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The irony is not readily apparent. Some of the world's truly economical phenomena require a tremendous expenditure of energy and power in order to function properly.
Consider Boeing's in-development Sonic Cruiser. Its twin Pratt & Whitney 4098 engines, the same as power a 777, each develop 98,000 pounds of thrust. The Sonic Cruiser will deliver passengers to their destinations at a lower fuel cost per seat. But, the engines will burn fuel at a faster rate than when they're mounted on a 777. In order for the economy to be realized, the plane must get to its destination faster, completing more routes each day. It will cruise at 725 miles per hour, 15 to 20-percent faster than
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any commercial airliner flying today.
Consider a much smaller denizen of the air. Wandering albatrosses spend 90 percent of their lives aloft, and may not touch dry land for nine months at a time. They sleep in the air. Their ten to twelve-foot wingspans allow for such economy. Not, however, without considerable strength required to gain flight.
In other words, there may be costs associated with high performance. No one would question that a Sonic Cruiser operates at the peak of efficiency, but not without its Pratt & Whitney engines burning fuel up to 20% faster than when mounted on other planes. Put an under
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powered set of engines on this plane and it'll stall, and come crashing to earth. Power the Sonic Cruiser with enough muscle and it'll outperform any commercial airliner.
Humans are saddled with the engines with which they've been born. Sort of. We can turn our 170-horse slant-sixes into 300 horsepower V8s, but not without a lot of blood, sweat and tears. The difficulty in teaching proper swim and run technique to a triathlete is that he's not yet got a big enough engine to pull "good form" off. We're presented with the chick-and-egg dilemma. Do you teach good technique, even though a newbie triathlete can't sustain it with the en (Continued on page 6)
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We can turn our 170-horse slant-sixes into 300 horsepower V8s, but not without a lot of blood, sweat and tears.
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Your World : Social Corner Scoop.
By Melissa Miller
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SOCIAL CORNER SCOOP!
January 14, 2005, was a cold and blustery night in Rockford, Illinois with temperature's dipping below zero. Despite the weather, the most fearless of all people, Rockford Triathlon Club Members, attended the First Annual Tri Club Christmas Party held at Columbia Pipe and Supply.
Just like Toby Keith's song "I Love this Bar" where he
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describes all the different types of people one might see in a bar; we see all kinds of diverse people at our club functions. "I Love this Club" is a mantra I have adopted when telling the tale of our club and in describing it to other's I casually say; We have new people, we have regulars, we have tri types, bi-types (ooh, is that a good term), we have runners, bikers, skier's and we have babies and families. We are just cool athlete
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types who enjoy life!
Keeping it simple…A special thank-you goes out to new and interesting people who attended; Randi Masa, Michael Marqua, Tim Marqua and Ian Linnabary. Great to see these folks who will add a fresh perspective to our club in 2005. Our hero John Wadlington generously donated the use of Columbia Pipe and Supply. Please tell John thanks next time you (Continued on page 7)
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