TODAY: USS Texas was refloated and moved out of drydock

[Ace-Garageguy]

 

Edited March 6, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy

[iamsuperdan]

Well over 100 years old and served in both world wars. And hasn't been scrapped. 

VERY cool.

[slusher]

Great video Ace, thanks for posting..

[bobss396]

A staggering accomplishment. These were built in the day of no CAD/CAM, no CNC equipment. 

[atomicholiday]

On 3/5/2024 at 11:20 PM, iamsuperdan said:

Well over 100 years old and served in both world wars. And hasn't been scrapped. 

VERY cool.

It’s great to see history appreciated for a change.

[Ace-Garageguy]

5 hours ago, bobss396 said:

A staggering accomplishment. These were built in the day of no CAD/CAM...

So were these...

    

EDIT 2: The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang (above right) went from napkin sketch to completed prototype airframe in just under 120 days, though due to delays with engine development didn't fly for six more weeks...when it achieved 382 MPH.

 

EDIT: The first A-12 prototype of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird (above) flew in 1962.

Lockheed's first foray into CAD systems was in 1965, on IBM 360s, using IBM 2250 graphics display terminals.

Edited March 7, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy

[atomicholiday]

1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

So were these...

    

 

EDIT: The first A-12 prototype of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird flew in 1962.

Lockheed's first foray into CAD systems was in 1965, on IBM 360s, using IBM 2250 graphics display terminals.

I find it mind blowing that we went from the Wright Brothers first flight to the SR-71 in only 59 years.

[bobss396]

I just saw this on TV, a show about Henry Ford's Willow Run plant that produced the B24 bombers for WW2.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_Run

Douglas Aircraft had initially started the program and badly borked it up. They didn't even have drawings to work from. Ford sent an army of draftsmen out to do just that.

[John M.]

While the restoration work on the Texas is in it's final stages, the search for a new home for her is ongoing, I hope one is found for her soon enough.

[CaddyDaddy]

Meanwhile, on March 21st, the Battleship New Jersey (BB-62) will be going into dry dock for $10 million in maintenance/repairs. She will be towed down the Delaware River a few miles from her berth in Camden NJ to the Philadelphia Naval Yard. In a fund raising effort, you can pay a couple of hundred dollars to ride on her as she is moved downriver.