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In another thread I mentioned that my group at McDonnell Douglas had come up with a supersonic STOVL fighter/attack airplane that we called Harrier 21. It was supposed to be one of a series of potential AV-8B follow-ons. There was Harrier III Low End, a modest modification of the basic AV-8B...

Years ago, when NASA started sharing its archives online, I spent a lot of time indexing the photos of the various models tested in wind tunnels. I only saved a few of them, thinking that the images were online to stay... only to discover later on that none of the links I had saved to the...

I didn’t realise Mel Brooks was 98. Announcement trailer: View: https://youtu.be/WsK-KPi_w3w?si=rKW5QGsoIEeFOF7d More details including returning cast members. https://www.ign.com/articles/spaceballs-2-plots-a-course-for-2027-with-mel-brooks-in-first-teaser-trailer

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on June 2nd for the new shiplift at the BAE Jacksonville Ship Repair facility in Jacksonville, Florida. Built by Pearlson Shiplift Corporation, it is capable of lifting 25,000 ton ships. This is one of the 10 largest shiplifts in the world. The new shiplift...

Trying to ignore any political aspects, this could have some serious implications for the US Military (and their allies): https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhartung/2025/05/31/pouring-funds-into-untested-weapons-is-a-recipe-for-failure/?ss=aerospace-defense...

https://www.twz.com/air/hybrid-electric-ghost-strike-recon-drone-in-the-works-for-usaf

Bell L-39 On March 17, 1947, the U.S. Navy cancelled the contract of the STOL flying saucer Chance Vought XF5U-1. The year 1947 was incredibly special. Just five days before the cancellation of the program, the doctrine to contain the Soviet expansion was announced to Congress by President...

I figured that given the fact that there are users among us who have a background in economics, it might be worthwhile to ask what the advantages and disadvantages would be if the US government would nationalize the likes of Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Boeing, Northrop Grumman etc. If...

https://newatlas.com/military/ramjet-engine-turns-artillery-rounds-supersonic-missiles/ https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/weapons/future-artillery-2025-tiberius-unveils-sceptre-ramjet-155-mm-munition (Subscription or registration may be required)...

Hello folks, this photograph featuring the "Rohr Heli-Skimmer" was uploaded to the SDASM Flickr Archives on May 21, 2025. :cool: It appears to be a STOL (or even VTOL) amphibious aircraft. Thus far, have been unable to locate any more details regarding this project. :confused: Source: View...

I happen to live near Pier 36 on Manhattan's Lower East Side, where the Mexican Navy's sail training ship Cuauhtémoc was towed after its 17 May collision with the Brooklyn Bridge a bit downstream on the East River. I walked over to the pier this afternoon to see the damaged ship; see my photo...

Is there information which proves whether or not the Payne Sky Kitten went beyond the drawing stage? Info on that elusive machine can be found at https://archive.org/details/sim_flying_1936-09_19_3/page/42/mode/2up?q=payne&view=theater

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/science/space/ed-smylie-dead.html More at the link.

A Franco-American-Australian company is developing a Starship clone (in appearance, if not payload): https://www.hstarspace.com/

Many nations were trying to make the take-off and landing distances shorter in the jet age, while still not relinquishing performance and/or payload. Some were better 'baked', like the swing-wing (with shortcoming being that allowed G load was not as good as on the fixed wings, even if titanium...

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-musk-starlink-state-department-gambia-africa-pressure

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/14/boeing-qatar-trump-plane-deal.html

Hello to you all, i am a new member to this forum & i like a lot of what i see & read here & fulmars !(Feeble naval pun/typo intended!) full marks to you all, however, its only fair that i chip in as well. So here goes it. If you cast your mind back to the air shows of the late 70s & early...

Ive been looking for information regarding the AVCR1360-2 Variable Compression Engine, I know its a diesel inline 6 but thats about it, ive also had a brief memory of it being used in the General Motors XM1 Tank prototype, although this could be a Mandela effect any more information would help...

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/that-big-boeing-plane-order-british-airways-operator-iag-has-ordered-32-of-its-jets-739614b9