Meet The Man Who Voluntarily Endured The Highest G-Forces Ever
USAF Col John Stapp put himself through more g-forces than anyone ever has, at least voluntarily. He also invented the term "Murphy's Law".
Source: avgeekery.com
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William R. Smanko, aeronautical engineer and vice president at Westinghouse Electric, dies
William R. Smanko, an aeronautical engineer and vice president at Westinghouse Electric Corp. died Feb. 8 from dysphagia at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson. He was 94.
Source: baltimoresun.com
The Real-Life Murphy and How 'Murphy's Law' Came to Be
The basis of Murphy's Law is that no matter how idiot-proof something is, there will always be an idiot who rises to the challenge.
Source: military.com
The Experimental Aircraft That Was So Loud, It Made Ground Crews Throw Up
The XF-84 "Thunderscreech" was scrapped because no one would fly it and it was painful for anyone within earshot.
Source: military.com
How The B-47 Bomber Served as a Nuclear Stopgap
Los Alamos told the Air Force to brace for a 50,000-pound bomb.
Source: nationalinterest.org