Image Credit: SUBMITTED / Chris Mayhew February 11, 2021 - 7:30 AM The use of jet-powered snow removal equipment in B.C. apparently didn t end with an experimental plow developed by the province’s transport ministry years ago. While that machine quickly was scrapped for being a tad unstable, it was out-done by CN Railways. Chris Mayhew used to worked for the company as a mechanic and he recalls working on that railway s jet-powered snow blower. That unit is powered by a surplus jet engine out of a B-52 bomber. According to Boeing, the Pratt & Whitney turbo fan engine could produce up to 17,000 pounds of thrust.
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Better Than Nothing Cadet Training at Waldringfield Sailing Club by Chris Mayhew 21 Dec 2020 07:35 GMT 19 December 2020
While Boris was contemplating the latest restrictions, the Waldringfield Cadets were making the best of a relatively warm and sunny December day on the river Deben for some training organised by the parents.
Touted Better Than Nothing -(BTN Training for short) keeps things simple, and gets the children on the water in a safe distanced manner. The weekly training is aimed at keeping the sailors afloat and maximising on the time on the water with many back-to-back races with coaching throughout the races.
The wind was around 12-16 knots providing some great challenging conditions on the flood tide that showed that windward lay-lines and rounding needed a little more practise with many teams cuddling the large windward inflatable - better to make the mistakes in training than real racing! The course was adjusted each race just to keep every