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15 | 3.71% |
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115 | 28.47% |
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12 | 2.97% |
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67 | 16.58% |
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94 | 23.27% |
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14 | 3.47% |
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87 | 21.53% |
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Ytlaya posted:Sometimes I find myself doubting the other races, but then I remember that every race tribe still has people devoted to The Lord Our God. lmfao holy poo poo that took a turn
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Dec 13, 2022 21:57
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i blew up nordstream
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Dec 13, 2022 22:24
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AnimeIsTrash posted:i blew up nordstream thank you.
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Dec 13, 2022 22:40
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Lostconfused posted:It sounds a lot less spicy than that blurb. If Russia was serious they'd hit any nato specialists they find. There's some weird poo poo going on in this conflict. Like when Boris and EU leaders kept just waltzing in to what was supposed to be an active war zone. So they must have been getting assurances. It's like everyone has some kind agreement except for Ukraine who is just having its population slowly ground up.
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Dec 13, 2022 22:49
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we did it reddit https://twitter.com/AP/status/1602730072607281154
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Dec 13, 2022 23:04
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lobster shirt posted:kind of relevant here i guess, an italian eurofighter crashed earlier today, pilot may or may not be okay One of the major selling points was that it is inherently aerodynamically unstable and would instantly crash if flying it was down to the pilot alone, it can only fly thanks to continual computer controlled micro corrections. This evidently gives it superlative agility. Make of that what you will.
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Dec 13, 2022 23:06
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Slavvy posted:One of the major selling points was that it is inherently aerodynamically unstable and would instantly crash if flying it was down to the pilot alone, it can only fly thanks to continual computer controlled micro corrections. This evidently gives it superlative agility. Make of that what you will. Is that not pretty much every modern fighter aircraft?
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Dec 13, 2022 23:09
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Slavvy posted:One of the major selling points was that it is inherently aerodynamically unstable and would instantly crash if flying it was down to the pilot alone, it can only fly thanks to continual computer controlled micro corrections. This evidently gives it superlative agility. Make of that what you will. this is true for most modern fighters. it's still an insanely stupid idea
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Dec 13, 2022 23:10
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what about Nordstrom 2?
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Dec 13, 2022 23:22
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Yeah but fly-by-wire sounds cool. So who can say if that's good or bad.
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Dec 13, 2022 23:24
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paul_soccer12 posted:we did it reddit time to die
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Dec 13, 2022 23:36
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fatelvis posted:Is that not pretty much every modern fighter aircraft? It is. And most fighter crashes are still old fashioned things like humans loving up or engine failure or bonking into stuff taxiing.
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Dec 13, 2022 23:38
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so desperate to end the world over this lovely country
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Dec 13, 2022 23:38
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https://i.imgur.com/hSCSAii.mp4
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Dec 13, 2022 23:38
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Truga posted:this is true for most modern fighters. it's still an insanely stupid idea i mean, if you lose your computer while in actual combat then you're p much hosed either way so is it really? also this stuff gave us the su-57 which is like some kinda ace combat bullshit plane except real, so its impossible to say if its good or bad
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Dec 13, 2022 23:42
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Regarde Aduck posted:If Russia was serious they'd hit any nato specialists they find. There's some weird poo poo going on in this conflict. Like when Boris and EU leaders kept just waltzing in to what was supposed to be an active war zone. So they must have been getting assurances. It's like everyone has some kind agreement except for Ukraine who is just having its population slowly ground up. The Russians also haven't been hitting the Ukrainian political leadership either. Admittedly, it does get pretty unstable if you start killing leaders and bombing core administrative buildings.
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Dec 13, 2022 23:42
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dave chappelle as ahchoo lol
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Dec 13, 2022 23:43
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I always remember men in tights as a fun movie
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Dec 13, 2022 23:45
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the patriots will have 100% success rate at shooting down the cheap iranian drones but somehow ukraine continues to have wide power outages daily
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Dec 13, 2022 23:47
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The Dnieper doesn’t freeze over hard enough to reliably support armoured vehicles until mid-January. If they wanted to go all the way, which I can’t say, they would have to time the time between the river being frozen and Mud Season.
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Dec 13, 2022 23:49
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Cao Ni Ma posted:the patriots will have 100% success rate at shooting down the cheap iranian drones but somehow ukraine continues to have wide power outages daily Who would win, a billion dollar super science weapon or a glider with a scooter motor bolted to it
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Dec 13, 2022 23:52
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Frosted Flake posted:The Dnieper doesn’t freeze over hard enough to reliably support armoured vehicles until mid-January. If they wanted to go all the way, which I can’t say, they would have to time the time between the river being frozen and Mud Season. I honestly don't think the southern Dnieper would be frozen enough by mid-january. The Ukrainians may try to attack from the north to peel Russian forces but the Russians have pretty solidly entrenched themselves. Also, unlike Kherson, I don't think bridges will be a vulnerable element (the rivers in the area are pretty small). The Ukrainians would have to brute force their way forward and usually that hasn't worked well.
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Dec 13, 2022 23:56
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Everyone's an expert on Ukraine's rivers and seasonal climate all of a sudden
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Dec 14, 2022 00:06
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paul_soccer12 posted:Everyone's an expert on Ukraine's rivers and seasonal climate all of a sudden The joys of playing armchair general. 
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Dec 14, 2022 00:28
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paul_soccer12 posted:Everyone's an expert on Ukraine's rivers and seasonal climate all of a sudden I see you just joined the thread, welcome! Majorian posted:The joys of playing armchair general. Another new member! Ardennes has issued a correction as of 00:45 on Dec 14, 2022 |
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Dec 14, 2022 00:30
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Slavvy posted:One of the major selling points was that it is inherently aerodynamically unstable and would instantly crash if flying it was down to the pilot alone, it can only fly thanks to continual computer controlled micro corrections. This evidently gives it superlative agility. Make of that what you will. that is most modern fighter jets.
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Dec 14, 2022 00:31
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Slavvy posted:One of the major selling points was that it is inherently aerodynamically unstable and would instantly crash if flying it was down to the pilot alone, it can only fly thanks to continual computer controlled micro corrections. This evidently gives it superlative agility. Make of that what you will. This is most Boeing 777s
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Dec 14, 2022 00:37
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The computer controlled corrections are the thing that makes the boeing not fly.
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Dec 14, 2022 00:41
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Ahh!
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Dec 14, 2022 00:44
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Lostconfused posted:Yeah but fly-by-wire sounds cool. So who can say if that's good or bad. Just want to point out that 'fly by wire' just means that there aren't steel cables running from the cockpit to controls. Lostconfused posted:The computer controlled corrections are the thing that makes the boeing not fly. Funny you mention, the 737 is too old to be fly by wire. The MCAS actuates the steel cable that runs from the trim wheel in the cockpit all the way back to the trim tab on the elevator. E: Most cars too nomad2020 has issued a correction as of 01:34 on Dec 14, 2022 |
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Dec 14, 2022 01:15
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nomad2020 posted:Just want to point out that 'fly by wire' just means that there aren't steel cables running from the cockpit to controls. wait, I thought it meant wuxia films
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Dec 14, 2022 01:30
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crashing typhoon hidden pilot
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Dec 14, 2022 01:31
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So it's just power steering for planes? Did they decide that it need that they needed a marketing gimmick name like power steering? I was wrong because I don't know anything about planes, but also somewhat disappointed now. They should at least come up with a cool name for the computer flying the plane then.
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Dec 14, 2022 01:32
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Autopilot is a cool name in 1860
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Dec 14, 2022 01:32
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Fbw is literally just using a sensor and an actuator to replace physical control linkages, your car has it for the throttle and maybe the brakes and steering depending on what you've got. I was unaware that inherent instability had become the norm in fighter jets, is that just more MIC grift in the hopes of somehow dodging supersonic a2a missiles?
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Dec 14, 2022 01:34
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Lostconfused posted:So it's just power steering for planes? More like how now cars are steer by wire so that they can have lane correction shoved in. nomad2020 has issued a correction as of 01:38 on Dec 14, 2022 |
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Dec 14, 2022 01:35
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The US Justice Department has charged five Russian nationals and two US nationals for allegedly conspiring to violate US sanctions by smuggling US-made equipment to the Russian military, according to a recently unsealed indictment. According to the 16-count indictment, the defendants were associated with two Moscow companies that worked with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to purchase and smuggle sanctioned items – including semiconductors and other electronic equipment – from the US to the Russian military. The seven individuals, Yevgeniy Grinin, Aleksey Ippolitov, Boris Livshits, Svetlana Skvortsova, Vadim Konoshchenok, Alexey Brayman and Vadim Yermolenko, “unlawfully sourced, purchased and shipped millions of dollars in military and sensitive dual-use technologies from US manufacturers and vendors located in the Eastern District of New York and elsewhere for Russian end users,” the indictment said. “As alleged, the defendants perpetrated a sophisticated procurement network that illegally obtained sensitive U.S. technology to facilitate the Russian war machine,” Breon Peace, US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a statement Tuesday. “Our Office will not rest in its vigorous pursuit of persons who unlawfully procure U.S. technology to be used in furtherance of Russia’s brutal war on democracy.” The Army test fires a Patriot missile in 2019. The Patriot missile defense systems are designed to counter and destroy incoming short-range ballistic missiles, advanced aircraft and cruise missiles. Exclusive: US finalizing plans to send Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine According to the indictment, Russian nationals Grinin and Skvortsova would receive requests from Ippolitov, also a Russian national, for sanctioned items from the US. Grinin and Skvortsova would allegedly map out shipping routes while Livshits – through shell companies and US bank accounts – would allegedly purchase the items from US companies, according to the indictment. Grinin, Skvortsova, Ippolitov and Livshits remain at large, according to the Justice Department, while Brayman, a permanent resident in the US, Yermolenko, a US citizen, and Konoshchenok, a Russian national, are in custody. Based in the US, Brayman and Yermolenko would allegedly “fabricate shipping documents and invoices” to ship items around the world before they would eventually be sent to Russia, according to the DOJ. Konoshchenok, who the Justice Department believes is an officer for the FSB, was allegedly one of their smugglers. The alleged FSB officer was arrested in Estonia last week after allegedly attempting to smuggle twenty cases of US-made sniper rifle ammunition into Russia in late November. According to the indictment, Konoshchenok was also stopped by police at the Estonian border with thousands of additional US-made bullets as well as “semiconductors and other electronic components,” some of which were controlled by the US government “for reasons of anti-terrorism.” When Estonian law enforcement searched a warehouse allegedly used by Konoshchenok they discovered 375 pounds of US-made ammunition, according to the Justice Department. Proceedings to extradite Konoshchenok to the US will begin soon, US officials said. The two US nationals, Brayman and Yermolenko, are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court Tuesday. “At this stage Mr. Brayman has only been charged, he has not been convicted of anything,” Brayman’s attorney, David Lazarus, told CNN. “Like all defendants, Mr. Brayman is entitled to the presumption of innocence.” No attorney for Yermolenko was listed on the public docket. The defendants face a 30-year maximum sentence if convicted, according to the Justice Department.
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Lostconfused posted:So it's just power steering for planes? Did they decide that it need that they needed a marketing gimmick name like power steering? I was wrong because I don't know anything about planes, but also somewhat disappointed now. Most power steering is hydraulic, which is another way of actuating plane controls.
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Dec 14, 2022 02:11
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Slavvy posted:Fbw is literally just using a sensor and an actuator to replace physical control linkages, your car has it for the throttle and maybe the brakes and steering depending on what you've got. I think it's more about maneuverability than any hope of dodging A2A missiles. What that maneuverability actaully gives you now in the age of BVR missiles is questionable as I don't think dogfights happen all that often. Maybe sharper piloting for A2G operation close to the ground.
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https://twitter.com/apmassaro3/status/1602831000123445249 lol lmao
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