21st century

A thread for the bird that just keeps going and going...a worthy successor to the DC-3/C-47 arguably. Note this thread is not for experimental or secret projects but rather for those sales and other developments (e.g. in service upgrades).

or Smart Upper Stage for Innovative Exploration, The human/cargo transport capsule imagined for Ariane6 ! Presented on IAC2022 in Paris Unclear if European ministers council will approve this proposal.... It land vertical

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2022/09/14/xturismo-hoverbike-what-weve-all-dreamed-of-detroit-auto-show/10376337002/

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/11/1122247528/us-marks-21st-anniversary-of-9-11-terror-attacks https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/september-11-ceremony-watch-live-streaming-today-2022-09-11/ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/us-marks-21st-anniversary-911-terror-attacks-89683860...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-09/queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-buckingham-palace-charles-king/100235860

Good explainer about SMRs one of the most important answers in looking for non-carbon power generation. https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/what-are-small-modular-reactors-smrs

https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/productfamily/cv90 https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/product/cv90 https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/product/cv90-mkiv https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/product/cv90-ifv-world-leading-combat-capability...

What Hitler planned for German Railways had they won the war... View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkuEP5iMRiM

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/12/08/helicopter-crashes-india-military-chief-board-seven-dead/ https://thehill.com/policy/international/india/584855-four-dead-in-crash-of-helicopter-carrying-indias-defense-chief RIP.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-seeks-first-military-base-on-africas-atlantic-coast-u-s-intelligence-finds-11638726327 Nothing to see here I'm sure.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-origin-sierra-space-orbital-reef-space-station-plans/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58778273 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58778274

Many air forces have aerobatics teams to show off and impress citizens. With the development of high performance combat drones it seems to me that it would make sense to design routines for them to show off as well. With drone aircraft, many constraints can be removed and some insane demos are...

https://news.slashdot.org/story/21/10/04/2236211/germany-unveils-worlds-first-commercial-plant-for-making-synthetic-kerosene

Some hilarious messages popping up on Twitter.....

https://apnews.com/article/united-states-seoul-south-korea-nuclear-weapons-north-korea-4a6c7e182e6d2283510e650353661454 North Korea has tested the Hwasong-8, a ballistic missile that utilizes a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV). Here's the KCNA press release. Hypersonic Missile Newly Developed...

I love airliners in model form but loathe flying as a form of travel in real life. But I have been thinking in these Covid days which is the airline which sums up the coolness of the idea of airline travel. As a Brit Imperial Airways with its silver biplanes at Croydon airport or flying boats on...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58587521 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29985976 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09w8lz6 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/09/16/sir-clive-sinclair-inventor-early-pocket-calculator-transformed/...

The Economist's perspective. It devotes most space to looking at the political context. https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/09/15/australia-is-getting-nuclear-subs-with-american-and-british-help The new partnership also comes at an opportune time for Mr Biden. His withdrawal from Afghanistan...

In THIS THREAD, the re-equipment of the Red Arrows has been touched upon, so I thought it would be a good idea to break out a thread to discuss this subject. What should the Red Arrows use after the Hawks are retired? Should the Red Arrows continue after the Hawks are retired? cheers, Robin.