dieseltaylor Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 http://www.edn.com/design/analog/4402983/Design-hindsight-from-the-tail-gunner-position-of-a-WWII-bomber-Part-one?page=1 nteresting for some of us : ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Confusing read though, seems to repeat itself a few times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalins Organ Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Yeah - but that old analogue stuff is fascinating. There is a series of rather long winded naval fire control computer basic workins on YT that are worth a visit if you have the bug - see for part 1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowMotion Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Funny to read that analog computers were still used in planes in late 70s, a bit over 30 years ago and how fast things have developed after that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 NASA was still using analog computers through the end of the Apollo program or thereabouts. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tero Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 To be fair to NASA: how often can you start a modern computer driven car once the system tanks without having to use a custom computer driven diagnostics tool ? There is a thing or to to be said in favour of solid state stuff in control of I/II gen electronics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 The Balck Buck bombing raids on the Falklands, using Vulcans (and Victors for tanking) were carried out with mechanical computers and a 2 quid calculator that one of the pilots had bought from a street market. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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