nativewolf
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FDR saw the wars coming and was determined to get a corps of experienced aviators. He couldn't do that in Spain but he could in China. The combat experienced avaitors formed the basis of the US naval training instructors and it's a key reason why the US had very high success rates in encounters with Japanese Zero's. They understood the lack of armor, climbing, diving abilities, etc. It also enabled a new splurge of aircraft designs.Elon has been described as a mix of Nikola Tesla and Henry Ford. Fords thoughts on WW2 were also..... 'misguided'
Thought this was really informative. Great recording of FDRs fireside chat discussing the 'arsenal of democracy' at the end. Hadn't considered the idea that the F16 might be prolific enough that Ukraine may be able to field a squadron manned by foreign pilots similar to how Americans aided the British and Chinese before the US formally entered WW2.
I think we are seeing the same with armed drones today. This is the testing ground and I believe the first country to really digest and employ the lessons here will change the balance of power in the air.
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