Yes, the serious overheating on the BMW 801 air-cooled radial was never adequately fixed, and no, the R-2800 did not have these issues due t...
I was flying my FB-111 about Mach 1.2 at 200 feet above ground on a combat simulation mission at Red Flag in the Nellis Ranges through a g...
In Afghanistan, I never aimed at a person. Instead, I just shot in the same direction that everyone else was shooting. Why? Well, whomever...
Why do submarines typically rest on the ocean floor during reconnaissance missions? Typically they do not. There are four [edited] main re...
The USN only declined battle when the Japanese tried (rather belatedly) to engage the US fleet in a night surface action. The Japanese for...
Virginia class SSN, the likely Australian candidate These are very quiet boats. Yes, it is true that a diesel boat running on batteries c...
In the hierarchical structure of a US aircraft carrier, the titles of 'captain' and 'executive officer' (XO) may indeed bo...
A French court physician and doctor named Guillaume de Harsigny comes to mind. De Harsigny was an exceptionally capable doctor for his a...
Back to the boat. Or nowhere, because they all got captured or killed. Before D-Day, there was Dieppe, which was a bit like a dress rehear...
Stanislav and Arkhipov No. Repeatedly history has shown that self preservation and concern for their families outweighs an order from a cr...
This is Isaac Newton. was... a jerk. And a loner. He had no wife, no girlfriends, dozens of enemies, and a nonexistent social life. He had ...
At high speeds, any little movement of the control surfaces could move the aircraft several meters. That doesn’t matter at 30,000 ft, but ...
In JAPAN, there is NO TEACHER'S DAY... Once I asked my Japanese colleague, Teacher Yamamoto: - When do you celebrate Teachers' D...
