McDonnell F3H Demon: Troubled Transition to Supersonic Flight

The McDonnell F3H Demon was a single-seat, carrier-based jet fighter developed for the United States Navy in the 1950’s. This aircraft represents a critical but troubled chapter in American naval aviation: one that pushed the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation toward design philosophies that would ...

By Richard Johnson

POTD: The Ithaca NID – The Underrated American Double

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a high-grade trap gun from a company that built its name on giving the working man more gun than he paid for. This is an Ithaca New Ithaca Double, the NID, in Grade 5. Ithaca got started in 1880 in a water-powered shop on a […] The pos...

By Sam.S

POTD: The ARA Mag-2C – The Flashlight That Isn’t

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a .22 silencer wearing a disguise. This is the ARA Mag-2C, built by Applied Research Associates around an aluminum tube that’s basically a Maglite flashlight body. The name gives it away: “Mag” for Maglite, “2C”...

By Sam.S

UK MoD Publishes Guide for Servicewomen Preparing for Special Forces Selection

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence recently published “Science of Human Performance: A guide for servicewomen preparing for arduous courses” a handbook for females training for selection for that nation’s Special Forces units. However, while it’s obvious this is the in...

By Eric G
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