While going down this rabbit-hole I discovered that there's Reddits on probably / nearly everything...

https://www.reddit.com/r/nuclearweapons/

Scary but knowledge is part of Enlightenment.

1 hour ago, Vonrd said:

 

Part of the mission I did in the AF we filmed these tests. Was pretty creepy watching these things come down, especially a MIRV (multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle) at night. A small glimpse at what the end of the world would look like. They have all these types of missiles on display here at the AF museum, including a full mock-up of an underground launch control facility.

There’s an old silo on southern Arizona I remember visiting as a kid, right outside Tuscon where I grew up.  Still have vivid memories of the pale green walls.

https://titanmissilemuseum.org/

Wasn't sure where to put this but amazing still...

https://packaged-media.redd.it/ze612m3h4pvd1/pb/m2-res_1008p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&v=1&e=1730181600&s=d963ebf4863f9a4974b9f064b96a7ebdf6e97b4d

Would be great to make this an ongoing thread of various fascinating/terrifying things.

Here's my non-military "fascinating" contribution:

 

How did you do @Erhardt, @Heinrich, @Etzel, @Greif, and others?

On 10/29/2024 at 10:04 PM, Klaiber said:

How did you do @Erhardt, @Heinrich, @Etzel, @Greif, and others?

I must review the rest of the 2nd video, but Old English and Dutch have common ground. In the 1st video when they talk about deer (=animal), we use dier, and Old English fugol (=bird) is vogel in Dutch. In the 2nd video: "Hwaet dob we heodaeg" is in Dutch "Wat doen we vandaag". (=What shall we do today). 

Interesting subject. The North Sea was comparable to the savannas of Africa during the Ice Age: deer, lion, mammoth, tiger, wolves, and rhino. And then came the water ....

 

 

Starts mildly fascinating but ends terrifying

 

2 minutes ago, Vonrd said:

Starts mildly fascinating but ends terrifying

 

Had a helicopter crew and one passenger killed doing the same dumb ass thing in the Philippines 

Always the dichotomy that they have the courage to try this, but not the courage to fly low enough.  Where as a long time friend of mine would always interject.... "where the rubber meets the road."

I had IPRR recurrent for instructors yesterday and they were going through all the modules, and instructors that have broken down and labeled all these different behaviors and how they manifested, and we covered this stuff from A-Z.  It still happens, I am sure always will. Have to love the "please do not attempt this at home" promptly followed by "Hey, hold my beer."  Always makes me think of the Marine EA-6B that took out the cable car in Italy back in 1998. 

This is Fascinating / Terrifying / Funny and oh so true

 

Because of Remembrance Day, I would like to post this short video. I'm sorry, but I could not find a shorter, proper version of the fly-through. But maybe the reason behind it is even scarier.

 

@Flyboy - thought of you learning the MiG-21 when I watched this:

 

 

"Knowing oil pressure is like knowing Stasi watching you. Nichts you can do about and only makes you nervös." 

Like there is a huge difference in cultures between Boeing and Airbus. I was told by a Boeing test pilot years ago that Boeing designs an airplane around the pilot who has much more control, while Airbus designs an airplane around the Engineer with purpose of protecting the airplane FROM the pilot. I just told that analogy to one of our new guys who flew Airbus 320's for over 20 years and this is his first Boeing. He completely agreed.

12 hours ago, Vonrd said:

"Knowing oil pressure is like knowing Stasi watching you. Nichts you can do about and only makes you nervös." 

As Requirements Engineer I like that approach... 😁

Why invest any ressources of for 1st providing (engineers and materials) 2nd processing (pilots) an information that does not bring you any added info? For all that stuff on "MASTER ALERT" is enough, that tells the pilot "somthing is wrong, land asap" 😉

 

There are some other good Constant Peg / MiG videos from that channel:

 

On 11/16/2024 at 12:52 PM, Etzel said:

As Requirements Engineer I like that approach... 😁

Why invest any ressources of for 1st providing (engineers and materials) 2nd processing (pilots) an information that does not bring you any added info? For all that stuff on "MASTER ALERT" is enough, that tells the pilot "somthing is wrong, land asap" 😉

 

This is a lot like the aircraft I fly for work. All the warnings, cautions, and alerts are overly simplified giving the operator very little to do but land as soon as possible or practicable, depending on severity. 

I hate it.

Well, that sounds at least very easy to learn in the trainings....  😉

D'ya think that the guy in back could have hauled him back in if he'd slipped?

On 11/18/2024 at 3:43 PM, Etzel said:

Well, that sounds at least very easy to learn in the trainings....  😉

That is exactly why they do it.  The motto we've come up for it is: "We automate so you don't have to educate."

Nightmare on final...

 

"traffic no longer a factor... my bad"!!!

11 hours ago, Vonrd said:

"traffic no longer a factor... my bad"!!!

That controller seems to take his job quite relaxed... 😜