aerospace has allways been a black budget item and the companies involved have always been subject to the "secret handshake"
OP and i are probably young enough to remember what they did to Howard Hughes , how they hid him away ,and although probably killed him much earlier ran his companies for all sorts of nefarious activities, Glomar Explorer and the raising of the russian submarine was just one example.
I'll take 'Spruce Goose' for $1000, Alex. 😏😄
"name of the convicted Nazi war criminal that became the president of Bell Helicopter"
"I'll take a shtab at it, Trebek." (Said in my best Celebrity Jeopardy Sean Connery.)
Who is Walter Dornberger?
Former Nazi Walter Dornberger of Bell Helicopter Developed The X-15 Aircraft The Fastest Manned Aircraft in History Even 50 Years Later.
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During his association with Bell, Dornberger participated in the Air Force–NASA project Dyna-Soar, which was eventually transmuted into the space shuttle ...
Dyna-Soar? Are you kidding me? The names they come up with for their operations! 😄
That James Bond movie with Roger Moore comes to mind. Was it Moonraker?
Bond movies are soft disclosure. <
LOl, i disgress - Moonraker was one of the first movies i ever saw in the xmas (??) holidays without my lame parents or older brothers tagging along. Even brought the Moonraker LP soundtrack that christmas too (Thanks for the $10.00 gift voucher Grandma - got that and the Star Wars Double LP - kek).
love bond movies, Sean Connery of course!
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