Mother Nature....working at R&D for a few billion years

its the angle of death ascending into the night with her blazing wings of fury.

I'm sure you've already read this but I wanted to share just in case. The phrasing is very approachable to non military people IMO.

while I do THROUGHLY enjoy the pure factual and technical articles by Mr Rogoway I have to give him credit that his analysis of current events are just as rigerously detailed and technical. Especially given that his information given is factual and objective then used to present his point of view. I don't always agree…

I built a better looking arm rest in my 9th grade wood shop class.

great post as always! I've been waiting patiently for PAK-DA stuff to come about.

the level of detail and artistry is just amazing. But I look at the interior and it feels more like a infant's nursery rather than an adult environment. Especially when the color looks very pale green rather than the jade color.

You need welding goggles for dumpling cannon?

is that sarcasm or serious?

It's interesting to see these two side by side. How our understanding of Aerodynamics has evolved and expanded. How Style and Aesthetics have changed. Especially how Form and Function interact with each other.

Link me the listing! A buddy of mine would nut his pants for that thing.

no worries! Though now I have a glorious day dream of a P47 with a massive multi rotor wankel rotary engine blazing around the heavens wielding a GAU Avenger. braaaaaappping BRRRTTTTTing the wrath of America into our enemies.

I think you mean Radial not Rotary

how hard would it be to "whip up another batch" of B52s if circumstances required? I'm assuming that even though the great majority of the airframes were scrapped the technical information is still present. does the AF keep a "recipe" for their aircraft? 866421 type A rivets

I hate it when people say "flashing their payload" they are not flashing their weapons at the Russians, they are putting distance between their aircraft and the bomber. I'm pretty damn sure the crew in the Bear know that the intercepting fighters have missiles on them and don't have to have them "flashed" to figure…

the date given is Sept 23 2014. Is there a difference in the situation 5 months ago that would require a specific weapons load out rather than the ones we would expect at this point in time? My guess would be questioning the solidity of the Syrian agreement to not attack our aircraft.

And so the torch was passed from this

with 4 of em it will be so over powered that it could probably shut down the opposite one and just fly on back home with 2.

Well the Neon (guessing that's what it is) just got a get out of jail free card thanks to Mr Hyundai there.

its not about getting a ticket, its about being respectful and safety conscious. As a general rule for interacting with non moving motorists on the roadway, wether it be an officer, a disabled car, an emergency responder, a truck, or a big rig, is to reduce speed and move out of the adjacent lane assuming its safe to…