Fighting Entropy Jim Manley May 25, 2012 At cruise power, a Cessna 206 engine piston races the length of its cylinder 75 times a second. An hour’s flight slams it through 276 Read More »
Stays, Shrouds, and Struts Jim Manley April 28, 2012 Epiphany came to 37-year-old British cabinet-maker Edward Mote one morning in 1834. Fresh words circled his mind, repeating a chorus. Finally they tumbled out and Read More »
The Christmas Art Jim Manley December 22, 2011 That Christmas morning I was off duty. Mike listened to the radio for emergency calls. I sat across the road, adorned tree behind me, front Read More »