“I would say the biggest threat on my mind is what’s happening with Russia and the activities of Russia, and indeed that’s a big part of why I’m here in Europe and having those discussions... It’s extremely worrisome on what’s going on in the Ukraine. We’ve seen the type of warfare, which someone dubbed it hybrid…
Pretty much the ol’ Concorde conundrum... Read more
Yeah, but you can’t land a plane in a modified dock, and you couldn’t land particularly close to port given ship/boat traffic. You would spend forever water taxiing from a couple miles out at least, which I’m not sure is even possible. Also spending that time in salt water would be ruinously expensive in maintenance… Read more
Not to mention banking maneuvers. Passengers in the outermost rows (the furthest off-axis) would feel MUCH more movement in regular maneuvers than in a traditional tube- what would be a regular bank in, say, an A330 or 777 quickly becomes Barf Central in a blended wing design.
Blended wings will someday make great… Read more
I just discovered this blog. Very well written post. I’m as anti-F-35 as I think is medically advisable, but that doesn’t justify the inaccuracies. There’s enough wrong with the F-35 that you don’t need to resort to shotgunning bullshit. Read more
2007 for terrorism and 2008 for murder. Both resulted in conviction. He claimed responsibility for the 2013 attack but the 2007 and 2008 convictions are sufficient. When criminals have committed a large number of crimes it’s pretty common to not prosecute each offense, that way they have something to fall back on in… Read more
1. So yeah, my snark aside... the Army’s tail pylon does fold.
2. Only our UH60M models have folding stabilators. The UH60A/L does not. We have to remove that big old thing if transport is tight. (generally when shipping them, we leave the stab on, the tail pylon in operating position, but fold the main rotors. Plenty… Read more
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Writing for Road & Track is a lot like dying, except fewer people care. Read more
That’s great! Reading Collin’s first articles I sensed a bit of your writing style. It’s good to see that’s he’s being taught by one of the best writers on the site, and I’m glad you’ll have more support doing God’s work over at FA.
I’m really excited to read articles with the level of information and background you… Read more
Tyler’s writing for Flight Club now? Aww yiss Read more
This shit looks positively Thunderbirds.
I clicked this from Gizmodo and got about halfway though the article and thought, “wow this is some excellent writing, this must be something from Foxtrot Alpha", I scrolled up a little bit and it was confirmed. Tyler Rogoway does it again!
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Great article, it also reminds me how much I miss the Space Shuttle.
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I’ve found that the 688 crews are usually old school and hate Riders. But the VA crews aren’t so bad. Not as much Rider hate. I’ve definitely smoked on a submarine since 2010, but only on very special occasions. Nowadays everybody dips and vapes. Not so many nudey mags still on boats, with the female types starting to… Read more
I took a “If it can get me shot, nope” approach to my time in the Navy. I mean Clinton was still president when I joined in 2000 and there were no wars on the horizon. When OEF and then OIF started my main goal in life was getting as much knowledge out of the military while not getting in a situation to get my ass… Read more
There is a distinct smell, light diesel, some machine oil, some leftover almost-ozone and a hint of that smell-taste you get on a hot day holding a handful of spare change [sort of metallic, I really can’t describe it but just get sweaty and hold a handfull of pennies and nickles] I find it oddly comforting and even… Read more
No, you’re not getting it. That’s like saying, when we say “back room” we’re referring to one specific back room, whichever back room that may be. He’s explaining to you where aft begins when they use the term aft. Read more
