IB diploma holder here from 2007; this thing is a scam that pretends to have the veneer of academic rigor. All it does is let you sound like a pretentious douche and gives you more crap to throw on your college applications. Extended essay? More like extended bullshit that's been properly cited with a multitude of…

Functional whip aerial?

I...I'll be right back...I have to change my pants

When they say line of sight do they mean within visual range? with the naked eye? Are FPY system allowed?

*heavy breathing

Vortex sheet simulations are going to be one massive clusterfuck

Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but the ones still in service (B-52H) first entered service around 1961. First flight occurred in 1951 and it entered service in 1955.

Its not like our bomber fleet is any newer

You do realize that they are still very capable strategic bombers right? Their equivalent of our B-52's?

Tasteless; buy it and restore it to remove this trashy eyesore from the street

Tasteless trash

How much room is there?

You ever have one of those days where nothing seems to go right? That's what happened to this guy, except it's much worse than your bad days. So much worse.

Time to kick the tires and light the fires... and tell the FNG that he has to hold the wing again

Better than lasers though, but yeah still shit compared to mechanical methods i.e. get back out there with the ice scraper :)

You mean Elbit; a lot of mergers and acquisitions of aerospace/defense firms happened since the 80's.

What kind of tasteless nouveau riche plebe drinks Smartwater?

Against people or snow?

I like your thinking, but lasers wouldn't work as quickly as microwaves. Would be pretty handy as an anti-boarding party weapon.

What do you mean by a ducted turbofan? Technically a turbofan is a ducted fan which is driven by a gas turbine. The AW609 TiltRotor is powered by turboprops; are you asking why the props aren't shrouded?