The raw cost to operate a 407 is about $525/hr. Add in insurance and everything else, it'll be a good $1000/hr in raw cost. Most charters will charge easy $2000/hr with a 2 hr minimum.

It's a publicity stunt. Why would you test at 650 mph when you are shooting for 1000 mph? Wouldn't the test be more realistic to use two planes? On the other hand, move your antennas further away and the Doppler effect is lessen. Or they could have just used telemetry equipment from the aviation world.

Aero L-39 Albatros.

The Hummingbird program has been canceled. The camera pod that was attached to it was pretty huge. The helicopter was pretty big to begin with.

Technically no. USS Essex was the widest ship to use the Panama Canal in April of 1943. While the beam is narrower (93 ft), the ship (147 ft) was wider than the canal. Even with everything folded up it still took out all the lights on both sides of the canal.

Dumbass bone pilot decided to go full throttle after refueling, accelerate under the KC-135 and pop up in front of her. The KC-135 pilot also went full throttle. Since neither pilot can see each other, the two collided. The bone's vertical stab puncture the center tank of the KC-135.

The same plane he worked on is most likely still flying today.

Kenwood had to redesign the stereo system/CD changer because it was too heavy.

The large helicopter companies build very few parts. They only assemble the parts.

Usually is. The lesser model still has the key in the column.

Camelbak Eddy works great as long as you don't do any traveling vertically. Any major elevation changes will cause liquid to leak out of the relief valve.

Camelbak Eddy works great as long as you don't do any traveling vertically. Any major elevation changes will cause…

Anything technology that the government uses, besides the spooks, is old technology. First you have to put out a solicitation, wait for the bids to come in, award the contract, evaluate the product, then finally field the product. This is why a lot of cops still carry flip phones as their work phones.

When I fly, my simple solution to babies is to bring good ear plugs. It solves the problem of crying babies, people watching movies on their laptops without headphones, obnoxious loud talkers, snorers, and many more.

Jalopnik isn't in chinese.

They are also buying up McMansions in Arcadia, Ca. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-… all while going to college on financial aid.

Volvo has priced themselves into the luxury market which they have a hard time competing. In the US, the cheapest is still mid $30's. Add in a few options and you are at least $40K. The typical Volvo owner probably won't want their kids puking in a $40K wagon.

It was filmed all over LA. Some of the locations are a good 10 miles apart.

People these days have forgotten how to have fun. A couple weeks ago, a C-17 was coming back from training. It was cleared to do a couple of touch and go at the local international airport. The pilot lived nearby so he did a couple of low passes over the soccer field where his daughter was playing. It was a couple of…

Dump truck, troop carrier, same thing. Any vehicle is an asset worth destroying.

In the helicopter crash that I mentioned, it was 7 fatalities. These folks transport at least a hundred people per day. The fact that they discovered the improper maintenance on almost all the aircraft put a lot of people's life in danger. The issue with maintenance personnel was discovered again 6 months later in a…