Interesting. I assumed there was some way to shorten flight time for reduced-range targets, but didn’t know it could be done short of simply not firing the third stage.
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Ok, that makes sense. But in the photo set, he’s specifically referring to the main stages, not the RCS on the bus or warheads
I know, which it’s why it’s weird that he would say “to the last drop”
I’m torn on this... the analysis you linked to is clearly technically detailed, but he says, not once but twice, that the missile stages burn ‘to the very last drop.’ To the best of my knowledge, all three Trident II stages are solid fuel, and once ignited, will continue to burn until all fuel is exhausted.
If cops only gave a shit about stolen cars...
Not anybody who works at any Gawker title, that’s for sure.
...since their operations are largely clandestine, they can fly without their transponders off if they had one at all.
Tyler, please, please proofread before publishing. Nobody else will do it for you, and you are better than this.
It’s BCO’s shitty, smirking way of shutting down any dissent and then having a nice congratulatory circle jerk about it.
Were we actually supposed to be worried for Yuria? I mean, it was obviously just a clock. We all know that now...
I read it and I agree with RossW. Yeah, the L16 does some interesting things (like the after-the-fact focal length change) but I don’t know that the extra capability it offers over a $350 Canon P&S makes it worth the gigantic jump in price.
A rev limiter won’t prevent the engine from being over-spun if you are going 80, think you have selected 4th gear but actually grabbed 2nd, and let out the clutch. It’s the drivetrain turning the engine, and cutting fuel and/or spark won’t do anything to prevent the over-rev.
Came here to say this. You beat me to it. “Money shift” is a phrase second only to “spontaneous dry sump conversion” in my automotive vocabulary.
Ok, this is a bit of a straw man, but still completely possible. Let’s say I have a car that I’ve been restoring in my garage. Haven’t driven it on the street, but now it’s done, and I need to get it inspected. So I grab my flatbed trailer and tow it to the shop, dropping it in their parking lot so I can get my…
Hey, I have an idea! The local jurisdiction could just get inspection records from the state, and automatically send tickets to everyone they day their inspections expire, and every day after that until they get their new sticker! Think of all the law enforcement time that would save...
Project Pluto. Mach 3 nuclear ramjet cruise missile. They actually successfully ground-tested the engine. Eventually everyone had a “what the fuck are we doing?” moment and the project was canceled.
If we’re talking production longevity, the Iron Duke four cylinder is in the running, too. And yet it’s a crap engine, from a performance standpoint.
The Modular family is a failure compared to the Gen III/IV SBC in every respect but one - horsepower per liter of displacement. It’s physically larger. It’s far more complex, and more expensive. It doesn’t deliver an advantage in fuel economy. It requires more RPM to develop the same horsepower. It’s technology for…