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Nah, LAV's were not even a pipe dream when I was playing silly bugger, but here are some guys who probably do. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/docs/2wheels98.pdf If we are looking for an infantry vehicle that  can keep up with and fight with the Leo2s, tracks would appear to be the...

We need a vehicle that can keep up with the Leo 2's. Wheels just do not cut it off any road. Tracks is the way to go.

Meanwhile, in Australia . . .

ILS porn . . .  Very slick. http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_09_16_2013_p45-614645.xml

1 hour  http://www.c-span.org/Events/C-SPANs-Washington-Journal-Visits-Lockheed-Martin-F-35-Facility/10737440977-2/ Good bit on the helmet around minute 40.

That press conference was fun to watch. Journalists tried to do the usual fear mongering/finger pointing schtick and the audience turned on them and gave an ovation to the engineering recovery team.

What would be really, really  impressive if we could make  our C-17s, C-130Js and CH-147F  "able to the tight turns and high speeds"  this new system is being designed for.    :nod:

The cost of  CO2 hobgoblins and green genies . . . .    “(Reuters) – Germany’s transition to renewable energy may cost up to 1 trillion euros ($1.34 trillion) in the next two decades, the environment minister said on Wednesday, piling pressure on his opponents to back plans to cap power price...

99.9% of scientists used to have a consensus that the Earth was flat?

Well the First Class berths look marvellous but I bet the Baggage Class is more like an Air Canada flight.

Hmmmmm. E.R. Provides hypothetical advice to his Minister.  I provide hypothetical advice to the C Suite at AugustaWestland The recent interest Canada has expressed in acquiring the Merlin 2 from us is, quite frankly, a long shot.  Perhaps we should package a deal for the Canadains that would...

Judith Curry (2013) comments on the leaks of the IPCC AR5 to "friendly" journalists.  She observes they have increased their certainty levels while admitting they can't explain what they were so wrong in their predictions. Go figure.  The science is not settled as we have heard so many times as...

thank you  . . .  appreciate your insights.

Friday morning F-35 porn http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DBI7uiDQA6Y testing continues apace  . . .  B model at sea.

There may not be a single ugly skeleton. When we find out how much "we" have interfered with Sikorsky getting it done, how ECR/ECP cycles were dealt with, how intransigent we have been in decision making on design options, how arbitrary we have been in interpreting specifications we will have a...

Summary of the options and the timing impacts http://leehamnews.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/replacing-air-force-one-will-747-8-production-remain-open-or-can-777-300er-become-af-one/

merge from yesterday ? http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/112118.0.html

Among other competitions entered. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20732653,00.html

Another really good source, the IPCC!  The voice of the consensus, the best source for the best scientific projections. http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/ipcc-ar5draft-fig-1-4.gif Blink graph . . .  It builds a nice picture.  Even includes the ex post facto "adjustments" made...