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I rarely post YouTubes, but this is a good one for the technically-minded regarding the F-35. The guy explains some of the procedures for operating the STOVL version, and you can get a feel for the wizardry that went into the design, especially when dealing with vertical flight. The computer...

Jackie Evancho is a schoolgirl from Pittsburgh, USA... and I heard her sing for the first time last night on a local TV station. The whole thing was surreal... I thought it was a joke. Here's this little girl, 11 years old, with perfect pitch, an astonishing range, and the power of a grown...

Thankfully, the horrible video thread was deleted. In reply, I had written this - it has nothing to do with the video; it is more along the lines of what people think might work best for Pakistan... I find this comment interesting. In my early political science courses, the instructor...

Food for thought... Inside a fighter's radome is the heart of the machine, a powerful AI radar. The material of the radome must be transparent to RF (radar) energy, so the signals can exit, echo, then return to the radar. This is easily done on fighters like the F-16 and earlier by making...

Very interesting picture from the WW2 era. I had no idea Chinese troops used the German "coal scuttle" helmet!

People might remember my "9/11 Conspiracy" poll which I made available to only Pakistani folk in Pakistan. Kind of limiting. This one is wide open, for everybody. I am fascinated by the conspiracy phenomenon, the tendency of people to genuinely believe outlandish theories, often based upon...

A good article describing the F-35 in its development process: F-35 Article from "Air Force Times" The F-35 is getting a thumbs-up from the test pilots flying it. Both military and civilian aviators give the Joint Strike Fighter high marks on speed, altitude and vertical takeoffs and...

It has been claimed in another thread that the vast majority of Pakistanis believe 9/11 was orchestrated by shady Western forces as a casus belli, and that it was not terrorists. I'm interested in finding out if this is true. Please limit comments to beliefs in conspiracy... the goal is not to...

Pretty cool info... Helicopter top speeds are limited by a number of phenomenon that are very hard to overcome - flutter, retreating blade stall, supersonic blade tips, etc. Sikorsky may be on to something very important. I have heard from someone within the program that the engine was at...