The Walker Bulldog tank was named after General Walton Walker who served in World Wars I and II and the Korean War. He was killed in a car accident in Korea in 1950. The Bulldog was a fast, lightweight tank that could reach speeds of 40 mph under its 51,000 pounds of weight. It was… Continue reading Walker Bulldog T-41 Tank Cutaway, 1951
Day: February 18, 2013
Palomar Observatory Cutaway 1947
Famed Palomar Observatory, just outside of San Diego, CA, had not yet been finished at the time this cutaway drawing was published. The drawing shows the observatory’s massive 200-inch mirror that, at that moment, was being finished at optical labs at Cal Tech, Pasadena, CA. The disk of glass was 17 feet in diameter, and… Continue reading Palomar Observatory Cutaway 1947