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Mingus Mill, on the North Carolina side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is a prime example of late 19th century engineering efficiency.

 

While nearly all mills have a millrace (seen here) channeling water from a stream to a mill-wheel, this mill channels the water into a penstock, which is a tall shaft of water maintained at a constant pressure to turn a turbine at the end of a pipe at the base of the shaft. The turbine is attached to the grinding stones; and, in this case, generates about 11hp at 400 rpm - pretty solid for its day!

 

The turbine is more efficient than a water wheel, which typically sits in water itself and has some back-pressure, and significant losses in the turn cycle.

 

The mill was an important hub in frontier life. Typically, families would bring their grains on Saturday for the miller to ground into flour. The miller would take a portion as payment (typically around 1/8) and might sell it to other users or customers who were conducting other bartering business in the nearby open spaces.

 

This mill, on the Mingus Creek, was built in 1886 and operated daily until 1930s when the NPS bought the land to make this Great Smoky Mountains NP. The NPS restored the mill to operational status in 1968, and it is used to demonstrate frontier life to visitors daily. While it is still fully functional, the grain milled here can not be sold for consumption because the resulting flour has been touched by so many tourists that it cannot be USDA approved.

 

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Configuration: Mid-Engine

 

Engine: 400 C.I. V8 (6.6 L)

 

Transmission: 3 speed automatic

 

Original Engine: 4 rotor Wankel

 

Weight: 2600 lbs

 

The Aerovette started life as the XP-882, a mid engined Corvette, with a 6.2L Wankel rotary engine with four chambers that developed around 400hp. Under the design team of Bill Mitchell, the car was first unveiled as “The Four Rotor Corvette” during the 1970 New York Auto Show. The car featured bi-folding gull-wing doors and a clear cover showcasing the engine bay. Eventually, GM abandoned their rotary technology and replaced the four rotor with a small block Chevy V8, because they anticipated the gas crisis of the 1970s.

 

The Aerovette’s styling was formed through a wind tunnel to give it a streamlined form. The body of the car was constructed with fiberglass along with a steel and aluminum tubular frame. The Aerovette had an advanced rectangular headlight design that allowed the driver to see the road from further away, while remaining aerodynamic and in a low position. The Aerovette’s doors were a bi-folding gullwing

design that allowed the driver and passenger to enter and exit the vehicle quickly. The “V” design on the windshield was angled at 72° and wrapped around the doors to conceal the front pillars of the car. Glass louvers were placed on the rear quarter panel to aid with vision, and allow heat to be dispersed from the engine compartment. Cool air was channeled into the carburetors from the apertures that were located in front of the rear wheels. The engine’s radiator and air conditioning unit were mounted at the front of the car near the wheels to ensure maximum cooling and efficiency.

 

The technology in the Aerovette was quite advanced for the time. The interior of the car featured a telescopic steering wheel and digital display that allowed the driver to adjust it to their comfort level. The seats of the car were in a fixed position for weight distribution, but could be adjusted up and down. The driver would press a lever to move the pedals further away or closer to them. The Aerovette came with a number of safety and digital features as well. These included, a warning system that alerted the

driver if the doors were open or closed, if the seatbelts were unfastened, and front and rear energy absorbing bumpers that provided protection in car-to-car impacts up to 10 mph. A button could also be pressed to check on the fuel supply, water temperature, oil pressure, and voltage. The dashboard of the car had small lights to indicate what rpm the engine was spinning at, and would change from green to red when the driver was approaching redline. Additionally, the car had a built in lap timer, clock, calendar, and an am/fm radio.

Source: Audrain Auto Museum

Top loader, front loader, agitator, high efficiency...so many choices.........

 

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The pale chanting goshawk is an opportunistic raptor and eats a wide variety of prey including small mammals, lizards, birds, large insects and carrion. It has also been recorded predating upon Tent tortoise and Leopard tortoise hatchlings which are swallowed whole while the shell is still soft. There is some evidence of social hunting in breeding groups but solitary hunting is the norm. Pale chanting goshawks commonly associate with foraging Honey badgers and feed on organisms that are flushed by the Honey badger's feeding activity. This association increases the hunting opportunities and prey capture success of the pale chanting goshawk while the honey badger does not suffer any loss of foraging efficiency. (Wikipedia)

I make this image public in the AVIF format (can be opened in the latest IrfanView, Chrome and Firefox): Link to AVIF in Google Drive

 

The AVIF image compression (in the HEIF container) is a very promising format as it provides good image quality in a very small package and is (in comparison to HEIC) free of any licenses. I hope Flickr as well as Google and Microsoft products will soon have full support for this innovation.

 

Besides the high compression efficiency the big advantage over JPEG is that a color depth per channel of 10 and even 12 bit is supported.

Cutting and chewing on the front end and waste packaging on the refuse end. Beware Crinum Lilies... you are their favorite meal!

 

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As far as I can tell, sea otters have a well-refined process for eating crabs: (1) eat the legs first, so it can't run away (2) snap off and eat the claws second, so they won't pinch your face (3) pop off the carapace to eat all the insides and (4) rinse and repeat with new crabs until naptime. Sea otter and kelp crab, Monterey, California.

The Sterling Engine showcases thermodynamic elegance, converting heat into mechanical work through cyclic compression and expansion of gas. It operates at high efficiency with minimal entropy production compared to combustion engines. By harnessing temperature differentials, it reveals how energy flow and entropy interplay, emphasizing sustainability in closed-system energy transfer.

A small cup with hot water, an engine on top, and a small ice pack to create a temperature differential since I didn’t have the AC and it was in the 80s; increase the speed.

Note: You can reverse the temperature differential by adding ice to the bottom of the cup and placing a cotton ball soaked in warm water on top. This setup inverts the usual heat flow—demonstrating reversed thermal gradients. When heat is concentrated at the bottom, the wheel spins counterclockwise; when cold is at the bottom, the wheel spins clockwise.

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This power plant was originally designed for cogeneration (steam and electrical power). As soon as it was completed, it was converted to utilize the steam to turn a steam generator, so, it is strickly a power plant now.

Mark Cuban’s Critique Of Elon Musk’s Performance In His Role As The Leader Of The Department of Efficiency Governmental (DOGE).

 

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Mark Cuban, a prominent figure in the investment world, has not shied away from expressing his views on Elon Musk's endeavors, particularly his role in the @ perspective was shared during Cuban's appearance on the political podcast “Alguien tiene que ganar con Tara Palmeri,” where he delved into Musk's approach to business and government efficiency.

 

Despite Musk's previous statements expressing concern for others, Cuban interprets his actions differently. Musk has controversially described empathy as a “suicidal civilizational empathy” in the United States, a notion Cuban firmly disagrees with. Cuban argues that if Musk truly cared about taxpayers, he would not rely on government subsidies for Tesla and would offer Starlink's satellite internet at cost price. Furthermore, Cuban believes Musk should not profit from his work with SpaceX.

 

In his critique of Musk's work with the DOGE, Cuban highlights the inefficiencies and negative impacts of Musk's approach. The department's goal is to restructure the federal government and eliminate regulations to reduce expenses and increase efficiency. However, Cuban describes this effort as a form of “technical support” that adversely affects many individuals accused of fraud, suggesting that the approach lacks the necessary empathy and consideration for those impacted.

 

Cuban provides a specific example of Musk's lack of empathy through his actions within the Social Security Administration. According to Cuban, Musk dismantled existing systems before having replacements ready, resulting in thousands of beneficiaries not receiving the services they needed. This oversight, Cuban argues, is a clear indication of Musk's failure to consider the human element in his decision-making processes.

 

For Cuban, the mishandling of the Social Security Administration is a significant enough error to warrant Musk's immediate dismissal. Cuban's critique underscores the importance of empathy in leadership, particularly when it comes to decisions that affect the lives of countless individuals. He suggests that Musk's focus on efficiency and innovation should not come at the expense of the well-being of those who rely on government services.

 

While Musk's contributions to technology and innovation are undeniable, Cuban's comments highlight a critical conversation about the balance between progress and empathy.

Sunday morning walk around Austin, TX.

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Sea Island, Richmond, British Columbia, Vancouver International Airport, YVR, Canada

 

Cessna 525 Citation Jet

Airbus A321-251N D-AVXB Airbus Industrie NEO "unbeatable fuel efficiency" Riga International RIX EVRA Latvia

The third generation of this Mech has a new legs and feet system able to provide a smoother walking, power efficiency and ease of maintenance. This ground machine is versatile enough to handle any situation, exploit any advantage, and survive most surprises.

 

One of my attempts at the "Crazy Tuesday" theme "Silhouettes in BW".

 

Shot with a "Tomioka-Copal 82 mm F 4" (enlarging) lens on a Canon EOS R5.

Symphony of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She was built in 2018 in the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, the fourth in Royal Caribbean's Oasis class of cruise ships. At 228,081 GT, she is the largest cruise ship in the world by gross tonnage, surpassing her sister ship Harmony of the Seas, also owned by Royal Caribbean International.

 

Symphony of the Seas measures 361.011 meters (1,184 ft 5.0 in) in length and has a gross tonnage of 228,081 across 18 decks. She is able to accommodate 5,518 passengers at double occupancy up to a maximum capacity of 6,680 passengers, as well as a 2,200-person crew. There are 16 decks for guest use, 22 restaurants, 4 pools, and 2,759 cabins.

 

Symphony of the Seas is about 30 meters (98 feet) longer than the largest military ships ever built, the U.S. Nimitz-class aircraft carriers.

 

Facilities include a children's water park, a full-size basketball court, an ice-skating rink, a zip line that is 10 decks high, a 1400-seat theater, an outdoor aquatic theater with Olympic-height platforms, and two 43-foot (13 m) rock-climbing walls. There is also a park containing over 20,000 tropical plants.

 

Symphony of the Seas is powered onboard by six marine-diesel sets each composed of three 16-cylinder Wärtsilä 16V46D common rail engines and three 12-cylinder Wärtsilä 12V46D engines.

 

The energy-efficient design of Symphony of the Seas enables it to accomplish shipboard power generation with 85 MW versus the 100 MW normally found on Oasis-class ships. One of the key design features is the use of only LED or fluorescent lights in order to avoid the heat generation from incandescent bulbs, thereby reducing the load on air conditioning systems.

 

Additional energy efficiency is accomplished by using a 2 MW steam turbine to recover waste heat from the engines and converting it into energy to power a portion of the onboard hotel load.

 

For propulsion, Symphony of the Seas uses three 20,000 kilowatt azipod main engines, which are electric thrusters. These engines are mounted under the stern of the ship and they each drive 20 foot wide rotatable propellers. In addition to the three main engines, there are four bow thrusters used for docking, each with 5,500 kilowatts of power or 7,380 horsepower.

 

Among the Oasis-class ships, Symphony of the Seas uses 25% less fuel due to the implementation of a new system that releases tiny air bubbles under the hull to enable the vessel to glide more smoothly through the water. The air layer also reduces excitation from the propellers, which cuts noise and vibration levels in the aft part of the ship.

 

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Given the number of these floating around my yard, I don't even want to consider what the dandelion population in my grass will be next year!

 

The really wonderful version of this subject is over in Cerstin's stream.

Southern Efficiency

Shaw, Washington, DC

 

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Steam-powered ploughing engines were a revolutionary development in 19th-century agriculture, transforming the way land was cultivated. These massive machines, typically built by manufacturers like Fowler, Clayton & Shuttleworth, and Marshall, were introduced in the mid-1800s and used until the early 20th century before being replaced by internal combustion tractors.

 

Unlike steam traction engines, which pulled ploughs directly, steam ploughing engines worked in pairs, positioned on either side of a field. A heavy-duty steel cable was wound around a large drum beneath the engine, allowing them to pull the plough back and forth across the field. This method, known as the "cable ploughing system," was particularly effective for heavy clay soils, where horse-drawn ploughs struggled.

 

These engines were powered by coal or wood, with water needed to generate the steam. They required a skilled crew to operate, including a driver, a steersman, and a ploughman. Despite their efficiency, steam ploughing engines were costly to buy and maintain, making them more common on large estates and farms.

 

Today, many of these magnificent machines have been preserved and can be seen in working order at agricultural shows and heritage events, where they continue to captivate audiences with their power and engineering.

Geböude-Nr. ?, Freilichtmuseum Hessenpark, Neu-Anspach, Hessen, Deutschland

 

Mit dem Fachwerk-Musterhaus für Energieeffizienz und zeitgemäßes Wohnen wird gezeigt, wie traditionelle Fachwerkhäuser modernisiert werden können, ohne dabei ihren historischen Charakter zu verlieren. Im Haus liegt der Schwerpunkt auf der Verknüpfung von traditionellen Bauweisen, modernen Sanierungstechniken und einer zeitgemäßen Wohnsituation. Außen werden große Bauteile - wie unterschiedliche Typen von Photovoltaikanlagen, eine exemplarisch positionierte Luft-Wasser-Wärmepumpe, Erdwärmekollektoren und ein Solarzaun - präsentiert. Diese Systeme sind Beispiele für die energieeffiziente, umweltverträgliche und nachhaltige Energienutzung an Fachwerkgebäuden.

Der Garten zeigt außerdem, wie durch gezielte Landschaftsgestaltung und den Einsatz von naturnahen Materialien die Artenvielfalt gefördert werden kann.

Die Pflanzenkläranlage ist ein Beispiel für effektive ökologische Wasserreinigungstechniken, die gleichzeitig Lebensräume für Wasserpflanzen und -tiere bieten. Die Auswahl der Pflanzen und der "richtige" Einsatz von Steinen, Sand und Kies schafft Lebensräume für Insekten, Vögel und andere Kleintiere. /

 

The half-timbered show house for energy efficiency and contemporary living demonstrates how traditional half-timbered houses can be modernised without losing their historical character. Inside the house, the focus is on combining traditional construction methods, modern refurbishment techniques and a contemporary living situation. Outside, large components - such as different types of photovoltaic systems, an exemplary air-to-water heat pump, geothermal collectors and a solar fence - are presented. These systems are examples of the energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and sustainable use of energy in timber-framed buildings.

The garden also shows how biodiversity can be promoted through targeted landscaping and the use of natural materials.

The constructed wetland is an example of effective ecological water purification techniques that also provide habitats for aquatic plants and animals. The choice of plants and the "right" use of stones, sand and gravel create habitats for insects, birds and other small animals.

Kingsburg, Ca.

Friday evening, as if on cue for the Labor Day Weekend, several fires have broken out within 60 miles of Kingsburg in the Sierras. Our air quality is crappy on a normal basis. Then the numerous fires started by lightening in the Bay Area, Santa Cruz and Monterey areas, brought more smoke and particulates to our valley. The Monterey fires started when we were over there for five days trying to get away and hoping for cooler temperatures and better air quality. That didn't work out (except for the cooler air part).

Back home we watch as a small fire starting Friday night grows to consume huge amounts of Sierra forests. Areas that were packed with Labor Day weekend campers, boaters, hikers and whatever, were shut down and evacuated. More ash and particulates now pouring into the valley.

Each morning when I wake up, I have an internal debate about whether I'm better off not to go for a walk and become more sedentary, or go for a walk and breathe in all manner of toxins. Some days I go, some not. This morning I was up at 4:30 A.M., and out the door around five. As I backed the car out of the driveway, I realized I forgot my hat, so stopped and went inside to get one. As I passed the headlights, I could see lots of small particles of smoke, ash, or whatever, dancing around. Needless to say, I didn't have much trouble imagining that stuff lodging itself deep into my breathing apparati. Deflated, I drove to the donut shop and got a cup of coffee and two donuts to soothe my feelings of hopelessness. And, what better way to lift your spirits than a sugar and caffeine high? I then went to the place where I usually park the car and commence the walk, but today, I sat there in darkness eating my donuts, drinking the coffee, and listening to the news on NPR.

After that, I chose to cruise in the hopes that I might find an image for my camera as the sunrise appeared. Nothing found. Just as I was giving up and headed home, I did see this. Seemed kind of fitting for the day.

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WASHINGTON—Twenty one federal employees who had been working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency resigned, writing in a letter that they wouldn’t offer their expertise to overhaul the government if it meant undermining essential services.

 

“We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services,” the former employees wrote on Tuesday in a letter addressed to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. “We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions.”

 

The employees had worked at the U.S. Digital Service, which the Trump administration renamed the U.S. DOGE Service. Musk, the Tesla chief executive who is guiding DOGE, has sought to overhaul the federal government with cuts to the workforce, the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion programs and the closure of agencies such as the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

 

The letter was earlier reported by the Associated Press. It followed Musk’s push to require federal workers to submit weekly progress reports—in five bullet points. The White House said Tuesday that one million workers responded to the email, or more than 40% of the federal workforce of roughly 2.3 million.

 

The ex-employees, who didn’t list their names, criticized the DOGE process, saying a day after President Trump’s inauguration they completed interviews with “individuals wearing White House visitor badges” who declined to identify themselves.

 

“This process created significant security risks,” they wrote. They said that the firing of one-third of the USDS colleagues on Feb. 14 endangered millions of Americans who rely on their services to modernize Social Security, veterans’ services and tax filing.

 

“DOGE’s actions—firing technical experts, mishandling sensitive data, and breaking critical systems—contradict their stated mission of ‘modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity,’” they wrote.

 

Many of the employees who resigned had previously worked for tech companies, said one of the employees who resigned. The employees had served in roles such as engineers, data scientists, project managers and designers. Their work had spanned the first Trump administration, the Biden administration and the current White House, the employee said.

 

Write to Ken Thomas at ken.thomas@wsj.com

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Less than a week ago, one of my good friends picked up a Brand New 2012 Honda CR-Z.

 

Thing is pretty awesome!

 

-Quick AND fuel efficient!

 

Wouldn't mind picking one up myself if I didn't have to lug around equipment all the time /sadface

 

Pretty decent gas mileage - 32+MPG

And it's a 6-Speed Manual Transmission with Eco-Saving Technology

The press of a button and you are ZOOM ZOOM

  

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CityPlace Tower offers the following amenites:

 

100% Generator Backup System and Emergency Biofuel delivery program assuring uninterrupted power during the event of a utility power loss for two weeks.

Hurricane Impact Fenestration.

 

State-of-the-art security system allowing controlled 24/7 access. 24/7 security staff and concierge service screening all visitors entering the building.

 

Spectacular Ocean, Intracoastal waterway, and City Views.

Executive parking with direct access to the tenant's floor.

Onsite Conference Center with state-of-the-art audiovisual.

Valet and car detailing on-site.

 

Full-service Banking Branch, Drive-thru teller, and ATM.

as well as on-site property management.

 

LEED® Silver certified and Energy Star Certified.

 

The latest in energy-efficient touchless fixtures for energy conservation, cost savings, and wellness.

 

All Parking garages include electric vehicle charging stations and onsite bicycle storage.

 

Centralized airflow system with MERV-13 (Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value) filters that retains more than 90% of common particles.

 

Non-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) cleaning, disinfectant, and pest control products, reducing allergen and harsh chemical exposure.

 

Cleaning staff completing disinfectant high touch point cleaning before, during, and after hours.

 

Recycling program including Electronic and Toner Recycling.

  

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Efficiency is all the rage these days. Here, KLM 282, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, heads out via Mike 2 for Spot 2, bound for Amsterdam, while Cathay 892 and Asiana 212, Airbus A350-900s in from Hong Kong and Incheon, respectively, hold on the Mike 1 line.

Recently repainted 4807 trundles through Canterbury in Sydney's Inner West on an ARHS ACT transfer run returning 3801 Limited's Water Gin to Eveleigh.

Marked appropriately with '94th FS' titles, US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 10-4194/FF based at JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia, lines up for recovery on RAF Lakenheath's Runway 06

 

These visiting stealth machines had been out that morning dicing with based 48th F-15's and the visiting US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet's

 

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A Plaxton "President" bodied Dennis Trident rests in the lanes at Lillyhall in the sort of weather that it will be hoping to make the most of this Summer.

X702JVV was new in 2000 to Cambus. In May 2014, whilst being driven "out of service", it was decapitated by a low bridge in Kempston whilst operating for Stagecoach Bedford.

Lillyhall is the one-stop shop for open-top conversions, both planned & unplanned, so it was no surprise that it arrived here.

It has been converted over the last few months and has just returned from Carlisle's Willowholme depot where it has received a full repaint into "Lakeland" livery.

It now awaits final fitting out of the interior before being redeployed elsewhere.

We are entering our first global energy crisis. It’s a New World Order green energy transition. In the Seventies we manufactured an oil crisis, but now we are engineering an oil crisis, a natural gas crisis, and a coal crisis. Therefore we must now put an emphasis on green energy, renewables, and energy efficiency. We don’t need to choose between a manufactured energy crisis and an engineered climate crisis, because we not only manufacture the problems but also the solutions. Indeed, we are currently causing five interwoven crises—the Russian/Ukrainian crisis, the energy crisis, the food crisis, the inflation crisis, and the climate crisis. All New World Order stakeholders in the global ecosystem must work towards making a better world—an authoritarian world in which we set the stage for the Beast.

 

Turn ye from yer wicked ways. As ye know, we be coming t’ th’ end of days. Yo-ho, see th’ signs. Yo-ho, use yer minds. Babylon ye shall fall, ye shall sink, God’s wrath ye shall drink. Yo-ho! Yo-ho!

 

As an efficiency drive EWS trialed pairs of class 66s to replace Class 60s on these heavy trains. During the trial, EWS Class 66's No. 66 159 and 66 110 roll alongside the river Severn at Purton with 6B47, the empty Westerleigh Murco Oil terminal to Robeston Oil terminal service.

 

The trial reverted back to a single Class 60

 

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The car, a 1932 Buick Model 95 Sport Phaeton was recorded (following a heavy rain shower) at the Buick Club of America show June 25, 2022 in Lisle, Illinois

 

The display placard indicated this was a "Model 95" but I didn’t find anything on the internet that made mention of a “Model 95” Buick Phaeton. Perhaps classic Buick’s used a confusing nomenclature to designate their various Models or Series back in the 1930’s. I guess [ we ] will just have to take its owner’s word that the pictured car is, in fact, a Model 95 Buick Phaeton. If any viewer is able to offer further information, I would welcome your input.

 

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During the first three decades of the 20th century, Buick's popularly priced automobiles were equipped with overhead-valve engines. By the early 1930s, Buick engineers felt the long-lived six-cylinder engine had reached its limits in size and efficiency. In 1931, Buick introduced an all-new straight eight-cylinder engine used to power an entire line of models, with the top-of-the-line being the Series 90. Its eight-cylinder engine offered just over 100 horsepower and incorporated such innovations as an oil temperature regulator to cool the engine at high speeds and warm it in cold weather, as well as thermostat-ically controlled radiator shutters, as found on Packards and Duesenbergs. Many of the Fisher bodies fitted to the Series 90 Buick were shared with Cadillac.

 

The all-eight cylinder Buick lineup ranged from 221- to 345- cubic-inches and only a few parts were interchanged among the three engines. Buick offered four different series of cars which included the 50, 60, 80, and 90. The Series 90 was available in eight different body styles and had a wheelbase of 132 inches. The convertible coupe was introduced partway through the year and had a leather interior in a similar fashion to the other open body styles. The closed body styles had mohair interiors with silk roller shades for the rear side and rear window.

 

The entry-level model for Buick in 1931 was the eight-cylinder Series 50 priced from $1,035 to $1,095. The sedan and convertible body style were both the most expensive of the range, with a price of $1,905. The sedan was also the most popular of the entire list of 1931 Buicks, with 33,184 of the Series 50, 30,665 of the Series 60, and 14,731 of the Series 80. The Series 50 rested on a 114-inch wheelbase platform, the Series 60 measured 118-inches, and the Series 80 at 124-inches. The 220.7 CID OHV inline-8 powering the Series 50 produced 77 horsepower while the Series 60's inline-8 displaced 272.6 CID and produced 90 horsepower. The Series 80 shared its 344.8 CID inline-8 with the Series 90. All 1931 Buick engines were backed by a sliding gear, three-speed synchromesh transmission, rode on wooden spoke wheels on demountable rims, and had mechanical brakes on all wheels. The Series 60 was priced from $1,285 to $1,355, and the Series 80 was priced at $1,535 for the coupe and $1,565 for the Sedan.

 

All 1931 Buicks wore a radiator cap bearing a figure 8, had a revamped instrument panel, a new cooling system, and lower front seats with deeper seat cushions. The interior of the Series 50 was either mohair or cloth upholstery, the Series 60 had either mohair plush or cloth of higher quality than that of the Series 50, and the Series 90 used mohair plush interior on closed body styles.

 

Three of the eight body styles of the Series 90 had seating for seven passengers, including the sedan priced at $1,935, the limousine at $2,035, and the phaeton priced at $1,620. 4,159 examples were built of the sedan, 514 of the limousine, and 392 of the Phaeton. The five-passenger sport sedan priced at $1,785 was the most popular Series 90 body style with 7,853 units built, followed closely by the five-passenger coupe with 7,705 built with a base price of $1,765. The Country Club Coupe with seating for four was fairly popular with 2,990 examples built, priced at $1720. The two-door sport roadster with seating for four was priced at $1,610 and 824 units were built and 1,066 examples of the four-passenger convertible coupe were built with a base price of $1,785.

 

For 1931, roughly 25,503 examples of the Series 90 were built which accounted for about 18 percent of total Buick production. The 1931 Series 90 represented the beginning of a Cadillac-Buick rivalry for high-end luxury sales that would continue throughout the remainder of the 1930s.

 

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"The ambassadors of Brazil in the sky"

 

May 14, 1952. The "Smoke Squadron" holds its first official screening.

 

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Since then, thousands of people have had the opportunity to catch an exciting and memorable touch with the skill of the drivers and the competent team of mechanics that the adviser, and awaken, so the recognition, admiration and respect for the Brazilian Air Force .

 

Currently, more than 3000 statements made in Brazil and abroad, crosses the heavens "Smoke Squadron". Aircraft piloted by a team whose fearlessness and pride are the result not only of mutual trust developed during the training, but also the certainty that they are representing the institution that strives for efficiency in the defense of sovereign airspace of our homeland.

 

“Os embaixadores do Brasil no céu”

 

14 de maio de 1952. A “Esquadrilha da Fumaça” realiza sua primeira exibição oficial.

 

Desde então, milhares de pessoas têm tido a oportunidade de travar um emocionante e inesquecível contato com a perícia dos pilotos e com a competente equipe de mecânicos que os assessora, e despertam, por isso, o reconhecimento, a admiração e o respeito pela Força Aérea Brasileira.

 

Atualmente, com mais de 3000 demonstrações realizadas no Brasil e no exterior, cruza os céus a “Esquadrilha da Fumaça”. Aeronaves pilotadas por uma equipe cujo destemor e orgulho são resultantes não só da confiança mútua desenvolvida ao longo dos treinamentos, como também, da certeza de estarem representando a Instituição que prima pela eficiência na defesa da soberania do espaço

 

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