The Baade Type 152 was an East German airliner, started 1955 and cancelled in 1961. It would have been a fantastic design immediately after WWII, but by the time it actually flew it was going up against far more modern designs such as the 707. Nevertheless, here’s an ad from 1960 trying to sell this dinosaur to the airlines of the world.
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PV put out a video yesterday showing an “FDA official” making some dumb statements. Specifically, the dude said over and over AND OVER how he wanted to use “blow darts” to vaccinate people. He said “blow dart” so many times it seemed like he must be on the payroll of Big Blow Dart and gets a commission every time he says it.
OK, fine, whatever. The video is amusing enough, I suppose, especially since the “FDA official” is sort of a particular cliche. But as far as I can tell…. he’s pretty much a nobody, an FDA “economist.” Of less direct importance than a public school teacher, someone who has daily direct contact with vulnerable and suggestible victims.
The guy getting exposed here displays a whole lot of awful, but he’s just some powerless nobody spouting off his hatred of those who disagree with him. It’s entirely possible that people in greater positions of power and influence hold similar views; it would have been better to get *them* on camera saying such vitriolic nonsense.
Still, the guy is a hateful loon. And when you have such fascistic ideas about using force and violence upon the average citizen, you should maybe consider not being such a dick. And if you *are* such a dick, and you speak with that particular…. let’s call it “soy-infused”… style, you’ve got to prepare for some blow (dart) back.
Plus, I imagine there was some of this in his life (and more to come):
Still… PV, if you want to make a real difference, stick to people of greater actual importance. Directors, elected officials, teachers, administrators. Cube-dwellers… not so much.
Note that it is probably upside-down. It looks like a “future fighter” configuration, though probably a somewhat generic one rather than a specific design.
it would be nice if the US is actually int he testing phase of a next-gen stealthy air supremacy fighter… but in an era when SLS is what it is, I’m not holding my breath.
More footage of the vile terroristic insurrectionists on January 6. Shudder in stark terror as they mill about taking photos! Behold the travesty of Little People daring to sully the Halls Of Power with their unworthy presence!
Even if you have zero interest in “The Mandalorian” or in cosplay, or prop helmets, or painting models, there is a “WTF” moment in this video that is worth noticing: what happens when an “affordable” Hasbro helmet is hit with a coat of cheap clearcoat from a rattlecan.
Moebius Models was showing some new product at the recent IPMS National Convention in Las Vegas. The big news is an all new 2001 Space Clipper. The new model will be approximately 29 inches long and 1:72 scale. It is an all new, accurate version of the spacecraft, based on all the latest information and research. The kit will include a passenger cabin and cockpit. It will not include Pan Am decals. Final price has not been set, but is expect to be between $150 and $200.
Also forthcoming is a 1/350 scale Space Clipper and a 1/48 scale Aries Ib.
In short, there is a massive slab of rock on the side of the volcanic island that, if shaken loose, could slide into the sea. If that happens, it will rapidly displace a vast volume of ocean, sending a monster tsunami across the sea. Over the years estimates of such a tsunami have risen to up to hundreds or even thousands of feet high when the wave strikes the east coast of the US (though more realistically it would likely top out at around a hundred feet). And it would strike the *entire* east coast of the US. It would also trash Spain, Portugal, parts of France, Ireland and Britain.
