Wow. That is friggin' impressive.

Aerodynamically it equates to cleaner air and better control authority. Even on the commercial planes the low-wing design adds vertical separation between the plane of the wing and the plane of the tail. Military cargo planes need a high wing to deal with FOD on Un/Semi-prepared surfaces. Thus, the tail needs to be…

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She's not a pedestrian.

This guy is constantly on TV talking about how huuuuuuuuuuge his deals are. You know you're in for a buggering if you went there to buy a car, new or used.

I'd like to see this space frame built full size with a more conventional power plant. It is very organic looking and would handle stresses well, been dreaming of something like this for a long time.

Does Jalopnik ever stop with the negative smug articles? Why can't you guys ever have a positive article? Everything is always about how "Jalopnik knows everything hahaha were smuggy smug bastards". Go ahead and throw in something about how they accidentally called it a spy shot or how Mclaren maybe has a different…

It's incomplete combustion, older jets have lower pressure ratios which lead to smoky exhausts. This was common on first generation engines of all types.

B-52s run on peat, not jet fuel. ;-)

They smoke because they're an ancient 1960's design low-bypass turbofans. The B-52 would be much better/more efficient with 4 modern high-bypass turbofans (commercial jet style) but it would be massively expensive to retrofit the fleet.

It's borderline irrelevant nowadays. Most modern aircraft have critical information projected onto the helmet visor, so that info is in front of a pilot, regardless where he looks.

Because the Mangalyaan is not actually a probe but an orbiter that does not have to withstand atmospheric reentry, doesn't run on a radioisotope thermoelectic generator, is much lighter than the Curiosity (only 15kg vs. ~1500kg) and therefore takes a less powerful launch vehicle to get into space, has the benefit of…

The Scrambler is the first Ducati in a LOOONG time to give me goosebumps. The weight is right, the power is good enough to be a very versatile bike.... even the cost is acceptable.

As a resident of Virginia, can this please call attention to the fact that a reckless driving charge (80mph+ or in excess of 20mph over the posted speed limit) is a Class 1 Misdemeanor and on the same level as charges like animal cruelty, sexual misconduct, and brandishing a firearm? These laws need to be changed. I'd…

Just searched wiki and the start cart had two Buick wildcat v8's. Pretty bad ass...

NO. BAD. WE DO NOT STICK OURSELVES UNDER CARS WITH OUT JACK STANDS.

John Oliver has a great piece on Civil Forfeiture:

With a face only a mother could love. What is with those wheels?