I'm sure the light is different, but not so much that anyone I know could notice a difference. My wife made me change out some of the old LED's, the new ones she cant even notice, and doesn't know which ones are LED's or old incandescent at this point. Honestly, I don't even know anymore.. I just wait for one to…

I'm sure the light is different, but not so much that anyone I know could notice a difference. My wife made me…

You're not using the right bulbs. I'm very hesitant to buy these (the ones on this site) because I have never used them before. The first few LED's I bought did not act or look like incandescents, and it took me awhile to find the right manufacturer that did make it right. So far I have only found 2. Philips (I…

You're not using the right bulbs. I'm very hesitant to buy these (the ones on this site) because I have never used…

I know nothing about this, but how stable are these islands? IE, they are in the middle of the Ocean. How does erosion not take these things down to nothing in the span of a few years? Do they constantly need to be pumping and dredging?

Stop it. All the NYC Subway Bashing, just stop it. Having ridden on subways all over the world, I can tell you the NYC subway is by far the most entertaining. From the guy with the cat on his head, to the guys that link up and do cart-wheels down the center of the A train. From the guy that simply needs a few…

Nah, no one is fooled by Putin.. Everyone knows its Russia, but no one wants to start a shooting war with a nuclear armed country. I guarantee that game wont work if Iran tried it, unless they have Nuclear weapons of course.

I wonder if the fly-by-wire piece is really the reason it was able to fly at all like that. As you mentioned, i'd be very curious to know if the computers were capable of taking the damage into account and changing the way the controls acted to compensate. Thats insane..

You apparently need them. :)

Interesting. You very well may be right! One thing I can assure you of, I dont fully understand the motiviations of the goverments of that area. Logic to me would seem to be to defeat a common enemy, but obviously it goes deeper then that. Good post.

Very true. However, if they were serious I don't think the Iraqi's would have to much of a problem with it. Also - Jordan right now is punching above there weight, with a population of 6M and a relatively small military there ability to inflict serious damage is fairly limited.

Not sure.. My guess is that Jordan is a predominantly Sunni county. It seems as though just recently there population has really rallied around this war effort. I believe that ISIS probably totally mis-played there hand by executing that pilot and turning a Sunni country 100% against them, where they might have had…

Yep, I stand corrected.. I could have sworn they had Apaches. Cobras will do against ISIS i'm sure. :)

At those speeds there is little need for explosives. My guess is you will see a round that has flechettes in it for anti-missile defense where hit to kill is nearly impossible with just a non maneuvering kinetic projectile.

I think you nailed it.. The targets that Jordan is dropping on are either VERY low priority, or not really targets at all. My guess is that we wiped out anything of importance (that was stationary) in the first few days. What Jordan is doing now is more for show then anything. If they really want to be effective…

I'm freaking out.. I'll be back in a few weeks, i'm going to go and dig a bomb shelter in my backyard and stock it with twinkies and ho-hos.

Holy shit, you dont think they actually have a Prototype do you? Bamboo and Bondo are some of the strongest materials known to man..

If I send you my address, will you send me some of the cool drugs your on? Also, i'll need one of your tin-foil hats and a note from your 6th grade English teacher assuring us that you did in fact graduate from elementary school.

Actually, if anything, the B-52 should be the one that stays. In a Un-Contested airspace its the best way to deliver ordnance. Cruise missiles are expensive and dont have the ability to loiter over an area to provide CAS. The B-52 is cheap to fly, and drops cheap bombs (relatively).

Which part of the fleet is sufficiently modern? The 60 year old b-52's or the 30 year old B1 & B2? By time either of these new bombers are introduced my guess is the B-52, B1, and B2 will be pushing 75 & 45 years old respectively.

Interesting, I just wonder if that's affordable. In order to accomplish those missions, I wonder how many of each type you would really need, given maintenance schedules, and fleet responsibilities worldwide.

I'm sure they do.. Wasnt doubting that. Its just a shame that we need to continue to build Burkes for the role that the Zumwalt was supposed to take, given the Burkes will never have the power requirements they could potentially use.