The Good Shepherd is a great movie. When I watched it I was very aware I was missing the depth and breadth of it. The one thing I have to contribute to this thread is that I believe most strongly that the Brotherhood so in evidence in the film's portrayal of the CIA and its counterparts is also (IMO) very alive in the Anglo (Aust & British ) military. It is called the Brotherhood of the Rose and is largely confined to the Officer Classes. And I assume it is a backchannel interface for military/non military intelligence actions and implementations.
It appears to me that the science of TT Brown was slewed away from him in the period 61-67, with 64 being a pivotal year. It was gathered up and aspects permitted public airing in a futuristic context. It was credited in that context to other people.
Prior to this, the 47 on flying saucer flap ensured the main popular context into which the knowledge would be placed by ordinary people would be that of UFOs.
However, I cannot for the life of me see the excitement in circular winged aircraft. With conventional propulsion. Seems to me the main point of the excersize was to foster then discredit the idea of UFOs. A cover. A frisbee with jet engines.
At the time of the Bay of Pigs or there abouts, a proposal was written within the US military. This proposal Northwood or something like that put forth the idea that the American people would support a full scale invasion of Cuba if Cuba carried out an attack on a US target. The proposal therefore was for the US to attack a US naval target (no people on board) and blame the Cubans for it.
Im sure somewhere in the Good Shepherd this idea is portrayed, but subtly, I will have to watch it again.
The Good Shepherd is one who keeps the flock safe and together and one who rejoices when that which is lost is found.
The Good Shepherd is one who appears vulnerable and harmless in order to distract any threat from that which is the real object of protection.
And in that context Dr Brown was a Good Shepherd.
(Ive just been distracted by the arrival of the post. A package from England has arrived. M B's "C of N M, 1600 - 1989" . Im over the moon. Thanks Geoff, and happy unbirthday to you too!!)
Anyway, where was I. Oh yea, shuffle the originators name, esp where research is still being orginated. Shuffle the dates and dont deploy it openly until its date of peak advantage is passed.
Teflon is small beer.
And I bet in the Good Shepherd movie theres a dose of time shuffling which is one of the complications which keep those not in the know out of the know.
That might be a bit of ramble, but its the best I can do apart from an example.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/st ... 03,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet_Electric_Drive
QED indeed.
Now that wiki page has a link to the Office of Naval Research site re QED. And guess what? The link has been killed.
The major contractor sites list QED as a program related to quiet operation of electrontric switches. But wiki has a link to MHD.
If the B2 was a sub, how much drag reduction would its plasma sheath provide? And we know MHD is a rudimentary application which with a more sophisticated understanding provides for a more complex application of a related but different principle.
UNCLASSIFIED FY 2006/2007 RDT&E,N BUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION SHEET DATE: Feb 2005 Exhibit R-2a BUDGET ACTIVITY: 03 PROGRAM ELEMENT: 0603123N PROGRAM ELEMENT TITLE: FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROJECT NUMBER: R2912 PROJECT TITLE: FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY funding will be invested in development of electromagnetic gun technology. FY 2004 Accomplishments: • Continued development of advanced main propulsion superconducting motor. • Continued development of advanced power electronics for Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and ship main propulsion systems. • Continued development of diesel fuel reforming technology for molten carbonate and fuel cells. • Continued development of Quiet Electric Drive (QED)/secondary propulsion unit (SPU).
Source: DTIC:
5. mso158.doc
...SUPERCONDUCTOR (HTS) ELECTRIC MOTOR 5,783 3,467...Battlefield Power; and Quiet Drives and Ship Fuel Cell Systems...development of Quiet Electric Drive (QED)/secondary propulsion unit...Complete Quiet Electric Drive/submarine secondary...
http://www.dtic.mil/descriptivesum/Y200 ... 03123N.pdf
- 66.205k - 03/08/2007 - Similiar pages
(Scratches head. The concept of the Good Shepherd in actuality is way too deep for me. )
China's navy "is supportive of the re-taking of Taiwan (and) the chief impediment to retaking Taiwan is the 7th fleet of the US Navy," Staples said as the trial got underway.
The Chinese navy particularly needs to be able to find US submarines, he said. "And that is why the Quiet Electric Drive is important."
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200703/ai_n18772407
Confusion as a weapon of war I guess.
MHD : Take a Walk on the Quiet Side, chapter, page 114
Submarine Technology of the 21st Century
google book,
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=fGw ... Y_FE&hl=en
Stewart Way, 1960s, UC Santa Barbara. Cites H Lorenz 19th century
cites 1988 V.W. Adams, London Undersea Defence Conference.
Meng, US Navy Underwater Systems Centre, proposes use of a 12 Telsa magnet.
DARPA with Textron Defence Systems Navy's David Taylor Research Lab
1992, Daniel Swallow, David Taylor lab, states "The marriage of MHD
propulsion systems to underwater vessels is a natural".
But this is not the pinnacle of the TT Brown technologies. IMO.
Project Falcon has a Project Dolphin?
"Let them make coils"