It's 80% new parts from the baseline L410 6.75 liter V-8 originally developed in the late 50s. All the measurements are essentially the same but the metallurgy and technology are all new via VW. Here's a peek at a very technical and in-depth analysis of the new engine:

Most owners ping-pong their superyacht between the Med and Caribbean every year. Same marinas, same ports-of-call.

Short answer: Yes.

I dunno. This is still the gold standard for rotary wing sex:

Seat 8, tow 5,000 lbs., swallow a sheet of plywood, cruise comfortably. The last real "station wagon" in the traditional American spec sense:

"RR genuine parts" isn't really accurate. Under the skin, it's all BMW:

Because average *people* aren't this interested anymore.

So, let's say something with a bunch of bells, flashing lights. Hell, we'll even throw in a big long pole painted red and white blocking the crossing, just in case.

They do have a visual system - they're called ditch lights and they alternately flash whenever the horn is sounded and continue for 60 seconds afterwards. And yet folks still walk/drive/skip/polevault into the paths of trains with horns, bells and lights blasting.

Uh, nope.

I remember back when he was in his 70s when the some FAA weenie sought to have him declared imcompetent? Based on his hearsay, the FAA pulled his ticket for several months. Shameful.

Early laminar flow wing. Very high speed for a propeller aircraft - 450 mph. Probably made it interesting for flow studies.

So, can I get an "amen" for additional NASA funding? Seems as if the baby boomer presidents (Clinton, Bush II, and Obama) aren't a bit interested in aeronautics or space.

Yup. Saba wins, hands down. Hell, forget the airport, the entire damned island is amazing.

How so?

"It didn't see its first combat use until 1998, ten years after the last one was built."

Can you take off with only military power or does the B-1 require AB?

I'm always amazed at B-1 IFRs from the boom operator's perspective. The control surfaces, particularly the split stabilizer, is working like mad. Is there some form of FBW/SAS going on there for gust control or is that just stick movement? I figure there's a computer in there somewhere, given the front canard vanes.

You'd think by now Bell-Boeing would have come up with a pressurized cabin variant for AEW/ASW/COD roles, making this replacement plan at least semi-plausible.

There's also the "tripwire" aspect of having U.S. forces on the ground in Europe and Japan. Russia probably wouldn't think twice before engaging a non-U.S. NATO force. Ditto China in the Far East.