Saw this Take on a Defense forum that blew my mind, Fighter jets are going to evolve into Airborne-cruisers, aren't they....

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Aircraft Aircraft carrier when?
- 1931 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zveno_project
  
  Bonus points because they actually used it in a war
  
  The 20s and 30s were the Cambrian Explosion for mechanics.
  
  "Throw it the wall, see if it sticks!"
  
  Two world wars sorted that shit with the quickness.
- How did they patch bullet holes in dirigibles mid-flight? Was this necessary?
- Arsenal Bird
Context:

https://www.twz.com/air/yes-china-just-flew-another-tailless-next-generation-stealth-combat-aircraft

The Shenyang jet.

EDIT: Sorry, my mistake. I think that the post is in fact talking about the JH-XX/Chengdu J-36. Guess there are a lot of mysterious Chinese stealth fighter-bombers floating around at the moment.
a Bradley with wings, awesome.
Funny how convergent evolution works sometimes.
- Flying multi-role crab aircraft it is then.
arsenal bird when
- Fuck that thing, and it's unlimited factory ass. I've got your stonehenge, riiiight here.

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