#coldwartech — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #coldwartech, aggregated by home.social.
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The X-29, the most statically unstable aircraft ever built, was a U.S. forward-swept-wing technology demonstrator. It flew in 1984, pioneering advanced aeroelastic and flight control systems. Two prototypes were built for NASA/USAF/DARPA testing and are now on display.
#X29 #ForwardSweptWing #ExperimentalAircraft #AviationHistory #ColdWarTech
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I found this video today (it’s been on YouTube awhile) offering more technical info on the #ANFLR9 #ElephantCage #antenna than you’ll find anywhere without doing a lot of reading. The presentation includes this graphic, which is the first I’ve seen comparing the size of an #ElephantCageAntenna to the size of the U.S. Pentagon: https://youtu.be/4sgAGWPNSUQ
#ColdWarHistory #ColdWarTech #MilitaryIntelligence #FLR9 #Antennas #RAFChicksands #Elmendorf #SanVitoItaly #MisawaJapan #FieldStationAugsburg