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The genesis of the Long Range Cannon project was the M777 Extended Range (ER) Howitzer project, a 2014 prototyping initiative to significantly extend the range of the currently fielded M777A2 variant. That effort involved the incorporation of a longer cannon tube for extended-range firing; a...

I have been looking for the attached picture for years and found it in the US Navy section of Jane's Fighting Ships 1969/70 . It shows the range of guns planned for US service in the 1970s. From left to right we have: 8 inch Major Calibre Lightweight Gun (MCLWG). 5 inch 54cal Mk 42 gun for DD931...

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63224297 https://www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-stories/2022/october/us-labour-plan-hits-gig-economy-shares https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-biden-labor-rule-would-make-contractors-into-employees-2022-10-11/

A space weapon concept model from 1961-62. More jibberjabber here: https://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?p=5018

Via Slashdot: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/09/us/california-high-speed-rail-politics.html (Registration or subscription may be required)

These are well worth a look. I wonder what FIXEDIT could do with a bigger budget! View: https://youtu.be/VVjdFBZCRQc View: https://youtu.be/zo8FhChnyq0 View: https://youtu.be/rTov2oSXR8M View: https://youtu.be/4irbMNQc8As

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/b9pyft/1908_alexander_graham_bell_and_crew_flying_a/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alexander-graham-bell-goes-and-flies-a-kite-for-science/

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63157883 Intended by the U.S. authorities as a 'Pour encourager les autres' moment, it would seem.

https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1035203 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1167084 https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1167084

Reading up on the GM 6046 diesel several years ago I was surprised to see the concept was sketched up by the British purchasing commission as a power option for a proposed US built version of the Matilda II. The very limited information I have read indicated that the US was not interested in...

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From The Spangenberg Index, could be the US Navy was responsible about that contest,it was about Rescue and Utility Helicopter,and the tenders were; - United Helicopters (Hiller) L-3 - Kellett - Higgins H-3 - McDonnell H-3 - Fleetwing Model-52 - Sikorsky For McDonnell,it was Model-42,about...

I came across this engine, which is used in the Celera 500L, but is also offered for other applications (I've seen a DHC Beaver and a crop duster): It's a 6.1 l V12, twin turbo diesel engine. Rated at 550 or 600 shp. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2WZJJ5IzMU

This is an alternative history of Goddard's historical liquid rocket launch of 1926 and the succeeding development of a fictional experimental rocket airplane based on Goddard's designs. The advent of the design and its governmental support ultimately leads to a change in the course of the US...

I recently visited the United States Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, AL, and I came across the McDonnell Douglas Mark II Batwing. I haven't been able to find any information on this aircraft other than what was on the Museum's sign, and the only evidence of its existence on the internet is...

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220919-the-sunken-steamboats-of-maines-moosehead-lake

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/09/13/an-f-16-pilot-died-when-his-ejection-seat-failed-was-it-counterfeit/ Lovely.

Registered as N22C in 1949 and cancelled in 1955. has anybody got any info?