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BLIND FAITH OR BUSINESS SUICIDE?: BELL DOUBLES DOWN ON TITLT ROTOR TECHNOLOGY

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/heli-expo-2013-bell-will-pitch-third-gen-tilt-rotor-for-jmrfvl-383021/ I was surprised to read this report. I seriously believe the V-22 Osprey will be the last military grade tilt-rotor we see. Although developments out of the baseline V-22 and upgrades related to it are likely over the coming … Read the rest of this entry

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THE AURORA MYTH & BEYOND: JOHN BATCHELOR INTERVIEW

JBS-AURORA & BEYOND John has the smartest material on talk radio today. I highly recommend you tune in to his show if it is syndicated in your area (if you live in NYC he is live on WABC) or download … Read the rest of this entry

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AVIATION NATION / NELLIS AIR SHOW 2012 HANGAR71 PHOTO MONTAGE

A little something I have been working on over the last couple of weeks while I took a little break from this site, turn up the sound LOUD and make sure you switch the YouTube player to 1080P HD. Enjoy!

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BACK UP AN RUNNING!

Long week guys, posts to come this weekend. Hang in there with me! So much to talk about… Ty

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FASCINATING: IRANIAN RQ-170 DOCUMENTARY PARTIALLY TRANSLATED

*A huge thanks to my readers for sending me this stuff!

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FINALLY, EVEN THE MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS ARE CATCHING ON TO THE IMMENSITY OF THE F-35 BOONDOGGLE IN A BIG WAY

Mark Thompson over at Time Magazine has a pretty damn good writeup on the F-35 program and its many flaws. He is one of the only mainstream journalists who understands how the very concept, not just the jet, have failed … Read the rest of this entry

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USAF EAGLE SQUAD DOES THE HARLEM SHAKE!

Honestly, it is one of the best I have seen too, nice work guys!

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F-35′S DAS DETECTS TANK & AAA FIRE, SHOWS INCREDIBLE PROMISE ACROSS A WIDE ARRAY OF POTENTIAL PLATFORMS

The most exciting part of the F-35 program is the aircraft’s unique “Distributed Aperture System” which provides an almost panoptic sphere of situational awareness around the jet at both short and medium ranges. In the video above the manufacturer claims … Read the rest of this entry

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“DO I MAKE YOU HORRRNYY BABY!?:” SLOW MOTION VIDEO OF SM-3 LAUNCH AND INTERCEPT

If I could dub some Berry White over this video it would be perfect!

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THE BREATHTAKING VIDEOS OF IAN SCHMIDT AND HIS SUPER HORNET

Ian, if you ever want to give up the keys to the Rhino you may have a career in film! Stunning and unique work here, great to see the Checkmates killin’ it. Finally, YouTube will not let me embed it, … Read the rest of this entry

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LT BRIAN MURPHY, YOU SIR ARE A SERIOUS BADASS

Heroes are among us folks! Nobody deserved to sit in the First Lady’s balcony during the State Of The Union more than this man. Unbelievable bravery and sacrifice under fire.

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EXCLUSIVE: DID AN RQ-170 SENTINEL CRASH IN 2008 NEAR NEEDLES, CA RESULT IN THE DRONE’S SELF DESTRUCT SYSTEM BEING REMOVED?

                Oh boy, here we go… I have to state that this information has come to me from a very good source and from another I blew off a year ago, so much … Read the rest of this entry

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NEW RQ-170 SENTINEL PICTURES FROM IRANIAN VIDEO EMERGE

                                                                          Also, here are … Read the rest of this entry

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KILLA’ VIDS!

And some Griper action!:

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HAVE BLUE (PRECURSOR TO THE F-117) IN FLIGHT FOOTAGE

I have talked about Lockheed Skunk Works’ Have Blue technology demonstrator multiple times on this site, most recently in relation to Iran’s F-313. I have never seen footage of it in flight, until now…  

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