I’m going to go ahead and disagree. Horsepower is a stupid figure (what with a horse having 15-20 horsepower), but your suggestion fixes almost nothing.

Could be, but I doubt it. With a motor you can change parameters with software. With a flywheel, you have to go install a whole new wheel.

It makes a lot of sense to 3d print components for very small runs where the quantity isn’t high enough to effectively amortize tooling costs.

Likely the motor keeps applying torque as the brake engages.

I’d agree. But it could have been a manual lathe with ball screw guides.

It may not be CNC but there are certainly machine tools involved. A lathe for sure sure. Does it still count as hand carved?

There are a few other concerns. If a FOB can come under attack, then there is a possibility that it might be over run. Normallu, sensitive equipment can be destroyed from the air if need be, but here it would just make things worse

Boost phase lasts 5 minutes. If the aircraft are still on the runway during launch, they are too late. The need to be right overhead.

The whole deterrence thing works best if there are only two actors. You’re right that haven’t been the case in some time, although we’ve had alliances that soft of helped the situation. As the number of actors grows (non proliferation can only ever be a stalling tactic) the possibility of there being an actor that…

The only way I can see boost phase intercept working is if the aircraft is already in the air, and really close by. Unless we get some kind of very advanced warning I don’t see that part working out.

A thousand times this. Don’t buy new.

Buying a used ninjette and upgrading in a year or two is the best plan (you may well be able to sell it for what you paid)

Metal 3d printing is not cheap. I bet the whole box would be over 50k if mostly printed.

I hope this becomes a thing. Use those small, super wide wheels that were all the rage in the 90s. You know, the wire spokes that stuck way out.

Intake losses.  No matter what the throttle position, the cylinder always descends to the bottom of its stroke. At low throttle, it has to suck in air thru a very small hole while its doing so, which is where the waste comes from. The most efficient vehicle would be one where the engine at full throttle only produces…

I’m remembering my earlier life, being single and living in an apt, and there was no way that an EV would have worked out for me back then (not that I could afford one). I wouldn’t be able to charge it overnight, range was a problem because long road trips at a drop of a hat happened several times a year. And of…

Most households have multiple cars. If you are a part of a 2 car household, having one of them be an EV will work.

Just put a block on political posts. Use their fancy ai, if the posts even hints at being about politics, it doesn't go anywhere. People can connect with their friends and family. Everyone will be better off.

100 miles isn’t extreme, it’s a Saturday ride. Motorcycles are more likely than cars to be hooned around, which will probably drastically reduce that range. It might work as a dirt bike replacement, but the range seems far too short for a street bike.

How many torches would you need to get 700 horse power?