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Yak-141 “Freestyle”- The F-35B Was Born In Moscow
People look at the F-35B and see an ultra modern transformer of sorts, with massive doors that open up and an articulated exhaust tube that seems to warp downward unnaturally on command. The next thing you know the 5th generation stealth fighter is … Read the rest of this entry
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FAST HISTORY: The BOLT-117 Laser Guided Bomb
The BOLT-117 (BOLT standing for BOmb Laser Terminal) paved the way for the legendary Paveway series of laser guided bombs (LGBs) that have changed the course of modern warfare as we know it. The BOLT-117 was born out of the great need during the Vietnam War … Read the rest of this entry
Filed in FAST HISTORY, History
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It Could Have Been: The XC-120 Packplane!
You know when I recently read about this thing I was taken back by how ahead of its time the concept really was. A modular, swap and play type of cargo aircraft makes so much sense for a myriad of … Read the rest of this entry
Filed in History, It Could Have Been
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SECRET SERVICE DITCHES AF-1 FOR THE “ULTRA BEAST” PRESIDENTIAL BUS
When I heard that Obama was making a “bus tour” I laughed, thinking that this was a marketing strategy for making the ultra complex combination of the Presidential Motorcade, Marine 1 and Air Force 1 movements seem “down to earth…” I was … Read the rest of this entry
DISNEY’S 1950s VISION OF AMERICA’S SPACE FARING FUTURE
I am a huge fan of Walt Disney’s amazing imagination and almost religious view of America’s utopian possibilities. Walt was a true futurist, concentrating on broad and groundbreaking concepts that deserved more credit than they got (just watch the Experimental Prototype … Read the rest of this entry
A MUST READ: LIBYA’S REBEL AIR FORCE
This reads like an episode of the original Star Wars trilogy: a ramshackle rebel fighter force pushed into action under the most extreme of conditions. Fantastic. Further, its ironic that the MiG 23, once an icon of Soviet numerical might, may have had its final call … Read the rest of this entry
Filed in History, News, Opinon
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STEALTH BLACKHAWK RENDERING: MODELLERS ALWAYS GET IT RIGHT!
I think this is the BEST rendering of the stealth Blackhawks that were used in the Bin Laden raid. Model companies have historically had an uncanny ability to render secret projects or up and coming technologies with startling precision. Aside from … Read the rest of this entry
Filed in History, News, Opinon, Photo, Stealth Blackhawk & Bin Laden Raid
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50 YEARS AGO TODAY WE DARED TO DREAM BIG
We CAN turn this around. We need to elect leaders with a strong vision of future who are not only focused on maintaining the status quo today. There is no better way to stimulate the American economy and spirit then … Read the rest of this entry
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“BURN BABY BURN, ROCKET INFERNO!”
The Delta IV Heavy is a great machine. Why you ask? Because its liquid fueled (no solid rocket boosters that can’t be shut down), its powerful as hell AND most importantly it lights itself on fire before getting off the … Read the rest of this entry
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LANDING THE SHUTTLE IS AN INTENSE AFFAIR
Flying a brick falling out of orbit is hard enough, but only having one chance to get it on the ground in one piece is very intense. This is where the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) come into play, allowing almost a perfect … Read the rest of this entry
THE WHITE ELEPHANTS: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SHUTTLE’S ONCE GLEAMING WHITE EXTERNAL FUEL TANK?
Maybe some of you have noticed in older pictures of the once budding Shuttle Program that the Space Shuttle’s, or more accurately the Shuttle Transport System’s, giant external tank appeared in brilliant white instead of the rusty orange color we … Read the rest of this entry
Filed in History, Photo, Space, Space Shuttle Retirement
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It Could Have Been: Sometimes The Better Design Doesn’t Win…
The YF-23, although being less representative of its production configuration than the YF-22 at the time of the flyoff, was faster and more stealthy by a substantial margin over the YF-22. The aircraft demonstrated blistering fast supercuise, and superior 360 degree stealth, although it … Read the rest of this entry
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