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  1. T

    Next-Generation AirLift Aircraft (NGAL)

    https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-may-need-to-extend-kc-135-service-life/ You can also refer to this thread as an introduction to the discussion: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/next-c-130-will-be-a-vertical-lift-cargo-plane.37360/
  2. J

    A crash fleet and supplementing the US fleet

    https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/march/crash-fleet-emergency-shipbuilding-program?fbclid=IwY2xjawJJOFJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUgixg5BbVl9szpLOXjEQy0cVdBQhX2oWJVywIL1a0SpmUNiv0EdaG6Dbg_aem_ZQDWwg4VihHQeweCijRPYA In nearly every conflict we’ve been involved in since the advent of steam...
  3. Graham1973

    The First Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Messages

    One of the first great communication 'collapses' in history was the advent of the electric telegraph which drastically reduced communications times across large distances. Permitting this 'time compressing' technology to cross the oceans seemed an insurmountable problem, especially in an era...
  4. Grey Havoc

    Foul play not ruled out after US oil tanker crash in North Sea

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/10/oil-tanker-cargo-ship-collide-north-sea/ https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgq1pwjlqq2t
  5. Nik

    B-29: spare engine ferry ?

    First, my apologies: Recent eye-surgery has temporarily hobbled my Google_Fu... ( APHont and Ctrl-Scroll zoom for the win...) IIRC, US sent but one (1) B-29 to UK to astonish and, yes, boost morale... If deployed in numbers, such as for Silver-plate / Saddletree delivery, some spares might...
  6. H

    Sikorsky UAS

  7. RavenOne

    Robinson Helicopters R88

    Greetings from Dallas as here for Verticon 2025 (formerly Heli Expo for several decades) organised by the Vertical Aviation International (formerly Helicopter Association International) so privileged to be invited by Robinson Helicopter to see their revolutionary new R88. As a first it carries...
  8. H

    Hong Kong billionaire to sell Panama Canal ports to US firm

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzlk259g2o https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/ck-hutchison-sell-80-stake-hutchison-ports-group-1777-billion-deal-2025-03-04/ Regards,
  9. flateric

    Electric Boat MBI-1

    https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vtg-dsrv-submarine-electric-boat-1814406805
  10. Colonial-Marine

    How to fix USN shipbuilding

    Sort of a general topic here, and I hope this is the best spot for it. My question is how one would fix the miserable state that shipbuilding for the USN is in. I've got to assume commercial shipbuilding has suffered greatly as well due to many of the same conditions. It sounds like there aren't...
  11. Grey Havoc

    Gene Hackman and his wife found dead

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjm9ndw9xeeo https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/27/gene-hackman-actor-wife-found-dead-santa-fe-home/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/gene-hackman-tribute-death/ Greats still going, right, and center. Rest In Peace :(
  12. Grey Havoc

    White House Correspondents' Association sidelined with regards as to WH press pool

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce30n52e6p1o
  13. H

    Southwest Plane Nearly Collides with Private Jet

    https://people.com/southwest-plane-nearly-collides-with-private-jet-at-chicago-airport-aborts-landing-to-avoid-crash-11686225 https://www.9news.com.au/world/southwest-airlines-plane-aborts-landing-to-avoid-colliding-with-private-jet-at-chicago-midway-airport/4e95d108-d386-4a50-bd34-be1ad96cca46...
  14. PretzelDarter

    Tiny Tim Rocket Zero-Length Launch Rack

    Hello, Described in both Naval Fighters #75: Grumman F7F Tigercat and F7F Tigercat in Action is a zero-length launch rack for launching the 11.75" Tiny Tim rocket without need for a drop beforehand, developed at NOTS China Lake and intended for the F7F. Evidently it seems it's only for the...
  15. Grey Havoc

    'The Heart of Lincoln' (1915 film)

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/intern-finds-only-known-surviving-copy-of-the-heart-of-lincoln-a-silent-film-thought-to-be-lost-to-history-180986041/
  16. galgot

    Lifeline: Aerospace Logistics Tomorrow - 1962

    "Restored USAF documentary from 1962 about future space exploration as imagined in the early 1960s. Cargo transport to space stations and lunar bases is shown using animation. Rockets (Saturn inspired), spaceplanes and cargo vehicles (Agena inspired) are depicted. "
  17. Stargazer

    Sea Cheetah hydrogen WIG

    Source: AEROSPACE Magazine, November 2024 Official website: https://seacheetah.com/
  18. stever_sl

    Obscure Harrier variant: MiniCAS for USMC

    Back in the late 1980s or early 1990s (my hard drive failed a couple of months ago and I haven't been able to reconstruct all of my records) I was working in the general area of AV-8B, and specifically its vulnerability to combat damage. The USMC came to us and asked what would be the smallest...
  19. S

    New VTOL aircraft?

    I left my heart in the Mojave.
  20. B

    Boeing 2707 / United Wall Art - Thrift Store Find

    Hello everyone, new here, created an account to post this since I don't see many other places discussing the 2707. I was at the local thrift store(Cleveland, OH, USA) the other day and came across this pretty cool wall art. It's about 5 feet wide and features a blueprint of the 2707 along with a...
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