by Nigel Blackwell | Planes
The years immediately following the end of World War II must have been a heady time to be in aviation. The “sound barrier” had gained its own reputation and the mysteries of flight were being pulled back further and further. Though some of the science...
by Nigel Blackwell | Planes
Speed. Love it or hate it, no one wants slow. Cars, computers, text messages, microwave, faster is always expected. But advances don’t just turn up, they require innovation, evolution, science, engineering, and most of all, hard work. It may be difficult to...
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars
I have a car and a van, both white. White isn’t quite as deathly boring as hearing-aid-beige, but it’s close. The only reason we have two white vehicles is because 1) we live in Texas where the sunshine can raise the interior temperature of a car so high...