Gustav

I suppose this seat will do

@WarMonitor3 Nothing is going to happen. Maybe a couple of strikes. We are not ready to play with the big boys.

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@Matt_Pinner Katz's Delicatessen

You wake up in New York, what’s the first thing you do?

@Old_SchoolEddie Zenith

What brand was your first TV? Pretty sure it was either a Zenith or a Magnavox

Passengers aboard a Cape Air plane flying from Nantucket to Boston early Monday morning had an interesting flight when one of the aircraft’s windows popped open in the skies over Nantucket Sound. “The pilot was amazing and made everyone feel calm,” said island resident Lizbet Fuller, who was on the flight yesterday, the first leg of her trip to Virginia. “It was a bit nerve-wracking even though I’m smiling.” The Cape Air pilot returned to Nantucket and passengers boarded a different aircraft to complete the trip to Boston. The Current reached out to Cape Air about the incident Monday morning but we have not heard back from the airline. The aircraft appears to be one of Cape Air’s nine-seater Cessna 402s. We will update the post with any information they share. “Nothing like a little surprise wake up early in the morning!” Fuller added.

I may be wrong but if deal is not made today strikes on Irans energy infrastructure will cripple the country economically motivating the leaders to pursue a long war forcing US ground interventions to open the strait. A potential spiral of escalation is realistic.

Groundbreaking of the US Interstate Highway System, 1956.

Heat, 1995

A look ahead to your 2027 NCAA Tournament sites: R64/R32: Charlotte, NC Pittsburgh, PA Louisville, KY Minneapolis, MN Omaha, NE Fort Worth, TX Spokane, WA Sacramento, CA Sweet 16/Elite 8: New York, NY Kansas City, MO San Antonio, TX Los Angeles, CA Final Four: Detroit, MI

Pretty cool @SouthwestAir livery at PHL!

@SportsGurl87 Should I have a beer and a shot at 9:48 in the airport?

I guess I'll have a third coffee today seeing civilization is ending

Rainbow power 🌈

@xLauren_Mx ☕️ 💻 📻 📝 🍩

Good morning 😌☀️

@RealMamaEagle ☕️ 💻 📖 📝 📻

Good morning!

@RetroCoast I remember them from the 90s.

Remember Eagle Claw? #1970s

I can’t even imagine what it was like in the Pacific during World War II.

The Lockheed Martin C-130 “Hercules” is the longest continuously produced military aircraft, having started production in 1954 & continuing to roll off lines today. Obviously, it’s had significant upgrades since 1954. It’s flown by the U.S. Air Force, Navy & Marine Corps, in addition to the Air Forces of many other countries (about 70 in total). It was originally designed as a replacement for piston engine transports still used during the Korean War. Able to carry up to 92 passengers or 42,000 lbs of cargo, the C-130 has been used for a wide variety of missions over the years, with an ability to land at austere, unprepared airfields. The list of variants is too long to go through, but some of my favorites: Weather Reconnaissance (“Hurricane Hunter”), Gunship (AC-130 “Ghostrider”), Psychological Warfare, Electronic Warfare, Air Refueling Tanker, CSAR Command & Control & even drone control. It can be equipped with skis to land on ice & snow. A paused program by Air Force Special Operations Command sought to equip it with floats for water landings. Some versions were equipped with rockets to shorten takeoff distances. The Marine Corps mounted Hellfire missiles under the wings with a Bushmaster gun on the back deck to turn their tanker version into a quasi-attack aircraft. The possibilities are almost endless & it’s a popular choice for modification. Production of the C-130 is expected to continue at least another 10 years, with somewhere around 20 rolling off the line per year. To date, more than 2,800 have been delivered around the world. In the U.S., the Air Force currently operates approximately 373 of different variants, while the Navy has 33 & the Marine Corps 64; it’s unclear how many each service currently has on backorder, but they do have them on order. It’s estimated there are about 300 currently in a kind of retirement in the “Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. They exist in varying states of upkeep, with some being able to be returned to service very quickly. It’s sort of a joke that when an Air Force looks to replace their C-130s, the first choice is the C-130…but there is a lot of truth to that. Anyway, hope you enjoyed a little context to the C-130! As always, this is written in the simplest way I can for people not familiar with aviation & there is a lot more to know. Hope it helps, though!

@GuntherEagleman I’m going on vaca, so I’ll check back in a couple of weeks.

FYI... Bridge Day is tomorrow.