A Boeing rendering of an advanced fighter from the late 70’s/early 80’s. This design features variable sweep wings and inlets mounted over the shoulders, reminiscent of the Boeing Model 818 design proposed in the early 1960s for the TFX program (won by General Dynamics, resulting in the F-111… check out “US Supersonic Bomber Projects Vol…
At long last I’m getting word that copies are about to be shipped to me. If you would be interested in a signed, dated and numbered copy, with a bonus 18X24 CAD diagram for $25 plus postage, send me an email and I’ll put you on the list: Photos from the publisher:
Optimi? These are the sort of toys that kids my age would have gone absolutely nuts for back in the 80’s. Of course, the Defense Department would have gone nuts for them as well. And our parents would have laughed their assess off when we asked for toys costing up to $1000. “What the…
Right at one week later, the original Unwanted Blog & the APR Blog have stopped letting me log in. I am not enthusiastic about spending an hour or more on the phone, once again, with tech support on the far side of the planet. Maybe I won’t. Maybe it’s time to let them die. Shrug.
UPDATE: Oops, AM not PM. NASA is going to try again to launch SLS/Artemis. Currently the launch window opens on Wednesday, November 16, at 1:04 AM Eastern time. The launch window is 2 hours. NASA Sets New Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch
A while back the “Wagner Group” of Russian mercenaries started recruiting Russian criminal prisoners to fight in Ukraine. One such recruit got to Ukraine and apparently promptly surrendered, deciding that he just couldn’t kill Ukrainians. Unfortunately, he was sent back to the Russians as part of a prisoner exchange and turned over to the Wagner…
The B-17 “Texas Raider” was hit by a bell P-63 Kingcobra today at the Wings Over Dallas airshow. Both planes broke apart in midair and crashed.Hard to imagine that anyone on either plane survived. It *almost* looked as if the P-63 aimed at the B-17 (I doubt it could have hit the bomber any worse…
The Paramount/Nickelodeon series “Star Trek: Prodigy” is very definitely a kids show. The main characters are kids, the plots are generally kid-friendly, the writing is pretty much kid-level. Given how the last three Star Trek live action series – STD, STP and SNW – have all to greater or lesser degrees crapped on the legacy…
