AC McKinney Speech 377 M-TR 11:30-1:10 Speech #1 Date 6/7/12 How to Skydive Introduction 1) Skydivers have a favorite expression that says, “If riding in an airplane is flying, then sitting in a car is jogging.”(Buchanan) 2) Skydiving is an interesting activity that not only tests the limits of man but provides excitement that’s in some conditions unrivaled 3) First, why should the normal person even consider jumping out of a perfectly working plane? Second, what precautions one should take before planning their jump. Lastly, the preparations one should make leading up to their jump. 4) I chose this topic because I have recently completed two tandem jumps and currently have begun working towards receiving my Skydiving A license.
In the sky he saw a few ravens flying high in the sky. He watched as they flew downward and opened their wings to pull up. He closed his eyes and imagined the bird Painted Raven soaring high above the treetops once more. When he opened his eyes he looked out towards the ravens once more and saw glimpses of rainbow-colored feathers. He smiled and went to his fire to stoke once more before he went to
They were part of an elite group of aviators from the 1920’s and 30’s know as barnstormers. Barnstormers would fly their planes from one town to the next, often exchanging rides in their planes for food and enough gas to get to the next town. Some barnstormers would raise money by performing stunts for the local towns’
All I really had to do was climb through the sky. It was relatively simple, really. Once you got past the sky and the stars, and then the moon, you were free in space! It was so heavenly, climbing through the night sky. The blankets of delicate darkness that veiled the earth were embellished with glimmering colonies of nightlights, casting an ethereal radiance upon the rest of the world.
I was about in 6th grade when my family and I went to Orlando, and it is a trip I will never forget. It was my first plane ride ever and it was so exciting! Sitting by the window on the plane was just amazing being above the clouds and getting to look down and just seeing how big and puffy
It’s been recorded that a researcher found a nest that weighed two tons. The many fascinating things about eagles are plentiful; they can fly to an altitude of 10, 000 feet and reach high speeds of 30 to 35 mph. Eagles soar above the storm clouds. The eagle can dive at speeds over 100 mph. I have also realized in my reading and researching that the eagle can actually swim.
The second text that I chose is Fly Me to the Moon by TGP as it combines both music and lyrics to draw a view on an event. In this case the composer gives the audience her perspective on love in form a ‘euphoria’ or euphoric event. The song starts off with a faster than normal beat symbolising a heart racing then introducing a high frequency melody that is played repeatedly. This is done to give the song a fantasy feel, a dream
In this manner he could determine quantitatively aerodynamic phenomena; using an wind tunel with smoke and an aerodynamic balance of his conception he quantified aerodynamic principles using a special photo camera (designed by himself). Due to these experiments he could establish the appropriate profile of wings which were later used for airplanes design. * in 1911 at Reims, H. Coanda presented a two-engine airplane with only one propeller; * between 1911-1914 he held the position of technical director of Bristol Airplanes in England, where he designed several 'classical' airplanes (with propellers) known as
Flying Inside Your Own Body By: Margaret Atwood Your lungs fill & spread themselves, wings of pink blood, and your bones empty themselves and become hollow. When you breathe in you’ll lift like a balloon and your heart is light too & huge, beating with pure joy, pure helium. The sun’s white winds blow through you, there’s nothing above you, you see the earth now as an oval jewel, radiant & seablue with love. It’s only in dreams you can do this. Waking, your heart is a shaken fist, a fine dust clogs the air you breathe in; the sun’s a hot copper weight pressing straight down on the think pink rind of your skull.
The elevator would go around how fast a space shuttle goes. The elevator would carry people up and down from earth to space. This elevator cannot reach the moon… yet. The designs are very simple as it is one cable up to the base level, one cable car attached to the cable by electromagnets, and a base tower inside earth’s orbit that is connected to the cable. This is designed to make travels to space much less in costs as it takes around 500 million dollars to launch a shuttle when it is around $300 to ride up (and maybe more for luggage).