More interesting than the continuation of the 747’s production line is that the Russians are buying American jets for heavy cargo use than purchase further Russian aircraft. Are Il-76s and the big Antonovs still in production? I know the Chinese purchased a few Il-76s from the Russians in the past decade, though I…

If the bumpers were tucked closer to the body and it had a few more inches of wheelbase, this wouldn’t be a bad looking car.

I’m not sure if the older market still buys American. My parents are in the late 50’s. Their first cars were older domestic models, but their first new cars in the early 80s were Japanese (a Toyota Celica for my father, a Subaru of some sort for my mother). They’ve bought domestic and Japanese cars since then, but the…

I think you’re missing one big group - empty nesters. There are lots of people in their late 50s/early 60s who drove minivans and SUVs/crossovers for the past 30 years and are looking for something easier to park, more fuel efficient, and cheaper to buy, but still need some space for carrying the grandkids or going on…

Times have changed, and so has the gun market. I wish I could have bought up S&W revolvers, SKSs, K31s, and Chinese AKs for cheap in the 90s, but I don’t think anyone would have sold them to an elementary school kid. I really missed out.

Also, funny that you mention the Hi-Power - I bought one when I turned 21 five…

The B-1 is also a complex aircraft to keep in the air. The B-52 is relatively simple to keep flying, making it a better choice where the B-1’s speed and payload aren’t as critical.

B-52s can’t carry all of the most modern gear the USAF fields in it’s bomb bay, and is being upgraded to do so as Tyler previously covered. This has forced certain weapons to be carried on the external pylons rather than the bomb bay, which limits total payload. The B-1 might be able to carry more of a particular…

While that’s true, legitimate Russian SKS’s are cheaper than the Norincos in Canada. Marstar is selling Tulas for $200 (they’re $500+ in the US) and Norincos for $300 (currently out of stock - usually $350-$400 in the US). SVT-40s can be had as cheap as $300.

They’re still doing good business with shotguns and VEPR hunting rifles, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Saiga imports restart after some shuffling of company names on the letterhead.

Let the Wookie angry robot with the .50 cal win.

Subjectives gonna subject, but no. the C4 is WAY prettier than the abomination that was the LATE C3.

Regardless of the impact on emissions reductions and cost of general aviation, I for one am I about ducted fan propulsion hitting the general aviation market.

I hear the Israelis are some of the world’s largest distributors of MiG and Sukhoi parts...

The landing gear still works! The last thing you want to worry about while crash landing, in flames, with no cockpit, is not having your gear deploy!

Also, that should be the TechOps section of Airliners.net, not Flight Global. Woops...

That’s great! Reading Collin’s first articles I sensed a bit of your writing style. It’s good to see that’s he’s being taught by one of the best writers on the site, and I’m glad you’ll have more support doing God’s work over at FA.

I’m really excited to read articles with the level of information and background you…

Tyler’s writing for Flight Club now? Aww yiss

Is that a safe? All this is missing is a gun rack for your Uzi.

This is good enough my subscription.

Heeeelllloo new wallpaper.