You like Ike, I like Ike, everybody likes Ike.

How has it been "restored to running condition" without even smudging that dust? Someone put some careful thought into making this thing look that way for the pictures.

Edit: anyone care to get me out of grey? I miss the occasional interaction with you guys.

Came to say this; figured someone would beat me to it. I've changed over to rooting for the new Waggy, now.

Unless I'm mistaken, I think I've seen you post a waggy on at least 3 occasions, now. I approve. :)

A Brute is a great choice. Air down the tires, push down the pedal.

winner winner chicken dinner! I'm reading Six Frigates right now. Highly recommend.

Oh, a political statement about the actual US document. Ok, I get it.

Huh? She's still very much afloat.

Star for knowing she was copper plated. Bonus if you know who made the plating for her. :)

agree on the 262, because Korea. Look at how drastically different that war's aviation theater was because of the tech this aircraft first exhibited.

You've got to understand what was happening. Something like 80% of the US economy was exporting to Europe and the Indies. The British govn't was at war with France, and took a series of steps that basically had them stopping any American merchant or naval vessel, forcing people aboard to serve onboard their shops,…

Sorry, Chris, but this whole list feels rushed and unresearched. Blatant errors abound.

Few vehicles define the Cold War like the reconnaissance plane and the SR-71 Blackbird was the greatest of them all. A Blackbird set the airspeed record in 1976 clocking nearly 2,200 mph – a record that hasn't been broken to this day.

The Constitution didn't play a huge roll in defeating the British in the War of 1812, but it was one of the first important battleships to use iron armor giving it the nickname "old ironsides." This influence is felt even in today's modern aircraft carriers.

The aircraft carrier made both battleships and naval battle itself irrelevant, allowing armies to bring their air power wherever they want.

He coulda been a contenda!

My dev box is a Windows 7 machine running a bunch of VMs. A huge improvement for me recently was the addition of Clover to handle Explorer windows as tabs, Chrome-style. It's been featured here, but if you didn't catch it, it's worth doing.

Or a Black & White; an espresso with dark and white chocolate.