The grief-stricken Liam Neeson calls up Emma Thompson, who I guess is just some woman he knows (relationship NEVER EXPLAINED), to talk about how sad he is.

It’s not an “extra” APU. There’s just one.

APUs produce power through a generator and on some aircraft also bleed air. Typically large airliners will have an APU for both power and bleed air generation. The bleed air is used to start the engines.

I don’t know if you mean “Le Mons” ironically or if you you genuinely spelled it wrong. ;)

No. The horizontal taiplane is pushing the tail down in flight. If it went missing, the plane would nose down.

Simple. If the tails breaks away, the rear will drop (due to the horizontal stabilizer not present to hold the rear up.) The plane will nose upward. The air speed will then get traded for attitude for a few seconds until the air speed drops below stall.

Is it wrong that I think her giggle and smile are adorable?

This looks like a mobile aircraft engine test rig. They still exist today. Saw one just a couple of months ago at the airport where I was flying.

I think you’ve hit a nail on the head when you say that the garb leads people into thinking they are mostly ceremonial. Even knowing that the Swiss guard can be deadly, the uniforms are have a disarming (heh...) effect on the onlooker.

Most wings stall around 14-16 degree angle of attack.

Planes are complicated now, but it is all relative. The B-29 and P-51 were pretty complex given the technology of the time.

I politely informed him that this is impossible because the Hummer’s body is made of aluminum, which cannot rust

the SR-71 was claimed to have hit 2,700 MPH

Her husband and kids had a definite “oh great, here were go” look on their faces.

Don’t fuck with Russia.

:)

They do have Pavlova. Here’s a fun party game: Get a Kiwi and an Aussie in the same room. Ask which one of their countries invented Pavlova. Back away slowly...

A double check always help to see errors like this in the future.

You would indeed probably only need two from a pure thrust perspective. However you’d have to make some drastic modifications to the airframe. For a start, the rudder would have to be significantly enlarged to handle engine out situations. You’d also have to rerig the wing spars given the very different load…

Agreed 1000-fold.