The planes in Spain fall mainly on the plain.

Tonight on Top Gear.

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On an overcast, 60 degree day in a decent neighborhood I left my 3 y/o in the car to run in for one item at Home Depot that I had called ahead for and I saw from the parking lot that the store was not crowded. I came out 3 minutes later and there was a lady parked next to my car protecting my son and waiting to…

Great topic. I think it’s ridiculous that I can’t so much as run into a post-office for stamps without shlepping two children along with me, but I have this perception that there are so many busy-bodies out there that would call 911 as soon as I locked the door that I feel like it’s better to just err on the side of…

If that’s the state of your country, it’s time to move.

Very cool. Took my son to the US Air Force Museum in Dayton last weekend for his 4th birthday. The wide eyed spectacle of getting to see the such amazing machinery up close was a treat to see.

Just as an added note to Foxtrot Alpha readers, Lieutenant Colonel BC Thomas has been kind enough to grant us a in-depth interview.

Didn’t look like that in my draft but I figure I have to leave it to be fair. Theoretically it is still readable.

Is it law in Michigan that you need to turn your lights on in the rain? It was when I lived in Florida, but I’ve been astounded by the number of people here who don’t do it. It’s a safety thing, how hard is it to turn on your lights?

The hardest part of learning about the Boeing 314 is discovering that none of them survive to this day.

Perhaps on of my favorites post-WWII is the Northrop Yf-17. When I think of the jet-era equivalent of a hot rod of the skies, I immediately think this thing:

Also, an aircraft from the same company that was inspired by Tacit Blue, the YF-23/F-23A

YF-23Black Widow

What plane deserves a chance? My flying yacht for billionaire bastards that looks and sounds as cool as this.

No it doesn’t. It simply demonstrates what an utter, disastrous shitshow the A-12 program would likely have been if it had been allowed to continue unchecked the way the F-35 was, and therefore why it’s a good idea to kill programs like this and the F-35 early on when it becomes apparent that the end operational goals…

Ah, the Monica.

RAH-66 Comanche; costs may have gone way out of control but it was a hell of an ambitious project that could have yielded an amazing combat asset.

It was given a chance to succeed - it just didn’t.

XB-70.