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Lockheed U-2 Reconnaissance aircraft
On September 13, 1985, Major Doug Pearson made history when he destroyed a satellite with a missile launched from his F-15.
Declassfied Footage From U2 Spy Plane
North American X-15 Rocket-powered aircraft
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Strategic reconnaissance aircraft
Lockheed NF-104A Aerospace Trainer
#Lockheed U-2#Reconnaissance aircraft#f 15#U2 Spy Plane#u2#x 15#Rocket-powered aircraft#sr 71#sr 71 blackbird#blackbird#aircraft#usaf#lockheed#Lockheed NF-104A
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German Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
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Cancelled Missions: X-15 Blue Scout
"American air-launched orbital launch vehicle. In March 1962, NASA proposed an orbital launch vehicle using the B-52/X-15 combination. A Blue Scout booster would be fitted to an extendable launch rail on the belly of the X-15. The X-15 would be air-launched from the B-52, and then itself air-launch the Blue Scout well above the earth's atmosphere.
Status: Design 1962.
The proposal was rejected due to concerns over safety and economics (despite it being promoted as a low-cost launch system)."
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#North American X-15#X-15#X-Plane#Experimental High-Speed Rocket-Powered Research Aircraft#Research Aircraft#XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior#Journeyman B#Blue Scout#Blue Scout Junior#XRM-91#Rocket#1962#undated#Boeing B-52 Stratofortress#Boeing B-52#B-52 Stratofortress#B-52#Stratofortress#Buff#Bomber#Cancelled#Cancelled Mission#my post
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This week in 1960, test pilot Joe Walker flew the Museum's North American X-15 (56-6670) on his first free flight in the X-15. He would go on to pilot the X-15 two dozen times, including two flights over the Kármán line. #AirSpacePhoto
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Northrop XP-79 Rocket And Jet-Powered Flying Wing Fighter Aircraft Nicknamed "Chainsaw". 1945.
➤➤ VIDEO: https://youtu.be/wfXErlnOjo4
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هذا الصاروخ من الصواريخ الموجهة، أطلقته طائرات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي على منزل في مخيم البريج شرق المنطقة الوسطى لـ #قطاع_غزة، استشهدت إمرأة وفي حضنها طفلتها الشهيدة أيضاً واثنين من ابنائها، مكتوب عليه “US” أي صنع الولايات المتحدة.. أميركا هي المشارك الأول في هذه الحرب وهي الداعم الأكبر لإسرائيل عسكرياً وسياسياً، حيث استخدمت اليوم حق النقض "الفيتو" في مجلس الأمن لمنع دخول المساعدات الإنسانية والغذائية لقطاع عزة ومنع وقوف الحرب على #غزة ، أي تريد استمرار المجازر والجرائم في القطاع.
This rocket is from the guided missiles, fired by the Israeli occupation aircraft at a house in Al-Bureij camp, east of the central region of the Gaza Strip, a woman was killed in her lap by her martyred child also and two of her sons, which reads “US” that is, the United States made. America is the first participant in this war and is the greatest supporter of Israel militarily and politically, as today it used its veto power in the Security Council to prevent the entry of humanitarian and food aid to the Gaza Strip and to prevent the war from stopping on #Gaza, that is, it wants the continuation of massacres and crimes in the Gaza Strip.
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Northrop XP-79, a rocket and jet-powered flying wing fighter aircraft, designed by Northrop. The pilot operated the aircraft in a prone position, permitting him to withstand much greater g-forces in pitch. 1945
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Day 27-Thomas and the Rocket Sled
Traintober 2023
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Day 27-Record Breaker
Thomas and the Rocket Sled
1979
The Island of Sodor was even busier than usual. It was the 150th anniversary of the Rain Hill Trials and a gala was being held on Sodor to celebrate.
Engines of all types from the mainland and all over the world were coming to visit.
Thomas arrived at Tidmouth Harbor one morning to collect a unique piece of rolling stock. He had been enjoying the lead-up to the gala immensely. There were so many new and strange engines and cars to meet that at times his head spun. This might have been the strangest one yet. Sitting on a special flatbed was a heavy metal frame with a seat on it. Behind the seat sat something that reminded Thomas of the jet engines on the planes at Tidmouth airport.
"It's a Rocket sled," Nicole explained as the flatbed was coupled behind Thomas. "The Americans use it to test systems for their aircraft."
"It must be very fast then," Thomas said.
Samantha snorted, "Try faster than the speed of sound. "
Thomas gave a mischievous smirk, "No one tell the Gresley's."
The engineers in charge of the rocket sled were ensuring it was properly secured, so Nicole climbed back into the cab to drink her coffee while they waited.
***
The lead engineer looked dubiously at her coworker. "John prepared it? Are you sure it's okay?"
Her coworker rolled his eyes good-humoredly, "Relax Beth, John knows what he's doing."
Beth glared, "Is that why Jasmine is regrowing half her hair?"
"Everyone makes mistakes every once in a while?" He offered unconvincingly.
She snorted, "Paul, John makes weekly mistakes. If his dad wasn't an admiral..."
"He's not that bad," he protested with a laugh.
Beth rolled her eyes, "Yes he is, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he forgot to drain the fuel."
"He didn't forget to drain the fuel, here watch."
Before Beth could stop him, "Hey Crane!" He yelled up at Cranky.
Cranky was not enjoying the preparation for the Gala. It seemed every day more ships arrived with heavy locomotives and carriages, and he was expected to unload them all. "What is it?" He snapped towards the annoying human beneath him.
"Can you flip that lever with your hook?"
Had Cranky been in a better mood, or had had more sleep, he would have questioned the wisdom of flipping a lever on an unknown machine.
As it was, he gave the equivalent of a shrug. "Sure."
The lever flipped and for a moment everything was quiet.
"See? He didn..."
Thrrrremmmmmm
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Thomas was patiently waiting for the engineers to finish when he heard the rocket rumble to life
"Are they testing the rocket?" He asked curiously.
Nicole's head snapped around to see the glow of the rocket's exhaust as it powered on.
"Brakes!" She shouted, but it was too late.
Thomas began rolling forward as the rocket pushed him, faster and faster.
Samantha slammed on the brakes, but they quickly proved no match for the rocket's power.
Thomas whistled in alarm to the signal mam as he was pushed out of the docks and onto the mainline.
The signal men quickly threw the points and set the signals at danger. He rang control, "Clear the Mainline, we have a runaway."
***
Beth, Paul, and Cranky stared as the tank engine and sled raced out of view.
"Uh...oops?"
Paul winced as Beth slowly turned to glare at him.
***
Thomas shot through Tidmouth Station, whistling as loudly as he could, startling James and Henry who were waiting with their trains.
Samantha released his brakes, realizing they could do nothing against the rocket but wear out.
Nicole hung on desperately as Thomas rocketed around the bend through Lower Tidmouth.
"Ooooooohhhh Lady!" Thomas cried as his speedometer broke 100 miles per hour, suddenly very grateful that Crovan's Gate had fit him with roller bearings. He would have worn through his old ones!
***
Percy had having a nice quiet morning when he heard Thomas. He had been taking a drink from the water tower when he heard the frantic whistling, and behind it, a dull roar.
"What in the name of..."
Thomas blasted past, the flyers on the station board flying from the force of his passing.
Percy sat there a long moment.
"It's too early for this."
"It's nearly tea time," his driver said.
"It's too early for this."
***
Several miles down the track Bertie heard Thomas's whistle rapidly approaching in the distance. "Wanna race Thomas?" He called eagerly.
Thomas roared past, whistling furiously.
"Never mind," Bertie said quietly.
***
Gordon was racing towards Wellsworth with the express when the radio in his cab went off.
Rain answered it.
"There's a runaway on track 3," she called out to Gordon and Amanda, "They'll overtake us soon."
Amanda smirked, "oh will they?" She said as she opened Gordon's regulator.
Gordon chuckled and surged ahead, even since he had been rebuilt back into a 3-cylinder in 72, he had taken every chance he could to test his speed.
As Rain shoveled coal like a woman possessed, Amanda watched the Speedometer creep up, smirking when it broke 100 mph.
Gordon however, frowned as he heard the runaway's whistle in the distance.
"Is that...Thomas?"
Rain snorted, "Don't be silly."
But it was.
Thomas raced up alongside the express coaches, he was going so fast the express seemed to be standing still.
"Hi Gordon, Bye Gordon," he managed to whistle as he shot past.
Amanda and Rain stared in shock.
"There's no way we can catch him," Amanda said in disbelief.
"But we have to try," Gordon called. He forced himself even faster, charging after the runaway No.1.
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Finally, mercifully, the rocket ran out of fuel. Every joint and rod on Thomas ached. Even though Crovans Gates were known for over-engineering their rebuilds, Thomas was never meant to break 100, and he had far exceeded that.
To make matters worse, it had run out on Gordon's hill. Thomas wasn't sure he could make it up the hill without further damaging his motion. He rolled to a stop, panting heavily.
"Owwww." He moaned quietly.
"Are you alright?" Samantha asked, carefully setting his brakes and climbing down.
"I can't tell," Thomas winced, "maybe once everything cools down it'll be alright."
A deep whistle was heard as Gordon pulled up behind, curious passengers leaning out the window to look.
"Are any of you hurt?" The Pacific asked with concern.
"Nicole and I are alright. We're not certain about Thomas though."
"Is he well enough for me to push him up the hill?"
Thomas shifted his motion, "Probably better than rolling down."
Gordon gently buffered up and pushed Thomas and the sled up the hill to Maron station at the top, going slowly to keep from aggravating Thomas's motion
Jinx was waiting for them with a flatbed for Thomas. Gordon set off with the express again, as Thomas was loaded onto the flatbed, eager to make up the lost time.
The rocket car was left in the Marom sidings as Jinx set off for the works with Thomas.
***
The next day Gordon visited Thomas at the works as he was inspected for damage.
"So how's the new record holder?" The pacific teased.
Thomas had been lifted off of his wheels while they were inspected for damage.
He sighed in exasperation, "Not you as well."
Gordon smirked, "I'm afraid it's official."
"The steam speed record is for speed achieved under your own power," Thomas said baffled.
"Which my cousin still officially holds," Gordon agreed, "but you now hold the new record for the fastest a steam engine has traveled by rail."
Thomas stared for a moment, then groaned, "I'll never get your family to stop trying to adopt me now."
Gordon chuckled," You could just accept."
Thomas just sighed despondently.
A/N: Did I just adapt Thomas and the Jet Engine for my AU? Yes, yes I did.
#Traintober#Traintober23#Traintober 2023#ttte fanfic#rws fanfic#fanfic#Prompt-Record Breaker#ttte thomas#TTTE OC Samantha#TTTE OC Nicole#TTTE Gordon#ttte percy#ttte bertie
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Lockheed NF-104A, a mixed-power experimental aircraft that used a rocket and a turbojet engine to attain record-breaking altitudes in the 1960's.
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Alexander
The 3rd of March 1847 saw the birth of Alexander Graham Bell in Edinburgh.
As most of you will know by know I try to keep some posts fresh by unearthing wee nuggets of information that you might not otherwise know.
Not long after his success with the telephone the inventor lost interest in the device and put his growing wealth toward other pursuit, Alexander worked with rockets, propellers, kite forms of noted kite pioneers, leading to the development of his tetrahedral “Unit Cell.” Tetrahedral cells were used to build huge compound kit structures; kites with enough lift to sustain a person in a controlled flight were built and tested. Four patents were achieved for the innovative design, construction and connection of tetrahedral celled units. Several key publications on tethered aircraft and the principles of flight, particularly the force of lift, were developed by Bell and prominently featured in major publications.
“It is fortunate for those interested in aeronautics and the exploration of the air that Professor Alexander Graham Bell has joined the band of experimenters and is lending his inventive genius to the cause,” wrote meteorologist Henry Helm Clayton, one of Bell’s admirers, in 1903. The goal of flying people on kites was hundreds of years old. But the late 19th- and early 20th-century work evolved directly into the planes we have today. A crucial step in the Wright brothers’ first successful powered flight in 1903 depended on their realization that a kite’s wings could be warped as the craft flew.
Bell and his team, called the Aerial Experiment Association, ultimately focused their kite designs on tetrahedrons, or pyramids made of four triangles, and biplane structures, several of which used red silk. When he died, Bell’s coffin was lined with the red silk.
The kites were mainly made up of triangular shares pieced together as seen in the photos, in the second one you can see Alexander Graham Bell and his wife Mabel Bell kissing through a kite structure. Mabel Bell was integral to her husband’s work. She advocated for him to assemble the Aerial Experiment Association. She even sold a home she owned to front the costs of putting the group together.
Alexander Graham Bell’s designs for tetrahedral kites grew large enough to hold a human aloft. One of his first passengers, Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge, later became the first person to die in an airplane accident when working with the Wright brothers.
The last pic shows rough sketches and calculations by Bell, of his designs.
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Realtime Updates
🚨LARGE BOMBING IN KERMAN, IRAN AT ENEMY GENERAL’S U.S. ASSASSINATION COMMEMORATION… 2-4 bombs set off, reports of 100+ killed, 170+ wounded. Iran blames Israel, no claims of responsibility from Israel (and Iran has plenty of enemies, and mass bombing a public event is not Israel’s style).
⬆️ Northern Front 🗞 Airstrikes in Markaba, a-Labuna, Ayta Ash Shab. Rockets at Dovev. Over 25 IDF air force strikes today.
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah to speak at 6:00 PM Israel/Lebanon time. Anti-tank missile hits electric infrastructure near Malkia, knocking out power.
⚠️BE PREPARED… with the risks from Gaza having lowered, most (not in or affected by army service) have returned to normal life routines. This is a tense moment and the possibility of a major attack from the north is real. Listen and follow ALL Homefront Command instructions. Taking precautions this evening and tomorrow in Israel is wise. Homefront command in Israel (only works in Israel) https://www.oref.org.il/en
⬇️ Southern Front 🗞 Rockets from Gaza to near-Gaza towns, 1 round.
Holes drilled through walls, looks like a dryer air vent, it’s an RPG shooting position, or anti-tank missile shooting position, or sniper position. Other times it might simply be an observation position - to direct fire of one of the above. Combat teams are frequently finding shooting positions and observation positions…
In Kherbat Ahzaza, IDF combat teams located and destroyed observation posts and anti-tank launching positions, and a tunnel shaft in a school. Interestingly the school included laminated pictures of different types of weaponry… ‘children, can you say soccer ball? grenade? RPG?’
In Khan Yunis, IDF forces pushing deeper into the city. Terrorist attempted to attach a bomb to a tank, he and his squad taken out by drone strike. Weapons captured, safe with hundreds of thousands of shekels captured (thanks for the war effort donation Hamas!), munitions production facility bombed.
In Tupach Michlal, an enemy drone squad was eliminated by drone strike.
IDF warns civilians to evacuate Nizirat.
In destroying a tunnel network in southern Gaza yesterday, the IDF used TONS of explosives and blew up the network and the whole neighborhood above.
Enemy claims to have shot down an IDF Hermes 900 observation drone via a shoulder launched anti-aircraft missile. Analysis: possible.
➡️ Eastern Front 🗞 Counter-terror, (enemy report) IDF blows up an explosives lab and whole building in Noor Shams, Tulkarm. In East Jerusalem, suspects arrested, building in Jebel Makbar, East Jerusalem prepared for demolition.
🚢 Red Sea Front 🗞 The Houthis attacked a ship in the Red Sea after it did not respond to calls. Houthis say the CMA CGM Tage was attacked. French shipping company CMA CGM said “the vessel did not suffer any incident” and was sailing through the Red Sea toward Alexandria, Egypt.
▪️ECONOMY - In the 12th week of the war, public spending reached 11 billion shekels - a jump of 19.2% compared to an average week, headed towards recovery.
▪️US SEC STATE - to visit Turkey on Shabbat, Israel on Monday.
▪️HEZBOLLAH LEADER HAS BEGUN SPEAKING… after a delay. So far: pays tribute to the assassinated commander and companions. Salutes martyrs. Speaks of good results for Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.
▪️IRAN ON THE MOVE IN SYRIA - (enemy’s enemy report) IRGC are evacuating their bases in northern Syria.
▪️HOSTAGE KILLED - The IDF has notified the family of hostage Sahar Baruch that he was killed during an attempt to rescue him on December 8, and says is unable to determine the cause of death at this stage, it is unknown if he was murdered by Hamas or killed by Israeli fire. Two IDF soldiers were seriously wounded in the failed hostage rescue attempt.
▪️IDF PUBLISHES PROOF OF USE OF CHILDREN as spotters, ammunition carriers, and messengers, as well as sending them to indoctrination camps with weapons training.
▪️TUNNEL LOCATED - JUDEA… IDF forces locate tunnel in the area of Kfar Tarkomia near Hebron, headed towards the town of Salem.
▪️MK’s WHO LIVE IN JUDEA-SAMARIA GIVEN VESTS AND HELMETS… due to increased security concerns, by the Knesset Guard and recommended by the police.
▪️3 TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN ARGENTINA… possibly planning terror attack against Jewish community. (N12)
▪️HIGH COURT RULES… it is ordered to postpone the applicability of Amendment No. 12 to the Basic Law: The Government regarding the arrangement of the Prime Minister (and under what basis he can be suspended as PM), so that it will enter into force at the beginning of the 26th Knesset term. This is because it is a distinctly personal amendment that constitutes an abuse of the Knesset's constituent authority.
⬆️ Northern Front 🗞 Airstrikes continue at a heavier pace than previously. Hezbollah has fired 6 very-large rockets at Israel.
⬇️ Southern Front 🗞 Heavy fire in the Sheikh Radwan area, north Gaza and IDF Navy firing at west Gaza targets.
➡️ Eastern Front 🗞 IDF operating in Jenin, Jericho and Qalqilya to make arrests. Firefight during the operation in Jenin. Tulkarm, IDF dozer hit by huge IED (via enemy video).
🚢 Red Sea Front 🗞 (no updates)
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Neil Armstrong photographed 9 Dec, 1960 next to the North American X-15 ship #1
#Neil Armstrong#NASA#USAF#North American X-15#X Plane#Rocket powered aircraft#Hypersonic aircraft#X-15
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Concept Art of the North American X-15 Delta wing variant.
"Into The Unknown" by Don Dwiggins, Golden Gate Books, 1971
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It is the only operational rocket-powered fighter aircraft in history as well as the first piloted aircraft of any type to exceed 1,000 kilometres per hour (620 mph) in level flight.
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The Oldsmobile Golden Rocket
The Oldsmobile Golden Rocket was a two-seater show car built by Oldsmobile for the 1956 General Motors Motorama. The radically styled fiberglass concept, designed to resemble a rocket on wheels, was revised several times and displayed at various other auto shows, most notably at the 1957 Paris Motor Show where it generated much fanfare, 18 months after it was first revealed. The car was featured in the promotional short film Design for Dreaming along with the rest of the 1956 General Motors lineup.
Exterior
Similar to other Space Age show cars, the Golden Rocket was heavily influenced by the themes of aviation and space exploration. Its sleek, aerodynamic body was made entirely of lightweight fiberglass and finished in metallic bronze paint. Bullet-shaped chrome pieces resembling Dagmar bumpers were integrated into the front fenders in place of headlights as well as the sweeping rear fenders, giving the car an overall rocket-like appearance. Other notable features include a swept-back wrap-around windshield, which had already become a common design element by the mid-1950s, less prominent tailfins by contemporary standards and a split-window fastback roof design presaging the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. It rode on unique "dotted-line" whitewall tires. A later photo taken inside the GM Design Center in Warren, Michigan shows the car sporting a blue paint scheme.
Interior
The leather upholstery was finished in blue and gold. When a door was opened, the two-piece roof panel rose automatically in a similar manner to the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL's gull-wing doors. The seats were raised up by three inches and swiveled outwards by 45 degrees, enabling easier access to the passenger compartment. One of its most pioneering innovations was the button-controlled tilt steering wheel, making it one of the first vehicles with such a feature. The speedometer was placed at the center of the foldable two-spoke steering wheel. The futuristic center console and control levers were inspired by an aircraft cockpit.
Powertrain
The car was powered by an upgraded 324-cubic inch Rocket V8 engine tuned to produce 275 horsepower (205 kW). According to interior photos, the Golden Rocket had an automatic transmission like all other Motorama show cars. Details on other internal components, however, are unavailable.
Design legacy
An early styling mock-up of the 1958 Chevrolet Corvette, built around 1956, depicted a fixed-roof fastback coupe with a rear design taken almost directly from the Golden Rocket show car, right down to the torpedo-shaped rear fenders and subtle tail fins. However, this design proposal never reached beyond the clay model stage and a more conventional design was used on the production model instead.
Seven years later, under the direction of General Motors head of design Bill Mitchell, the split rear window design would reappear on the 1963 Corvette Stingray coupe. It lasted for one model year before being changed to a single-piece rear window due to a problem of poor rear visibility.
Current status
It is unclear if the Golden Rocket still exists today. A common practice of General Motors in the 1950s was to destroy show cars after they fell out of usage in order to avoid liability concerns; however, the Golden Rocket is still unaccounted for with no confirmation it was crushed. There is photographic evidence that the car still existed as late as 1962, while several other show cars were scrapped earlier in 1959. The car was reportedly located somewhere in New Jersey, however the rumor still remains unconfirmed even after extensive investigation. Motorama historian David W. Temple believes that the Golden Rocket, along with other lost show cars, will likely never resurface again.
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US soldiers inspect a captured Japanese Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka, a one man, rocket powered Kamikaze aircraft - Okinawa 1945
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