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The mangled remains of a winged humanoid have been found within the #2 engine of a Lockheed C-5 that made an emergency landing on April 22nd following what appeared to be a bird strike.
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"Sunset Pose"
#military#aircraft#air force#us air force#usaf#aviation#plane#f22raptor#f22#f 22a raptor#f 22 raptor#f 22#lockheed martin#sunset#scenery
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Raptor
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For only $8 you too can take a multi billion dollar company down a few billion
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F-22 Raptors (usaf)
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”Stealth Ships”
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T-33 LOCKHEED SHOOTING STAR
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#aviation#pilot#aircraft#airport#airforce#takeoff#military#jet#photogram#photo#lockheed martin#lockheed#stars#airplane#airshow#historical#flight#lowpass
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In 2022, America’s top five weapons contractors made $196 billion in military-related revenue, according to Defense News. Lockheed Martin dominated all other defense-focused companies, with total military revenue of roughly $63 billion last year. RTX, formerly known as Raytheon Technologies, was a distant second, earning roughly $40 billion in revenue in 2022.
The same five American “prime” contractors have long dominated lists of the world’s biggest arms manufacturers. Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX, Boeing and General Dynamics have remained in the top seven of the Defense News ranking since it began in 2000.
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Some other fun facts:
Did you know Amy's dad was Shell the Oil Company's lawyer? They were actively lying about climate facts and denying climate change.
Kavanaugh, Alito, & Barret live within 10 minutes of these
None of them live further than 30 minutes from a weapons HQ. I checked.
So if you're ALREADY protesting in the are then consider paying them a visit so they don't feel left out ❤️
PS:
"A spokesperson for the Pine Bluff Arsenal did not respond to questions about whether the Israeli military is using white phosphorus munitions manufactured at the facility.
[...]The Pine Bluff Arsenal is not the only weapons manufacturer in Arkansas. In October, the defense contractor RTX Corporation announced it was building a new facility in East Camden in partnership with an Israeli defense contractor that will manufacture missiles to be used for Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system and its U.S. counterpart, SkyHunter. This facility will be the latest addition to a sprawling industrial complex that includes other defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin."
....the open secrets and donors for these guys is weird as hell for somewhere that should be boring af. It's def because of it's MD's military arsenal and it's definitely because these guys take money for it's use. They gotta go ASAP.
#idk what to tag this#things you should know#Palestine#USA#Israel#us politics#weapons manufacturers#NRA#Arkansas#Virginia#Maryland#boeing#lockheed martin#supreme court#follow the money
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About the pro-Palestine protests, Lockheed Martin has said they “respect the right to peaceful protest.”
Protest images from @kobathebori and @alissette_arias
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#lockheed martin#puerto rico#puertorriqueños#boricuas#free gaza#ceasefire#free palestine#palestinian genocide#israel#gaza genocide#gazaunderattack#gaza strip#gaza#israel is committing genocide#israel is a terrorist state#Bianca Graulau#pro palestine#middle east#latinos#israel palestine conflict#israel hamas war#politics#stop the genocide#no more war
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We are aware of the missing Marine Corps F-35. It was deliberately released in order to study fighter jet behavior in the wild and has developed a taste for blood. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
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“yes, fine, i do see the countless innocent citizens reduced to piles of ash by the giant laser cannon hovering over the city but even so, i just don’t think we have any moral right to judge Lord Laserdeath’s henchmen too harshly, i mean i myself only completed my phd thanks to generous funding from and regular child sacrifices to The Great Hungry One, He Who Waits In The Dark And Is Never Sated, and truly who among us”
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Starfighter
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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird assembly line.
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SR-71 “Ichi-Ban” – Buried in the Deepest Ocean on Earth
Throughout the 60s, Lockheed Skunk Works were building some incredible aircraft – the A-12 Oxcart and SR-71 were and still are some of the fastest vehicles ever made. These technical achievements were incredible. Before home computing and the internet, there were aircraft capable of more than 2,000 mph.
But, being on the bleeding edge of technology comes with risks. Either through lack of understanding or difficulty in manufacturing parts to tight enough tolerances, accidents can and will happen. This was to be the unfortunate fate of the SR-71 known as “Ichi-Ban”.
The Lockheed SR-71, known as the ‘Habu’.
SR-71 #61-17974 was based at Kadena AFB, Okinawa, Japan and made quite the scene for the locals who lived close by.
Read More: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird – The Plane Designed to Leak
The unusual aircraft drew a lot of attention thanks to the unusual shape and jet black paintwork. The SR-71 became known as the ‘Habu’ locally, thanks to its resemblance to the Habu Pit Viper.
The Habu Viper.
The shape of the Habu Viper’s head has a strong resemblance to the SR-71.
As these aircraft were spyplanes, pilots did not become aces in the traditional sense, but with every mission flown a Habu was painted onto the side of the Blackbird. Once amassing 5 missions complete the crew would be considered an ace.
#61-17974 had the most operational missions complete and a large Habu was painted on the tail of the aircraft as a mark of respect. The snake was wrapped around a red ‘1’ and in the local language, ‘number one’ translated to ‘Ichi-Ban’.
The SR-71 known as "Ichi-Ban".
In April of 1989, just like many missions flown before, Pilot Lt. Col Dan House took Ichi-Ban into the skies above Kadena and everything seemed normal.
Nothing was reported by House or by his RSO Blair Bozek that would indicate any issue.
That was until House pushed the throttles on the pair of J-58 engines to maximum power. As Ichi-Ban hit Mach 3.0 the bearing in the left-hand compressor failed and caused the immediate destruction of the engine whilst travelling at over 2,000 mph.
The Wreckage of SR-71 "Ichi-Ban".
The damage from hitting the water was immense.
As the J-58 exploded, shrapnel was sent flying damaging the SR-71 and most critically severing hydraulic lines. Even the best and most experienced pilots ever would not be able to save such a badly damaged plane.
House did not give up, incredibly aware that the death of his RSO and himself was imminent, he managed to steer the Blackbird into a shallow descent and decelerate as quickly as possible.
Ejecting from aircraft is not a pleasant experience for anyone involved and doing it at Mach 3 would have been suicide.
The US could not let the wreckage fall into the hands of the Chinese government.
It was extremely important to recover the wreckage as the technology was highly classified.
However, extreme skill combined with a lot of luck meant that the wounded aircraft found itself below 10,000 at low enough speed for both House and Bozek to safely eject. They landed in the sea where some local fishermen came to their rescue.
Ichi-Ban continued going down and eventually smashed into the waters of the South China Sea.
Despite the age of the SR-71, the US could not let the wreckage be recovered by the Chinese. It was too technically advanced. It was not long before the wreckage had been salvaged and transported back to the Kadena Air Force base.
The tail of Ichi-Ban.
There were several options of what they could do with the wreckage of Ichi-Ban: scrap the aircraft and sell the metal to the highest bidder in Okinawa, send it back to the US for disposal, or bury it.
Typically the fastest and least expensive option was chosen.
Read More: The F-22 Raptor – The Fighter of the Future
But, the story does not end there – the Pacific Air Force would not permit burial of the aircraft at Kadena because facilities were constantly under construction for new tenants. Meaning that it may be a possibility that it would need to be dug up and moved somewhere else.
The SR-71 was an important aircraft to many.
Crews were very fond of the SR-71. Fitting that a full military honours burial was done to see her off.
Burial at sea seemed the most fitting option but required help from the US Navy. After all of the bureaucracy was settled the SR-71 #61-17974 was transferred to a waiting vessel.
Her remains were taken out to sea on Christmas Eve 1989 and buried with full military honours. Pushed off the side of the vessel, Ichi-Ban sank 25,597 feet into the ocean where she lies at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Are there any SR-71 still flying?
Though the SR-71 still holds the record for the highest altitude in horizontal flight, it’s no longer in use. In fact, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson designed this aircraft for Lockheed with the latest technology of the time. The plane’s pilots even required special suits to survive the extreme conditions the planes created. However, the US retired the planes in 1989 for political reasons and would only have brief reinstatement during the 1990s, after which the US permanently retired them.
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