An ejection seat operated by rocket motor. (Swedish: raketstol) Many of us have watched movies in which a pilot ejects from a crashing fighter aircraft. This is a real ejection seat, although an old one(my guess: late 1960s/early 1970s) and was fitted in the (now defunct) SAAB 37 Viggen. Mechanism A charge of gunpowder raised … Continue reading Ejection seat of a jet plane.
This bookbinder was used to press bound books so that the covers will stay straight and flat when the glue has dried.It was made of cast iron and steel and weighs approximately 350 kg. Christian Mansfeld was a German inventor and industrialist who started his company in Leipzig in 1861. Paper processing machines were the … Continue reading Bookbinder of the late 19th century
The legendary, arguably the first AWD Willys MB deserves a detailed post but for now, I'm quite excited to have a 1:18 model of this iconic machine. The details like the engine(radiator, battery, oil pump), seating, posterior(having Jerry can), sideways(utilities like showel) are all portrayed quite accurately.
Overview Vasa(named after the royal family name) was a warship commissioned on August 10, 1628 for the Swedish Navy. It sank on its maiden voyage, after sailing for barely 1.5km from the dock. It lied submerged in the bay for 333 years, and 247 days, until it was salvaged on April 24, 1961. Today, it … Continue reading Vasa(Part-1): Context, and Ship’s Overview
A model of the shipyard Skeppsholmen where the famous warship Vasa was built. Nowadays, this is a peninsula known as Blasieholmen in the inner city of Stockholm. It was a centre for the maintenance of naval ships since the mid-16th century. After 1618, the Crown concentrated on building new ships here. Master Henrik recruited carpenters … Continue reading Model of Skeppsholmen shipyard
Life is about being kinetic 