Red bull air race planes can take off is like 1/3 the length.

The story of the Aero Union P-3 is not correct. Their bankruptcy didn’t not force the cancellation of the Forest Service contract. It was the other way around. The change in management led them in the wrong direction and ended up cutting a lot of corners. Those aircrafts sitting on the ground are not airworthy. They…

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.

California is a desert. So why is it that a large percentage of golf courses are in the hottest part of the desert? Look on the map between Thermal and Palm Springs, all golf courses.

This is more for flow visualization. You want numbers, this won’t get you numbers that you can use like watts saved or time off a 40k TT. For cyclists without a wind tunnel, easiest test you can do is a coast down test.

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.

Since we all have cellphones with a camera, might have to take a picture of the sign every time you park.

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.