From the diagram it looks like both wings are lifting surfaces, meaning that it is indeed a dual-wing aircraft. A horizontal stab like the one on the Mustang pictured actually generates *downward* force which is used to balance the weight of the engine(s) since the CG is located near the wing.

I do. I use a free Android add called (appropriately enough) Mileage, but before I had the smartphone I used a notepad I kept in the armrest.

Well said. My experience has been exactly as you describe. A few years back, I upgraded my geForce 8800GTS to an AMD 4870, and while I was pleased with the performance of the AMD card, the drivers were dreadful. Some features just flat out didn't work, like aspect ratio correction (my old monitor was a cheapie that…

Oh really? My Essex powered SN95 v6 Mustang seems to be trying it's hardest to be the slowest sports car of all time.

I'm from SoCal, and as an anecdote my Miata was destroyed after being rear-ended by an unlicensed lady in a Suburban.

For me it was my silver 1995 Taurus SHO. I bought it my junior year of college, and ended up putting around 30k miles on it, with lots of long highway trips, including Raleigh, NC to LA, CA and LA to Anchorage, AK.

As an aircraft mechanic, I'm extremely comfortable fixing pretty much anything mechanical on my cars.

Yup, that was from when I was frustrated with a stuck rear strut bolt on my Taurus SHO. The torch is only putting out the small blue flames near the nozzle, the big orange fire is from the AeroKroil presoak I alluded to.

I would put my strength as merely average for a guy, and my go-to solution for the bolts installed by either Heracles or an impact is fire. MAPP torches in particular work great. You do need to be careful of a flare-up if you previously soaked everything in penetrating oil. Sometimes cheater bars help.

I agree with number 10 to a point. I bought both my Miata and my Mustang with tires worn nearly to the wear bars. The Miata had matched tires on all four corners, while the Mustang had different brands on each axle.

Agreed, I bought my Miata from a dear old lady who had honestly misplaced the title. We drove by the local AAA office and were able to fill out the paperwork for a title transfer with missing title, I think it cost $16 here in CA.

I usually assume that they put these on cars that are uncommon (and thus more valuable) at junkyards. Most junkyards are willing to pay more for a car if they know they can sell all the parts quickly.

I love the DeHavilland Dash 8 at 5:31. I used to work on those. Kudos to the pilots willing to take off in such a strong crosswind.

NA Miata seats weight 24.5 lbs each and Lotus seats weight 14 lbs each with the lumbar support so you aren't going to be saving more than 21 lbs by switching. Also Lotus seats cost upwards of $800 last I checked and removing seat foam is free. The foamectomy worked great for my 6' 1" "hefty" self and it's still…

Mk2 VW Scirocco. I looked for a while and I never came across one where some idiot hadn't hacksawed the springs or put "some sweet rims" on.

Here is the article you reference: [www.miata.net] - it's about the third question down. Your conclusions seem to be supported by his response - the MX-5 is modeled on British roadsters in general, not any particular car.

This may sound a bit pedantic, but the FAA does not license mechanics. They certificate them. The correct term for an A&P mechanic is "FAA Certificated."

@Homer Berkowitz: Wow, that's really cool. I'd been wondering why nobody made anything like that. Thanks for posting.

@Grimm808: IIRC GT4 on the PS2 somehow managed to support 1080p output, so I'd be surprised if this didn't.

@brandondrums: I'd like to see Tom and Ray from Car Talk hosting with Jay. That would be awesome.