The Chrysler Airflow from 1934 was the first American production car to make use of streamlining to reduce air resistance.

Unfortunately it did lack sales due to it's appearance and therefore was a commercial failure.

Found in the Shanghai Auto Museum.

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This old cargo ship is a so called "Tjalk", a ship type dated from the 17th century.

This ship type has a round bow and is relatively narrow with a small shallow draft, because they were used to navigate the shallow water of the former Dutch "Zuiderzee" and the Wadden sea.

Because of this shallow it was not possible to use a ship's keel and to prevent the ship from drifting, the so called "swords" were placed on bothsides amidships that could be lowered into the water.

The ropes on the sides of the mainsail and jib serve to visualize the airflow on the sails.

These ships are in principle sailing museum pieces.

This photo was shot at Bay Trail in San Mateo City, where is located about 18 miles south of Downtown San Francisco. And the image was stacked with six shots including the distance downtown buildings. I ever tried my best to sharp the detail of those architectures, unfortunately the airflow was blurry and not so clear, which didn’t give me a helping hand. 😅

This Image was taken at early twilight on the east side of Pt Lookout, North Stradbroke Island (or traditionally, Minjirribah), off Brisbane, Australia.

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EVERYTHING rusts out at the shore......

Sculptural representation of airflow patterns in Mathematics: The Winton Gallery.

Took this shot of last night's 'Vibrant' sunset at 20.30pm, just before the sun dipped below the horizon, from the front of my home in the village of Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales looking West towards the hamlet of Cefin Isaf.

I used a Tamron 28-300mm lens at 50mm and a polarising filter, on a high setting, to mitigate the glare.

Once again, we're in a Northerly Artic Airflow - dry and sunny by day - albeit a cold breeze too and overnight frosts when calmer - resulting in such clear and colourful sunsets.

Compositionally, luckily I was able to use the rapidly moving Cumulus Clouds to good effect not only as an encircling frame but also to further diffuse the sun's brightness.

Another in the series on Egrets.

It was quite an experience to sit on the boat on the Daintree River in the later afternoon and watch hundreds of Egrets fly past, skimming the water on the way further down the river to roost.

"Skimming permits the birds to take advantage of an aerodynamic phenomenon known as "ground effect." The patterns of airflow around a wing that is operating close to a surface are modified by that surface in a manner that reduces drag, the resistance of the air to the progress of the wing"

The second images shows the birds flying even lower, almost touching the surface of the water not long after this image was taken.

Well, maybe not. The Science Museum (London) have a display highlighting mathematics and aviation in the Winton Gallery. The display has a biplane flying through a large construct to represent mathematical shape of the airflow designed by Dame Zaha Hadid. This is just a tiny portion as I looked up from underneath.

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" Coming into land showing the airflow over the wings being trimmed by the bastard wing feathers "

or is it a hornet'? I don't even know, I just know they let you come really close, although they watch you intently it seems. The first 3 images taken on the phone. I had to take the nest off (after observing the interesting process for a while) because I needed to get into that space. The last one taken indoors on my proper camera, together with a previously found nest. The 3rd image shows the wasp/hornet being perfectly still but moving the wings, not sure if it was creating an airflow and if so why. I created a bw image because the WB was all over the place.

The impressive Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) is rather appropriately named, for its bulky stature places it firmly in top spot as the largest British Dragonfly. Its naming seems doubly appropriate when witnessing the imperial nature with which this feisty insect goes about its business. It really is big, with the largest individuals topping out at over 8cm, a figure that gives it a legitimate claim for the title of 'UK's largest insect.' The wingspan is even longer, though its lightweight frame denies it top prize in the weight category, bested by some terrestrial insects. Not only are they big, they're fast and have magnificent stamina. This may see them reaching speeds of over 20mph, flying higher and further than the majority of other species and patrolling their territories almost endlessly. The Emperor belongs to a family of medium-large dragonflies, Aeshnidae, loosely known as the 'Hawkers', who all hunt and pursue prey in flight. Both sexes are particularly distinctive, displaying an apple-green thorax and long black line running the length of the abdomen, which is blue in the male, green in the female.

Though the mighty Emperor is large, it would have been dwarfed by some of its ancient ancestors, who prowled the oxygen-rich Carboniferous skies 300 million years ago. By the end of the Permian, around 250 million years back, some of today's familiar taxonomic dragonfly families were already beginning to be formed. This extraordinary lineage marks the dragonflies (Anisoptera) as perhaps the most remarkable winged wonders on the planet. Their evolution has enabled sensational feats of aerial agility, huge flight muscles within the thorax directly connected to their beating wings. As the thorax is quite simply a powerhouse of locomotion, the interior of the exoskeleton is heavily strengthened to withstand the huge forces generated. It's a rather wonderful morphological feature as each wing is carefully controlled by a separate muscle. This results in exquisite flight control, an ability to twist the wings on both upstroke and downstroke providing immediate lift and flawless control. The power generated creates vortexes of 'unsteady airflow' which sound disastrous, but may in fact pave the way for the development of future aircraft. Their mastery of the air has already inspired advances in drone technology and space exploration.

The male Emperor has a supremely territorial nature. He won't just chase away intruders, he'll viciously clash with other Dragonflies in bouts of aerial supremacy. The rasping sounds of their chitinous wings colliding may travel a surprising distance and now is a marvellous time to start observing these titanic battles, typically over larger well-vegetated waterbodies. When not on 'fighter patrol' the Emperor will be chasing down a variety of insects, using its well-positioned legs to catch and hold them up to its mandibles whilst it feasts. It'll rarely alight, though a taste for large butterflies and even other dragonflies means it may have little choice but to stop and eat on occasion. Though an adult Emperor may live for a couple of months or more, it'll spend around ten times longer living underwater as an aggressive predatory larvae. These are as voracious as the adults and will gorge on anything smaller than themselves, including tadpoles and small fish, caught using well-developed eyesight, powerful jaws and an incredible form of underwater 'jet propulsion.' As they spend such a significant time living aquatically, the ongoing conservation of our waterways is key to their continued success. The creation of new wetland habitat, cleaning-up of rivers and warming climate have all contributed to the northward march of the Emperor as it continues to colonise new areas.

12 days after my earlier post of 29.4.2021, sees the sun setting one half hour later at 21.00pm.

Took this shot of last night's 'Vibrant Sky' at 21.15pm, just after the sun had dipped below the horizon, from the front of my home in the village of Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales looking West towards the hamlet of Cefin Isaf.

I used a Canon EOS 1200D camera with a Tokina 11-16mm wide angle lens set at 16mm, F5.6, ISO 100 and 1/40second exposure.

Now, we're in a warmer South Westerly Airflow - with blustery winds and intermittent squally rain - but still resulting in such colourful sunsets.

Compositionally, luckily I was able to use the rapidly moving Cumulus Clouds(to the left and bottom) contrasting with the Alto Cumulus Clouds (above and to the right) to good effect not only as an encircling frame but also to further diffuse the sun's brightness.

With a dominant airflow from the southwest the west coast of New Zealand is a place of wild beaches exposed to almost continuous onshore oceanic swells from the Tasman Sea. Northlands's Ripiro Beach is 107 km long from Maunganui Bluff in the north (barely visible through the sea spray) to the Kaipara Harbour entrance in the south. It is a lonely beach with just 3 small settlements along its length, an ideal place for landyachting, kite buggying or surfcasting. The brown patches in the surf are plankton, a crucial source of food to many small and large aquatic organisms.

Tillandsia recurvata, commonly known as small ballmoss or ball moss, is a flowering plant (not a true moss) in the family Bromeliaceae that grows upon larger host plants. It grows well in areas with low light, little airflow, and high humidity, which is commonly provided by southern shade trees, often the southern live oak (Quercus virginiana). It is not a parasite like mistletoe, but an epiphyte like its relative Spanish moss.

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These things are pretty in the late afteroon sun -

This White Pelican was flying very low over the water at Frank Lake, Alberta.

When birds flies less than a wingpsan’s distance from the ground, flight is much more efficient due to slight changes in airflow patterns around the wing. Land is usually too cluttered with grass and trees and whatnot to permit such flight, but calm waters are perfect for it.

-Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Another in the series on Egrets.

It was quite an experience to sit on the boat on the Daintree River in the later afternoon and watch hundreds of Egrets fly past, skimming the water on the way further down the river to roost.

"Skimming permits the birds to take advantage of an aerodynamic phenomenon known as "ground effect." The patterns of airflow around a wing that is operating close to a surface are modified by that surface in a manner that reduces drag, the resistance of the air to the progress of the wing"

Texaco Fire & Sky Chief gas pumps from the 1940's

The top of the gap is 1,250 meters above sea level. It is located near the 54th kilometer of the Alishan Highway. It is the closest foggy spot on the Alishan Highway (54-56K). At the same time, it is also a place to look at the sunrise. Therefore, it used to be called "The Dome". From Longmei to the top of the road, as the road climbs with the mountain, the airflow of Bazhangxi and the upper reaches of Zengwenxi meets here, forming a unique cloud waterfall landscape. From the observation deck of the Second Yanpingshan Trail, the cloud can be felt most. The dynamics of the waterfall, in addition, whenever the snow falls in the winter of Yushan, the white snow of the mountain can be seen at the top of the gap and along the Shantou.

Originally, in order to rush to Alishan, the tourists came to the top of the gap. Nowadays, local farmers and artists organize leisure agriculture areas, and strive to promote the top of the Alishan front yard. Not only can you view the mountain scenery such as sunrise and cloud sea, but also local flavor meals and tea gardens and coffee fragrance. This attraction, which has gradually attracted the attention of tourists, has indeed had a rich history of humanities in the past. It turns out that the gap top belongs to Gongtian Village in Fanlu Township. In the history of Taiwan's development, in the early days, carbon, medicine, vine, sawing, cutting, brain peeling, palm peeling and papermaking were the mainstays. The place names are derived from the high-rise confrontation between the Gengdingshan and the Eryanping Mountain. The ancestors took the pores into the mountains. According to the topographical features, the name was “Gap”.

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1937 Chrysler Royal C-16 4 door sedan.

The "Royal" nameplate was used for one year in 1933 when the Airflow replaced the Royal in 1934, then brought back in 1937 when the Airflow sold poorly, and was sold alongside the Airflow which continued to offer the Chrysler Straight Eight.

A November 1936 advertisement listed the 1937 Royal as available in ten body types, starting at US$715 ($13,335 in 2020 dollars), with the four door sedan at US$815 ($15,200 in 2020 dollars). The 1937 Royal Series C-16 was installed with the Chrysler Straight Six and took the entry-level position in the Chrysler hierarchy, while being shared with the DeSoto Airstream.

In 1939 the Series C-22 Royal introduced the "Royal Windsor" nameplate as a trim package, then in 1941, the "Royal", "Windsor" and "Highlander" became separate nameplates sharing the same wheelbase but only using the Straight Six, with "Windsor" models offering more standard features and a higher standard interior over the "Royal".

From this angle the curved structure looks like an owl to me, but it actually represents airflow around the Handley Page aircraft suspended nearby. The design was driven by equations of airflow used in the aviation industry, which are still an important area of mathematical research. Dame Zaha Hadid trained first in mathematics before studying architecture, and the work of her practice is strongly informed by ideas about geometry.

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3) Sound

4) Light

5) Airflow

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What you see here is a classic example of how even ugly cars (IMO) can have interesting, and sometimes even beautiful details that are worth highlighting in a photo. The car, a 1939 "sharknose" Graham was one of those cars that had very limited success, and was widely not accepted by the 1938-1940 buying public. And, probably even less than the controversial designs of Chrysler's Airflow models of the middle thirties. It's unique design, for the times, with it's protruding hood and front fenders gave it it's shark like looks, and it's subsequent moniker, "sharknose Graham." Most would agree that it was a diving catch for the Graham-Paige automobile company at the time that was significantly suffering financially far greater than most of it's competitors. Unlike some company's that had rebounded some from the Great Depression Graham had not been one of them. And this was in spite of having some very good earlier successes with their early thirties Blue Streak models, a car that had also been designed by the talented Amos Northrup who had penned and designed the sharknose above. But, by the end of the decade the country was entrenched in a deep recession that impacted the overall auto industry, and that had car sales off by slightly over 50%. However, that was still somewhat better than what Graham was experiencing at the time with it's sales by 1939 being off slightly more than 70%. Needless to say Graham-Paige Company did not survive long into the 1940's, and the sharknose was it's final nail in the coffin! Ironically, and also sadly, Amos Northrup did not live to see his final design effort go into production. He had taken a bad fall on ice and died from a fractured skull before production on the car had begun.

My shot above, as I noted, is a detail of just a small portion of the hood, grill, and headlight on the subject car. As what's often the case it's hood was open which only proved to minimize it's bizarre shark nosed appearance so I managed to find a photo off the internet in the inset so that you can see a bit of the looks, and style of the front of the car.

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Many times people comment that the Marble Canyon area can look like Mars ... even with daytime images there. I agree with them.

This one here in the night ... could have been taken on Mars ;)

The green airflow in the night was strong at this time.

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The content of this video:

1. The Basic Living Environment God Creates for Mankind

3) Sound

4) Light

5) Airflow

By 1935 Art Deco designs already in it's 25th year were starting to be on the downside of the curve, although it still was a major design influence in the United States. Although still quite popular the looming war in Europe was about to bring that trend to an end by 1939.

The style became popular in Paris, around 1910, and over the following 10 years it had crossed the shores to America where it became a popular design style in architecture, furnishings, visual arts, and many other things, including automobiles. And to this day, the style still appeals to many, and to me included. However, Art Deco, albeit popular in it's day, surely was not the case for Chrysler Corporation with it's new, sleek, streamlined Airflow models, which were heavily influenced with Art Deco design elements, but that quickly became the Edsel of that period! In spite of it's new and modern wind tunnel designed body with headlights molded into the body, and probably a first for that period when most others were still standalones mounted above the fenders, it just never grabbed the attention of the buying public. Yes, at first there was a lot of enthusiastic bluster and hoopla, but it died as quickly as it started. Arguably, some would say "ahead of it's time," but Art Deco designs were quite solidly entrenched and accepted at the time. Or, was it the shape of the car with it's headlights now integrated into the body that the buying public was just not ready for? We can all agree that the buying public is a fickle lot, and it doesn't take long for them to spread the news on a product, whether good, or bad. I suppose it looks like "An Olds sucking a lemon" became the catchphrase and possible death knell for Edsel?

When most of the US auto manufacturers were still pumping out six figure, or near six figure production numbers with their cars Chrysler's Airflow designs was quite the antithesis of those figures. In 1935, the Chrysler Airflow sold a paltry and abysmal number at under 7800 units, and the above survivor was one of them. And, when it comes to the appeal, or lack of on this car, I don't believe it's changed much since "it's day!" People still either love them, or hate them, regardless of the reason! But, I suppose you could say kudo's to Chrysler for trying to jump ahead of the pack. But, kudo's do not help to pay the bills.

Vince

By 1935 Art Deco designs already in it's 25th year were starting to be on the downside of the curve, although it still was a major design influence in the United States. Although still quite popular the looming war in Europe was about to bring that trend to an end by 1939.

The style became popular in Paris, around 1910, and over the following 10 years it had crossed the shores to America where it became a popular design style in architecture, furnishings, visual arts, and many other things, including automobiles. And to this day, the style still appeals to many, and to me included. However, Art Deco, albeit popular in it's day, surely was not the case for Chrysler Corporation with it's new, sleek, streamlined Airflow models, which were heavily influenced with Art Deco design elements, but that quickly became the Edsel of that period! In spite of it's new and modern wind tunnel designed body with headlights molded into the body, and probably a first for that period when most others were still standalones mounted above the fenders, it just never grabbed the attention of the buying public. Yes, at first there was a lot of enthusiastic bluster and hoopla, but it died as quickly as it started. Arguably, some would say "ahead of it's time," but Art Deco designs were quite solidly entrenched and accepted at the time. Or, was it the shape of the car with it's headlights now integrated into the body that the buying public was just not ready for? We can all agree that the buying public is a fickle lot, and it doesn't take long for them to spread the news on a product, whether good, or bad. I suppose it looks like "An Olds sucking a lemon" became the catchphrase and possible death knell for Edsel?

When most of the US auto manufacturers were still pumping out six figure, or near six figure production numbers with their cars Chrysler's Airflow designs was quite the antithesis of those figures. In 1935, the Chrysler Airflow sold a paltry and abysmal number at under 7800 units, and the above survivor was one of them. And, when it comes to the appeal, or lack of on this car, I don't believe it's changed much since "it's day!" People still either love them, or hate them, regardless of the reason! But, I suppose you could say kudo's to Chrysler for trying to jump ahead of the pack. But, kudo's do not help to pay the bills.

Vince

1934 Chrysler Airflow Coupe

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The Chrysler Airflow is a full-size car produced by Chrysler from 1934 to 1937. The Airflow was the first full-size American production car to use streamlining as a basis for building a sleeker automobile, one less susceptible to air resistance. Chrysler made a significant effort at a fundamental change in automotive design with the Chrysler Airflow, but it was ultimately a commercial failure due to a lack of market acceptance and controversial appearance. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Airflow

We're in the middle of car show season. I've been to two already, going to another one tomorrow, and at least three more by the fall. So, buckle up! You're gonna see a lot more car-related pictures for a while. I'll try to throw in the occasional murder shack, wall, and flower shot just to mix it up. Maybe even a train picture!!!

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Lead Designer:Carl Breer

Manufactured:1934-37 (29.878 made)

Lender:Foster Family Collection

The Airflow contained a series of innovative "firsts" which anticipated the car of today.The structurally integrated body and chassis had greater strength and safety,whilst moving the rear seats witthin the wheelbase and

the engine forward of the front wheels resulted in better handling and ride quality.The Airflow´s interior featured tubular steel framedseating and modern materials;safety glass,marbelised rubber and Bakelite.The early radically streamlined body was shaped by wind tunnel studies with hel from Orville Wrigth,and it hasart deco details that echo the architecture of the period.

it is irreplaceable and precious.

Took this shot on an earlier daily 'Lockdown Walk' 300m (822ft) above my home in the village of Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales.

Four miles North (centre right) is the coastal resort of Colwyn Bay. Two miles beyond is the limestone Little Orme's Headland overlooking Penrhyn Bay and in the middle distance the Irish Sea.

Because of our 'Unique Topography', with valleys to the open coastline and the steep surrounding hillsides, invariably several weather systems converge or one divides.

In my previous image posted of Moelfre Uchaf, taken half an hour earlier, the overhead clouds are proceeding due East powered by a Westerly airflow. Here, however, the much higher hillsides behind and to my left have divided the airflow sending these Cumulus Clouds North Easterly instead.

After a slightly disturbing dream last night, I decided to make sure that the old airflow was still up to scratch, so I dug out the appropriate piece of test equipment and took some readings. Luckily, as you can see from the dials, everything is nominal. Phew.

March 2006, the Davies Alpine House opened, the third version of an alpine house since 1887. Although only 16 metres (52 ft) long the apex of the roof arch extends to a height of 10 metres (33 ft) in order to allow the natural airflow of a building of this shape to aid in the all-important ventilation required for the type of plants to be housed.

The new house features a set of automatically operated blinds that prevent it from overheating when the sun is too hot for the plants together with a system that blows a continuous stream of cool air over the plants. The main design aim of the house is to allow maximum light transmission. To this end the glass is of a special low iron type that allows 90 per cent of the ultraviolet light in sunlight to pass. It is attached by high tension steel cables so that no light is obstructed by traditional glazing bars.

To conserve energy the cooling air is not refrigerated but is cooled by being passed through a labyrinth of pipes buried under the house at a depth where the temperature remains suitable all year round. The house is designed so that the maximum temperature should not exceed 20 °C (68 °F).

Kew's collection of alpine plants (defined as those that grow above the tree line in their locale – ground level at the poles rising to over 2,000 metres (6,562 feet)), extends to over 7000. As the Alpine House can only house around 200 at a time the ones on show are regularly rotated.