In certain parts, they don't. The outboard tanks are so shallow and narrow, most people couldn't even fit their torso in them. I've safety-wired stuff while lying on my back with my arms straight out over my head, unable to see what I was doing, and just going off of feel.

I hate when people say going to Mars is a waste of money. It's not about what we'll learn on Mars, it's about what we'll learn GOING to Mars.

That sound of the RPMs dropping fast would have woken me up quickly.

Because there's no window? Because pinging sonar alerts everyone in the area that they're there? Because they may have secured sonar for exercises or training, or potentially even operations? Because passive sonar detects ships better then it does mountains?

Mostly because their Navigation ETs screwed up and weren't…

Sounds like the gearbox either seized up or started to eat itself. It looked like a typical auto-rotation (from what I could see) and he put it into the drink upright, which is very good.

Graphic full of misleading numbers provides sensationalist headline to freak out gullible idiots.

Who would have thought that a study done by sustainable resources people has found that we should use more sustainable resources and not the cheap carbon-based fuels that make civilization possible?

I never buy technology (neither hardware nor software) right after its released. I don't care to pay for the privilege of beta testing.

That is just it, it really didn't cost anything. They do these missions all the time around the US, this is just another target, another challenge of their skills to put the jet in the right place at the right time in the right configuration.

I never understood the hate for flyovers or airshows. Personally I like to see what my tax dollars pay for.

Can we please stop with the bullshit argument that guns kill people? Guns are a tool, and just like any other tool it requires a person to use it. Stop blaming the tool for the actions of the user.

Let's try a novel approach and mention the benefits of cheap reliable handguns instead of jumping to freak out mode that the US is about to start blowing each others' heads off.

Unfortunately we can't put the cat back in the bag. Unless we can convince everyone else to get rid of their nukes and somehow make it so they can never be built, by anyone, ever again, there's no way we can get rid of our nuclear arsenal.

Because I'm sure this entire exercise was just for a single photo-op, and there's no way the military could have been practicing for anything, right? I mean, someone just up and decided to dick around with 2 dozen planes for shits and giggles, right?

how many non-govt subsidized a380s are bought? i mean pretty much all the middle eastern and asian airlines are govt run/funded.

not to shit on your dreams but the world will never be happy or healthy, no matter how much money we throw at it, humans aren't capable of it.

kid, kid, kid... the number 68 means that it is the 68th aircraft carrier built (the Nimitz is CVN-68), and the numbering system beginning with the number 1 carrier which was CV-1 the Langley back in 1911. The numbers go right up from that year to today (we only have 10 carriers today), many of the numbers in the 30's…

Umm pretty sure its more than 1000, there have already been over 100 built....

No, flying out of Afghanistan in a C-17 makes you appreciate its beauty.