Category: SCI/TECH
10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Stealth Bomber
Photograph by Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III/USAF Northrop Grumman’s B-2 Spirit, more affectionately known as the Stealth Bomber, is one sexy, sneaky and sophisticated piece of technology. More an alien spaceship than US Aircraft, the Stealth Bomber’s iconic design is instantly recognizable… unless of course it’s on a stealth mission. Below are ten things…
Picture of the Day: KA-BOOM!
KA-BOOM! Photograph by PHAN J. ALAN ELLIOTT (US NAVY) The USS Iowa (BB-61) fires a full broadside of her nine 16″/50 and six 5″/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico (21°N 65°W). Note concussion effects on the water surface, and 16-inch gun barrels in varying degrees of recoil.…
Picture of the Day: Best Seats in the House
BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE Photograph by CAPT. JOHN PELTIER USAF Lt. Col. Gabriel Green and Capt. Zachary Bartoe patrol the airspace in an F-15E Strike Eagle as the Space Shuttle Atlantis launches May 14, 2010, at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Colonel Green is the 333rd Fighter Squadron commander and Captain Bartoe…
Picture of the Day: Endeavour’s Final Liftoff
ENDEAVOUR’S FINAL LIFTOFF Photograph by NASA/Jim Grossmann NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour completed its final mission this morning, touching down safely in Florida. Endeavour spent a total of 299 days in space, traveling more than 122.8 million miles during its 25 flights. Its first launch took place on May 7, 1992 — its…
The Battle for High-Speed Helicopter Supremacy
In the battle for high-speed helicopter supremacy, two industry heavyweights SIKORSKY and EUROPCOPTER are pushing the limits with dramatically different approaches. Sikorsky’s X2 employs a par of counter-rotating main rotors and a pusher prop, while Eurocopter’s aptly-named ‘X3′ uses a hybrid design of turbine engines and forward-facing propellers mounted on small wings. Why the…
Picture of the Day: The Gordon Dam, Australia
THE GORDON DAM, AUSTRALIA Photograph by Noodle Snacks The Gordon Dam (also known as Gordon River Dam), is a double curvature arch dam on the Gordon River in Tasmania, Australia. The dam has a length of 192 m (630 ft), and a height of 140 m (459 ft), making it the tallest…
Picture of the Day: Three Insane Mushroom Clouds
THREE INSANE MUSHROOM CLOUDS Photograph via PIERRE J. This is the third picture of a series of the Licorne thermonuclear test in French Polynesia. This is a scan of a (digitally restored) hardcopy of a picture taken by the French army Photograph by AP Photo A massive column of water…
