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  1. Grey Havoc

    Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator [LOFTID] (NASA)

    https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/11/10/1925239/nasa-launched-an-inflatable-flying-saucer-then-landed-it-in-the-ocean https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/10/world/polar-satellite-inflatable-heat-shield-launch-scn/index.html...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • bernard kutter cold war ii deep space probes mars nasa nasa ames research center nasa langley research center nasa space technology mission directorate noaa technology demonstration missions program united states
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  2. A

    Seaplane Striking Force versus Ekranoplans

    https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=%22seaplane+striking+force%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostislav_Alexeyev https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-90_Orlyonok Seriously... Orlyonok versus Seamaster. That would be fully and entirely awesome to watch. Shame Alexeyev and his...
  3. Grey Havoc

    Alliant Techsystems RQ-6 Outrider

    ORIGINAL CAPTION: An Alliant RQ-6A Outrider at the United States Army Aviation Museum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliant_RQ-6_Outrider
    • Grey Havoc
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    • late 1990s post-cold war tactical uas tuav united states united states army united states marine corps united states navy unmanned air system unmanned air vehicle
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. Grey Havoc

    Federal Communications Commission - Space Bureau

    https://spacewatch.global/2022/11/fcc-chairwoman-rosenworcel-announces-plan-for-a-space-bureau/ I have a feeling that this is pretty much Dead On Arrival, but we'll have to wait and see.
  5. B

    High Adaptability Surface Combatants

    Saw this in an article as I was looking for some information on the Reformers of the 1970s-1980s: "Hart and Lind have long made public their dismay with America's supercarriers, which, they argue at length, are vulnerable, too expensive to deploy in the numbers needed, and carry the wrong kind...
  6. LoveFromRussia

    Unknown illustrations of space projects by Dr. Dandridge Cole from a 1963 book

    New vintage book from my PDF collection of Dr. Dandridge Cole. Exploring the Secrets of Space: Astronautics for the Layman 1963 Prentice-Hall. This black and white book is a prologue to a colored tome Beyond Tomorrow. Above - unknown illustrations. Almost unknown illustrations - the view from...
  7. Grey Havoc

    Ford Levacar (Ground Effect Vehicle)

    https://www.curbside.tv/blog/2017/5/21/ford-levacar-mach-1 https://www.curbside.tv/blog/2018/4/22/when-cars-flew
    • Grey Havoc
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    • cold war early 1960s ford motor company ground effect machine ground effect vehicle late 1950s united states
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: The Bar
  8. E

    Boeing posts $3.3B loss on costs tied to defense programs

    How is this possible? The Department of Defense is always asking for more money. I think I'd fall over dead if I ever heard a DoD official say, "We're asking for less money this year." https://apnews.com/article/earnings-ad492e449fe65c0ca1844612726abbfc
    • edwest4
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    • 2022 boeing cold war ii early 2020s united states
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    • Forum: The Bar
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    Northrop´s Stealth Aircraft-Prototypes and Projects 1940-1950-War Secrets-Volume Five

    Northrop’s Stealth Aircraft Prototypes and Projects 1940-1950 War Secrets-Volume Five CONTENTS Northrop N-1 Northrop N-1M Northrop proposal MX-140 N-9M trainers Northrop XB-35 Air Corps Specification XC-622 Northrop XP-56 (41-786) Northrop XP-56 (42-38353) Aero boost ducts...
  10. uk 75

    Fighters escort Kennedy to West Berlin?

    Found this reference to USAF fighters escorting Kennedy on his famous visit to West Berlin. https://www.panam.org/pan-am-stories/632-a-dangerous-game I had always assumed that no Western combat aircraft had flown through the air corridors to Berlin during the Cold War. There were plans for...
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    • cold war early 1960s united states united states air force west germany
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    • Forum: The Bar
  11. Grey Havoc

    THE BIG PICTURE " OPERATION ROLL-UP "

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2Bs-0a_0Os
    • Grey Havoc
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    • cold war early 1950s korean war u.s. army united states united states army
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    • Forum: Military
  12. A

    M777ER the Long Range Cannon project

    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...
  13. uk 75

    US Naval Gunnery in Jane's Fighting Ships 1969/70

    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...
  14. Grey Havoc

    Gig economy model doomed, at least in the United States?

    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/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2022 biden administration united states
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    • Forum: The Bar
  15. Orionblamblam

    Space Defense Platform

    A space weapon concept model from 1961-62. More jibberjabber here: https://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?p=5018
    • Orionblamblam
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    • air defense command cold war early 1960s space race space weapons united states united states air force
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  16. Grey Havoc

    'How California's Bullet Train Went Off the Rails' (New York Times)

    Via Slashdot: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/09/us/california-high-speed-rail-politics.html (Registration or subscription may be required)
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2010s bullet trains cahsr california high-speed rail california high-speed rail authority early 2020s early 21st century high speed rail / high speed railway late 2000s united states
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: The Bar
  17. S

    Tom Clancy’s Red Storm Rising animated chapters by FIXEDIT

    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
    • SteveO
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    • alternate history cold war great britain north atlantic treaty organisation red army soviet union united states ussr west germany world war iii
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  18. Grey Havoc

    Tetrahedral Kites (Alexander Graham Bell)

    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/
  19. Grey Havoc

    Former Uber security chief convicted for concealing a felony (BBC)

    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63157883 Intended by the U.S. authorities as a 'Pour encourager les autres' moment, it would seem.
    • Grey Havoc
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    • cloud computing computing cyberwar early 2020s hacking late 2010s ransomware united states
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    • Forum: The Bar
  20. Grey Havoc

    Hanford Single-Shell Tank (SST) Integrity Project

    https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1035203 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1167084 https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1167084
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2010s department of energy hanford nuclear reservation hanford site hanford waste treatment and immobilization plant late 2000s nuclear post-cold war river protection project united states
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Bar
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