1st climb. The audio consisted of the `clack-clack' of the car's wheels, typical of a wooden roller coaster and the musical sound track. Just as the car reached the peak, the curtains opened wide and the three screens lit up in color with the announcement "This is Cinerama!" as the car raced down the track and on thru the complete ride. People in the audience screamed in unison with those `in the back' who were recorded originally and played back from the theater's rear speakers.

There was a sequence where the B-25 flew under the George Washington bridge that connected upper Manhattan to New Jersey. People actually ducked in their seats.

It was quite a travel show and amazed audiences for many years.

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thebear · 4 Feb 2010, 00:01 (Ref:2626023)

EAGLE NEST; LIVE CAM

Tune-In. You might get to see a couple of eggs, then later hatching.!!

Full screen is available if you click on the "X" at the lower r/h corner of the embedded screen.

Also, scroll down the page for the location and updates.

thebear · 5 Feb 2010, 14:24 (Ref:2627279)

What happens when you point the Hubble Space Telescope to a dark, empty place in the sky….?

If you don't pull this up and think about it, you've wasted a most thought provoking, amazing presentation!

100 billion galaxies, each with over 100 million stars? These photos will astound you!

thebear · 11 Feb 2010, 22:07 (Ref:2631749)

No need to click on each picture, just watch it all the way. You will be amazed!

thebear · 15 Feb 2010, 12:19 (Ref:2633762)

Blue Angels aerobatics PRACTICE.

Graham Goodwin · 15 Feb 2010, 20:30 (Ref:2633995)

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Originally Posted by thebear

Blue Angels aerobatics PRACTICE.

Beautiful stuff - but I'll see your Angels and raise you our Arrows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1CJ3NBTu-Y

thebear · 20 Feb 2010, 02:43 (Ref:2636752)

AERIAL VIEW OF VANCOUVER

You can look at this for a long time. Rotate, zoom in & out etc. This takes a while to load but is worth the wait! A great 360 degree picture!

No snow!

thebear · 24 Feb 2010, 11:44 (Ref:2639636)

1949 national Air Races in the US. Lots of historic aircraft HERE..

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thebear · 26 Feb 2010, 00:42 (Ref:2640644)

This is almost too amazing to be true. Good Stuff!

AESA Radar Sensor Systems as installed in the Northrup Grumman F-35 .

thebear · 28 Feb 2010, 12:04 (Ref:2641913)

Boeing has announced that as much as 50 percent of the primary structure – including the fuselage and wing – on the 787 will be made of composite materials..

thebear · 4 Mar 2010, 20:32 (Ref:2645088)

Have a little time on your hands?

Technically inclined?

Why not build an Airbus A320 flight simulator in your BASEMENT?

Click on the `"Project" link to start your journey.

thebear · 13 Mar 2010, 01:36 (Ref:2650758)

Anybody remember the "Walkman"? .

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thebear · 14 Mar 2010, 00:06 (Ref:2651377)

How it all began: 05 MAR 1975.

thebear · 16 Mar 2010, 23:21 (Ref:2653830)

Click HERE for a group of photographs taken in 1864 -1865 during the American Civil War. You can click on each one and some type of descriptive caption will appear when you mouse over the picture. Use the `Back' button on your browser to return to the picture page.

Truly fortunate that so many of these have survived. Probably a million wet plate photos were made during the civil war on glass plate. Popular during the war, they lost their appeal afterwards and so many were sold for the glass. Many used in green houses. Over the years the sun caused the images to disappear.

Near the end of the sequence there are portraits of the various generals on both sides as well as a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

At the end, click on the "Return to main page" link and you will be taken to the Civil War Heritage page with historical information and other photo galleries.

thebear · 18 Mar 2010, 11:37 (Ref:2654798)

A video tour of the International Space Station. It starts with a CGI of the exterior but then there is a continuous `live' shot with audio commentary explaining the various modules. The tour ends inside the attached space shuttle.

Looks a little crowded up THERE.

White flag man · 18 Mar 2010, 22:20 (Ref:2655192)

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Originally Posted by thebear

A video tour of the International Space Station. It starts with a CGI of the exterior but then there is a continuous `live' shot with audio commentary explaining the various modules. The tour ends inside the attached space shuttle.

Looks a little crowded up THERE.

Thanks Bear.
What a mess, think they need some interior decorators

thebear · 23 Mar 2010, 00:42 (Ref:2658305)

Ever wonder what else was going on when you were born (or any other day)?

Find out here!

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