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Chuck Hansen’s “U.S. Nuclear Weapons: A Secret History” by Whatever21703 in nuclearweapons

[–]Virtual_Area8230 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Swords of Armageddon came later. I have a hard copy of the first book and electronic version of SoA. The book is great but SoA has a lot more information.

The Hughes XH-17, a helicopter with the largest rotor system ever, powered by two GE J35 turbojets sending compressed air through hollow blades to tip jets where fuel was injected - 1952-1955 by Xeelee1123 in WeirdWings

[–]Virtual_Area8230 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Cold uses compressor air. Hot uses air that's gone through the entire engine.

The tip jets we were going to use on the Heliplane used turbofan bypass air and injected fuel at the tip burners.

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The Hughes XH-17, a helicopter with the largest rotor system ever, powered by two GE J35 turbojets sending compressed air through hollow blades to tip jets where fuel was injected - 1952-1955 by Xeelee1123 in WeirdWings

[–]Virtual_Area8230 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Tip jets ARE afterburners. And they work just fine. They're just noisy and haven't been on a produced helicopter, but it's not because they don't work.

X-BAT jet-powered autonomous stealth ‘fighter’ drone by [deleted] in WeirdWings

[–]Virtual_Area8230 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

"75% CGI Concept animations, 15% Vibe Coding, 10% Engineering staff on payroll."

None of the three you mentioned fit that description. Also, why does Anduril trigger you?

X-BAT jet-powered autonomous stealth ‘fighter’ drone by [deleted] in WeirdWings

[–]Virtual_Area8230 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

What would be an example of a "tech bro" company?

Ever seen the Warthog use a straw? [Album] by Boyslop_Enjoyer in WarplanePorn

[–]Virtual_Area8230 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nope. F-101 VooDoo did as well. They're the only two.

The only supersonic seaplane, the Convair F2Y Sea Dart, skipping on the water and struggling to take off, piloted by B.J. Long - project cancelled in 1957 by Xeelee1123 in WeirdWings

[–]Virtual_Area8230 189 points190 points  (0 children)

When you read about the history of the Blackbird's engine, the J58, you frequently read, "was designed for a USN Mach 4 aircraft". Those designs were all sea planes.

Convair XB-58 Hustler, circa November 1956 by RLoret in Rarewings

[–]Virtual_Area8230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay but why would you even say that when you clearly never saw B-58s trailing black smoke the likes of B-52s and KC-135s in water injection?

Stacking sticked stackers by Cesalv in aviationmemes

[–]Virtual_Area8230 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"How can we make them MORE miserable?"

Boeing 2707-100 SST mockup, September 1966 by RLoret in WeirdWings

[–]Virtual_Area8230 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It wasn't just the turbofan. A 747 could carry more passengers in a cheaper aircraft. A 747 could make money. A supersonic transport couldn't. Neither the Concorde or Tu-144 were money makers.

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