Oh come one, I can think of a handfull off the top of my head that won’t elicit ANY OUTRAGE AT ALL:

Kick a white man in the nuts month!
Aren’t White men just the worst month?
White Privilege and why it is the root of everyone else’s problems.
What it doesn’t matter if you are white, my needs come first!
How minorities get…

Sportiest minivan... Thoughts?

I used to pull the coil wire from my distributor when I parked in those sorts of areas.

When China and Russia both have the capability to take out satellites at will (China is almost there, and Russia isn’t far behind), those reliable eyes in the sky will be as good as gone in the next war. If we are imagining that stealth is something that can be defeated, then stealthy drones are no better off. What…

I stand corrected, that’s correct, the CF6 wasn’t a 737 engine, though the CFM56 was derived from the general layout of the CF6. Aloha didn’t run the tight turn arounds that Hawaiian currently does with the MD-95s. Hawaiian tried a few late model 737s with the CFM56s and found that they could not handle the thermal…

Well, considering that the B717 fleet is the largest single user of the BR7XX series, then, you have a self answering question, though, there is also a lot of parts commonality between the V2500 engines and the BR series as they both use a common combustor and accessories. Also, show me which of the air force’s cargo…

Actually, the br715 has proven to be a very reliable engine in heavy commercial operation, including in hot, humid salt air conditions (ask hawaian airlines as they love their 717s. They can take the abuse of tapid turnarounds that destroyed the CF-6s they had on their few 737s. Delta and airtran have together…

And over twice the price per engine for the same power output levels as two BR715s, and also requiring the heavy investment in nacell engineering, integration, and support equipment at B-52 based that can lift engines that size. Going to a large size four engine layout will require a LOT of knock on costs that will be…

They are behind the game for SFC numbers for their newer engine models. The competition is coming out with GTF designs or going with exotic materials for a higher compression factor. This isn’t as big of a deal for the b-52, which would do better with a cheaper, proven design instead.

I thought that the Connie used 3350s, mainly the TurboCompoud variant with the PRTs...

I apparently missed that one. Looking at it, it appears to split the difference between squad level 40k and division/corps level epic with individual engagements being roughly battalion or regiment level. Also, there was a lot more race variety in epic.

I mean, really! Why can’t epic get some love?

Honestly, all along the intracostal waterway, there are old telcom towers that used to house microwave data links and are now used as cell towers. The cell repeaters are rarely higher up than about half way on them. Why don’t we just develop a land based version of the APG-63V3 AESA radar, mount them on the top of…

As of May 2015, vehicles imported into Germany from OUTSIDE the EU are normally subject to a 10% import duty as well as a 19% import value added tax. Vehicles being imported from other EU countries face minimal fees for document processing. In exchange, a vehicle exported from Germany to the US faces the 2.5% import…

As an independent looking at this craziness from the outside, two things continue to baffle me:
How does a sane republican anywhere even imagine that a Clinton will ever face legal punishment for any of the illegal, shady, and outright evil stuff they’ve done over the years?
How do most democrats live in a world where…

The Sky Crawlers is simply gorgeous when in the air. The rest of the story is, well, meh, but the aerial combat stuff is top notch. Even if you aren’t a fan of the genre, I highly suggest that you give that one a shot.

Dad worked as a mechanic for a major US carrier during the era. He had some horror stories about the 3350 tc and from being in the air force during the era of the B-50 and B-36 for the 4360.

They make the most sense in large displacement engines (turbocompounding I mean), but add weight and complexity. Examine the difference between the pratt 4360 and the wright 3350 turbocompound. The wright engine was smaller and lighter, but it was terrible for maintenance. Both were superceeded by turbojet engines.

I defer to your expertise. My point still stands, circa 2007-2008, emissions regs tanked fuel economy for diesels. While it has improved since then, it still isn’t as good as it once was. As for the exact mechanism, i’m working from memory and its not my specialty.

I expect the 2.7 eb to do very poorly when towing, decent in town when start/stop is properly enabled, and somewhat lag epa numbers when driven at 75 mpg on the highway as they more closely reflect fuel economy numbers at 60mph.