tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617610752412695885.post7939595663987007898..comments2017-05-15T16:36:55.519+10:00Comments on A Melburnians Response to Overshoot: Guest post: What the post peak navies could look likeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07113030328290684028noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617610752412695885.post-8089417159782362252012-11-04T21:28:37.011+11:002012-11-04T21:28:37.011+11:00Hey guys,
Mines are pretty nasty on both land and...Hey guys,<br /><br />Mines are pretty nasty on both land and at sea. There is something pretty dodgy about a set and forget weapon. I travelled to Cambodia and Laos many years ago and they had no-go zones with warning signs. Still it is the same as the salt water crocodile infested rivers up north. You can't ignore the signs, but I still saw people wading into rivers with the signs - not often, but there were still thrill seekers (or ignorant people) up there.<br /><br />I was specifically thinking about the older style aircraft engines that had all of the cylinders arranged in a circle about the crankshaft. They were generally air cooled too and were possibly quite efficient for prop planes. They sort of remind me of a VW beetle air cooled engine (a flat four cylinder, very easy to work on).<br /><br />In the states you can buy conversion kits for VW beetles to connect up electric motors to the gear box. Interesting stuff.<br /><br />Glad to hear the English exam is over and good luck for the rest of them!Fernglade Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950962122594709186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617610752412695885.post-65929874672578180702012-11-03T14:32:19.124+11:002012-11-03T14:32:19.124+11:00Aircraft have several routes roads they could take...Aircraft have several routes roads they could take. From the experimental http://www.synergyaircraft.com/, lighter than air (aeromodeller II) and reverting to older forms. Chances are all will be used depending on each areas situation. <br /><br />Subs are nasty because most navies are configured to fight the sea's eqivalent of guerrilla warfare and the difficulty of finding them. <br /><br />Thanks, the longest exam is over (english) but sttill got a bit to go.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113030328290684028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617610752412695885.post-61815242015234171922012-11-03T13:57:54.188+11:002012-11-03T13:57:54.188+11:00The Purvis Eureka looks sleek in regards to the je...The Purvis Eureka looks sleek in regards to the jet engines it should be possible to refine it out of bio fuels, the problem is that jets need lots of fuel, especially the fast ones. Then there's also the plane itself, it takes a lot more high technology to make a jet aircraft that won't shake itself to pieces and this also takes more energy. its possible that jets will remain but in a very limited form as a very rare but very prestigious weapon only used by the richest states. <br /><br />The aeromodeller II is impressive and will hopefully take off <br /><br />we have as half as many Collins submarines as frigates and this probably says a lot about their effectiveness.<br /><br />the effectiveness of mines isn't mentioned much as they are still to an extent seen as "un chivalrous" and "weapons of the weak", aren't very good as an offensive weapon and don't require a lot of highly trained officers, despite this we have 6 minehuntersThe Brotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916031848342573499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617610752412695885.post-40860626774254337522012-11-02T21:05:11.300+11:002012-11-02T21:05:11.300+11:00Hey guys,
Nice post. I hadn't heard of the SS...Hey guys,<br /><br />Nice post. I hadn't heard of the SS Savannah before. It has both interesting technology and history too. The steam power could get a ship away from a nasty engagement with pirates in still waters too?<br /><br />Never heard of fuelling stations either, but in a strange coincidence, think I may have seen one at the Sunbury railway station yesterday. Possible, but it may also have been a water tower for the original steam locomotives too? Dunno. The Victorian Goldfields Railway run a steam train from Castlemaine V/Line station to Maldon, but it would have originally run Bendigo to Melbourne through Sunbury. The current drivers still have to get accredited hours on the Melbourne to Bendigo run so sometimes you see crusty old diesel engines pulling freight from Bendigo or Castlemaine to pay for the fuel around here! I’m not a trainspotter, but you can’t ignore the beauty of the engineering in the old machines – which still work and are maintained by volunteers. Resilience without even probably realising what they have?<br /><br />Wow, the aeromodeller II is a pretty impressive bit of kit and not outside of our current technology. I don't know much about aircraft, but I've read that there really isn't any replacement for jet fuel? At the same time, I remember reading something about the Germans using biofuels in aircraft during WWII. I can't see why an older style air-cooled engine couldn't run biofuels? They really weren't much more complex than a VW beetle air-cooled engine. Speaking of which it was always a long term ambition of mine to get a Purvis Eureka (made in Dandenong of all places). Check it out if you have the time.<br /><br />Aussie diesel-electric submarines are pretty lethal bits of kit and have performed well in military games. Didn't know that about mines, but it does make sense. Hope you guys had a chance to check out the HMAS Sydney Wikipedia entry?<br /><br />Good luck with your VCE exams too.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />ChrisFernglade Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950962122594709186noreply@blogger.com