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  1. AHC: Three major airliner manufacturers instead of two

    I only really put those specifics in to define smaller players like Embraer (sells only narrowbodies) and Ilyushin (only makes a handful of planes) as not major competitors. Basically, it has to be somebody that can compete with Boeing/Airbus across the board and not be utterly obliterated. I...

  2. AHC: Three major airliner manufacturers instead of two

    Today the commercial airliner market is dominated by two companies: Airbus and Boeing. What's the most plausible scenario that could lead to a third manufacturer still remaining in the business? For the purposes of this argument, to be considered a major competitor, it must have: have...

  3. AHC: Keep Nokia competitive

    In light of recent events surrounding Nokia, here's an AHC I thought up: What's the most plausible POD which would keep Nokia as a competitive player in the smartphone business today? Let's define "competitive" as no lower than one-third of all smartphone sales by units sold.

  4. AHC: Large-scale Western military parades

    Many current and former Communist countries are rather fond of large parades of military soldiers equipment in public places (see: the former Soviet Union and Red Square). What POD(s) would be necessary for Western democracies like the US/Britain/Germany/etcetera to regularly perform similar...

  5. WI: The U.S. Navy had another carrier or two at the Battle of Midway?

    Doubtful. The IJN wanted a Decisive Battle - and as far as air assets go, unless you butterfly out Coral Sea, they had nothing left. They sent out the Hosho with obsolete biplanes - that was how far they scraped the barrel.

  6. Fitch/Spruance in charge at Midway

    POD is that Fletcher is injured at Coral Sea, enough that he's not fit to be in overall command at Midway. Either Aubrey Fitch or Ray Spruance end up being in overall command. Assume that each side's "luck" is about the same as it was in OTL. Do things turn out better or worse?

  7. Challenge: WWF Wreslers Become Politicians

    Too much personal baggage. Which is why it was Linda who ran for office...

  8. Challenge: WWF Wreslers Become Politicians

    How about JBL? OTL he already has (or had) a weekly radio show, and is a known conservative. Suppose he finds success there, and decides to run for Congress. It's pretty plausible.

  9. The Noughties: A 2000-2009 Collaborative Timeline

    September 27, 2000: Ariel Sharon cancels his planned visit to Temple Mount. October 12, 2000: A faulty detonator causes a terrorist attack on the USS Cole, docked in Aden for refueling, to fail. Both men on board the explosive-laden boat are initially taken into custody by the ship's captain...
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