It’s done all the time. That way the higher ups can critique all your work with well thought out engineering language like “i dont like how it drives, I dunno, I just don’t like it fix it” and you get to interpret what the hell that means.

White people have a good name?

I’m sure there’s some truth to that, but there are more obvious reasons. Jimmy Carter was a submariner himself who served under the father of the modern Nuclear Navy, Hyman Rickover.

First off, that’s a lot of brain cells ago! Additionally, my job was to keep the computer on our ship running and it basically processed all the supply requisitions and repair orders from the subs, so I never went aboard a sub to make a repair. But to answer your question, anything to do with propulsion, electrical,…

I was stationed on a Fulton Class sub tender in the seventies (USS Orion AS-18). Basically we were a floating repair/supply depot for the subs.

Yes, submarines have special armaments and operational requirements which make these ships a useful asset. Unlike surface combatants the Navy can’t pull a submarine into foreign ports (except under extraordinary circumstances) as submarines are completely vulnerable in confined waters. The Pacific is vast and Hawaii…

I used to intern for the operations engineer for these ships when I worked at the MSC HQ in the Washington Navy Yard. Our directorate was responsible for all GOGO ships (government owned, government operated) under MSC, which were the ships that had military operations personnel and civilian support personnel (but…

The Coast Guard’s cutters have diverged pretty significantly from naval corvettes though (this is a good thing, for the most part the Coast Guard doesn’t need warships). Modern corvettes are much better armed and stealthier than anything the CG operates. The LCS was originally targeted at this niche, but ended up…

there is also the lack of space on a sub for some of the things that they have on a surface ship, like any real form of medical station, spare part storage, and the like

plus food, spare parts, medical services, mail, legal services, etc, etc.

Finally! Jalopnik is Jalopy again!

I would rather read all day about obscure, slow, and shitty cars than supercars.

What about #15, which is to "Starve before doing business with the damned Navy. They don't know what the hell they want and will drive you up a wall before they break either your heart or a more exposed part of your anatomy"?

Reader's guide for non-aviation wonks: the Lockheed "Skunk Works" is a design department once led by legendary aircraft designer Kelly Johnson (1910-1990). He and his team were responsible for some of the most advanced aircraft of their day, including the P-38 Lightning, the Constellation family of airliners, the U-2…

That lady is a fucking treasure.

I love that woman. (Margaret Atwood, Kate is okay.)

I understand the iM is just an economy car. 137hp is more then enough for it tbh.

My GF currently has a Pontiac Vibe and this would not be a bad replacement because she wants something Japanese, a hatchback, and reliable. It has its market though and for right below $20k it is not a bad option.

Not a bad car but still underwhelming compared to the MK7 Golf.