Rockets

08. Rockets / Lock 'n Load with R. Lee Ermey. History Channel.

Hwacha --> Bazooka --> Congreve, Hale Rocket --> Bazooka --> AT4 -->
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System --> Tow Missile

Oasis of the Seas - World's Biggest Cruise Ship

1.4 Front Mounted Engine, Rear Mounted Drive

BMW M6 Cutaway.

1.4.1 Advantage and Disadvantage of the front mounted engine, rear mounted drive.

1.4.2 Non-driven front axles

1.4.3 Driven rear axles

40 - Cam Mechanisms

40-1 Cam Mechanism Types, Characteristics, and Motions
40-2 Basic Cam Motions
40-3 Layout and Design; Manufacturing Considerations
40-4 Force and Torque Analysis
40-5 Contact  Stress and Wear : Programming

Breitling - Super Factories

Roads to Nowhere

Life after People : Roads to Nowhere. History Channel.
Renaissance Center, Ambassador Bridge, Packard Automotive Plant.

Keep Out - Modern Marvels

Swiss Army Knife - Megafactories

Swiss Army knife - National Geographic Megafactories.
Victorinox : On the Cutting Edge - Swiss Style Magazine.

CH-47 Crash in Mannheim, Germany

Due to the organic particles (Walnut Grit) clogged in the oil lubrication system causing

the transmission failed. The photos captured from Modern Marvels : Engineering Disasters.

I-35W Mississippi River Bridge Collapse

Big Dig Ceiling Collapse

Builders used the wrong epoxy to hold the anchor bolts in place.

2007 New York City Steam Explosion

The Rifle - Tales of the Gun

Under Pressure - Modern Marvels

Shotgun

Tales of the Gun
Lock 'n Load with R. Lee Ermey - 07 Shotgun.
Double Barrel -->Lever Action --> Pump Action --> Browning Auto 5

Ammo

10. Ammo / Lock 'n Load with R. Lee Ermey. History Channel.

Bullet and Ammo - Tales of the Gun

Making of a Gun - Tales of the Gun

Tales of the Gun is the TV series on the " History Channel ".  I wrote brief contents of
each episode and incorporated some pictures to it. Hope this TV series help me
understand the history.

Preface:
The gun has played the critical role in history. An invention which has been praised and denounced... served hero and villain alike... and carries with it moral responsibility. To understand the gun is to better understand history.

Dillon Aero M134 MiniGun

 

Gatling Machine Gun/ M134 MiniGun (Dillon Aero)

Terminator 2 : Judgment Day is one of my favorite movies.Surreal and astonishing scenario.
Internet Movie Firearms Database.

Secret Underground - Modern Marvels

Mega Weapons Countdown - Modern Marvels

Call of Duty 4.

10.M-107 Sniper Rifle 9.TAXER X-26 8.Katana Sword 7. Apache Helicopter
6.VX Gas 5.Pepper Sprays 4.Tomahawk

41 - Linkages

41-1 Basic Linkage Concepts
41-2 Mobility Criterion
41-3 Establishing Precision Positions
41-4 Plane Four-Bar Linkage
41-5 Plane Offset Slider-Crank Linkage
41-6 Kinematic Analysis of the Planar Four-Bar Linkage
41-7 Dimensional Synthesis of the Planar Four-Bar Linkage : Motion Generation
41-8 Dimensional Synthesis of the Planar Four-Bar Linkage : Crank-Angle Coordination
41-9 Pole-Force Method
41-10 Spatial Linkages

1.5 Rear and Mid Engine Drive

Porsche Carrera GT

Crashes - Modern Marvels

F1 Renault Accident.

Weird Machines - Modern Marvels

Innespace/SeaBreacher, Atlas Devices, Battlefield Extraction Assist Robot,
Tesla Coil.

Gadgets - Modern Marvels

From this episode, we can perceive the future is unpredictable and stun how enormously
the technologies transformed our world.

Inside Google

National Geographic Inside Google.

The Dream Is Alive - IMAX

Filed with cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Monster Shredder - Megastructures

Martian Mega Rover

Curiosity Rover. Mars Science Laboratory.

Martian Mega Rover - National Geographic.
Horizon 2012 Mission to Mars - BBC.

Dubai Racecourse

Dubai Meydan Racecourse. Megastructures.

0 - Contents

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster

Learjet

Learjet - Megafactories.
Component, Wing, Fuselage, Engine, Paint, Test.

BMW MINI - Body in White

The amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) drives a vintage Austin Mini Cooper through the traffic-heavy streets of Paris to evade his police and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) pursuers.

42 - Load-Cycle Analysis

42-1 Introduction
42-2 Load-Dominated Energy Transmission System
42-3 Machine-Cycle Analysis
42-4 Load Plots

1.6 Front Wheel Drive

MINI Front Wheel Drive

1.6.1 Types of Design
1.6.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Front Wheel Drive

Tata Nano

Harvesting - Modern Marvels

This episode features on the harvesting and packing process, not the machine
assembly line. Peach, Corn, Cranberry,Date Palm Tree, Mushroom.

Waterproof - Modern Marvels

Super Steam - Modern Marvels

The steam engine which triggered the Industry Revolution and then Karl Benz conceived the
Internal Combustion Engine creating the automobile, finally Henry Ford invented Assembly Line
to make the car cheaper, everyone can afford it.

Airborne Laser (ABL)

Boeing : Missile Defense System - Airborne Laser Test Bed

Revolution and Independence

Boston Tea Party. The following articles described before/after American Revolution,

The Plight of Social Science

BMW MINI - Paint Shop

Puritan in New England

Autumn Foliage in New England.

Did Puritan come to America for religious persecution or improving living material ??
Religion may be the alibis. The immigrants those who came to America in 1630's
were motivated by economic than by religious considerations.

1.6 Front Wheel Drive (1)

1.6.3 Driven Front Axles

43 - Fluid Power Systems and Circuit Design

43-1 Pressure Plots
43-2 Flow Plots
43-3 Power Plots
43-4 Cycle Profile
43-5 circuit Design
43-6 Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Circuits
43-7 Constant-Flow versus Demand-Flow Circuits - Open Loop
43-8 Demand-Flow Circuits
43-9 Hydraulic versus Pneumatic Systems
43-10 Pneumatic Circuits
43-11 Effect of Fluid Characteristics on Actuator Performance
43-12 Effect of Fluid Characteristics on Control-Valve
43-13 Basic Pneumatic Power Circuit
43-14 Fluid Logic Systems

Strange Weapons - Modern Marvels

007 James Bond Aston Martin Vanquish

Shoes - Modern Marvels

A well-suited shoes would enhance the performance of the football player.

Mexican-American Culture

Underwears - Modern Marvels

Tiny Weapons - Modern Marvels

Commando - Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Derringer.

Aviation