• Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

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    Due to an increase in the number of new members who are trying to systematically download our entire Resource Library (one new member yesterday tried to download 3,000+ files AT ONCE!) we are being forced to implement some changes regarding who can download what, how many files at a time and at what speed. As the forums and Resource Library share the same bandwidth when the Library gets overloaded with demand like that the forums fall over, as we have all seen recently. It's sad that greed has forced our hand in this way but we must do something for the benefit of all our legitimate members (many of whom paid money for the upkeep of the site) and to prevent the files stored here being used for nefarious purposes. Many of our uploads have specific conditions tied to them that forbid uploading to any other site or deny uploading to any site that has a 'paywall' (i.e. a pay to download policy). Due to the number of mass download attempts recently we can only assume that somebody, somewhere, is attempting to stock up a new file library with our files and we owe it to our up-loaders to protect their files and intellectual property especially as many (like my own LDR Development projects) are made available at SOH only and are specified as such in the 'read me' files.

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Good news on the TBD recovery!

It'll be a while. I saw a video a few days ago that indicates the process to recover and preserve such an aircraft that has been submerged this long is long and complicated. We're talking years, before it will be displayed. A lot of years. Watch this video from Ryan at Battleship New Jersey.

 
Great video Worthless, thanks for the HU on it. I've followed the CSS Hunley since it was found and am aware of the time span for such a project. At 79 I probably won't get to see it but at least I know they are trying.
 
Thanks to american enthousiasts, private or state institutions, a lot of aircraft history has been conserved. Some on static and some are even flying.
I put down my hat to all those men and women who spend a lot of time and money to preserve aeronautic history.
Thank you to them.

Best regards

Michael
 
It's quite fascinating that some plane/ship wrecks are in that good of a shape even after all those years. I've sometimes wondered, for some planes like the Devastator, if a modern flyable reproduction could be possible, like some Fw-190 in the early 2000s. A replica is nice but I can't help but imagine a modern reproduction WW2 plane, with modern techniques/materials/etc being a good thing too, but I guess it's not that worth it, money/time wise? Anyway, I hope they will be able to raise and save this plane, it would be nice.
 
The location of that TBD has been known for many years. Too bad the Navy didn't recover it sooner, before it got to such an advanced state of rot from salt water and sea life.
 
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