The Power of Poseidon in Nature’s Backyard

When deep in the heart of nature, people may wonder why an electrical power source is needed. The short answer is that in today’s world, handheld electronic devices can aid the rural enthusiast in numerous ways. Their GPS tracker can keep them on route. Their cellphone can offer amusement durin...

By Michael D'Angona

Bank Fishing Blueprint #012: Choke Points on Windy Days

Welcome back to Bank Fishing Blueprint, the weekly AllOutdoor series focused on helping anglers find and catch more fish from the bank. Last week, we looked at black water ponds, those dark, overlooked pools that most anglers write off as dead water when they are actually some of the healthiest, ...

By Keith Lusher

One Old Misdemeanor, a Lifetime Gun Ban, and the Iowa Ruling That Just Ended It

DES MOINES, IA — The Iowa Supreme Court has thrown out a felony conviction built on a lifetime firearm ban, ruling that the indefinite prohibition could not survive the strict scrutiny that Iowa voters wrote into the state constitution in 2022. In a 5-2 decision filed June 26, the court reverse...

By Luke McCoy

Lockheed D-21: Cold War Spy Drone

In October 1962, the C.I.A. and the U.S.A.F. requested that Lockheed study a high-speed, high-altitude drone concept for reconnaissance flights over particularly hostile territories to avoid endangering aircrews. Created during the height of the Cold War and following the shootdown of a U-2 spy p...

By Friedrich Seiltgen

POTD: Eject, Survive, Stay Silent - The S&W Model 41

Specialized equipment often reflects very specific mission requirements, and few examples are as niche as the modified Smith & Wesson Model 41 pistols issued for the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird pilot survival kits.

By Eric B

Mikoyan MiG-29: The Reactive Fulcrum?

Military aircraft design of the Cold War era could be described as akin to physics, or, more specifically, to Newton’s Third Law of motion, which states, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” From lessons learned in the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force determi...

By Peter Suciu
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