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Superstar engineer John Hart-Smith skewered Boeing’s strategy | Obituary
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Parallels between the decline of the USN and the RN
Watching the decline in size and construction problems encountered by the USN since 1991 I am reminded of the fate of the Royal Navy after WW2. At first sight the US has done rather better. It still has the world's largest force of nuclear strike carriers and its nuclear submarines remain the... -
Otto Funk, Peter Funk, & Bücker und Funk Designations
In the late 1950s, Otto Funk was the director of apprentice-training at the Heinkel plant in Speyer. As an exercise for apprentices, airframes were designed for assembly using a variety of construction techniques. In 1990, Otto's son Peter Funk (along with Dirk Breitkreuz) founded B&F Technik to...- Apophenia
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- 1990s cold war federal republic of germany late 20th century people's republic of china post-cold war west germany
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- Forum: Designation Systems
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R/P FLIP (FLoating Instrument Platform)
Some good news, along with a bit of background: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y36pTr09f3Y https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-navy-flipping-ship-upcycled-134616867.html https://gcaptain.com/saving-rv-flip-from-the-wreckers-clawsand-its-story-is-mind-blowing/...- Grey Havoc
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- acoustic research anti-submarine warfare cold war cold war ii department of the navy early 21st century experimental late 20th century oceanographic research office of naval research post-cold war research research ship research vessel flip scripps institution of oceanography sonar u.s. navy united states navy uss flip war on terror
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- Forum: Military
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Event Horizon (1997)
An appropriate subject for the night that is in it, methinks. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVlnER8SxfQ View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRjmQXDhyps- Grey Havoc
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- 1997 2047 alternate history cosmic horror deep space probes halloween horror late 1990s late 20th century libera te tutemet ex inferis movie national security agency neptune popular culture post-cold war science fiction u.s.a.c. event horizon u.s.a.c. lewis & clark united states us aerospace command
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- Forum: The Bar
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70th Anniversary of Gojira or Godzilla (October 27, 2024)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 marked the 70th Anniversary of the theatrical premiere of Gojira or Godzilla in Nagoya, Japan on October 27, 1954.- Christopher Wang
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- 1954 2024 anniversary cold war cold war ii godzilla gojira japan jsdf movie movie star popular culture post-cold war sci-fi science fiction toho
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- Forum: The Bar
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Ansett Australia
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqcc2ActCCU- Grey Havoc
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- 20th century air new zealand ansett airlines of australia ansett airways ansett transport industries ansett-ana british commonwealth british empire civil aviation cold war commonwealth of australia early 21st century interwar period late 1930s new zealand pacific ocean theater post-cold war sir reginald myles ansett kbe united states army air forces world war ii
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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Michael Bowyer
The British aviation historian Michael J F Bowyer died recently, aged 95. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/30/michael-bowyer-obituary -
Chinese orbital launcher projects
I noticed there wasn't a general thread for this, so I created this since there are a lot of unrealised chinese launcher projects. Starting with one that's already described on astronautix, but I'm posting a source, taken from Xiandong Bao "A Modular Space Transportation System" (IAF-92-0857)...- TheKutKu
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- 1990s 2000s aerospace industry china aerospace science and technology corporation china national space administration early 21st century heavy lift vehicle late 20th century ministry of aerospace industry (prc) people's liberation army people's republic of china post-cold war satellite communications satellite phones
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- Forum: Secret Space Projects
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Iraqi arms acquisition plans before 1990 and 2003
What if Saddam never invaded Kuwait and never being throw up??? What would be the state of Ba'ath Iraqi armed forces?- KonTim
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- ba'athist iraq chemical / biological weapons cold war early 21st century eastern bloc iraq republic iraqi air force iraqi army iraqi navy iraqi republic late 20th century nuclear battlefield people's republic of china post-cold war republic of iraqi soviet union tactical nuke warsaw pact western europe
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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RIP John Amos
Somehow missed yet another great departing us last week: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/arts/john-amos-dead.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/01/entertainment/john-amos-dead/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/02/entertainment/john-amos-death-daughter/index.html...- Grey Havoc
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- 20th century actor cold war coming to america early 21st century golden globe awards good times movie star post-cold war primetime emmy awards roots (1977) split second (1984) the mary tyler moore show the west wing tv series united states vanishing point
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- Forum: The Bar
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Chief John Taggart (John Ashton) has fought his final shootout
Yet again, another great actor passed away a few days ago, somehow I missed it at the time: https://apnews.com/article/john-ashton-taggart-beverly-hills-cop-obit-7cf9cabad9d315a303fa01a0eecb2a94...- Grey Havoc
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- 2024 20th century actor beverly hills cop beverly hills police department bounty hunter chief of police cold war cold war ii detective detective sergeant early 21st century john david ashton los angeles drama critics award midnight run movie star popular culture post-cold war tv series usc school of theatre
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- Forum: The Bar
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UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The UK/US base will remain. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o- Flyaway
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- 2024 20th century british colony of mauritius british empire british indian ocean territory cold war cold war ii early 21st century great britain indian ocean naval support facility diego garcia people's republic of china post-cold war republic of mauritius soviet union united kingdom united states united states navy war on terror
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- Forum: The Bar
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SEA 1180 OPV (Royal Australian Navy)
(Last post extract was from July 2013) It seems that SEA 1180 was later reactivated in 2015, with a contract awarded to Luerssen Australia and Civmec Limited in 2018, but things are apparently not going well at all...- Grey Havoc
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- 2010s arafura-class offshore patrol vessel asc shipbuilding australian department of defence civmec limited cold war ii commonwealth of australia early 2020s early 21st century late 2000s luerssen australia naval vessels lürssen offshore patrol combatant offshore patrol craft offshore patrol vessel opv post-cold war royal australian navy sea 1180 phase 1 war on terror
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- Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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KC-10 tanker
Starting thread at the end... https://www.twz.com/air/final-kc-10-extender-tanker-sent-into-retirement- GTX
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- advanced tanker cargo aircraft program air force reserve command air mobility command boeing cold war cold war ii early 21st century in-flight refueling tanker late 20th century mcdonnell douglas post-cold war strategic air command tanker aircraft transport aircraft united states air force war on terror
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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new big 'Ogre' tank that combines functions of tank and self-propelled howitzer?
Like those of most countries, US Army tanks have relentlessly increased in weight since the M4 Sherman in World War 2. As you have heard, for decades now voices have advocated entirely replacing the M1 Abrams with a much smaller, lighter tank, even a wheeled vehicle. The lighter tank would have...- Owens Z
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- cccp cold war nuclear powered vehicles post-cold war super heavy tank tank design ussr what-if
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- Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
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RIP James Earl Jones (1931–2024)
The American actor James Earl Jones has passed away at the age of 93.:( Sources: View: https://x.com/MarkHamill/status/1833246565168803985?t=LueMXnGSz9YOgdYQm5MREw&s=19 View: https://x.com/NavalInstitute/status/1833252640303812795?t=JDH7l0xIMSO8egcIt5_x_g&s=19- fightingirish
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- 20th century actor cold war early 21st century egot fantasy golden age korean war movie star oscar popular culture post-cold war sci-fi science fiction star wars technothriller tv series united states united states army
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- Forum: The Bar
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Spaceballs
While visiting the Fireball XL5 thread on Facebook I have the BBC Radio news trying to explain what is happening to get two astronauts down from the International Space Station. Flipping to an old episode of Stargate SG1 I listen to the USAF heroes explaining to a bemusec Extra Terrestrial ally... -
Development of the Fast Mine Warfare Ship 343 (West Germany, 1970s / 1980s)
The rest of the article can be found reproduced in the JPRS / West Europe Report (15th June, 1983) linked below, pdf pages 7 - 14: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA373042.pdf A bit more of the history, in particular the post-Cold war part of it, can be found in the archived Forecast...- Grey Havoc
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- 1970s 1980s bundesmarine cold war fast mine warfare vessel fast minesweeper federal republic of germany fleet and coastal minehunters (mhc) frankenthal-class mhc hamen-class fast minesweeper mine warfare vessel minelayer north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war schnelles minenkampfboot schnelles minensuchboot west germany western europe
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- Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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BAE Systems Mi-24 upgrade
It may come as a surprise to think that the British (BAE specifically), would consider upgrading the Hind. However, Western upgrades to the Hind are relatively common, with the French company SAGEM and Israel’s Elbit offering upgrades, and South Africa’s ATE offering the significantly modified...- Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)
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- bae systems early 2000s early 21st century late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war united kingdom war on terror
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects