That is correct in a way. However, Boeing introduced a aystem that increases the possibility of vertical surface control failures without adding it to the training required for the crews of the 737 MAX. There is just so much a crew can do while in a emergency management situation. Not every pilot is Sully, and they…

every time they corrected the plane, the system would reset

The pilots were not aware of the existence of the MCAS, therefore they had no clue about what was wrong. In order to make the pilots of older 737 variants fly the new one with the least ammount of training they did not cover this new system on the training the crews had to go through. So it is very hard to blame a…

The F-16 never flew of carriers, they were used only as a training aid for dissimilar air combat training for TOPGUN and other exercices. The airfame fatigue was due to frequent manouvers exceeding 9G in flight.

Not really. There are compromises to be made. A sturdy airframe for 20G takes a lot of weight and volume. You need volume for payload and fuel. You need as little weight as possible in order to fly and be manouverable.
Consider a 1 ton aircraft pulling 20G. The airframe is under a force of 196000 N. If the aircraft is…

“There’s no doubt in my mind that over time these overstresses were what led to the demise of the F-16N. The Air Force flew the jet too and I’m sure that they had the same type of overstresses. The difference was in the missions of the Air Force F-16’s verses the Navy F-16’s and the frequency of overstresses on the N.”

can do 20G maneuvers all day long

Because it may hurt the brand if there is an accident with the mule. Suppose a Rivian mule catches fire with the blue oval, people start saying that Ford F-series EV/Hybrids are prone to catching fire etc.

Except that test mules usually do away with the badges... If this is a Rivian mule Ford has every right to sue for the brand use, if it is a Ford mule someone might be on the line to get a very serious call to the boss office...

The way he always does:

Basically the relatin between Brazil and VW is kind of the relation between Australia and animals: Brazil did not allow to import cars (at least not cheap cars) so anithing that could me made out of a beetle was made in Brazil.

There is some truth in that, but in specific cases.

but it looks like they could have touched them if they lifted their arms (not that any sane person would have wanted to do that)

That is how batman carries people around.

Hell, if there is one thing they taught when I got into 4x4s is that you never tow a immobilized vehicle by strapping it to the ball hitch! And extra red flags if the towed vehicle outweights the ball hitch rated load!!
Get a proper D-Ring shackle or just remove the ball and use the square hitch to secure the strap…

Of course, keep in mind that these are still Kei-class cars, with a 660cc engine making all of 64 horsepower

“drivers using any sort of power boost will have their halo cockpit-protection bars lit up a certain color. Cars using Attack Mode will have blue rendered on their halos, while the Fanboost driver’s halo will light up magenta when they’re using their power bump”

Funny... It does happen IRL too.

The segment/activity guides the hardware choices. AFAIK the differential in a off roader is a better puller (that is why big rigs for oversize/overweight loads have crawler gears). The suspension setup is likely the limit, and as stated, the smaller trucks are either about the ride or the off-road credentials, in the…

...sport that nobody else cares...