As I mentioned in a comment above, I'm hesitating to write diary's about military planes. I have seen most of those planes flying and on static shows, even prototypes of the latest types. I was in the cockpit of some of them. On my computer I have professional flight-simulation programs, and even a joystick of 3Kg wich is a replica of the real F-16 stick. It is a fascinating world : I learned about aerodynamics, pneumatics, hydrolics, electronics, navigation, radar, Infra Red, ILS, FLIR, TCAS .... and lots more. But at the end : its about a weaponsystem, a thing to kill, or drop super-killers like nuclear bombs. Maybe, after Bush has finished his wars , the next one will be fought again with stones. The struggle of man against tyranny is the struggle of memory against forgetting.(Kundera)
I understand your hesitation on "glorifying" killing machines, although your thoughts on the spending of the military and the policies behind it about which you briefly muse would be a fascinating read as well, I'm sure.
I understand. What - sometimes - fascinates me is the human genius behind the machine - whatever the machine purpose is. A bombers' purpose is absolutely unacceptable, and still a bomber can be a beautiful piece of machinery. Witness this British Victor : http://www.drivearchive.co.uk/xplanes/vbombers/victorcos1.jpg
