nothing but love for the subject matter. would love to see more aerospace stuff. As neat as nifty gadgets are, nothing inspires me like this work of art (the jet, not the post). Quick question of timelines on the post... (which, btw, floated around as a near direct-quote email about 6 months back, which giz…
@Novaload: Galveston dude, Galveston. Coastal place. Its where all the oil tankers drop their goods. #bugattiveyron
@maximum-sienna: Absolutely. There are at least 5 patents out there on the inflatable side of the equation, mostly patenting different mechanisms for inflation. There is also a patent on attaching the equivalent of a camping tent to the back of a truck with structural poles and everything. Just because someone…
@maximum-sienna: Me too, actually. I figured deployable flaps would be a better way to go so they could be retracteda round town and in the loading dock. There was a nasa study which showed that a 10% reduction in truck drag (achieved by combining this concept with other drag reducing devices) across the entire US…
Was driving on the freeway a few years back, and watched a raptor of some kind come in fast and low, left to right at probably lunch in the fields on my right. However there was a UPS truck in the right lane about 30 yards in front of me who had other plans. Raptor nailed the side of it, bounced into my lane and had…
And it will never actually be built. Though if they did, I would of course buy one.
@blah blah blah: Dude, you are killing me with this "similar capabilities" schtick. Since the F-35 is 8 years behind in the design cycle, it has some newer tech as shown in the video, but this is like putting a newer GPS in a honda and leaving your ferrari in the garage. The F-35 is inferior in stealth, combat range,…
Earth day is when all the hippies of california descend on Davis, and smoke copious amounts of weed. Its GREAT people watching. Honestly, that car is nothing compared to the 135 mpg Explorer, 85 mpg Suburban and 175 mpg "Sable" sitting the lab in Bainer Hall (eng bldg).
