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Why Some Cars Don't Survive, I Can't Find The Original Post |
windforfun |
Feb 4 2021, 08:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,956 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None |
Porsche has always used the highest quality materials. Also, the 914 design was in a class by itself. The British & Italian cars in a similar price range were really pieces of junk (no offense intended), but they were. Brand new Jags at the dealership would have drip pans under them. They may have been faster, but they haven't stood the test of time. This is where material science & reliability statistics have come into play. The Japanese auto industry have the statistician Deming, who trained Taguchi at the end of WWII, to thank for their success. We sent Deming over to Japan at the end of WWII to help them get their shit together. I took many statistics & probability theory courses in college & grad school. One such course was taught by Prof. Bonus who used to work on the reliability of Cadillac engines. I would typically attend his classes while tripping on LSD. His course was lots of fun. I think my final grade was a B. FYI. Cheers.
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gereed75 |
Feb 7 2021, 08:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,286 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 15,674 Region Association: North East States |
I flew the H-2 for a few years in the reserves. Interesting engineering and interesting company. The head test pilot there was a college buddy Kirk Daniels
Nice job on the gear boxes, that combining gearbox was quite a piece. |
Beach914 |
Feb 7 2021, 09:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 974 Joined: 28-March 10 From: Aliso Viejo Member No.: 11,519 Region Association: Southern California |
I flew the H-2 for a few years in the reserves. Interesting engineering and interesting company. The head test pilot there was a college buddy Kirk Daniels Nice job on the gear boxes, that combining gearbox was quite a piece. Correct me if I am wrong but the rotor blades had ailerons that could be controlled to pitch the blades faster with more control. The pilots said they were great to fly. Also all of the gearcase housings were cast magnesium, sound familiar. Corrosion was difficult to control during manufacturing when it was humid. Glad we were in SoCal. |
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