Those who tought, like me, that all the German engineering expertise on hardware airships ended with the Hindenburg, are wrong. The BA/MA in Freiburg has a file (included in RM 7/2382), dated 12.2.1938,and stemming from the Kriegsmarine, refering to a proposal, serious enough to the point of...
Does anyone have an idea what exact model of drone he is referring to here, is this an upgraded Reaper or something different?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/11909488/David-Cameron-promises-to-beef-up-the-SAS-to-take-the-fight-to-Isil.html
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This idea was proved pre WW2 but for some reason doesn't seem to have been considered for use in extending the range of LRMP aircraft.
What method was used, my reading of it is that the tanker trailed a hose (with a drogue to prevent wild movements) and the receiving aircraft caught this with a...
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third reich
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v/stol aircraft
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