by "Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
Published 03/20/2017 at 22:06
by "Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
Published 03/20/2017 at 22:06
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STRATOVISION! Westinghouse and Martin Aircraft teamed up to turn B-29s into TV broadcasting relay antennas. Flying at 30,000 feet they could broadcast a signal 238 miles.
They figured they could broadcast signal to 78% of the U.S. with 14 aircraft.
Apparently the planes were used to broadcast propaganda during the Vietnam war. They were eventually replaced by EC-121s, which were replaced by EC-130s in subsequent conflicts.
More info here:
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"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
03/20/2017 at 22:20, STARS: 1
I had never heard of that, but it makes total sense. Awesome!
" The Compromiser" (charger)
03/20/2017 at 22:24, STARS: 0
So you’ve never seen this? It’s horrid. You should watch it.
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
03/20/2017 at 22:26, STARS: 1
That’d be great for rebroadcasting Major League Baseball with implied oral consent.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/20/2017 at 22:31, STARS: 1
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/stratovision-1743404431
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
03/20/2017 at 22:37, STARS: 0
Excellent!
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/20/2017 at 22:42, STARS: 1
Thanks. I stumbled across that myself, and figured it needed a write up. It’s pretty cool.
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
03/20/2017 at 22:48, STARS: 0
I love all the weird (but functional) ideas they came up with in the 40's and 50's.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/20/2017 at 23:45, STARS: 1
We take technology for granted. These guys invented technology.
"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn)
03/21/2017 at 08:12, STARS: 1
What’s old is new again. There is a company looking to provide high speed wireless internet service by using aircraft to provide a wireless mesh network.