a fascinating trio: the Northrop X-4 Bantam tailless aircraft prototype, the Boeing XB-52 strategic bomber prototype, and the Convair B-36 Peacemaker strategic bomber.
(photo circa 1952)
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marginalia of the phantom city
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Ming: Klytus, I'm bored. What plaything can you offer me today?Klytus: An obscure body in the S-K system. The inhabitants refer to it as the planet...Earth.
Ming: How peaceful it looks...[Causes an earthquake.]
Klytus: Most effective, Your Majesty. Will you destroy this...ah...Earth?
Ming: Later. I like to play with things a while, before annihilation. - Flash Gordon (1980)
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‘Peacemaker’ is a fantastic name for...I’ve always gotten a kick out of that.
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