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  1. VTOLicious

    Sikorsky Long-Range Hybrid-Electric VTOL Demonstrator (HEX)

    "Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is producing a Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully-autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype. With a maximum gross weight of more than 7,000-pounds, the uncrewed aircraft will serve as a flying test-bed to evaluate...
  2. Flyaway

    Potential sale of ULA

    Looks like ULA could be up for sale this year. Blue Origin would seem the natural purchasers but I am not sure that would be such a good thing. View: https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1630974915674243082...
    • Flyaway
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    • blue origin boeing cold war ii early 2020s lockheed martin sierra nevada corporation united launch alliance united states
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. N

    US Munitions production

    The United States and her allies are sending significant quanties of munitions to Ukraine. This is in response to what Russia calls its "special operation" and most others call the Russian Invasion which escalated in February 2022. Here is a link to the Wikipedia page of military aid to...
    • NeilChapman
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    • 2023 cold war ii early 2020s united states
    • Replies: 91
    • Forum: The Bar
  4. uk 75

    Invasion USA 1952

    Found this old American film from 1952 which has some good stock footage of early 50s combat aircraft ranging from B29s and B36 to a model Mig 15. View: https://youtu.be/Mg8a9UMqSzY Typical anti Commie era film but full of period flavour.
    • uk 75
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    • cold war early 1950s united states
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: The Bar
  5. E

    Boeing to hire 10,000 workers in 2023 as it ramps up production

    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/27/boeing-to-hire-10000-workers-in-2023-as-it-ramps-up-production.html
    • edwest4
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    • 2023 aerospace industry boeing civil aviation cold war ii united states
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: The Bar
  6. T

    AH-64 Apache Orders, Sales & Incidents

    This is great. I'm not a fan of the Eurocopter Tiger, and I wished that Germany had picked the Apache or Cobra.
  7. Flyaway

    The CIA: Secret Drone Wars

    The topic is so huge that when you listen to this it ends up just being the equivalent to an introductory chapter of a book. https://shows.acast.com/the-world-wars/episodes/the-cia-secret-drone-wars
    • Flyaway
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    • 21st century central intelligence agency cold war cold war ii drone late 20th century post-cold war rpv united states unmanned air vehicle war on terror
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Bar
  8. Grey Havoc

    P-22: Los Angeles celebrity mountain lion captured (BBC News)

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63957074
  9. Flyaway

    Apollo 17 50th Anniversary

    New video from NASA to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the mission. View: https://youtu.be/XhvliTtzQXY
    • Flyaway
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    • 1972 apollo program cold war early 1970s moon nasa space age space race united states
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. M

    Hughes Tool Co. Aircraft Division Engineer Opportunities

    Good Day All - From the collection of the late Mike Burke "The Artist", this is a engineer opportunities brochure with artwork that may be of interest. Guessing mid-'60s as the OH-6A first flew in 1963. Enjoy the Day! Mark
  11. thatdronedude

    Laser Battle Station Model Kit Inspiration

    I recently bought a NIB copy of the Revell "Laser Battle Stations" model kit from 1984. There were a number of other kits released at the same time that all have connections to reports and concepts (see images) but these "laser battle stations" are a bit hard to place. They appear to be modeled...
    • thatdronedude
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    • 1980s cold war models sdi space age space race space weapons strategic defense initiative united states
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  12. flateric

    NASA/industry small transport aircraft technology (STAT) studies from 80s

    some GA weirdo projects from early 80s
    • flateric
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    • civil aviation cold war early 1980s general aviation nasa united states
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  13. Grey Havoc

    Lunar Hilton (late 1960s)

    View: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/z8frvx/what_happened_to_hiltons_hotel_on_the_moon/ https://mascola.com/insights/lunar-hilton-luxury-hotel-advertising/ http://www.spacefuture.com/archive/hotels_in_space.shtml...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • cold war hilton hotels corporation hilton lunar mcdonnell douglas moon moonbase orbiter hilton space age space race united states
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  14. njiiaf

    Little Johnny Jet cartoon (1953)

    Was wondering if anyone else remembered this little Tex Avery short from their childhood.
    • njiiaf
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    • cold war early 1950s jet age popular culture united states
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Bar
  15. Flyaway

    Mariner 4

    New Scott Manley video. Computers Were So Slow Scientists 'Painted' The First Close Up Image Of Mars View: https://youtu.be/nSQlM6yGh7k
    • Flyaway
    • Thread
    • cold war deep space probes jet propulsion laboratory mariner r mars nasa space age space race united states venus
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  16. Orionblamblam

    Martin EGRESS

    I'm stunned to find out that, unless several searches failed to work properly, there is no thread for the Martin "EGRESS" (EMERGENCY GLOBAL RESCUE, ESCAPE, AND SURVIVAL SYSTEM) capsule. This was a modification of the ejection capsule used on the B-58... fitted with a heat shield, de-orbit motor...
  17. Grey Havoc

    SeaBrook Harbor fire (New Orleans, United States)

    https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/23m-classic-yacht-fire-new-orleans :(
  18. Flyaway

    Buccaneers of the high frontier: Program 989 SIGINT satellites from the ABM hunt to the Falklands War to the space shuttle

    https://thespacereview.com/article/4479/1
    • Flyaway
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    • cold war elint falklands conflict great britain national reconnaissance office royal air force sigint signals intelligence united states united states air force
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  19. Grey Havoc

    Regulated Liability Network (New York Fed Digital Dollar simulation project)

    https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/11/15/1815231/banking-giants-and-new-york-fed-start-12-week-digital-dollar-pilot https://u.today/us-banking-giants-start-digital-dollar-pilot...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2022 digital dollar digital tokens early 21st century interesting times the federal reserve bank of new york united states
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Bar
  20. RavenOne

    RIP Frank Robinson - the man, the legend behind Robinson Helicopters

    RIP Frank https://robinsonheli.com/press-releases/helicopter-pioneer-frank-robinson-passes/?fbclid=IwAR1gXT23VVaZLR6XC3yQtWiI81tx8VaQFeU5S6iPIvUdbItPQI_dEpP0W1I As it is i fly R44 and 66 …was in Cologne for European Rotors this week so here my pics below All the best
    • RavenOne
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    • aerospace ahs / vfs american helicopter society (ahs) international cold war early 21st century late 20th century post-cold war united states
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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