tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post4673826865244105907..comments2024-03-28T15:08:55.350-07:00Comments on Art Contrarian: Ed Valigursky: Illustrating Real and Imaginary TechnologyDonald Pittengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-89182250300194053962013-08-31T03:06:53.338-07:002013-08-31T03:06:53.338-07:00My daughter had her first trip to Amsterdam recent...My daughter had her first trip to Amsterdam recently. Loved it. How right she is.<br /><br />P.S. Beware of the ferrets.<br />http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Ferret-stowaway-flew-to-Cambridge-on-Hercules-aircraft-reporter-to-border-control-20130829112353.htm<br />deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-72780096143281181612013-08-30T14:47:49.013-07:002013-08-30T14:47:49.013-07:00dearieme -- Good question. I've never seen a ...dearieme -- Good question. I've never seen a Bf109 flamed, so have no idea what this might have looked like in reality. Perhaps Valigursky was exercising artistic license for purposes of composition. Or maybe at 300+ mph, smoke couldn't form near the aircraft. Or, given that the P-38 wing man is still firing (but why? if the 109 is already blazing), perhaps the fire hasn't had time to develop (though if this were the case, why not brighter flames?)<br /><br />I vote for artistic license on all counts -- even for my complaint about the insignia.<br /><br />PS: We'll wave to you 8 September as we fly over England on our way to Amsterdam.Donald Pittengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-24024920121624096042013-08-30T13:38:02.332-07:002013-08-30T13:38:02.332-07:00I should have said that I was referring to the bot...I should have said that I was referring to the bottom one.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-51988857641166056032013-08-30T08:05:25.460-07:002013-08-30T08:05:25.460-07:00But to nit-pick ... the flame doesn't contain ...But to nit-pick ... the flame doesn't contain enough smoke: that's aviation gasoline on fire, not a Bunsen burner.deariemenoreply@blogger.com