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  • 1993 Mazda RX-7 CYM
  • 1997 Mazda Miata
  • A Day at Summit Point – 5/17/1997
  • Datsun 240Z show in PA – 5/25/1998
  • Frederick Air Show – 8/18/2003
  • Gary’s House of Z
  • LilyPon’s British Car Day June 1,2008
  • Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
  • Mazda RX-7 crash at Summit Point
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
  • Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
  • R/C Flying 2008
  • Rockwell B-1 Lancer
  • Rockwell International Space Shuttle
  • Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center – National Air and Space Museum
  • Sukhoi PAK FA T-50
  • Westminster Airshow 2008

The Rolls-Royce Merlin – Could it be the best piston engine ever?

By Warbird January 11, 2011 Engines, Rolls-Royce 5 Comments
The Rolls-Royce Merlin – Could it be the best piston engine ever?

The RAF fighters which resisted the German invasion in 1940 during the Battle of Britain, were all equipped with the same engine, the Rolls-Royce Merlin.  This same engine also powered…

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B-17 E-Z Goin’ and the Sonderkommando Elbe – Buchen Raid

By Warbird December 23, 2010 B-17 Flying Fortress, Boeing 2 Comments
B-17 E-Z Goin’ and the Sonderkommando Elbe – Buchen Raid

Laurence J. Lazzari Crew Kneeling L to R: Sgt. Laurence W. Donnelly (BTG), T/Sgt. Robert J. Steele (ROG), 2nd Lt. Charles W. Staiger (NAV)Sgt. Joseph G. Allen.  Standing L to R:…

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A-10 Thunderbolt II by Fairchild

By Warbird August 13, 2010 A-10 Thunderbolt II, Fairchild Republic No Comments
A-10 Thunderbolt II by Fairchild

Great shot of an A-10 over Afghanistan.  In this picture, Capt. Andrew Quinn flies his OA/A-10 Thunderbolt II observation/attack aircraft to a refueling position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker.  This picture was…

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Using a Windows XServer to access the Gnome desktop on a Linux Server

By Jimmy March 26, 2010 Other No Comments
Using a Windows XServer to access the Gnome desktop on a Linux Server

I wanted to throw a shout-out to a software package called Xming X Server.  I have been using this nifty piece of software to access the Gnome desktop of our corporate…

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Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel – Beast of Kandahar

By Jimmy December 9, 2009 Lockheed Martin, Planes, RQ-170 Sentinel No Comments
Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel – Beast of Kandahar

The US Air Force today confirmed that it is using a drone named the RQ-170 Sentinel, in Afghanistan. The stealthy unmanned aircraft system is developed by the Lockheed Martin’s Skunk…

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Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon

By Warbird April 4, 2009 F-16 Fighting Falcon, Lockheed Martin, Planes 4 Comments
Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon

The U.S. Air Force officially named the F-16 “Fighting Falcon” on July 21st, 1980, during a ceremony at Hill AFB in Utah. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role…

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Pages

  • 1993 Mazda RX-7 CYM
  • 1997 Mazda Miata
  • A Day at Summit Point – 5/17/1997
  • Datsun 240Z show in PA – 5/25/1998
  • Frederick Air Show – 8/18/2003
  • Gary’s House of Z
  • LilyPon’s British Car Day June 1,2008
  • Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
  • Mazda RX-7 crash at Summit Point
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
  • Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
  • R/C Flying 2008
  • Rockwell B-1 Lancer
  • Rockwell International Space Shuttle
  • Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center – National Air and Space Museum
  • Sukhoi PAK FA T-50
  • Westminster Airshow 2008

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