Actually, if you mismanage an aircraft autopilot, you can stall a plane and nosedive. Autopilot also won’t stop you from flying into a mountain. People just have a misperception of what autopilot means. Think about it this way, would you feel safe on a commercial flight if you saw both of your pilots watching a movie…

Definitely staged. Nosed up and cut the engine on a perfect downwind for a flat, strait, abandoned road, nosed it over into a steep left base to final, ran the starter with no fuel a couple times for effect, opened the fuel valve back up and started the motor at low altitude for dramatic effect. Didn’t even look like…

As a teenager, I was once pulled over at night because the taillight was out on my motorcycle. But... my taillight wasn’t out, it was a red sticker on the bodywork of a racing motorcycle that I put rear view mirrors and a license plate on. So as the police officer tried to unwad the ball of paper I handed him to…

Pretty much every light sports car because I don’t fit. Specifically a Nissan 300ZX. I had a poster of one on my wall as a kid. When I my finances and used 300ZX prices finally came together, I tried to test drive one and my dreams were shattered. With the seat far back and reclined enough for me to fit, I was looking…

Rocketeer was one of my favorite movies as a kid. When the new rocket packs with wings started performing stunts in Dubai, it reminded me of the scene where the Rocketeer rescued his buddy at the airshow.

I used a Subaru Outback for road trips with a hitch mounted cargo rack. A lot of freeway miles and paved mountain roads but nothing off road. I have had a lot of early wear and tear issues like brakes and drive line maintenance that I never dealt with when making similar trips in a pickup truck. Bottom line is, the…

Also, she apparently already made it through TSA. If this story was true, she could have just hid it in her purse.

Also, after cars become modular, electric, self driving taxis that you order on your iPhone; insurance, maintenance and storage of internal combustion engine cars will become impractical for middle class mortals.

Yup, and he was over by a good margin. From the video, driving over the stop looks like it would be hard not to notice. I’d say the “impaired” driver theory makes sense.

Higher payload and lasts longer. Unibody is fine for soccer moms and light Home Depot runs but commercial customers and people who tow need body on frame. Leaf springs handle heavy loads better than coil too.

Is the frame boxed or “C” shaped? Also, any idea if aluminum body panels will be used?

Not only cow farts, but lawn mowers and motorcycles don’t even have emission regulation. New American cars actually run pretty clean now days.

I have a good one... but I’m about to sell it so never mind.

It also had radar which was cutting edge back then.

I think the loss of promotional value expected by Ford makes their case valid. The Ford GT is a limited production halo car that does not make a profit in sales but enhances the brand reputation. Ford sold the GT’s at a loss to selected buyers they thought would promote their product. Just like when fashion designers…

Yeah, if anything it just needs lines painted perpendicular to the stop signs. I’m sure the city has better places to spend it’s tax revenue than a “parkette” for the wealthy.

I liked it and I’m picky with movies. I thought it did a good job of being realistic enough that I could feel like it is really happening but fantastic enough that it was not boring.

Almost every airplane that lands on an aircraft carrier has folding wings with no detriment to wing load capacity.

Yeah this guy was basically stalking his fellow passenger and writing a detailed account of mostly harmless behavior, (with the exception of putting her feet up).

Absolutely, but the rest of the article was petty. Also, taking notes on how many times your neighbor swipes their credit card is full on creepy.