Jamaica gets an air force…sort of

Jamaica has just put into service a surveillance aircraft and two helicopters.  Now does anyone make a kit of a surveillance version of the King Air 350 in 72nd scale?

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Hacking the F-35

An interesting problem given the increasing computerization of modern fighter aircraft.

Neat find

Jim Bates sent me this link, in which NASA provides us with files for a lot of 3D printable models.  If these things are scaleable, and I don’t see why they wouldn’t be, then this opens up a bunch of opportunities for 72nd scale space modelers. (Post in memory of Mike Nofsinger)

Rods from God

I’ve been interested in this concept ever since I real about it in a Pournelle sci-fi novel.  With space lift becoming so much cheaper, I can see this becoming viable in the next decade.  The US needs to be the one to do it first.

Way to go UK

United Kingdom, that is.  A scientific breakthrough by the Brits.

Upgraded J-10

Looks like China has upgraded the J-10 with a thrust vectoring exhaust.  For modelers I wonder if this is a simple nozzle replacement conversion to the Trumpeter J-10, or is it more complicated?

Starman beyond Mars

Story here. (Post in memory of Mike Nofsinger)

For Jim Bates

A post just for Jim.

Air launched space rockets

News here and here.

(post in memory of Mike Nofsinger)

More cyber war

Looks like Israel might have once again used a virus to attack Iranian computer systems.