Speaking of slant noses, flippy uppy headlights, whitewalls and hubcaps:

That last one reminds me of a Khamsin:

Folks are missing two big items: 1) Li battery fires can persist for up to 24 hours and 2) Copious amounts of water are needed to douse the fire. Not specific to Tesla, but what happens when some EV catches fire on the 10 Freeway in L.A. during rush hour and lands up burning for the better part of the day? And…

Question: Why can't the USAF invest in a nice radar altimeter for the U-2 like everybody else? Maybe save some bucks?

I don't get this either. The "boomless" supersonic aircraft has been the aeronautic Holy Grail forever, yet nothing's repealed the laws of fluid dynamics. And yeah, yeah, all you have to do is slowly accelerate the airflow across the fuselage and wing and you won't develop a shock wave. Sadly, the Goodyear blimp is…

National Aeronautics and Space Administration? Sheesh.

Hell, you think that's squished? The old Mercedes 600 Grosser had *hydraulically* assisted door latches. Just imagine what 1000 PSI feels like.

The A-10's other secret weapon is the engine. That big old GE TF34 back there is a high-bypass turbofan that likes low altitudes and slow speeds, while burning a modest amount of fuel down on the deck. I seriously doubt some fighter has the same fuel specifics while operating in the CAS role, meaning more trips to…

Also, Google "dihedral effect". It's the rolling motion imparted during a aircraft side-slipping caused by abrupt changes in wind direction. Aircraft designers reduce this effect by increasing the dihedral angle of the wings. It's related to a nasty aeronautic effect called "Dutch roll" where a yaw moment…

Found a picture:

Easy. Mercedes Benz 600 Grosser ignition key. Rather than the typical sawtooth design, the key comprised a series of countersunk depressions on both sides of the key blade which matched up with pins. Don't have a picture handy, but it was definitely unique. I can't imagine how you'd have that key duplicated today.

All things being equal, it's a matter of wing loading. Higher wing loading means less susceptibility to gusts. Plus the 747 has a lower aspect wing than the A330 with a 38 degree sweep and a Vmo of .92 Mach making it a hot rod, albeit a really big hot rod.

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:

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.