Uh, yeah, it does here in the U.S.

Hell, if you really want to appear cool, call them "ships". Way inside rotary-wing baseball.

Still some of the best lines of any helo. Fast too, 168 knots VNE.

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:

I love that they're hanging on to two D-21 drones there in the upper-left.

"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.

There was something so awesome about 70s mainframes. Open a door and behold a level of craftsmanship you never see inside a computer today. Of course, the damned thing cost several million dollars in 1970s money, so you'd expect the innards to be gold-plated. I miss that System/370 design aesthetic:

How so?