It also is beneficial to have some fighters dispersed across the entire lower 48, giving them a quick response time if they are needed for escorting a potentially dangerous airliner or other similar duties.

Yeah but then what happens? Generals and relatives in a sudden power grab could alternatively collapse the regime or lead to war. A very unpredictable scenario.

Just a guess, but I'm betting the tricycle gear configuration prevented them from using the R2800. Both the F6F and the F4U had propellers with a diameter of over 13 feet. Far too large a diameter for a practical tricycle set up.

The B-36 is one ugly looking bird. And they call the B-52 the "BUFF".

It looks like they don't have one, but the Naval Aviation Museum is great. They have an incredible variety of aircraft, and I really like the way they display aircraft in "dioramas". Even the main floor is built to resemble a carrier deck.

The P-38 had plenty of power but needed to be really big to get it. It was a great plane, but it couldn't out turn anything.

This was a purely technologically focused article, it just so happens that technology was part of a combat aircraft. This is in no way "war propaganda".

Pretty sure most NATO countries are much more behind action after recent events. If a military aircraft were to be shot down, we'd be lucky to avoid nukes.

The difference is this isn't the Black Sea. This was in the Baltic Sea, and as such would have been an entirely different story. If that missile is fired from Kaliningrad, there is a likelihood it lands in NATO territory. If it's fired at a NATO aircraft and lands in a NATO country, NATO will not be happy. Let's not…

That would make sense, although I find it hard to believe that any Russian officer would be brazen enough to fire on a US aircraft, especially if the SAM was located in Kaliningrad.

That smallpox was left there before the CDC operated that facility. They have had a few recent mishaps, but that was typically due to monotonous routine work. This is like Defcon 1 for the CDC. It's what they exist to do. I assure you, they are the best people on the planet to handle a situation like this. The last…

One of the "good" characteristics of Ebola is that it is not readily contagious until symptoms start to appear.

Look back at the public education campaigns directed at polio or smallpox or even malaria. The US did a great job informing people and eradicating those diseases. We didn't even have a vaccine for malaria. This kind of situation is exactly what the CDC has been training and preparing for for decades. Even more…

No case of Ebola has ever been properly documented and studied in the kind of hospital facilities we have in the US. The risk of spreading Ebola is quite low in this situation, while the potential research gains are very high.

Not so much coughing and sneezing but more vomit, diarrhea, and bleeding from sweat glands and tear ducts. Yes, they sometimes sweat and cry blood.

And you don't think they will be quarantined when they get to Emory?

If water is an issue, Texas is probably the best bet. The Texas hill country around San Antonio is much less dry than Reno or New Mexico.

I wonder if you could add most of the ballast forward of the cockpit, and put in an equipment operator console behind and below the cockpit. I would think that there's more than enough room. It would probably end up costing entirely too much to modify it. I've just always thought the Pathfinder P-38s were an…

Honestly one of the safest possible places to be during a hurricane. It floats with the rising surge, but is still very securely anchored so it won't wash up on shore. And it was designed to withstand not only rough seas but also impacts from massive naval guns. A hurricane? Ha. Nothing compared to WWII.

The primary point of a blue water navy is to ensure freedom of the seas, which allows international commerce to occur without obstruction. The US Navy is also able to prevent the projection of power by other navies.