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How Boeing Lost Its Bearings

This is an interesting piece on how Boeing lost its way, deliberately deciding to transition from a company that was engineering driven to one that wasn’t, starting with moving its corporate headquarters from Seattle to Chicago: On the tarmac, [CEO … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 22, 2019

Hope you’re enjoying the spring weather! This week: Jexodus, Clinton emails (yet again), and a fair amount about aircraft. Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm: President Donald Trump calls for recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Since Israeli has controlled the … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 7, 2018

The sheer stupidity of Democrats at the Brett Kavanaugh is driving most other news out of the headlines, so this LinkSwarm may seem a little light… “Huge Number Of Illegals Opting Out Of Welfare Programs Fearing Trump Admin Crackdown.” Good. … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 29, 2018

Half the year gone! And so far, those of you who declared “Surely Democrats can’t keep up this level of lunacy” are losing your bets… How Democrats’ said lunacy will backfire on them: Democrats should also understand that these public … Continue reading →

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Light Attack Aircraft: A Niche That Doesn’t Exist

The Air Force has an experimental program to deliver a low-cost light attack aircraft for ground support duties. The light attack aircraft experiment, or OA-X project, has produced propeller-driven aircraft that look like a cross between a Diamond DA40 and … Continue reading →

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USS Gerald R. Ford Commissioned

On Saturday, President Donald Trump helped commission the USS Gerald R. Ford, a new aircraft carrier and the first of her class. The Ford is the first complete carrier redesign since the launch of the Nimitz class in 1975. The … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 23, 2017

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! There’s so much news I’m going to punt “The Pelosi Question” to the weekend: In case you hadn’t noticed, illinois is going bankrupt. John Podesta to testify before the House Intelligence committee. Hopefully they’ll ask … Continue reading →

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That Poor Spitfire

A Friday night video that caught my eye: “Pilot Cédric Ruet escaped the frightening accident without serious injuries.”

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LinkSwarm for July 29, 2016

Finally, the Democrats have a presidential candidate that combines the honesty of Bill Clinton, the electrifying personality of Walter Mondale, the down-to-earth demeanor of Adlai Stevenson, the even temper of Lyndon Johnson, and the humility of Barack Obama. In short: … Continue reading →

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Iran Plays “Make Believe Airplane”

Iran has unveiled an advanced new stealth fighter plane. And by “an advanced new stealth fighter plane,” I mean “a large plastic RC aircraft that’s obviously not suited for combat, stealth, or actually carrying a pilot.” So says many experts … Continue reading →

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