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This is an EXCELLENT FACT-FILLED video in layman's terms and lots of hands-on explanations...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOQncsVloow
And here are some of recently spotted pics...
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May I suggest you organize a little FAMILIARIZATION CLASS, and then have "Graduates" conscripted as your MOTORPOOL SECURITY FORCE, thus delinquency into purpose.
I have the neighborhood kids on my security team. If anyone of them sees something out of sorts, they have my phone number. In...
Not exactly a "Low Flight", but it IS a CLOSE passing of two aircraft from a VERY unique angle and perspective.....
On June 17 a pilot filmed another aircraft coming straight at him just a 1000 feet below him leaving a beautiful contrail behind. Just amazingly beautiful.
(The article is in...
Thanks for that.
Just for emphasis....
M-21 - The Mother ship.
D-21 - The Daughter ship - aka: Drone.
They were the Skunk Works' KELLY JOHNSON's designations that stuck.
SR-71C "The B A S T A R D"
I stumbled upon this article about the "one of a kind" scabbed-together SR-71C model.....
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE - THE SAGA OF THE ONLY SR-71C EVER BUILT
http://www.avgeekery.com/there-can-be-only-one-the-saga-of-the-only-sr-71c-ever-built/
...and here's a...
Ahab,
Your discomfort about the children wearing combat gear is understandable.
I'd like to encourage you to look at it not as being groomed for battle, but as a LIVING HISTORY experience. Giving them a grasp of the weight of a steel pot helmet, an ammo belt or pack, the smell of the canvas and...
Great topic.
It seems your single-sentence post is an injustice to the real learning experience that COULD be shared here.
We're all looking forward to pictures - "A picture is worth 1,000 words", Right?
Please, tell us more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCIom0OVsS8&feature=youtu.be
Carry on.
For those here who have never heard of a "SWAMP COOLER", here's a WIKI for your educational pleasure....
Officially, they are "evaporative coolers".....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler
By providing more specific information, your response rate will be significantly improved.
What are you wanting to use a wrecker for?
Will you or someone else (qualifications?) be the operator?
What additional equipment/rigging will you require?
Etc., etc., etc..
:driver:
OK - We NEED a tanker to chime in here ! ! !
What in the world happened??? Did the starboard track lock-up?? Drive unit failure? Crazy Russian driver???
Inquiring mimes want to know!
...But is it available in WOODLAND CAMO colors???.........
World’s First Electroluminescent Paint to Light up Skies on Airbus Jets
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170627006378/en/World%E2%80%99s-Electroluminescent-Paint-Light-Skies-Airbus-Jets
Maybe.... Just maybe, you can get away with telling folks that your "Custom Tailgate" is a new TOP SECRET aerodynamic design for HIGH SPEED OPERATIONS. :goodjob: Maybe...
Carry on.
Not really intending to hijack this thread (that I started in the first place), but....
Since the StartoLaunch isn't exactly a "military vehicle" I'm going to refrain from starting a dedicated thread for it. Yet at the same time, I thought it appropriate to share this article here...