Huffytoss
Huffytoss
Huffytoss

Based on the latest report for FY16, EMALS failure rate is at 400 Mean Cycles Between Critical Failure. Way below the 4,166 requirement. It has 7% chance of completing 4 day operation, 67% chance of one day sustained operation. The report also said, “Absent a major redesign, EMALS is unlikely to support high-intensity

One system has proven to work for the last 50 years, the other system isn’t working and needs more money and time to get it to work.

Also easily defeated. I work with a guy who used to design countermeasures.

While TOW missiles have advanced, not the ones in S. Korea. We do quite a bit of electronics for aircraft control systems for the TOW missiles for the S. Korean Army. Rebuilding the circuit cards hasn’t been an easy task because no one makes most of the components. We have to look for sources who have garages full of

South Korea is not well armed. Company I work for supplies a lot of parts to the South Korean Army. They have a lot of 1970's technology. They still use TOW missiles.

When I was a kid, my little sister always sat up front. If she sat in the back, she always puked. So I don’t think a kid sitting up front is weird at all.

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Why does anyone need a $50K+ full auto gun, because it’s ‘merica. Why does anyone need a $1000 purse? Why does anyone need a car that can do 200 mph? Because we can.

Bills do get passed here in California.

Tokyo is at 144 ft. The flight hasn’t even left the ground yet. So don’t call it a mile high fight.

provided he stayed on the gas. AWD doesn’t work when you are coasting.

The China most likely has been handed down for many generations and contains lead. You wouldn’t want to eat off of it. My wife has a set that can’t be used.

I’m in aviation and you don’t even need a PE to submit an aircraft design to the FAA.

Blame environmentalists for your AC. R12 works better.

My wife works for a civil engineering firm. Civil engineers build targets, airports, buildings, bridges, roads, dams, etc. The professions you listed that have PE’s are all related to civil engineering.

And they all work in civil engineering.

You know you are cool when you wear a nomex flight suit to go flying.

That’s what happens when you chew betel nut. It’s nut that is stuffed with chewing tobacco.