#flight testing

[rightnewshindi]

कावेरी जेट इंजन: भारत की स्वदेशी रक्षा तकनीक में ऐतिहासिक कदम, रूस में उड़ान परीक्षण शुरू

Delhi News: भारत अब स्वदेशी जेट इंजन निर्माण की दिशा में एक नई तकनीकी क्रांति की ओर बढ़ रहा है। भारतीय रक्षा अनुसंधान एवं विकास संगठन (DRDO) और इसकी शाखा गैस टर्बाइन अनुसंधान प्रतिष्ठान (GTRE) ने कावेरी जेट इंजन के विकास में एक महत्वपूर्ण चरण को पार कर लिया है। इस इंजन का उड़ान परीक्षण शुरू हो गया है, जो भारत को वैश्विक रक्षा क्षेत्र में एक मजबूत पहचान दिलाने की दिशा में बड़ा कदम साबित हो सकता…

[historyofguns]

The article by Peter Suciu on "The Armory Life" discusses the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, a prototype "parasite" fighter jet developed during the Cold War by the U.S. Air Force. Intended to provide protection for bombers beyond the range of conventional escorts, it was designed to deploy from bombers mid-flight, such as the Convair B-36 Peacemaker and initially tested with a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The Goblin's design included innovative features like foldable wings and a trapeze deployment system, but the project faced critical challenges, including difficulty in recovery due to turbulent air and limited flight endurance. Only two prototypes were built before the program was canceled, and the article explores the project's historical context, its technological ambitions, and subsequent efforts in developing parasite fighters, emphasizing the rapid advancement of Soviet fighter technologies and the transition to more promising aerial refueling techniques. The article also reflects on the legacy of the XF-85 Goblin and the potential future of unmanned collaborative combat aircraft concepts.

[frownyalfred]

my friend: so if you're flying a fighter jet, there's a pre-programmed turn they call a blackout turn because it's a last resort and it causes the pilot to black out and flies the plane on autopilot until they wake up again

me, about to find a way to make this angsty about Hal Jordan and/or Bruce Wayne: tell me more

[torrentialgoat-fr]

Drew a tundra again bcs I love them. And here's the onsite derg

[lonestarflight]

At this point, might as well.

(in all seriousness, I wish Boeing would get their shit together.)

Posted on Facebook: link

[star-forg]

["Aside from a single thin, thready cloud that's swiftly dissipating before his very eyes, there's absolutely nothing between him and the endless, open sky. The stars seem brighter than ever before; complex vortexes of glittering diamonds scattered like shattered glass across the heavens."]

@fianightshade 's Desideratum chapter 43 fanart

[foxenavian]

This is one of my favorite pieces in my portfolio. It was a rendered halfbody commission for a user on Flight Rising. It didn't do well on my other platforms because of how busy and bright it is, but maybe it'll do better here.

[writer-room]

Listen when people say they want Percy to go on a villain arc most times I see it as they want him to go dark, want him to start murdering, maiming, going full Luke, etc. And I support that. If anyone deserves to kill people it's this kid.

However, let us be realistic for a moment, because I quite like the other alternative. Villain arc Percy usually entails "he's finally had enough of the Gods bullshit & will do things his own way". Let us think on this. What would Percy most likely do in this situation? Would it really be murder right off the bat?

I think he'd be the pettiest, annoying little shit there is. And because one can't usually threaten the Gods in a way that truly matters, but they can make them sweat really hard.

This goes beyond ignoring their calls and leaving them on read. He refuses to give food offerings unless it's the nastiest shit known to man. Bribes the cyclops into hucking huge objects up Mount Olympus before they all scurry off. Finds the olive tree Athena gave to Athens, and while he wouldn't have the heart to destroy it, he'd for sure rip off a branch & mail it to her (Annabeth nearly had to put them in witness protection).

Eventually it gets to the point he has Nico on speed-dial and offers him a shit ton of fast food & a 'get out of Percy's quest bullshit free' pass if he could hop into the Underworld and yoink up some annoying spirits or dead monsters to piss off the Gods. When the Gods get pissed at him Percy just silently pulls out some safe-for-demigods phone like "hang on I wanna see how many happy meals I owe Nico for bringing Typhon back up". They know he is not bluffing.

Could the Gods counteract him? Yeah, sure, Hera gave him amnesia and it was like 90% effective for a while. However, he kind of went off the rails, everyone else went off the rails, and then they had even more Roman nonsense to deal with. If anything it both solved but also made even more problems. And a much angrier Percy. So, frankly, they're very confident it could work, but they're a little worried about what the aftermath would be.

Ares suggests just killing him. Poseidon takes offense to this. Artemis scoffs and says even Ares couldn't beat him. Everyone stops for a moment. The question is not asked verbally. But it is seen in the darting eyes and shifting seats.

Can they kill Percy Jackson?

Well, sure, they must be able to. He's a powerful kid, no doubt, with powerful allies, but they are Gods. Of course they can kill him. So that's not the real question, they wouldn't dare really entertain such a thing to ever confirm if it was true, but this is rather the layer of frosting hiding the real atrocity of a cake underneath it.

What will they lose trying to kill Percy Jackson?

What will remain standing in the face of some 18-year-old who lived one of the hardest knocks of life, loves so much it makes them sick, is so completely unaware of his own strength not even they know its full extent, and currently has absolutely zero fucks to give about the end of a reign longer than he will ever understand?

They decide to quietly shut the lid on that whole fiasco and let Percy do whatever he wants.

Unfortunately, they can't exactly ignore everyone else. And everyone else is who Percy cares about the most. So, think of it more like leaving a grenade in a locked box in the attic. Just hope and pray you've moved out before something gets curious and starts rummaging around up there.

[red-pencil]

Come fly with me and Astaria this #AniMonday

[yamada-ryo]

[themissingmango]

[magpie-trove]

Gotta be dramatic for a moment

[stone-cold-groove]

The Northrop M2-F3 lifting body technology aircraft.

[lonestarflight]

"The Starliner Calypso spacecraft on NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test approaches the International Space Station while orbiting 263 miles above Quebec, Canada. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard Starliner would dock to the orbital outpost's forward port on the Harmony module at 1:34 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 6."

Date: June 6, 2024

NASA ID: iss071e171112

[coppercoil-creeper]

Sornieth Pride: Day 29, Queer

I can't believe June is almost over! Still, have one more day to go, though. For the 29th, I drew Mimir. He was a conductor and composer who worked with Celastrina, Erato, and Lumen for their opera. Unfortunately, the Collector become interested in their group, although their attention mostly focused on Erato. Ever since that day, things have certainly changed, although you wouldn't know it based on Mimir's routine. He's still rather busy writing songs to distract himself.

[frightsrising]

People being sour about the effects update have no joy or whimsy in their heart. "Nobody asked for dragon blingees" who CARES they're fun! You have the option to turn off the animations, I swear to God some of y'all complain just to complain.