Amen, brother.I am so glad I got to live and enjoy the America our fathers fought and died for. View attachment 449709 View attachment 449710
For comparison, my iPhone 14 has a 5-core GPU and contains something like 6.8 billion transistors. That's what apple says but it's beyond my imagination.View attachment 450250
Core memory board for a DEC PDP 11/45 main frame. Circa 1972. 32K if I remember correctly.
The Harrier canopy had det-cord around it to blow open the canopy on ejection. The later Stensel ejection seat had four modes of operation depending on the speed and altitude at the time the handle was pulled. If pulled in a hover, the drogue chute was fired and started pulling the chute out before the seat even left the rails, and spreader guns had the chute fully opened so the pilot could swing clear. The early Harriers had a tendency to go dead-bug in a hover because of inadequate puffer-duct control if the pilot was the least bit attentive.
The Harrier has been around a long time, if not mistaken I saw one at an air show on Long Island in the 70's.
over $10k price tooView attachment 450250
Core memory board for a DEC PDP 11/45 main frame. Circa 1972. 32K if I remember correctly.