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Wow.... not just any ol' analog computer.... but a computer based off hydraulics! When I think "analog computer", I think of something that's still an electric
by daveslash 4y ago
Wow.... not just any ol' analog computer.... but a computer based off hydraulics!
When I think "analog computer", I think of something that's still an electrical circuit, but using op-amps instead of transistors. Hydraulics, wow - did not see that coming from the title.
- kingcoleman 4y agohttps://www.researchgate.net/figure/Complete-hydraulic-circuit-of-the-DP0-automatic-gearbox_fig9_266055377 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Complete-hydraulic-circu... Pretty wild huh? Once upon a time the gear shifts in automatic transmissions were handled by a hydraulic "computer".
- daveslash 4y agoVery wild indeed! Thank you for sharing that. Though, I don't even know what I'm looking at ! (*and don't say 'automatic transmission gearbox' :-p ~ I mean to say this is all foreign to me and while I can appreciate it, I certainly don't understand it)
- kingcoleman 4y agoHydraulic fluid goes brrr, car goes vroom! That's about the extent of my understanding.
- jjk166 4y agoIt's important to remember that while the SR-71 was introduced in the late 60s, its engine was developed in the 50s, based off a pre-existing design from the 40s. They were actually initially developed for a boat plane.