It had a lot of combat capability...for what it was designed for. It was designed almost entirely to intercept the Mach III XB-70 high altitude bomber that the U.S. was building. It’s not the MiG-25's fault that the U.S. cancelled the XB-70.
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It is crazy awkward. However, you have to temper your awkwardness with the fact that most people that say it are being completely genuine. I’ve noticed that a lot of the people that say it (I generally try and stop and have a conversation with people), have either served or have a close relative that is serving / has…
I just received my Model S 2 weeks ago. You can set the charging limit for the car to less than 100%. It’s just a little slider. There are several “daily” settings and 2 “trip” settings. The one “trip” setting will allow you to charge to 100%. It clearly gives a warning that using that continuously using that setting…
Tesla hasn’t LOST money. The Model S is actually profitable. They could become a niche car maker and be profitable TODAY. That is not their goal, however. They want to be a major car company. So instead, they have spent all of their profits in growing the company. R&D and tooling for the Model 3, building out the…
It also doesn’t include cash flow from sales for the next year. Contrary to popular belief, the cars themselves are profitable. They just turn all of the profits towards growth. In 2015, they made a gross income of 923 million. Of course, they spent it on infrastructure and did not realize it as a profit.
The Model S is much closer in size to the 7 Series than the 5 series. I’d say the Model S is about the same size as an A6.
This is absolutely important for you to understand this:
Glamour projects certainly play a part, but I would argue it’s not the main reason. The USAF’s roots go back to Billy Mitchell and Curtis LeMay...both huge strategic bombing advocates. Their greatest success story and best history revolves around the 8th AF and its strategic bombing campaign against Germany.
They have a valid argument. Close Air Support is totally against the core philosophy of the Air Force. They consider CAS a waste because they have to use an airplane to take out tanks one at a time. In their mind its a much better use of airpower to use an airplane to take out a bridge so that a whole column of tanks…
Businesses offer coupons, groupons, and put up billboards to attract customers. When the conversion to electric starts to heat up, some restaurants off the beaten path will need to find a way to bring in the customers they are losing. Putting in chargers will be one way they will do that. And in the process, they will…
LITROCKS,
I guarantee you spend more than 5 minutes at a gas station too. Just getting through the stupid menu takes a couple of minutes (News flash to gas stations....I do not want your stupid, ineffective car wash, stop asking).
Had a 240 volt-50 amp charger installed in my house last month for my future Tesla. It cost $800. Right now I budget $180/mo for gas. (I’m not paying that right now because gas prices are low. My budget stays at roughly $3/gal). Charging my car via the Virginia EV-1 program will cost me approx. $45 / mo...at the worst…
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The base model Model S in 2009 only had a 45kwh battery. They ended up never producing it because Elon figured a sub-200 mile range car would not sell. Showing his mastery of marketing, Tesla upgraded everyone that reserved a 45 kwh car to 60 kwh for free.
The Navy rarely goes after people that go UA (Unauthorized Absence = our version of AWOL). I had a sailor go UA after a serious drug charge (found him with dealer quantities of Ecstasy). I asked NCIS what they were going to do. Their answer was, “nothing. we don’t go after people anymore. He’ll get a speeding ticket…
The USAF was trying to stick to a bird of prey motif: Eagle, Falcon, Raptor, for it’s fighters. However, the F-16 guys ruined it by forcing the name Viper down everyone’s throat until it stuck. I still refuse to call them Vipers and it drives the USAF guys crazy. Always an equal opportunity troll, I also refuse to…
actually, I think a German-Russian alliance is Poland's biggest nightmare.