The F117 had a HUGE impact on flight avionics. It was a proof of concept that an aircraft that is extremely aerodynamically unstable can indeed be flown through the use of computers. I would imagine the technology spent in getting that aircraft to fly paid huge dividends in the commercial aviation side with fly by…

I think people are getting hinged up on this idea that "uses fancy device, pulls you over with no other supporting facts." As it stands right now, I doubt HIGHLY that NHTSA, the body that will most likely take over certifying these units or proving their legality, would allow an officer to use this device as the SOLE…

'Merica!

Right? I had an 06 V6 Mustang at the time (it sucked, I know) and even then, the roads just outside of Prescott (where I was going to school) kicked serious butt in such a terrible car. Now I have a 09 Mustang GT setup for autocross that would just BEG to be abused on those back roads. I liked the climate and…

I'm confused as to why we singled out Fox Body Mustangs when the reality is just about ANY Mustang is going to be modified, somehow. I rarely see stock Mustangs, usually some small thing, like wheels, or HID's when it didn't come with them, exhaust or sequential tail lights, etc are part of the equation for even the…

Arizona is one of the few states where 2 hours from the center of the state (roughly Prescott Arizona) gets you just about every weather pattern you could possibly ever want, year round. 2 hours south to the valley for the heat, 2 hours north to Flagstaff for the chilled air (and in the fall a lot of friggen snow), 2…

Mr. Forsberg, Your mission, should you chose to accept it, is to convince the powers that be that there is life outside of 285's in 18" rim diameters. Given how immensely popular the pro-touring/Good Guys scene is becoming, the absence of a truly amazing tire in wide 18" wheel diameters leaves you to chose between…

I averaged 38mpg in a 2006 V6 with Pony Package between Prescott Arizona and Omaha Nebraska. Lowest we saw was 35, highs in the low 40's. City mileage was around 24 MPG. Contrast that with my 09 GT w/ 3.55's out back at about 18 city (on a good day) and 26 HWY. The 4.0L was such a dead beat of a motor though. …

This... Really though, they should call it a Corvair since you know, heritage and all that with a mid engine lay out. Just ditch the swing axles and PROBLEM SOLVED!

Yeah nowhere in any of my posts did I say I was a hardass, badass, ass kicker, whatever. I've just pointed out that police work isn't as "safe" as you say and imply it is and you, for whatever reason, wont accept that. I hope you don't need one of us donut munching teenage drinker harassing traffic cops to save your…

Nice generalization and great attitude. Very conducive to an adult discussion. I've given you facts, backed up by the Officer Down Memorial Page (www.odmp.org) and various other statistics from various government organizations and all you can come up with in response to that is donuts and parked in a median. …

RDGJR said "Bullshit, give cops a car like this and they'll use it as another weapon of intimidation; like clubs, tasers and guns." (not exact, too lazy ATM to quote directly). The implication is that tools of intimidation are bad and cops shouldn't have them. Since guns are considered by him as an intimidation tool…

It gets in the way and it is a lot more difficult to do precision driving techniques with the center mount unless it has a non linear pattern. The linear pattern auto's (where you pull/push straight up or down to select gears) are less precise in the transition between Drive and Reverse and that can lead to bad drive…

Combine that with the 4700lb curb weight + driver of a Police Package Charger and it isn't much of a surprise the gas mileage isn't that good. Really the highway mileage only matters to counties and state police agencies. Us city folk would be pleased to see the advertised city mileage for one of these cars and we…

They have, our newest Charger (2013 IIRC) has the LED spot light on it and aside from being a pain to keep clean it is significantly brighter than the standard spot light on our other cruisers.

Biggest issue with EV's is going to be running the equipment we use on a daily basis. Between our radios (yes plural, including AM/FM for the relative "down" times), the MDT (computers), radar units, lights, cameras and sirens our current gasoline powered cars require two standard car batteries and a different…

A weapon of intimidation? Are you one of those people who is offended by the mere presence of a firearm? The reality of the situation is that between 2001 and 2011 we lost more Police Officers in the US than men and women fighting in the Afghanistan War under the US Armed Forces (1901 Law Enforcement Officers vs…

Not only that but the Avalanche and Ridgeline are both Unibody based SUV's with open air beds in them. This at least looks like body on frame which a proper truck is not some mall cruiser version of a truck.

In 2005, 13,915 people died in traffic accidents where speeding was listed as a cause for the accident. That number represents about one third the total number of accidents that have at least one fatality (42,815). Contrast that number with murder, a much less common crime and one that is much, much, much harder to…