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“XB-2002 Stealthawk”

June 27, 2023

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Aircraft, Art, history, Hmm…, Models, projects

This popped up on ebay a few years ago. It purported to be a Boeing design for an advanced subsonic stealth bomber… but the design is, clearly, rather silly. Supposedly it dates from 1984 and was produced at, by and for Boeing, intended to be a decoy for the B-2 Advanced Technology (Stealth) Bomber competitors.…

Three of my books on ebay

June 6, 2023

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Aircraft, B-47 and B-52 Origins and Evolution, Books, CAD Diagrams, Drawings, eBay, history, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Origins and Evolution, projects, Sales & Specials, US Supersonic bomber projects Vol 1

I put one copy of each of my current books on ebay. They’re all in brand-new condition, and will be signed/dated when sold. They also come with bonus 18X24-inch prints… the “SR-71” book has two prints of the SR-71, the “B-47/B-52” book has one B-47 diagram and two B-52 diagrams; “US Supersonic Bomber Projects Vol.…

A new airship

June 3, 2023

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Aircraft, Hmm…, projects, youtube

A look at Sergey Brin’s “Pathfinder One,” a carbon fiber rigid airship. I’m sure *this* time it’ll work… Airships have been on the verge of a return for generations. Progress is made, promise is shown, then the money runs out, the attention shifts, the tech doesn’t pan out, policies change. It’s a technology…

Forthcoming cyanotypes

May 29, 2023

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Aircraft, Art, Awesomeness, cyanotype blueprints, Drawings, New Products, projects, rockets, spacecraft

I’m working on generating more cyanotypes, focusing again on prints formatted to fit in standard 11.75X36 frames. Below is a screenshot of the current crop. However, I probably won’t have all of these made, at least right now; this is costly and i want to make sure I’m making prints people want. So if anything…

An anomaly at Amazon

May 22, 2023

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AARRRGH, Aircraft, blather, Books, Crazy, Gah, Hmm…, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Origins and Evolution, projects, ಠ_ಠ

With the release of my latest book, I went to Amazon to see if my previous works are currently available (SR-71: yes; B-47/B-52: yes; Vol 1: currently no). In the process, I was surprised to see that there is a *hardback* version of my SR-71 book available. This is surprising for several reasons… 1: No…

US Supersonic Bomber Projects Vol. 2

May 21, 2023

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Aircraft, Awesomeness, Books, history, New Products, News, projects, rockets, US Supersonic Bomber Projects Vol 2

My next book, released for pre-order and to be shipped in a few weeks: US Supersonic Bomber Projects 2 “The threat posed by the Soviet Union throughout the postwar period coincided with an explosion of innovation and can-do attitude among America’s aircraft manufacturers. Challenging requirements and experimentation resulted in a huge variety of designs for…

Stratolaunch drops a Talon

May 13, 2023

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Aircraft, News, projects, rockets, spacecraft

Stratolaunch Successfully Completes Separation Test of Talon-A Vehicle Stratolaunch LLC announces it has successfully completed a separation release test of the Talon-A separation test vehicle, TA-0. The flight was the eleventh for the company’s launch platform Roc and the second time the team has conducted flight operations in Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Western Range off California’s central…

“Journey to the Stars”

May 5, 2023

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Art, Awesomeness, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, Patreon, projects, rockets, science, Science Fiction, spacecraft

In 1983 “Science Digest” ran an article that 13-year-old me lost his tiny little mind over. Illustrated by Rick Sternbach, designer of, among other Star Trek vehicles and artifacts, the USS Voyager, it described a series of possible means of interstellar travel. While the physics and engineering of some of them have proven dodgy in…

April 2023 APR Rewards

May 1, 2023

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Aircraft, Art, Awesomeness, Drawings, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, New Products, Patreon, projects, rockets, spacecraft

The rewards for April, 2023, have been released. They include: Document: *Partial* Martin report on the M329 Mach 2 jet seaplane bomber Document: “Flexible Wing Manned Test Vehicle, Final Program Report,” Ryan, December 1961. report on the development of the “Rogallo Wing” test vehicle. Document: “10 Jahre TKF/J-90 Vorentwicklung,” conference paper from 1983 from Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm…

A-12 Avenger II mockup walkaround

April 1, 2023

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Aircraft, history, Models, projects, youtube, ಠ_ಠ

A few years ago: It’s been left outside for an extended period, so it’s in pretty rough shape. According to Google Maps, the wings have been removed, but it’s apparently still outside, dissolving.

“XB-2002 Stealthawk”

Three of my books on ebay

A new airship

Forthcoming cyanotypes

An anomaly at Amazon

US Supersonic Bomber Projects Vol. 2

Stratolaunch drops a Talon

“Journey to the Stars”

April 2023 APR Rewards

A-12 Avenger II mockup walkaround

This is now the “official Unwanted Blog”

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