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How to Build A Jumbo Jet Engine
An interesting look inside a Rolls Royce manufacturing plant in the UK, and a fascinating and detailed examination of the design and construction of the components and assembly of a jet engine.
This is part 1 of 4. See part 2 for some nice examples of computer modeling and simulation. Be sure to watch parts 3 and 4 for a review of the incredible communication network by which they monitor the performance of thousands of engines via satellite in near real-time.
(If you have shared this lately or seen it elsewhere, please inform me because I can’t remember who shared it with me.)
Posted on December 22, 2011 with 223 notes ()
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Networks Are Smart at the Edges
How to save 8 million dollars with a desk fan: A quick story that gives fresh meaning to the phrase “think outside the box.”
Thanks @joshmings
Posted on June 14, 2011 with 29 notes ()
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