Is it wrong that I care only about the F/A-18?

Are you sure they can take off from a treadmill? If there is no foward movement then there is no lift.

I wouldn’t totally knock Russia’s ‘dumb bombs’.

I’m really digging these Desert Storm revisited stories.

Never did I mention in my comment about the West lacking similar tech. Did I.....um no. So I don’t know what you were trying to prove here.

Why do I feel like everyone is underestimating the effectiveness of Russia’s campaign? Assad was close to collapse before they intervened. And now the rebels are on the defensive and in fact they will probably lose Latakia next month. The Russians bombing of the strategic city of Salma (in Latakia) allowed the regime…

Yes, this design is called a reverse flow turbine.

Sometimes you work with what you got. Forget whether or not it’s an engineering, tactical or strategic mistake, but notice that it works.

Sort of off topic, but the lead image is what made me think of it... For me, one of the worst parts of Trump, is the level of disdain and annoyance he shows to anyone saying anything he doesn’t like.

No, that is an F-5F, the jet in the pic is T-38