March 5, 2017March 5, 20171980s, Railroad BZhRK Barguzin Russian Rail Missile Had Precedent with Peacekeeper Rail System, 1986 Over at Popular Mechanics, Kyle Mizokami reports that Russia is developing a rail-mounted system of mobile ICBMs that will constantly rove the […]
March 2, 2013March 2, 20131950s, Alexander Leydenfrost, Military Structures Atomic Pile Cutaway Drawing, 1950 A gorgeous noir-like cutaway of an atomic pile by Alexander Leydenfrost. But why does the drawing look so vague and devoid of […]
March 1, 2013March 1, 20131950s, Military Structures, Submarines Jim Creek Naval Radio Station Illustration 1950 Artist unknown, as this was a tossed-off illustration in the middle of a Popular Science, but what interested me: This is one […]
February 27, 2013February 27, 20131950s, Military Structures, Simulated Places, Submarines, Training Simulators Dry-Land Submarine Trainer, 1950 Its proper name was the Mark VII Attack Teacher and it was housed in a 3 story building in New London, CT. […]
February 27, 2013February 27, 20131960s, Military Structures Inflatable Vietnam War-Era Quonset Hut Cutaway, 1967 This Quonset hut-style hospital was kept inflated by compressed air from a utility unit. Standing 20 x 52 feet, this portable hospital’s […]
February 15, 2013February 25, 20131950s, Scientific Facilities Atomic Submarine Engine Testing Sphere Cutaway, 1952 This cutaway, drawn by Rolf Klep in 1952, is of a $2 million, 225 foot diameter steel hull built in Schenectady, NY. […]
June 20, 2009February 25, 20131960s, Military Structures Titan Missile Underground Launch Complex Cutaway The Titan II Missile Underground Launch Complex (Large Image) is classic Cold War-era cutaway stuff. At the Titan Missile Museum in Arizona, […]