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A short history of the world around us
“You just proved to your body through your mind that you can push yourself harder than you ever thought possible.”
~Raz
Almost Eagles: The F-X Competition
The Fighter-Experimental (FX) competition eventually led to the McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle. Three designs were the main competitors, with a fourth company, General Dynamics, having been eliminated early from the competition.
North American NA-335 (Photos #1 - 3) - This aircraft was aerodynamically and technically more advanced than the F-15, but much more expensive. Additionally, McDonnell-Douglas’s design had already had extensive wind tunnel testing, leading to greater Air Force confidence. The project never went beyond mock-up stage.
Fairchild Republic Design (Photos #4 - 5) - With widely-separated engine nacelles, this design would have been difficult to control if one engine went out. The design was also modular, but this did not help it in the competition.
McDonnell-Douglas Design (Photo #6 - quad) - Early designs of what would eventually become the F-15 Eagle.
via Up-Ship and Veneremurcernui
Pasha Bulker Run Aground on Nobbys Beach, near Newcastle, Australia - June 2007
The Pasha Bulker, a 2006 Panamax bulk carrier, ran aground during a storm just outside Newcastle, Australia while waiting to load coal. It was refloated in July, then towed to Japan for repairs. It has since been renamed MV Drake, returning to service in 2008.
via Dark Roasted Blend and Wikipedia
Pasha Bulker Run Aground on Nobbys Beach, near Newcastle, Australia - June 2007
The Pasha Bulker, a 2006 Panamax bulk carrier, ran aground during a storm just outside Newcastle, Australia while waiting to load coal. It was refloated in July, then towed to Japan for repairs. It has since been renamed MV Drake, returning to service in 2008.
via Dark Roasted Blend and Wikipedia
F/A-18C Hornet Supersonic Aircraft Carrier Flyby
via Foxtrot Alpha
Torre de Belém
by Adhemar Duro
Robin Olds, already a double ace at the end of WW2, came home and married a movie star, then became a triple ace after scoring 4 more kills in Vietnam. Do movie stars still date warriors?
my favorite a-6
Naval aviators with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 take to the sky in an EA-6B Prowler during routine training above eastern North Carolina, April 14, 2015.
Absolutely! Sucking, nibbling or any kind of penetration doesn’t happen until I can feel wetness seeping out from anticipation. My tongue usually doesn’t even make contact to clit until I’ve kissed and licked the surrounding area. My favorite tease is to drag my tongue ever so lightly up the labia, leaving the lightest layer of moisture to evaporate off and cause a sense of chill. Then I’ll passionately kiss that spot countering the chilled sensation with my warm lips and breath.