Not an engineer but used to work in these types of systems and came to same conclusion. Not an efficient way to go through this process, especially if you're in a wartime environment where speed matters.

I'm hoping I piqued their curiosity. My understanding is it was used in the Navy as a training film on why captains should not overwork their crews. Really did a good job of showing what life was like in those days aboard those ships. I once went on board an older destroyer, the ship was so narrow I could walk in the…

Really enjoyed watching these videos, a friend was a green shirt on board the Abraham Lincoln years back. My father was on board the America back in the sixties shortly after it was commissioned when it was involved in the Liberty incident. I've been aboard the Constellation and the Enterprise just walking around,…

Thx for that, beautiful pics!

Good reference to 'The Bedford Incident'. I was always concerned about something like this kicking off during the Cold War.

I first discovered Talking Heads when I was in high school. They were like no one else out there, still are that way. One of my favorite bands of all time. Decades later there's no one else even close.

I will really miss the Intruders and Prowlers, one of my favorite aircraft of all time. Unusual appearance and amazing performance. Watch 'Flight of the Intruder' for some great footage of this aircraft. I used to go hiking up in the Cascade mountains and occasionally would hear a rush of wind overhead then look up to…

The Vigilante was one of the most beautiful aircraft that ever flew. Used to watch it fly over at Sandbridge near Oceana NAS in VA. . .

Yes it's a trick of perspective. The cars are going much, much faster than a civilian car could go around the slow corners. Source: I used to sit in the navigator/co-driver seat of some of these cars. I would say speeds around slow corners are anywhere from 30 mph and up. Also remember the cars are using much more…

Now there's an ass I can get behind. Or in the driver's seat of. Or straddled across. Or. . .

Here's a good write-up on the SU-34 here.

That's great to hear! I've always loved the cars and the racing legend. When I was in my early 20's I lived near Seattle International Raceway and on the weekends the Bayside Porsche team would occasionally practice out there. You could hear the cars miles away bouncing off the valley walls. I would drive out there,…

This is a car that is so perfectly re-manufactured that I would want an entire day to go over it with a magnifying glass just to take it all in. . .

You clearly know nothing about McCain's so-called military record. He should have been nicknamed 'Crash McCain'. . . Among other things. . .

Anything where McCain has his demented hand near the levers of power is a bad thing. I'm a big supporter of the A-10 but considering the price to save it, perhaps it's time to put the old horse out to pasture. I would rather have schools, hospitals, low cost health care and a better, more peaceful future for ourselves…

Many years ago when I was in my teens we lived near Oceana Naval Airstation in VA, there was a period of time when fatal crashes seemed to be happening once or twice a month for two to three months. I used to get wing-waggles from Harriers and Phantoms as they cruised down the beach a few hundred feet overhead.

Gotta double upvote on the 'No'. and add a double dose of 'Hell No'.

Like comparing a Chevy with a Mercedes. And the Fisker is not the Mercedes...

My sediments exactly.

Welcome! And if you ever need a couch to crash on if you're in Seattle, you may stay as long as you like. Just be sure to bring along a McLaren or some such. . . One must make sure the ice cream from the grocery store arrives before it's melted.