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Aeromotive Pr0ns - Lockheed F35 Lightning II

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Uncle Sam sent down the requirements in 1996 and Lockheed was on the job... In 2001, they delivered the "Joint Strike Fighter," a multipurpose craft set to be able to provide air support, fighter roles, tactical bombing and air defense... What you might NOT know is that this sumbitch can take off and land from vertical. Youtube it, it is a sight to damned behold. The demonstrator arrived in 2000, and the maiden voyage was 2006. My understanding is that this is to be the premier craft for its role(s) until 2040, unless the Mayans were right after all. Again, I will not bore those who do not care with technical specifications that they can find through a simple Google search, but I WILL offer that Northrop Grumman, who was in on the design of the plane, offers that in the new tools of fighter jets, that "maneuvering is irrelevant," as the plane uses radio frequency awareness to remain locked on ALL craft in the vicinity, has a display in the pilot's helmet, and we

Aeromotive Pr0ns - Douglas DC-6

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It's 1946 and the Douglas Aircraft Company introduces a piston-powered airliner and transport plane that they initially thought or hoped would be used for military transport at the behest of the US Air Force. Unfortunately for them, WWII ended sooner than expected, the Air Force reneged and they had to change their plans a bit, working it over for longer-range transport. Phlip note - I would LOVE to be able to issue directives that say something like "I want something that dos this, this, this and this... All of you present me with them, and I will reimburse you for your time spent doing it, then I will buy them from you when you produce them. ... no, wait... Don't need it anymore. Tough break, maybe next time, homie!" I find it kind of refreshing to look back over these posts and see that they actually DID use piston-powered engines in some of these, instead of the "everything is a damned jet" we have nowadays. Something about 4 enormous radial engines thu