Located next to the Aerospace Museum in Balboa Park, this small museum is of minor interest to car aficionados: There are no significant cars in the collection. But there are some good British motorcycles. Of note are an Ariel Square Four, a Vincent Black Shadow, and 2 Broughs.
Categories:Cars
The cutaway demonstrates how a 7 cylinder radial engine operates. The master connecting rod is in the top cylinder (no. 1 cylinder). The other rods are connected to it, and the counter weight balances the crankshaft. The firing sequence is 1,3,5,7 in the first revolution, and 2,4,6 in the second revolution. The odd number of cylinders gives an equal spacing of power pulses.
Thanks San Diego Aerospace Museum
The picture shows the cockpit of a DC3.
The aeroplanes are displayed in chronological order in a donut shaped hall. That makes it easy to walk through without missing anything.
The hall is jam-packed with exhibits, so you can get very close and touch most of them.
Each period of aviation is well represented by aircraft that have not been over-restored.
My favourites were the Mark XVI Spitfire and the cut-away radial engine that shows how a radial works(video coming).
We had the most fun in the childrens zoo because we could get close to some very cute and friendly amimals.
Most of the adults wheeled and waddled their way over to the large animal enclosures to compare girths with the rhinos, hippos and elephants.
*Avoid visiting the zoo on public holidays. It was very crowded! There were long lines to see the more popular animals. The footpaths were clogged with wheelchairs, strollers, electric riding carts, and families walking slowly 4 abreast.
We flew into San Diego yesterday and we're staying at the Marriott in the Gaslight Quarter.
This Hotel is fabulous for the price! It was built in 1928 as a residential hotel. All the original architectural detail has been preserved. The ground floor was a bank and is now a spectacular lobby, bar and dining room. We're on the 10th floor(of 14) and we have an interesting view of the apartment building being constructed next door. I can look out the window into the control cab of the tower crane. I can see workers setting up cement forms, and I could shout out to them.
Our room is at the end of a long wide marble lined hallway. The room is larger than average and it must have once been part of a suite (our door doesn't have a mail slot like the other rooms).
I've seen these being sold in bicycle stores, and I like the idea. So I used the extra links from my new chain and a 1" split key ring to make my own key 'chain' (Wash the links with dishwashing detergent to remove the oil).
Josh and Amy gave me these! What a thoughtful gift!
I think I'll screw them into the 4"x2" beam by the back door in a pattern as if I threw them there.
Ignacio Ruiz Gutierrez H. is a 20 year old design student from Mexico.
More of his designs here.
Thanks Apartment Therapy
Categories:Furniture
This view of San Francisco in the fog is courtesy of Don Strickler and WebMarin. That's the Bank of America building sticking up out of the fog. To the left of that you can see the spire-like tip of the TransAmerica Pyramid.
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