Steve McQueen in Bullitt - your argument is invalid and incomplete.

Pilot here - Popping noise from something like a helicopter using turboshaft engines is consistent with an engine failure known as a "compressor stall." In simple language - the flame front from the burner section tries to move forward into the compressor and air stops flowing through the engine. Many things can…

In my personal opinion, the perfect follow-on aircraft to the P-3 would have been a new P-3 with upgraded systems, engines, and in flight refueling ability. If that was too much of a hassle, then a Navy specific variant of the C-130J would also have also been awesome.

The P-8 isn't really very fuel efficient at the…

Fun fact: I started my career as an STSSR. I got my fish back on USS Houston in 1998. Left the boat to attend BOOST as an STS1/SS in July 2001... the world got a good deal more interesting shortly thereafter.

Sorry... I mean aliens did it and the CIA is covering up for them. ;)

What an awesome video! That was so cool. :)

You're right about the pinger being pretty limited in range. I don't know how powerful it is, but if it has to run on a battery for 30 days then I have to assume it isn't very powerful at all.

There is also a strong correlation between range and frequency - I would bet…

You're welcome. :)
I actually flew a variant of the P-3 known as the EP-3, rather than anti-submarine warfare, it was built as a spy plane for sucking in any and all electronic signals. We flew around with a plane full of linguists and did electronic surveillance missions in the Middle East and the South Pacific. …

That is so awesome! I want one.

Fun fact on India - They're just getting their hands on P-8s, the majority of their maritime patrol aircraft are still based on the nifty old TU-95M Bear.

Michael, Thanks a lot for the story and for highlighting one of the most rewarding things that the Navy gets to do. As a current sailor, it feels really good to get to do a mission that has a huge potential positive impact... even if in this case it may simply be to provide grieving families closure.

I had to suppress a giggle, then I thought about how much steel is in the engines. MAD can barely pick up a fast attack sub at periscope depth... it's not going to see an aluminium aircraft at all.

former P-3 pilot here. I just want to clear up some misconceptions about our mighty Maritime Patrol Hunter.

MAD is a secondary or tertiary method at best. It requires a metal object to influence the magnetic lines of force created by the earth, so it needs a target that is made of ferrous metal. A Boeing 777 has…

My 1969 Porsche 911 would like a word with you about window chrome...

Hey! I kinda like those!

Both were crazy impressive, but it looked like the bug was making the driver work much harder than the Subie.

If you're hung up on a 911 motor, just buy one! They really aren't that expensive!

The 912 is actually a superior autocross machine due to being much lighter and having less weight hanging out past the rear axel. For short track racing this could potentially be even more fun than a 911.

Finally, when it comes to…

Why, why, why? It doesn't go fast (well), it looks stupid, and it's no longer useful as transportation. I'm all about car culture, and I'm fine with doing whatever you want with your own car, but at least make it so it's still good for something (other than earning facepalms)

Great article and logical conclusion, but I think you strayed a bit from Russian tanks...

I've worked in the Pentagon on a similarly flawed program with the empty promises of commonality and one-size-fits-all: the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS for short). It was supposed to be a quick and cheap program to develop…

Homeowner's associations make my blood boil. I will never buy a house in such a place.

I can see a reasonable restriction, like no commercial trucks in driveways overnight, but even then, what if a resident is a contractor? It may be common to have a "no trucks" rule in the area, but it's still a misinformed rule.

@ Forest, there are tales of gangs on the Carriers from back in the '80s and '90s. Old salts I served with told me some horror stories about how it used to be, but things have come a long way since then...

My experience is limited to NIMITZ in 2012-2014, and from what I saw, it was a very tight ship. The creature…