Yeah, my wife took one look at that door setup and commented "Beaver Shot Door". God only knows why RR insisted on this design. Sad, since the pre-BMW firm was so engineering-oriented. I still think the Bentley Brooklands Coupe was a far more rational design, particularly for rear-seat egress (door had a second…

Yup. Santa Barbara is still old money-ish. At most you'll see an S-Class. The few billionaires have black Suburban war wagons, complete with on-board muscle.

I loved my Triumph 3 liter SOHC V-8 from the Stag. That is, when it was running.

Only dog that's got a spot on a Presidential memorial:

Probably the original Tu-22 with its three downward ejecting seats:

Obama has already flown on the V-22:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pingnew…

They aren't banned, and there's no requirement for DRL in the U.S.

Amen to that. Just did the rears on a Buick RM Wagon. Filthy work.

Hell, that's nothing. What about those dinky 2 liter SOHC Columbo V-12s back in the 1950s? I think the 166 had one.

I thought Paro was severe VFR only. The difficulty in qualifying for Paro isn't the pilot, it's the aircraft and its single engine climb capabilities in that deep valley ringed with mountains. Boeing commissioned some study for DrukAir when they were considering purchasing 737s that went into detail about the…

Uh, they *do* own the beach, down to the mean high-tide line. In some locations that can be almost 50 feet from their deck. At high tide, the public portion of the beach is under water.

This crisis was caused by those idiots in Congress. Screaming about low-time right seat pilots? We need full ATPs for our puddle-jumpers!

Rolls Royce did use the Citroen hydraulic system, complete with LHM fluid in the Silver Shadow/T2 series cars. That included braking and self-leveling, along with the famous nitrogen accumulators. Later cars used the hydropneumatic damping components as well, again, with the little green accumulator bombs.