Something is odd here. So the three golden rules in this arena are Max Speed (How fast), Power to Weight (Boom and Zoom) and Wing Loading (turn and burn) If I just yank the numbers from google. The F-16 is a little faster, has the same power to weight when loaded, and has a heavier wing loading. It SHOULD have been a…
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NASA is being generous there. Safety factors for many engineering projects are in the 200% to 300% Aerospace standard practice is at 150%, Rocket science is at 110%. The rocket stack is 85% propellant the other 15% is structure AND payload. The actual structure of the rocket is often less then 10%. Many rockets would…
Anyone smarter then me care to elaborate on Space X’s risk mitigation plan? Space is a scary place, but the only 100% proven risk aversion method is to never leave the ground. They're the pros so they will overcome, but I am curious as to how.
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If you thought that was real, did you see Chuck Norris’s latest stunt.
If the Shuttle was managed right, the answer is absolutely No. The Shuttle was built mostly of refurbished parts. The engines, orbiters and SSRBs were all to be reused. This is great, if you’re not using a congressionally mandated maintenance plan optimized only for getting to the moon and fast. So the political side…
In the USA, you are correct, this is a light sport aircraft (LSA) which is an ultra light with more power, more speed, carries a non paying passenger. Everywhere else it’s still an ultralight.
To be fair, it is an ultra light. The FAA regs are a little loose on these. The cat probably hid under the duct tape securing the main spar, and probably improved the weight and balance.
This couple gets all the +1 internets and salutes I can muster. Not only did they tell death “Not today” they did it with cosplay style.
Navy ships with troubling development cycles have been the norm since the USS Monitor. For example, the South Carolina class battleships were known as “Showboats” since they in and out of the repair docks constantly. Yet, the USS Enterprise couldn’t have stayed in the fight without their AA support, and the tried and…
Did you examine the test cases before citing the examples? DoD testing goes after the edge of the envelope and where the convoluting design factors have the hardest time. Under those cases a 10% failure rate is very impressive.
hey lay off, it's a great replacement for the F-4.
Sure there are challenges, but this thing could find a niche. It would be a boon to developing countries, island nations and anything threatened by rising sea levels. 90% of the issues found are infrastructure related and that drops off if there is no infrastructure to begin with.
Love at first fight....
The words “Killed by a Swedish Tunman training accident", sucks all the cool out of fighter jockey.
Congrats Airbus! You solved general aviation’s most political problem (green energy) by making it’s most critical problem ( affordability) even worse! How many Cessna Skycatchers is this little birdie worth? Four? Five?
They're so good, I don't know which of the four knows nothing!
I tried to right swipe, double click, seek hidden commands, or button mash on the Windows 10 info, but Windows 8 won't let me. I think it knows!