Breaking a car the week before a SAE competition is very common. Just about every team has done that. I did Mini Baja and rolled the car the Saturday before the competition. Broke the frame, suspension, and drivetrain. We pulled an all nighter Sunday, drove like 200 miles back and forth to borrow tools, raw materials,…

He still got the car, so that’s a big fail.

I remember that commercial.

Toll is in the opposite direction. They just take a picture and send you the bill.

Toll is in the opposite direction.

One report said she’s in talks with Clarkson on their new show.

We know what the airframe will look like. http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/lockheed-wants…

Everything you ever wanted to know about the development of the U-2 including why the F-104 was chosen. https://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks…

The loads were extremely high. The contracted Northrup engineers changed it to 17-4 without altering the shape, which was quick and easy. My company came in to make it, but ended up having to fix a production issue because someone at Rockwell modified the parts when they were first built.

Everyone of those have spoiler hinges that I help redesign because they like to go full afterburners with spoilers and flaps deployed in order to burn off excess fuel to get the aircraft weight down to maximum landing weight. Original hinges are 2024 aluminum, they are now made out of 17-4 stainless which added an…

There are two registered in the US, 1 in the UK. SN 351 (N76DT) and 353 (N85EW) are in the US. 362 was N76TE, is now G-TRMP.

Not completely FAA mistake. The aircraft isn’t certified yet, it is still on a R&D ticket which means it doesn’t need to meet all the regs yet.

The Brits had the idea of converting a cargo container ship to a Harrier carrier. Interesting concept with lots of potentials, but never happened. The Brits would say if it wasn’t for the Harrier, they wouldn’t have won Falkland.

His watch hand is his left hand. Plus you would see his leg on the far side of the shift, which you don’t.

The ones coming out of Scarebus Helicopters Canada are better. But then why would you want a helicopter built by frogs? Their rotor blades are backwards.

That’s because LAPD is corrupt. They have just as many helicopters as the LA County Sheriffs. No city that size needs to have 18 helicopters.

Simple solution to this problem. Use another RC aircraft to take down the drone. I would volunteer to do that. I’ll contact my buddy who is in charge of Forest service aerial fire fighting to see if that can be done.

Aircraft style controls seems to be the norm. My college prof designed the engine on the Bub 7 which held the record a couple years ago at 367 mph. They used two airplane grips on their controls.

Tesla needs to quit whining and just buy off the politicians like everyone else does.