http://defensetech.org/2006/01/05/rapid-fire-010506/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Thu, 24 May 2012 15:31:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://defensetech.org/2006/01/05/rapid-fire-010506/#comment-119959 turtleairships Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:03:57 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3013#comment-119959 Hello. Found the blimp/plane post a day or two late. The design being touted from Ohio is old, and unsound. First seen as "megalifter" from Lockheed in 1974. While airships have enourmous, global changing potential, they will not yet succeed until people leave the word "envelope" behind. Only a new modern interpretation of a "metalclad" airship has any real future; that, and leaving behind ALL airship designs that feature a rounded bottom hull. Period. Also, DARPAs' Walrus program, et. al. that describe "hybrid" airships are failures in the making. No such future airship that still relies upon ANY (rough or short or whatever) RUNWAY is worth building. Hello. Found the blimp/plane post a day or two late.
The design being touted from Ohio is old, and unsound. First seen as “megalifter” from Lockheed in 1974. While airships have enourmous, global changing potential, they will not yet succeed until people leave the word “envelope” behind. Only a new modern interpretation of a “metalclad” airship has any real future; that, and leaving behind ALL airship designs that feature a rounded bottom hull. Period.
Also, DARPAs’ Walrus program, et. al. that describe “hybrid” airships are failures in the making. No such future airship that still relies upon ANY (rough or short or whatever) RUNWAY is worth building.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/01/05/rapid-fire-010506/#comment-119958 Noah Shachtman Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:15:01 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3013#comment-119958 P: Not sure what "R****S****" you're talking about. E-mail me or post something a little less opaque, ok? Thanks! nms P:
Not sure what “R****S****” you’re talking about. E-mail me or post something a little less opaque, ok?
Thanks!
nms

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/01/05/rapid-fire-010506/#comment-119957 pedestrian Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:01:14 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3013#comment-119957 Sorry going off topic, but by the way, are you not going to cover the recent news about R****S****? I thought you would be excited writing an article here but surprised not. Was the story not exciting? Sorry going off topic, but by the way, are you not going to cover the recent news about R****S****? I thought you would be excited writing an article here but surprised not. Was the story not exciting?

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/01/05/rapid-fire-010506/#comment-119956 pedestrian Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:32:34 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3013#comment-119956 If you are lucky enough, you might be interested in posting another news about lie detectors in the next few days. Well, maybe. ;) I'll close my mouth shut for now. If you are lucky enough, you might be interested in posting another news about lie detectors in the next few days. Well, maybe. ;) I’ll close my mouth shut for now.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/01/05/rapid-fire-010506/#comment-119955 pedestrian Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:25:35 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3013#comment-119955 I've read portion of the article on Wired News before it was posted here. At that time when I first attempted to access it, there was some kind of error that won't load the page from the link of Wired News, but I've thought you would be interested in this and might post it, as well as stories about airships. I think not many people would be interested in blimps and airships with images of old tech. Meanwhile, I think those who are interested (and talk about) with blimps/airships for military applications have good sense knowing the real value of something useful for military applications. I’ve read portion of the article on Wired News before it was posted here. At that time when I first attempted to access it, there was some kind of error that won’t load the page from the link of Wired News, but I’ve thought you would be interested in this and might post it, as well as stories about airships. I think not many people would be interested in blimps and airships with images of old tech. Meanwhile, I think those who are interested (and talk about) with blimps/airships for military applications have good sense knowing the real value of something useful for military applications.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/01/05/rapid-fire-010506/#comment-43607 chet Thu, 05 Jan 2006 20:31:44 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3013#comment-43607 You know I thought that you might of thought of that earlier than that. You know I thought that you might of thought of that earlier than that.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/01/05/rapid-fire-010506/#comment-43606 Noah Shachtman Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:47:50 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3013#comment-43606 You know it... ;-) You know it… ;-)

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/01/05/rapid-fire-010506/#comment-43605 pedestrian Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:28:50 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3013#comment-43605 brain scanner = lie detector... I thought you would link it with that kind of phrase... brain scanner = lie detector… I thought you would link it with that kind of phrase…

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