The "technology" used in the design of the VPI motor was derived from military use.
Remember all those days after "Star Wars" was eliminated and military contractors scrambled to find civilian uses for their technologies? Same machining technologies later lead the the improved machining, say in turntable bearings and platters and air bearing arm tolerances.
Thanks for clarification. From your post #35 above this one I took it that the motor itself "comes out of the US Navy submarine service". So, now my understanding is that some part of the machining or manufacturing or specification or piece of the motor component benefits from military trickle-down technology. Is that a safe understanding of your comment?
The "technology" used in the design of the VPI motor was derived from military use.
Remember all those days after "Star Wars" was eliminated and military contractors scrambled to find civilian uses for their technologies? Same machining technologies later lead the the improved machining, say in turntable bearings and platters and air bearing arm tolerances.
Star Wars technology was designed to shoot down enemy ballistic missiles in space. Although this was never achieved during Ronald Regan's presidency, Star Wars is alive and well now thanks to advances to the Aegis SPY-1 radar and the array of missiles we have available to shoot. In case anyone has been asleep, we have several Aegis Destroyers parked off the coast of North Korea just in case they shoot a ballistic missile that we happen not to like the trajectory of. The U.S. tries to control the export of our bearing technology because of its military applications, but I don't see how any of this plays into VPI's new table and submarine/Star Wars technology.
Star Wars technology was designed to shoot down enemy ballistic missiles in space. Although this was never achieved during Ronald Regan's presidency, Star Wars is alive and well now thanks to advances to the Aegis SPY-1 radar and the array of missiles we have available to shoot. In case anyone has been asleep, we have several Aegis Destroyers parked off the coast of North Korea just in case they shoot a ballistic missile that we happen not to like the trajectory of. The U.S. tries to control the export of our bearing technology because of its military applications, but I don't see how any of this plays into VPI's new table and submarine/Star Wars technology.
Because the ultra-precision machining and manufacturing that went into the military hardware enterprise became available to ordinary and even high-end companies. Machinists were desparate for work. To wit, and don't know if Alan Sliski is here, but his company developed and miniaturized x-ray machine for the treatment of cancer derived from the research into x-ray lasers.
Thanks for clarification. From your post #35 above this one I took it that the motor itself "comes out of the US Navy submarine service". So, now my understanding is that some part of the machining or manufacturing or specification or piece of the motor component benefits from military trickle-down technology. Is that a safe understanding of your comment?
