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Murgos posted:A friend of mine was dating a woman who when she found out I work as an engineer in the aerospace realm insisted on showing me her drawings of revolutionary new helicopter designs. Apparently, this was a thing she liked to do in her free time. In the milhist thread, the Soviets in World War 2 actually took submissions from citizens on how to improve war machines like tanks. Some of these were very useful and were implimented. Others....they actually had engineers looking at these things. If the idea was crazy, it would receive a polite letter saying no, though they also had internal critiques of why the idea of a tank with a vat of boiling metal for dumping into enemy pillboxes was sub-optimal Also once I finish that youtube aerodynamic lecture series expect drawings from me. First, the pretty good strategic bomber. Second, got some ideas for flying aircraft carriers... slidebite posted:People like to think they are somehow, deep down special, but virtually everyone on this planet (including yours truly) is a actually loving moron in 99.999% of anything specialized if they don't have training, especially on any somewhat technical subject. Absolutely.
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This is yet another "napkin drawing" design by "aviation experts," but I find it amusing that their "replacement for the F-16" would be an F-16XL with twin tails and a single F119, like those grow on loving trees: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a35865601/f-36-kingsnake-air-force-next-fighter-jet-concept/ Direct link to the "experts" website: https://hushkit.net/2021/03/17/the-f-36-kingsnake-the-fifth-generation-minus-fighter-usaf-wants/ Straight up  .
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Sagebrush posted:otoh one really good idea came from my uncle when he was falling-down drunk. he said "you know those pocket pussy things [fleshlights, i assume]? okay so what you do is make a gun stock for those assault rifles that has a pocket pussy in it so that guys who love their guns can gently caress their gun while they shoot it. you know--" [makes pelvic thrusting motions and PKOW, PKOW, PKOW sounds] Real avatar/post synergy here
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Direct link to the "experts" website: https://hushkit.net/2021/03/17/the-f-36-kingsnake-the-fifth-generation-minus-fighter-usaf-wants/ quote:A 1-year PD phase seems almost impossible if there were to be competition between L-M and Boeing. Single-sourcing without a contest would be necessary. That noise you just heard was a LockMart executive board drilling holes through the bottom of their boardroom conference table with their rock-hard erections.
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quote:A 1-year PD phase seems almost impossible if there were to be competition between L-M and Boeing. Single-sourcing without a contest would be necessary. Ok. That reads "let's just admit that the procurement system is 100% messed up, but let's not reform it and shovel cash at the last people who bought us hookers." edit: wrong quote. babyeatingpsychopath fucked around with this message at 00:11 on Mar 25, 2021 |
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BIG HEADLINE posted:This is yet another "napkin drawing" design by "aviation experts," but I find it amusing that their "replacement for the F-16" would be an F-16XL with twin tails and a single F119, like those grow on loving trees: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a35865601/f-36-kingsnake-air-force-next-fighter-jet-concept/ I can finally reveal that I am here from the future, and brought photos of this plane's 2055 first flight 
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shame on an IGA posted:I can finally reveal that I am here from the future, and brought photos of this plane's 2055 first flight Has Christendom lost hegemony and there are engine makers that make enough thrust? Are there drone airliners? How many engine are on the B-52 and does the 737 still have the same overhead panel?
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vessbot posted:Has Christendom lost hegemony and there are engine makers that make enough thrust? Yes, Yes, 6, yes. Well, the "drone airliners" still require two humans in the cockpit.
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I also can't look at this F-16XL knockoff and not see this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass
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BIG HEADLINE posted:I also can't look at this F-16XL knockoff and not see this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass Not too late to put up a web page, and get Popular Mechanics to signal boost your F7U NG proposal. According to experts, the Gutless Cutlass could be made a pretty good flying machine if they cut the nose gear in half, doubled the thrust, gave it a conventional tail and control scheme, and got somebody else to fly it.
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Cojawfee posted:You just don't get it, man. I saw a video of this guy who spend all day sweeping up dust from the highway and he got a nickel's worth of platinum out of it. Or you could just cut out the middleman and take the catalytic converter!!! It's that easy, everybody is doing it
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Yes, Yes, 6, yes. Well, the "drone airliners" still require two humans in the cockpit. The B-52 has eight engines. The B-47 had six.
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Slo-Tek posted:Not too late to put up a web page, and get Popular Mechanics to signal boost your F7U NG proposal. I agree with the experts, someone else should have to fly that deathtrap.
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Zorak of Michigan posted:The B-52 has eight engines. The B-47 had six. It does now, did you miss the part where they're from the future???
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hobbesmaster posted:
I also need a reminder, if you hold the lifejacket above your head, do you breathe better when marooned at sea?
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https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/pilot-hot-mic-bay-area-airport-16049942.phpquote:In the March 13 recording, the pilot says, “F—k this place, goddamn liberal f—ks.” He then continues, making several other curse-word-laden comments before being interrupted by what seems to be an air traffic controller. quote:“F—king weirdos, probably driving around in f—king Hyundais, f—king roads and s—t that go slow as f—k,” and, “You don’t have balls unless you’re f—king rolling coal, man, goddamn it.”
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Anarcho-Commissar posted:Looks more like fixedsys to me Hitachi 5x8
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NightGyr posted:https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/pilot-hot-mic-bay-area-airport-16049942.php Southwest is making great improvements on their hot mic ranting. Unlike their 2011 rant, this one didn't involve complaints about homosexuals, overweight people, or elderly people, so that's a hell of a lot of progress in a decade.
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NightGyr posted:https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/pilot-hot-mic-bay-area-airport-16049942.php I keep telling everyone the only thing that surprises me about this is that it doesn't happen more often, and that this one is actually pretty tame compared to the amount of boomer takes I get on any given flight.
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Looks like the wings for the Smithsonian's He 219 are almost done.
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e.pilot posted:I keep telling everyone the only thing that surprises me about this is that it doesn't happen more often, and that this one is actually pretty tame compared to the amount of boomer takes I get on any given flight. I really don't regret jumping off the airline track 14 years ago. Flying corporate I only have to deal with assholes once rather than having to have the confrontation with scores or hundreds of chuddy, oblivious jerks. I'd be a junior Captain at SWA now and I don't think I could have handled the preceding years' bullshit.
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Same, I’ve been enjoying ACMI life flying barely a dozen legs a month, if that. Yeah the pay is poo poo, but money aside drat if the overall QoL isn’t great.
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Zorak of Michigan posted:The B-52 has eight engines. 7-8.
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Godholio posted:7-8. ≤8
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Sagebrush posted:slightly less than 8, on average I mean 7.999 engines equals 8 engines, really
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If you factor in their use as carriers for experimental aircraft, some B-52's fly with more than 8 engines. 
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Those are load bearing engines.
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Well now, never seen THIS angle before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39pP5Ga-v4s Wingnut, this might interest you.
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Love the hell out of that patch.
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CarForumPoster posted:Obligatory What the gently caress does Lockheed Martin have to do with the E-2D?
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Plastic_Gargoyle posted:What the gently caress does Lockheed Martin have to do with the E-2D? “Electronic support measures”? https://news.lockheedmartin.com/lockheed-martin-receives-second-e2d-multi-year-contract-provide-electronic-warfare-systems-us-navy
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Plastic_Gargoyle posted:What the gently caress does Lockheed Martin have to do with the E-2D? I guess they make the radar: https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/an-apy-9-radar.html
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Boomers are made by GD, missiles by Lockmart, guidance computers by Boeing, I'm sure Northrop has some equipment on their somewhere too. Defence contractors are pretty incestuous.
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