I think that would qualify as “not fitting in economy”. Also, ban buckle extenders.

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Hand controls don’t work either. Either your torso is fully supported with your arms dangling, and then you’ve got circulation issues, or your torso is supported on your forearms, and then you’ve got range of motion issues.

They also did the same thing the opposite direction. Many fighter aircraft have a reclined cockpit seat to improve G-handling.

That just looks all around clumsy and uncomfortable.

if you have sushi rice and normal rice next to each other, you should be able to ascertain for yourself the flavor and textural differences between the two.

A cruise missile costs $1.5M/pop. The hope is that these will be in the $50-$100K range, giving more flexibility for smaller targets.

Following each test firing, researchers dismantle the gun to examine all the components. They slice up the rails for further analysis under a microscope to reveal surface damage.

1) what is the projectile made of? I know it’s some ultra-classified metal/ceramic alloy or something, right?

The “rocket guidance” on the LRLAP is what’s called “base bleed”. Basically, it’s the same concept as an aerospike engine. You have a low powered gas generator filling the void at the back of the shell, drastically reducing drag and increasing range. It’s a very simple, low cost system, that is becoming increasingly…

The electromagnetic catapult is a linear motor, basically the same thing used to launch hill-less roller coasters. A rail gun is a very different beast.

To put this in perspective, the two reactors on a supercarrier have a total combined power output around 200MW, while the largest industrial gas turbines are pushing nearly 600MW. The only reason to bother with nuclear is endurance and logistics.

The detonation (yes the projectile has no explosives) when it impacts is roughly equivalent in energy to the smallest w54 warhead.

You can’t just “drop from orbit”. You have to burn to deorbit, and then you’re going to have a hell of a time guiding projectile coming in at a very shallow angle, rapidly ablating away to nothing, and sheathed in its own radio-opaque ball of plasma.

Mach 6 should have no trouble going suborbital.

kN is kiloNewtons, a measure of force, just like pounds. A kiloNewton is the force it takes to accelerate 1kg of mass at 1m/s2 acceleration. In terms of exhaust flow, 120kN will accelerate 400kg/s of air to a velocity of 300m/s, for an exhaust power (0.5*m*v2) of 18MW. With two engines, that’s 36MW output, sitting…

You would probably have better luck starting with mercury. Also, make sure to sell the gold off quickly. Alchemical processes tend to be short lived, and you’ll just wind back up with the mercury you started with.

So... it flew backwards?

There are lots that let you wire into the car’s electrical system. You keep the battery in there to allow for event recording when the car is off. Some apparently use a large capacitor instead of a battery for a wider operating temperature range.

Why would you get an email from Honeywell? You mean you have to configure it through their online service? The app can’t talk to and control the thermostat directly?

Why would you get an email from Honeywell? You mean you have to configure it through their online service? The app…