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- Mon May 05, 2014 12:20 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: If we had just kept the F-22 production line funded...
- Replies: 343
- Views: 112088
Re: If we had just kept the F-22 production line funded...
Landings...ahh. My not favorite was years ago while transiting the North Pacific in a storm on an FFG. I had the deck, and the boss wanted the det. to fly. We were out of limits pitch & roll with high winds (but in the curve). The boss' take was that while the ship was in motion we were not always ...
- Fri May 02, 2014 6:11 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Uh oh. Now Putin's REALLY done it.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1435
Re: Uh oh. Now Putin's REALLY done it.
Oh, you're so cynical.Diogenes wrote:Of course now this begs the question; If Soviet Russia is now officially Anti-Gay, how long will it take their operatives in Hollywood to toe the party line?
That was written LAST year and filed away until needed!
- Thu May 01, 2014 7:14 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Plane is in Pakistan?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 26841
Re: The Plane is in Pakistan?
I will admit thought that a few items have indeed changed since the late 70ies: Russian guidance systems got more precise, so they have more warheads and lower yields on those that are targeting hardened installations like missile silos. That will reduce the amount of severe fallout a bit, which wi...
- Thu May 01, 2014 12:57 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Plane is in Pakistan?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 26841
Re: The Plane is in Pakistan?
Man, I hate it when IE eats a reply. (Hope it hurt going down...) Anyway, your points... 1. Charter vs theft: A paper trail that can lead to Saudi wouldn't be acceptable. You think nobody would mind if a chartered plane suddenly went all nuclear? That it wouldn't be backtracked, and the people fundi...
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:09 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Plane is in Pakistan?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 26841
Re: The Plane is in Pakistan?
Nuking Israel for example, even if it was an air burst at 20k feet that didn't do a LOT of damage, would be a magnificent thing in their eyes. Till Israel turned them into a windswept glassy plane which glows blue in the dark. That's the tactical and strategic failure on their part. It's STILL a pr...
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:04 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: If this turns out to be true...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7476
Re: If this turns out to be true...
:D here is a study http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/marijuana-re-shapes-brains-users-study-claims-n81126 now they did not say what the effects were, just that it warped the brain. Great. I had a hard enough time stuffing my brain into its cavity as it was. If it gets warped, I'm going to ...
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:58 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Plane is in Pakistan?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 26841
Re: The Plane is in Pakistan?
Buying a used airliner isn't a low-visibility task, and there's plenty of paperwork attached to it - which makes it hard to (a) hide who's really doing it and (b) who's really paying for it. It might be easier (with a disaffected pilot) to steal the plane. Smuggle a gun on board, kill the co-pilot,...
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 7:38 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Plane is in Pakistan?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 26841
Re: The Plane is in Pakistan?
If I were a terrorist looking to use a plane for a bomb, I'd consider buying an airliner destined for the boneyard. OSC bought their L-1011, used to launch Pegasus and Pegasus XL, for about half what a Beach A-36 Bonanza costs new. And I'd want a cargo plane. All theories as to what happened to thi...
- Fri Feb 07, 2014 1:38 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Bill Nye versus Ken Hamm debate (Feb4,2014)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7955
Re: Bill Nye versus Ken Hamm debate (Feb4,2014)
I'm of the opinion that God sneezed - (Big Bang) and has been laughing ever since.
- Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:48 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Legalizing drugs discussion thread #42.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2201
Re: Legalizing drugs discussion thread #42.
"How many roads must a man walk down?"Diogenes wrote:Because the answer is "42."
(Apologies to Douglas Adams...)
- Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:29 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: If we had just kept the F-22 production line funded...
- Replies: 343
- Views: 112088
Re: If we had just kept the F-22 production line funded...
I've heard something about the new air to air combat doctrine being based on firing the kill shot before getting close enough for the enemy to see you on radar. In such a battle plan you don't need superior agility. I'm also reminded that no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. F-35's not a...
- Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:28 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: If we had just kept the F-22 production line funded...
- Replies: 343
- Views: 112088
Re: If we had just kept the F-22 production line funded...
Can the F-35 Win a Dogfight? In the aftermath of the F-22's cancellation, the Air Force was forced to alter its plans and press-gang the F-35—originally meant as a ground-attack aircraft—into service as an air-to-air fighter. It was the only way for the flying branch to keep enough dogfighters in t...
- Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:32 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Why The Collectivists Are Wrong
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2953
Re: Why The Collectivists Are Wrong
Worse, the club of rome model doesn't ignore technology, it gets it backwards assuming adverse impact as a product of economic output times technology. In reality technology represents more options, allowing better efficiency and use of otherwise useless resources, delivering more prosperity for th...
- Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:18 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Sapce suit you can just wear
- Replies: 30
- Views: 11849
Re: Sapce suit you can just wear
As with engineering in general, there are tradeoffs. One liability of a mechanical counter-pressure suit is the need for a fairly exacting fit. With pressure suites it is possible to fit a range of people with a limited selection of sizes, but movable joints become difficult. Wondering how much vac...
- Tue Dec 10, 2013 7:28 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Is Communism Reversible?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5274
Re: Is Communism Reversible?
The old saw was that if you were under 25 and you weren't you had no heart, but if you were over 35 and you were you had no brain, so I guess your covered both ways. Me, I finally figured out both sides in all debates were set up by the same oligarchs, divide and conquer. Won't say you're wrong the...