Tuesday, June 3, 2014

High-res Afternoon Randomness (45 HQ Photos)

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High-res Afternoon Randomness (45 HQ Photos)

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High-res Afternoon Randomness (45 HQ Photos)

Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:29 PM PDT

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Photo of the Day (Click here for High-Res Photo)

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:15 PM PDT

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Now these women are hot…female AH-64 Apache pilots (28 HQ Photos)

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:11 PM PDT

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User submit: Thank you Clarksville and gals of Tilted Kilt (a lot of Photos)

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:09 PM PDT

From e-mail: The Tilted Kilt in Clarksville, hosted their first Chive Unofficial Meetup on Saturday night, and had a huge turnout. The meetup was presented by Budweiser of Clarksville and was a benefit for the Folds of Honor Foundation, which provides scholarships to children of soldiers killed or injured while in the line of duty.

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A nuclear powered concept: Convair NB-36H “Peacemaker” (27 Photos)

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:03 PM PDT

The NB-36H carried a 3 megawatt, air-cooled nuclear reactor in its bomb bay. The reactor, named the Aircraft Shield Test Reactor (ASTR), was operational but did not power the plane. Water, acting as both moderator and coolant, was pumped through the reactor core and then to water-to-air heat exchangers to dissipate the heat to the atmosphere. Its sole purpose was to investigate the effect of radiation on aircraft systems.
To shield the flight crew, the nose section of the aircraft was modified to include a 12-ton lead and rubber shield. The standard windshield was replaced with one made of 6-inch–thick acrylic glass. The amount of lead and water shielding was variable. Measurements of the resulting radiation levels were then compared with calculated levels to enhance the ability to design optimal shielding with minimum weight for nuclear-powered bombers.

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