Radar and rockets don't work well when they're sitting on the bottom, that's why.

Expecting accurate facts in a political debate is like expecting a plot line in a porno.

That was pure deuterium in a liquid form. You want some nightmares, read up on Castle Bravo. There's a reason these shots were called "experiments", and boy, did they get an education on that one.

Is it just me or does anyone else find the F-4 Phantom the ballsiest plane around, ever?

Not that I'm thrilled to defend the Peanut Farmer, but Carter killed the B-1A simply because of the then-supersecret B-2 program. Reagan liked the B-1 as something else to throw up in the faces of the Ruskies. Essentially, both guys were right.

The Thinking Man's Harley.

The best movie entrance, ever! You figure David Lean would jump cut it or something just to speed it up, but nope, we waited, and waited...

Yup. Aircraft with glass cockpits display engine oil pressure only during the start sequence, since that’s the only time you’re watching it for an anomaly. If the pressure drops enroute you get an master warning alert and the engine parameters synoptic page is automatically displayed showing the gauge. Since cars are…

My recently departed dad and his team developed the Navy’s SPS-48x surveillance radar (that big barn door spinning up there on the tower) and would likely disagree with your assessment. It was originally designed to detect the Soviet Kitchen KH-22 anti-ship missile coming over the horizon at wave-top level with plenty…

Yeah, versus the absolutely perfect safety record of other Navy helicopters.

Yup. Cockpit is signaling the cabin crew 1) We're over 10,000 feet, thus electronic device use is approved, and 2) the cockpit is no longer "sterile" and you can call us if necessary.

Huh? Hell, northbound past Paso Robles to King City it's 70. It's still 55 through the downtown L.A. slot, IIRC.

As it was explained to me, the V-22 needs more time in service before can be considered a “white top”.

Jetstars have a unique method of pitch trim - the entire vertical stabilizer is pivoted fore/aft with a big-assed jackscrew. Look at the base of the fin and you'll see some bare aluminum rub strips. Get they thought it was more efficient, somehow.

That's rich. An Apple guy calling HD owners brainwashed.

Given the bulk of other manufacturers are part of larger conglomerates (including now Ducati), it's tough to spread your fixed costs around when you're a dedicated motorcycle manufacturer. Also, HD does do new technology (a la V Rod and the water-cooled Revolution engine). I'd never consider a V-Twin product and…

Didn’t some out of state driver today *murder* a California Navy officer by not only rear-ending him in a rage after a lane split gone wrong, but then running him over, killing him? Trust me, bikers have a lot more to worry about from the "cagers" than vice-versa.

Actually, no. Charging a car involves connecting it to the grid, which is grounded. You lose the insulative effect of the tires. Even with an indirect strike, a charge will accumulate in the proximity to the bolt.

They're performing a rolling takeoff. Watch the rotors tilt forward slightly.

Didn’t an S-3B War Hoover inadvertently pickle a buddy refueling store into an Iraqi patrol boat in DS?