Behind the Scenes of Titan II "Part 1 - Access Portal"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzCXBIXh294

Behind the Scenes of Titan II "Part 2 - Blast Lock Level 2"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzao8a8xu5A

Behind the Scenes of Titan II "Part 3 – Control Center Level 2"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8BTlmIiwYY

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North Korea is a pathetic JOKE.

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Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !

A couple of articles about hypersonic flight tests:

Mysterious launch out of Cape Canaveral appears imminent

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...ppears-imminent


Pentagon hypersonic missiles

https://warriormaven.com/global-sec...rsonic-missiles


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If your June, July, August and September was like this, you might just hate summer too...

Please unload your question before you ask it unless you have a concealed harry permit.

: countdown begin cr dup . 1- ?dup 0= until cr ." Launch!" cr ;

Give a man a rocket and he will fly for a day; teach him to build and he will spend the rest of his days sanding...

USAF Testing ‘Mutant’ Missiles That Twist In Mid-Air To Hit Their Targets
The Air Force sees missiles with articulating noses as one way to take on increasingly maneuverable threats.
MAR 9, 2023

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...t-their-targets

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J81iY6APmtQ

Images:

https://www.thedrive.com/uploads/20...nt-missiles.jpg

https://www.thedrive.com/uploads/20...rocket-sled.jpg

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That would make for an interesting project at the hobby level...


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It is well past time to Drill, Baby, Drill!

If your June, July, August and September was like this, you might just hate summer too...

Please unload your question before you ask it unless you have a concealed harry permit.

: countdown begin cr dup . 1- ?dup 0= until cr ." Launch!" cr ;

Give a man a rocket and he will fly for a day; teach him to build and he will spend the rest of his days sanding...

Behind the Scenes of Titan II "Part 4 – Launch Sequence"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1kfdyrkhf4

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The other day I sat next to a woman who has a profound fear of flying. I wanted to comfort her, so I said, "Don't worry, we're not gonna' crash. Statistically, we got a better chance of being bitten by a shark." Then I showed her the scar on my elbow from a shark attack. I said, "I got this when my plane went down off of Florida." - Dennis Regan

Fuel dumps over the drone just as claimed. Note how the MiG and fuel over the drone attenuates the satellite link and causes digital artifacting in the video link.

On the last pass, the MiG got too close and damaged the propeller.

MQ-9 systems are much cheaper than I would have guessed, so its loss is not worth WWIII:

According to the Air Force, for $56.5 million they can purchase four MQ-9 aircraft with sensors, ground control station and a satellite link.

U.S Air Force footage shows Russian fighter jet crashing into U.S drone over Black Sea - 16 Mar 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01PJ3DfcjMI

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The other day I sat next to a woman who has a profound fear of flying. I wanted to comfort her, so I said, "Don't worry, we're not gonna' crash. Statistically, we got a better chance of being bitten by a shark." Then I showed her the scar on my elbow from a shark attack. I said, "I got this when my plane went down off of Florida." - Dennis Regan

Behind the Scenes of Titan II "Part 5 – Control Center Level 3"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAgdk1z3bR0

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The other day I sat next to a woman who has a profound fear of flying. I wanted to comfort her, so I said, "Don't worry, we're not gonna' crash. Statistically, we got a better chance of being bitten by a shark." Then I showed her the scar on my elbow from a shark attack. I said, "I got this when my plane went down off of Florida." - Dennis Regan

How the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were [mostly NOT] filmed by the B-29s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2SL3IX76U0

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The other day I sat next to a woman who has a profound fear of flying. I wanted to comfort her, so I said, "Don't worry, we're not gonna' crash. Statistically, we got a better chance of being bitten by a shark." Then I showed her the scar on my elbow from a shark attack. I said, "I got this when my plane went down off of Florida." - Dennis Regan

Oh the days! I'm an ex-Titan II missile crew member....we used to check that stuff every alert. Sometimes, we'd have to open the emergency escape hatch for evaluations. They didn't show the 'rattle space " in the video. And, having to run the water to flush out the septic (sewer) tanks before pump maintenance....LOL

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