1964 concept art from engineer Philip Bono’s team at Douglas Aircraft (now McDonnell Douglas), pitching the idea of using a massive reusable space vehicle to deploy a battalion of soldiers anywhere on Earth.

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japanese aircraft carrier SHINANO 空母信濃

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The ASLAM was a project to replace the AGM-69 SRAM .ASALM was designed to operate in the Mach 4-5 region using an integral rocket ramjet propulsion system with an approximate 200-naut.-mi. range.

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aircraft carriers 103 🚢🚢

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Your daily PUNCH colour cover. Flying into the future with Mr Punch. Not sure where Toby is. Love the and sky. By Russell Brockbank 1961.

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QUEEN OF THE SKIES - BOAC BOEING STRATOCRUISER
Artist: Anthony Cowland

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One of the most famous PUNCH cartoons of 'The Combat' by Illingworth from 1940 prompted hundreds of heartfelt letters from readers.

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The most expensive design in Britain's 1955 interceptor contest was de Havilland's DH.117 at £937,000 per aircraft or £22.5m in today's money. A Eurofighter costs £125m! The DH.117 was designed to hit Mach 2.35 with 2xGyron Juniors and 1xSpectre rocket. 👉 https://t.co/YwU0IS8zPr

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Kantai Collection Add-on: WW2 Ship Girls & Aircraft - Updated! - https://t.co/Gty8gyGprA - By

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𝗣𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 – 𝗫𝗕-𝟳𝟬𝗔 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗲

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Pearl Harbour Emblem

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941

*Image in emblem: USS Nevada (right) being bombed, and USS Arizona (left) listing on her portside; capsizing. Japanese aircraft inbound.

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Every Saturday is 'aviation art day' here, so this morning I offer you this wonderful piece by Frank Wooten. It features Hawker Hart light bomber aircraft of 11 Sqn RAF, flying over the Himalayas in the 1930's. The unit only relinquished their Harts in July 1939!

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Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi. Easy to built, maintain and fly this Shimbu (suicide) aircraft. The production models were to be fitted with two solid-fuel rockets to boost its speed during the terminal attack dive

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THE WIND RISES! 🌪️ A movie tribute to Eng. Jiro Horikoshi who was the chief engineer of various fighter aircraft designs during WWII. One essential thing that the movie highlighted is about pursuing one's passion. It may not be an easy journey, but we should not give up on it.

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Aircraft Carrier always have many of Sailors.
空母の中には多くのSailorsがいます。

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I love both versions. The one from 1997 it's a mixture between a mantaray and a bird. The second version it's a mantaray but with two remoraids in its fins. The second, also, mixes the concepts of remora fishes fixed in a mantagray and a bomber aircraft.

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