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USS Connecticut, speed trials, 1906

Yep. Laminar wing testbed is what it was described as.

Assange has been arrested. Ecuador has rescinded his asylum. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/assange-arrested-london-1.5093405?fbclid=IwAR07rFDbe_WqVEnGxlZwI_i7Dwt6EhDNTVdLw0DdlUjBDeXt2HoXJPahO58

Superb, 1909

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April 5, 1958 USS GROWLER (SSG 577) was launched by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/science/dinosaurs-extinction-asteroid.html?action=click&module=Discovery&pgtype=Homepage&fbclid=IwAR2I4LZt5PKqNWhBEnm3kTigEWf26fG4T2fTHjH9RGVYUdSZ49tObjaQ-QA Looks like a direct fossil record of the Chicxlub impact has been found in the Dakotas. "In the deposit, the team discovered an ancient freshwater pond whose occupants had been quickly cemented together by waves of sediment and debris. The fossils include sturgeon and six-foot-long paddlefish, their scales intact but their bodies ripped and smashed; marine mollusks; leaves and tree fronds, and the burned trunks of trees. The fish carcasses were not bloated, decayed, or scavenged, suggesting that they were buried quickly — and that few animals were left alive after the cataclysm to come digging. The fossil deposit also teems with tektites, tiny glass beads that are the telltale fallout of planetary-scale impacts. Fifty percent of the fossilized fish were found with tektites in their gills, as if the fish had inhaled the material. Also recovered were tektites trapped in amber. Their chemical composition was unchanged in 66 million years, and it closely matched the unique chemical signature of other tektites associated with the Chicxulub event."

CH-47F Block II Chinook flies for the first time. https://www.janes.com/article/87544/boeing-flies-block-2-chinook-for-first-time

B-1 fleet grounded over ejection seat concerns. https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/03/air-force-grounds-b-1-lancer-bomber-fleet-over-ejection-system-concerns/?fbclid=IwAR3RfO237qHbuYgsLnNe6ssCTeEhKyjm8oqKq84vflr6lP0koIP-4sdFcfs

Emotional money grab or actual problems? And would anyone here have a serious problem if the NRA went away? https://www.newsandguts.com/nra-leader-we-could-shut-down-very-soon/?fbclid=IwAR3s8iYk32nuoONv4EwbnzPDzr911c3XWEPCCbPPJaUjLjIPF_2OFq--02w

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2197485-huge-t-rex-fossil-suggests-many-dinosaurs-were-bigger-than-we-thought/?%3Futm_medium=NLC&utm_source=NSNS&utm_campaign=2019-0326-GLOBAL-NSDAY&utm_content=NSDAY&fbclid=IwAR0ulAVkrJPN6Klzabb3Dsjk1k27r0_966Jpwo3NUx8Ll_zpO8xjIbB51gk Not particularly feathery. But big assed T-Rex found. Bones make for an estimated weight of 8870 kg

https://mwi.usma.edu/lets-get-things-straight-nuclear-weapons/ Interesting article discussing nuclear war in todays context. @Collimatrix , @LostCosmonaut, thoughts?

Raptor Elephant Walk in Alaska.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27170/army-to-replace-nearly-half-of-its-apache-gunships-with-future-high-speed-scout-helo?fbclid=IwAR3R8br8zB52xwOEKBIYpxOUPeUt5rZyKSz2EWMV4Kd9Quuzd3Nbs11_zHA Half of the Apache fleet to be replaced.

Put these assholes in fucking general population. Problem solved. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-police-morton-mcnish-braile-sentencing-harassment-corruption-1.5064293?fbclid=IwAR3sqOGm8Eva0Vg-g6U7kBqJIz1HWOcaRoSmSO3A84Q7b7lpV9DUleTiCZc

Lost has it right. Strategic and political need to keep shipbuilding alive in Canada is a thing. Not everything is about cost.

Not gonna happen. License build here in Canada? Maybe... but very highly unlikely. And the early flight Burkes didn't have hangar space, which was pretty much viewed as essential.

A good sized chunk of Offutt Air base, home of STRATCOM is under water. This is where the E-4s and RC-135s are mostly based out of.

"Many people assume that the Panama Canal had a massive impact on the dimensions of warships in the United States Navy. While this is true, many do not realize that warships of the US Navy were also under a height restriction. Just as the Panama Canal influenced the beam of warships, the Brooklyn Bridge influenced the height of them. This is because of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. This Naval Yard was so important to the United States Navy that it wanted all warships to be able to sail up the river and use it. This meant traveling under the Brooklyn Bridge and its 135' (41.1m) of clearance. This clearance influenced warship design for quite some time. Even some of the later super carriers were designed to be able to travel under the bridge. This picture shows the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64) traveling under the bridge. She had a folding mast to allow her to travel under the bridge." - Navy General Board FB.