Does it sound better in person than it did in the videos? That turbo six just sounds so... unexciting.

The world wasn’t exactly an apocalyptic nightmare before in-car radios, either; and yet, after a few years, they sure as hell seem to have made a reasonably positive difference to drivers and passengers.

“Thanos is just the laziest dude in the universe.”

Not quite. The standard F/A-18 has its general basis in the YF-17, but differs quite a bit in many ways. The Hornet is a significantly larger, heavier, and more complex aircraft. The basic design and construction of the YF-17 was altered significantly to navalize it, and unfortunately they neglected to increase its…

Politics, cost, and to a certain extent, risk. The older F-14s were expensive enough as it was, and the not everyone in the Navy liked the idea of applying band-aid updates on older air frames, due to the potential for spiraling upkeep costs. On the other hand, a new-build aircraft with an almost entirely new design -…

Perhaps on of my favorites post-WWII is the Northrop Yf-17. When I think of the jet-era equivalent of a hot rod of the skies, I immediately think this thing:

The F-20, a contemporary of the original F-16, and the ultimate evolution of the F-5 platform. Intended to be a small, lightweight, inexpensive fighter with surprising capability. Despite its humble beginnings, it was more than competitive with the F-16 (of the time) in terms of capabilities, offering things such as…

What an elegant aircraft. Engine maintenance, however, would have been an absolute pain in the ass. Heat and fuel storage issues were potential problem areas as well.

No it doesn’t. It simply demonstrates what an utter, disastrous shitshow the A-12 program would likely have been if it had been allowed to continue unchecked the way the F-35 was, and therefore why it’s a good idea to kill programs like this and the F-35 early on when it becomes apparent that the end operational goals…

Though a bit more pedestrian, the ASF-14 was another example of an interesting proposed aircraft that got slashed. While looking much like a modified F-14, it shared little in common with the original F-14 beyond basic appearance. All systems, including radar, electronics, control, and engines were different; it even…

The McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II was another interesting aircraft that died prematurely. Intended to be the replacement for the A-6 Intruder, and the Navy’s equivalent of the F-117 (only far more advanced). Interestingly, aside from politics, it fell victim to may of the same flaws that have somehow made the F-35…

That’s difficult; there have been a lot of great ones.

In what way was the F-15 an engineering disaster? As far as fourth-generation fighters go, it was pretty damn solid. It wasn’t until the early 2000’s that the structural issues came up, and those were to be expected on the early jets that had served so long. If any of the 4th gens were to be called engineering…

There are a great many reasons; to start with, pound for pound, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and their derivatives are the most heavily armed warships ever built. There are ships that carry more weapons per se, but they are much larger ships, like the Kirovs. Secondly, a ship also needs to be able to accommodate…

Well, technically, a jet engine is simply a variation of a turbine. And since this bad girl was powered by turbines, I’m going to go ahead and leave this right here:

People suck. I’m just not sure what else to day, other than the fact that those very people are so-called “car enthusiasts,” and they go a long way to giving the rest of us a very bad name.

Also, sidenote: Any boat that you rent.

Slight bit of pedantic-ness:

Outside of the Spirit of Australia, I believe that the turbine-powered Destriero remains the fastest powered private yacht, clocking in at just shy of 60 knots. Built specifically to beat the Blue Riband transatlantic record (which she technically did, averaging 53.1 knots), she was ultimately disqualified due to the…

Difficult to classify, as it all depends on what you do and don’t consider to be a “boat.”