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  1. Grey Havoc

    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
  2. E

    New York semiconductor site picked for $825 million in funding

    https://apnews.com/article/new-york-semiconductor-nanotech-lab-albany-42ee39316c32718c729e526354254724
  3. E

    PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmznzkly3go
  4. Deltafan

    What should Curtiss-Wright Aviation have done to survive?

    Hi everybody, I often read that Curtiss-Wright Aviation did not do enough research work during the Second World War to be able to survive its aeronautical branch and face the new markets after the Second World War. It is considered that its production and improvement work on the P-40 (we can...
  5. Dynoman

    Unknown Air Service Engineering Division Models

    Between 1919 and 1927 the Air Service's Engineering Division at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, was responsible for the solicitation of bids for Army aircraft designs. The Engineering Division released Type Specifications for an aircraft design and then expected the contractors to return a set of...
  6. TinWing

    Boeing “High Speed” Cruise Missile Patent

    https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/6d/dd/cc/f987a42f97d1c0/US20050211827A1.pdf
  7. M

    ARM cancelling ISA licenses to Qualcomm

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-23/arm-to-cancel-qualcomm-chip-design-license-in-escalation-of-feud Actual nuclear bomb. Probably wouldn't actually happen, since it sounds more like a big bargaining chip, but potentially a huge turning point for the chip industry, and especially...
  8. A Tentative Fleet Plan

    SCB 198 Escort Research Ship

    Source: https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux2/AG/AG158.html Source: https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux2/AG/AG158-p.html
  9. E

    Vast releases design of Haven-2 commercial space station

    https://spacenews.com/vast-releases-design-of-haven-2-commercial-space-station/
  10. E

    Boeing to cut 17,000 jobs as losses deepen during factory strike

    https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/11/boeing-layoffs-factory-strike.html
  11. uk 75

    Names of ships on Yankee, Dixie and Gonzo stations?

    One of my hobbies is collecting waterline ship models in 1/1250 or 1/1200 scales covering the Cold War era. I have been trying to find the composition of USN units on the Yankee and Dixie Stations off Vietnam and Gonzo station in the Arabian Sea. Does anyone know a source?
  12. Grey Havoc

    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...
  13. Y

    First volume of a series on C-130 Hercules : Europe

    Just published. The first volume is dedicated to European operators. An interesting page dealing with the potential C-130 production by Sud-Aviation in France in the sixties. The author, Xavier Capy, is well known for his previous books on Noratlas and Transall. More details on www.c-130.eu.
  14. E

    What the Heck Is Going On At OpenAI?

    I liked the mention of "Skynet scenarios." https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sam-altman-openai-1236023979/
  15. Flyaway

    UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius — NEWS ONLY —

    The UK/US base will remain. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o
  16. Grey Havoc

    Hundreds unaccounted for and millions without power in aftermath of Hurricane Helene (BBC News)

    https://www.bbc.com/news/live/crejvrzxgjpt
  17. Grey Havoc

    US ports brace for shut down as dockworkers strike (BBC News)

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vkdp3rx17o
  18. E

    Latest talks between Boeing and its striking machinists break off without progress, union says

    https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/latest-talks-boeing-striking-machinists-break-off-progress-114320115
  19. PabloSniper

    Northrop 3A

    Hello everyone! Despite being a prototype fighter, the Northrop 3A was not successful, and I didn't find much material about it. I think it would be interesting to have a topic about it. The Northrop 3A was powered by an air-cooled, supercharged, 1,535.387-cubic-inch displacement (25.160...
  20. persil

    Seibel Helicopters

    Vertical Flight Society just published excellent video narrated by Cherles Seibel himself about Seibel helicopters. Described are: - Seibel S-1 (design study on tiltrotor) - Seibel S-2 (design study on coaxial helicopter) - Seibel S-3 (single-seat helicopter with CG control mechanism...
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