You've got a point, but I'm used to working with the military, integrating for them, and their lead times, and support requirements, are an order of magnitude longer than an automotive manufacturer. We can get things designed, accredited, and accepted for production in less than six months, depending on the…

As a systems engineer, I just don't understand why they need two years and that much money to integrate an OS that's already been integrated on cheap, simple tablets. The touch interface doesn't need to be anything different than what's commonly available.

I'm listening to 'Unsung' by Helmet, and it's perfect!

The F-35 is not an air superiority fighter or interceptor. It's a multi-role fighter, and it is most analogous to the F-16 or F/A-18A/B/C/D models. It has land attack, air-to-air, and other capabilities, and can be used as an interceptor, when needed, but it's not intended to fulfill the F-14s former role as a fleet…

I'm not sure how you can accurately judge the characteristics of an aircraft you've likely never worked on, definitely never flown, and hasn't even achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC), yet. Every aircraft has development issues. If you think otherwise, you've not done any research, and you're just reacting…

My buddy is Kelly Johnson's great nephew, and he's got some great, great stories. Like, amazing stuff. I'd love for him to write a book, someday!

But the F-14 and F-15 were primarily designed as air superiority fighters, first, and adapted to the multi-role fighter mission later, just like the F-22 is, now. They also feature no stealthy features, and were many orders of magnitude less integrated, as a combat systems platform, than the F-35 will be. The F-35…

At this point in time, I'd rather give my money to Roush, as they've always done a fantastic job with suspension tuning, but that Shelby is a damn close second.

There have been a TON of rumors about a new Ford GT, intended to go to Le Mans in 2016. Where have you been?

And? I'm a Ford guy, but SBC all the things!

I'm a GT guy. I will not buy an Ecoboost V6. I will only buy a GT.

SNAFU - Situation Normal: All Fucked Up.

Most likely, reductions in defense spending, or, should I say, the perceived reduction in defense spending is causing squadrons to reduce training hours, and it's having a major impact on readiness. I'd also wager that they're trying as hard as they can to reduce expenditures on maintenance, and they're deferring…

Please, this is far from just a FoxNews phenomena. Every major US news outlet is on about this, constantly. This is about the fear mongering, 24 hour news cycle. Everyone is overreacting to this, from dyed in the wool conservatives to hippie dippie liberals. Injecting race into this is ridiculous, and does nothing…

I don't necessarily think that Obama could do much more to reduce the risk of Ebola, other than actually restricting flights from the area, but that said, don't just drop the Reagan bit without any frame of reference. The NIH was funding HIV research as early as 1981, and it saw HUGE leaps in funding during the…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries != Mitsubishi Motors. Well, they're owned by the same conglomerate parent organization, but you get the picture.

I'm with you, man. Davey was awesome. I picked up with Ernie Irvan after that, until his terrible accident, then Jarrett. After that, I dropped off the NASCAR fanwagon for a bunch of years. I'm a casual watcher, now, and I'll root for whoever's in a Ford. Except Logano. I think he's a whiny bitch, a la, Mark…

I was in Waldorf, back in June. A buddy of mine is at Dahlgren for BMD training (even though he's the guy that developed the course). I met him at a Peruvian restaurant, which was closed, so we got Thai instead. Most of the guys I knew that traveled to Dahlgren for installations stayed in Waldorf, because let's face…

I know people that used to live and work at Naval Weapons Center Dahlgren, in Virginia, and for many years, they had to test fire the same 16" guns that are on the Iowa-class Battleships, which they'd typically do right around 0530 or 0600, and sometimes on Saturdays. People loved that shit.

I know several people that have done the swap. Essentially, you use the block and lower end from the Taurus, with the SVT heads and intake from the Contour. It increases displacement, while at the same time, increasing both flow through the heads and compression ratio. There are a ton of caveats, depending on which…