shiftsandgiggles
Chris Clarke
shiftsandgiggles

Its really rock solid. Runs great. Beast in the snow. Things break a lot. And don’t forget the wagon. She’s like my wife’s first child.

I do not regret my life decisions.

This article first appeared on the National Report, which is a news and political satire web publication similar to The Onion. All news articles contained within National Report are fiction, and presumably fake news. Read more

Its not too late. The air show is this weekend. I’ll see you there. Read more

Roll, yaw, aileron and rudder authority basically all relate to the ability to control the airplane. At a high enough angle air will separate from the wing, lose lift and stall. Most manufactures design a wing and and tail so that air will continue to flow over the control surfaces even when the wing stalls. This Read more

I’m fairly certain there were some props striking. Read more

I'm not the biggest Star Wars fan, but I'm pretty sure that's Harry.

Why Hammond? Why!?

The constant-speed propeller on a single-engine piston does not have feathering capability. Read more

As far as I know, I've never been aboard an aircraft that's been struck by lightning. Read more

I pretty much always wish for bodily harm to befall any particular member of the general public. I mean isn't that what really separates us humans from the animals? Read more

I count roughly 12 slashed which would only be 4 rotations. A windmilling prop could be spinning at 500 rpms or more and will carry a lot of momentum. I could easily imagine a completely dead engine causing this damage but it's also possible that it was producing partial power. Read more