World's Largest Airplane

Stratolaunch, a California-based aerospace company, has announced the latest successful test of its behemoth airplane called Roc, which released a test version of the company’s Talon-A hypersonic aircraft mid-flight from its center pylon this past weekend.

Stratolaunch conducted the test on Saturday afternoon, during which Roc flew off the coast of California above the Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Western Range. Roc spent four hours and eight minutes in the air, while Stratolaunch tested telemetry between the aircraft and Vandenberg Space Force Base, and, more importantly, the plane’s payload separation capabilities.

During the flight, Roc released TA-0, a test version of Stratolaunch’s Talon-A hypersonic aircraft. The company has flown Roc with TA-0 previously, but this is the first time Stratolaunch released the expendable prototype. With this successful test Stratolaunch hopes to begin the first hypersonic flight of another Talon-A testbed—dubbed TA-1—in late summer.

“Today’s test was exceptional,” said Zachary Krevor, Stratolaunch CEO and president, in a press release. “It was exhilarating to see TA-0 release safely away from Roc, and I commend our team and partners. Our hardware and data collection systems performed as anticipated, and we now stand at the precipice of achieving hypersonic flight.”   READ MORE...

Stratolaunch, a California-based aerospace company, has announced the latest successful test of its behemoth airplane called Roc, which released a test version of the company’s Talon-A hypersonic aircraft mid-flight from its center pylon this past weekend.



Stratolaunch conducted the test on Saturday afternoon, during which Roc flew off the coast of California above the Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Western Range. Roc spent four hours and eight minutes in the air, while Stratolaunch tested telemetry between the aircraft and Vandenberg Space Force Base, and, more importantly, the plane’s payload separation capabilities.

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During the flight, Roc released TA-0, a test version of Stratolaunch’s Talon-A hypersonic aircraft. The company has flown Roc with TA-0 previously, but this is the first time Stratolaunch released the expendable prototype. With this successful test Stratolaunch hopes to begin the first hypersonic flight of another Talon-A testbed—dubbed TA-1—in late summer.



TA-0 shortly after being deployed.Image: Stratolaunch

“Today’s test was exceptional,” said Zachary Krevor, Stratolaunch CEO and president, in a press release. “It was exhilarating to see TA-0 release safely away from Roc, and I commend our team and partners. Our hardware and data collection systems performed as anticipated, and we now stand at the precipice of achieving hypersonic flight.”

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All About History

For those that don't know about history...... here is a condensed version. Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.


The two most important events in all of history were:

1. The invention of beer and Scotch, and

2. The invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer and Scotch These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:

Conservatives: Once beer and Scotch were discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the breweries. That's how villages were formed.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to barbeque at night while they were drinking beer and Scotch. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement.

Liberals: Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly barbeques and doing the sewing, fetching, and hairdressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.

Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as girlie-men.

Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat, beer and Scotch that conservatives provided without having to work themselves.

In what became the USA, over the years Conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant.

Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.

Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added) and blended Scotch (conservatives like single malt), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare.

Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.

Conservatives drink domestic beer and single malt. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, athletes, Generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living and to pay the taxes to support the Liberals who do not work.

Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to North America. They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing. Most remained in the Northeast or hid in California.

Here ends today's lesson in world history.......

It should be noted that a Liberal may have a momentary urge to angrily respond to the above before forwarding it.

A Conservative will simply laugh and be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be forwarded immediately to other true believers and to more liberals just to piss them off..

Don't Trust Democrats and...

There is a saying down here in TN which is:  THAT DOG DON'T HUNT...  and without offering an explanation suffice it say that you got your head up your ass is close enough.

This is what I think of the Democrats who have recently stated that the DURHAM REPORT changes nothing...  these people have their heads up their asses because it completely exonerates Trump of all wrong doing while in the White House...  and the fact that the NY Times got Pulitzer Prizes for their reporting on FAKE NEWS makes Pulitzer and the NY Times look like high school journalists.

BUT, it is not just the Democrats that I don't trust anymore, it is the DOJ and the FBI who were used as pawns by the Dems.  When the mainstream media finally has the desire to remove their heads from their asses, then maybe they will realize that all of them got played for fools by the Dems.

It is doubtful that any of these players will ever be indicted, let alone face any jail time; however, it is my hope that the general public will take the Durham report seriously and vote Republican in 2024.  If not, then we will have more of the same until they realize their plans are not working.

 

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