Take the F-35B the Marines use and remove the lift fan. Keep the shaft from the engine, but use it to spin a generator. Use that generator for a laser, ECM, particle beam or microwave weapon.

Or the SS Poseidon.

Lucas the Hutt?

Moving sidewalks. And hats. Must have hats.

I suspect they don’t want to light up Istanbul with their fire control radar.

Take your time leaving, don’t be Russian.

The C-5 can carry heavier loads.

Why doesn’t anyone ever take on Al Gore with his private plane and fleet of limousines/SUVs that idle in the parking lot while he gives his speeches?

“Everyone here gets in the LEFT lane immediately a second lane appears. Doesn’t matter what speed, where they’re going, what they’re doing, nothing. Left lane. Now.”

Does this mean he’s leaving Mythbusters?

Not at all.

I love this. The F-104 didn’t need a crew chief to help launch it. I was Cold Lake AFB in Alberta in 1982 for Operation Maple Flag and the Italians (I think) had a few 104’s there. The pilot would walk out to the jet, do his walk around, climb in and take off. I was stunned that not only was it even possible, but that…

I had my engine run license for A-7’s at Nellis in Las Vegas. Before starting the engine we had to call the tower for clearance. “Nellis ground, this is aircraft A-7D 69-6207, row 47, spot 12, requesting permission for ground maintenance run.” The tower would notify the Security Police and if you started the engine…

We normally ran only two shifts, but had to put one person on nights to keep the crew chiefs from cannibalizing parts.

The airframe is bent. Total loss is an exaggeration, since the engines, avionics, hydraulics, fuel system and everything else is probably fine.

You’re right about parking in BFE when visiting an automotive plant. My previous company provided me with a new Ford every two years, but I had to occasionally service equipment at the Bowling Green, KY Corvette plant. The walk from the non-GM driver’s parking lot is about 1/3 mile. Not too bad, but I’d have to carry…

Rotary cruise missile launcher.

Four or five years ago I was assigned a case to go look at a server that had been damaged in shipping. When I get onsite, the customer shows me the box the server had been packed in. He had placed three of those little accelerometer stickers and they had all popped.

This is what the inside of a server at Walmart looks like. Seriously. You should wear a mask when you work on one.

Imaging taxiing that jet when the pilot sits so far forward of the nose wheel.