There are actually some mods you can do on NA’s and NB’s to restore functionality to that damn gauge. I’m not sure if it gives the exact readings, but its closer to reality than the on/off readings of the factory gauge.

Is that the projectile?

This. The ‘71-’73 sucked before the Mustang II went and made it worse.

>best looking body style
>not posting the 6 wagon

Keep in mind that the project was started in the late ‘30s for civilian purposes, so by the time the war was in full spring, most of the engineering was probably paid for. Completing the fabrication and flight testing, especially if it was being done by a team that didn’t have any other pressing military goals, was…

You should search under the ‘Planelopnik’ tag on Oppo.

It’s all about requirements. If it’s not called out as a requirement, you’re relying on the designers to put it in on their own initiative. That’s not always the case because of a) cost, b) complexity, c) other requirements that would make quick release a liability, d) it didn’t occur to the guys designing the flak…

I, for one, am loving the small airbag trend.

So...it’s an HR-V stretched and pulled to fit seven (uncomfortably) for the Chinese market?

The worst part is that if anyone wants to fly an F-14 in this day and age, they’d probably have to steal one from the Iranians.

I want one of these when they’re declared surplus.

Marpat, or is this what the Koreans use now?

Delta seems to be snapping them up, though they love buying cheap and overhauling as much as Tavarish does. There’s certainly a niche in the market for them - maybe a factory engineered re-engining would make the most sense for airlines that like them?

While you make a good argument for Nissan, Volkswagen is truly the most insane car maker and here is the proof:

OK, so the 747 has it’s own separate line/section of the factory?

Potentially dumb question: if the 747 were to go out of production, would Boeing shutter the plant or produce something else there?

I would LOVE to see this thing on a chassis dyno.

This isn’t a comeback - if any Corvette was a return to tire-burning form, it was the C4, preferably with the LT-1. The C3 was a long, slow, and painful decline into irrelevance. The C4 instantly raised the bar for American performance cars with it’s spaceship looks and world class handling. It took until the ZR-1 to…

I’ve been reading Combat Aircraft Magazine on and off for 15 years, and some of the information has stuck. Glad I could help!

They’re IFF (Identification, Friend/Foe) antenna.