I thought Trump claimed to have gotten a very good deal on the new Air force One. Just another lie, apparently.

(Written on 06/30/2022)(Permalink)

As a USAF historic preservation intern at Edwards AFB in the summer of 1994, I visited the site of the crash of the #2 airplane with two archaeologists to prepare an official California archeological site report. At that time, 28 years after the fact, one could still find small pieces of the aircraft, including steel honeycomb fragments and quarter-size pieces of the aluminum skin with white paint still on them. It was a sobering experience for an aviation enthusiast.

(Written on 04/18/2022)(Permalink)

Of course. See my reply to strickerje's comment.

(Written on 04/17/2022)(Permalink)

What I mean is that it should be an international effort. Assets of the Russian oligarchs should be seized wherever they happen to be by appropriate local authorities according to the laws of those nations (or international law), then sold by those nations, and the proceeds pooled in a escrow account for the benefit of the Ukrainian people. I did not intend to mean that the U.S. should do it single-handedly.

(Written on 04/17/2022)(Permalink)

See here: https://www.rawstory.com/r-2657160627

(Written on 04/15/2022)(Permalink)

Seize 'em, sell 'em, and put the proceeds in an escrow account to help Ukraine rebuild. Screw the oligarchs.

(Written on 04/11/2022)(Permalink)

Not a 'lost' model at all. The original 717 was the C-135. Why it was reused for the McD DC-9-80 was probably a marketing ploy .

(Written on 04/26/2021)(Permalink)

Guillotine!

(Written on 03/15/2021)(Permalink)

Our tax dollars at "work."

(Written on 03/04/2021)(Permalink)

A Ukrainian company released a 1/72 plastic model kit of this beast some years back.

(Written on 01/27/2021)(Permalink)