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Kadler posted:Related video off one of the engine failure vids. That was NOT what I was expecting. 
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Psylocibe posted:The GAU-8 Avenger gives me such a chub. That photo should be in EVERY thread.
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DefaultPeanut posted:If that was an accident, did the driver / passengers survive? That's just what happens to GM vehicles after 3 or 4 years of normal use. ALL GM vehicles. 
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hippynerd posted:Jet fighters are more of a missle with big wings than an airplane, its not so impressive that it flys with only 1 wing. Try that in a cessna, and see how well that works out. Take a fin off a missile and see how well that works out.
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hippynerd posted:In that case, you adjust the controls to get it to hit its target. With a rocket (no guidance), they usually spin, but still generally go in the right direction. If by "adjust the controls" you mean "reprogram the flight guidance system" then yeah. Rockets are designed to fly along a specific path...missiles are designed to steer and maneuver. That makes a big difference. It's all computer controlled, and the computer is programmed for the missile to fly a certain way. Remove a fin and that changes dramatically. And the computer isn't programmed to handle that kind of change. Same thing with the F-15. Every modern fighter is inherently unstable. This improves maneuverability significantly. But it means the pilot's input doesn't directly affect the flight surfaces...the computer receives the input, decides how best to make it happen, and actually makes the adjustments. The computer was not designed to fly with one wing. McDonnell Douglas ran multiple simulations and were absolutely stunned the plane landed safely.
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MrChips posted:The F-15 is not a fly-by-wire aircraft. It relies on aerodynamics for its stability, not computer corrections (like nearly every fighter made since the F-15). The initial run were not FBW, but the C model and everything since is. The F-15I should fall into this latter category. The F-15 IS flyable without it apparently, but unless it's disabled, the computer is still running the show. I don't know if there are still any F-15As in the inventory. The ANG had a few a year or two ago, but I don't know if they're still around.
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MrChips posted:It's not a true FBW system though, in which the computer communicates with the control surface servos via electrical cables (as opposed to a conventional hydromechanical system of linkages, cables and pushrods communicating with the servos). The F-15C and later models have what's known as a Control Augmentation System (CAS); basically, the control cables/pushrods have servos attached or spliced into them to allow a flight control computer to manipulate the controls - sort of like an autopilot, but with more authority to make control surface movements. It provides many of the benefits of FBW, but at the same time, it retains a physical connection between the control column and the control surfaces. Yeah, the jives with how it was explained to me. What's your background in this, out of curiosity?
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MrChips posted:I work in the aviation industry. A while back, I spent some time talking with some Eagle drivers while we were all twiddling our fingers in the FBO, waiting for the weather to lift. I asked them a mountain of questions about their aircraft (some of them were pretty technical), nearly all of which they were happy to answer. Yeah, pretty much everything aircraft-related on the F-15 is probably available to the public at this point. It's not exactly cutting edge anymore. Radar, communications, and weapons is another story...but pretty much everything else is probably fair game.
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Nov 20, 2009 00:30
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This thread is wrecked. 
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Nov 21, 2009 22:38
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Adiabatic posted:I don't get the pun... Indy Racing League. Come on, don't let us all pass you by!
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Nov 23, 2009 04:19
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If the explosion was in another cylinder, that piston might be forced down but another could be forced up. Don't give me crap for talking about an explosion inside a combustion cylinder, I know.
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Nov 23, 2009 22:25
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ab0z posted:What brand is the wrench? I think it's a Craftsman.
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Nov 27, 2009 16:23
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BigKOfJustice posted:
Nothing about this makes ANY sense. Somebody with an obviously modified YJ let them try to tow him by the BODY? gently caress. Much less perpendicular to the jeep. Got exactly what he deserved.
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blankooie posted:55k for a new GTR motor? Or a handful of LS9s. 
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VikingSkull posted:
I bet it sounded like a Dremel.
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Mar 15, 2010 01:40
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Wow...each angle is more destructive than the last. That was a much more violent explosion than I initially thought.
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D. melanogaster posted:
Well that Focus is a lot heavier, due to insane beltlines and mandatory safety equipment.
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Splizwarf posted:
So probably accurate.
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Apr 3, 2010 15:37
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Jonny Nox posted:I like this thread too much to let it die Staged or not, I'm glad I didn't see this yesterday morning before I threw the Sting Ray on a dyno.
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Sponge! posted:Try getting a spark plug anti-fouling adapter most auto parts places have them if you ask. I'm trying to imagine how something like this could possibly work.
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They should've posted a picture of one, then we'd at least be on-topic still. 
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Apr 28, 2010 18:39
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OWLS! posted:Once I had a break job done where they didn't screw in the bolts holding in the pads, then the pads promptly swung down and ground against the wheels. I did something similar last weekend. One pad worked its way out, but got wedged against something else so it didn't completely fall out...but it did let the pistons pop out just enough that all my brake fluid burst out onto the interstate off-ramp about 200 miles into a road trip, after being my normal daily driver for two loving days. If there's a good time to have your brakes fail, this was it. I had like 1/3 of a mile to downshift then bring it to a stop with the parking brake, had just gotten through a congested construction zone...seriously, I have no idea what I did in a past life to earn that kind of karma. There were so many times I could've been completely hosed.
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trouser chili posted:I'm pretty sure Toyota Corollas are supposed to bear the weight of a loaded 53 foot trailer on the front end. I'm eagerly awaiting the results of today's Congressional hearing on the matter.
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May 4, 2010 21:55
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That looks like something from a movie, seriously. Edit: Probably a Final Destination movie, or something with Bruce Willis.
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May 12, 2010 02:52
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joat mon posted:Falling Water for the trailer set: This is now my dream home. Holy poo poo.
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May 27, 2010 19:06
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Skyssx posted:I heard it's got awful problems with mold. Sure, if there was only one Ferrari in the country and it was parked in the woods on a tiny waterfall for the past 80 years.
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May 28, 2010 03:42
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Everyone who lives near a flood zone needs to see pictures like that so they realize that a river will have NO PROBLEM moving your little Kia Rio or Ram 2500 in whatever direction it wants when they try to drive through it.
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May 28, 2010 19:18
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KozmoNaut posted:http://tindeck.com/listen/kfrb Adhesive Insanity
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Skyssx posted:MEK will rapefuck a planter's wart. You can get it at any paint store or big box store. There's a Global Hawk the maintainers call "Patches" because of all the speed tape. 
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I'm pretty sure it was a joke about the use of the word "careered" instead of "careened."
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Goddamn. The entire head of the piston is gone. I've always seen SOME of it remain.
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If the AF didn't have to buy everything from Skilcraft we'd have enough money to buy an F-22 for everybody in the service.
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Looks like Voltron's foot...
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bird cooch posted:Good lord.
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Oct 15, 2010 15:49
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I'm going with neutral drops.
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At least there's not a severed foot in any of the pictures.
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Tactical Bonnet posted:That front wheel arch isn't a weird shadow, that's a crunched fender. The roof looks like it's caved in up front. I have no idea why. Godholio fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Dec 30, 2010 |
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Ola posted:That's weird. You can't set it on fire just by spinning the tires. You certainly can, and youtube is full of burnout videos that end in fire. I don't think that's what's happened here though. The fire clearly starts up front.
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slidebite posted:Actual fire coming out of the rubber or smoke? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP1nEO3XcrY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXqFsi1KAV4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOR5btU8uWU
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Alereon posted:Potentially stupid question, but why don't engines have some sort of thermal protection that shuts them down before they get hot enough to catch on fire or sustain damage? I mean clearly there's a temp sensor since an overheat light comes on, why doesn't it just shut off? I've overheated a car to the point that it died. Gave it a few minutes to cool down, then started right up. Once I found a parking spot I popped the hood and found that I'd forgotten to plug in the electric fan. Whoops.
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