There are a lot of claims that powered hops off the ground count as 'sustained flight'.

If you're reading this site, I'd think so!

This is why they are the greatest generation.

We can still offer 5 people though, Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Reid, and to even things out Boehner. Four terrorists, and an idiot, you decide who's who.

Even deserters deserve not to be left behind, even if only to bring them to justice. The US Government gave up far too much however.

This should result in some provocative discussion. Here I'll start: A deserter isn't worth 5 terrorists, we should've just traded Obama for him.

Mythbusters busted this on their show. Their data actually showed that they saved gas with the windows down and A/C on.

Tex Johnston's barrel rolling a Dash-80 (the Boeing 707 prototype) . Is the single most talked about stunt in aviation history. Barrel rolling a commercial jet liner in front of a huge crowd, let that sink in. When asked by Boeing what he thought he was doing he replied "I was selling airplanes".

Obligatory.

engineers: breaking physics for fun and profit since 1599

The president and secretary of state both claimed the attack was a response to a Youtube video. This is simple fact. They have both since dropped that story. This is also a simple fact. Saying something that one knows not to be true is called "lying." This, unfortunately, is a simple fact as well. Therefore, in…

I seriously doubt that Obama would/could evac an embassy without fucking it up.

Just ask Obama and Hillary how to take care of people In an embassy..........

These articles are my favorite thing about Oppo. They're like crack.

It doesn't "hold the record" because one single "authority" on world records says it doesn't. That doesn't mean it wasn't the first. Are you suggesting the Unitest States Edwards Air Force Base's measurement of 731.9 mph was inaccurate?

you blow into the cartridge and put it in that slot in the middle, right?

Call of Duty or Battlefield isn't the real Army.

When has the pre-E-model Eagle ever been called multirole? "Not a pound for air-to-ground" was in the design mantra from the beginning.

So, definitely 12 years old then.