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So when is the afterburner supposed to be available? Only in QT mode? There’s just the two modes?

Hydrogen is very impractical, but the breakthrough of storing it inside solid metal does offer many different kinds of mitigations and advantages. Kelly Johnson was convinced it was the ultimate fuel well before anyone dreamed it could so easily be compressed to the density of a solid by...

Well, again a big fan of the P-38, but I should mention two issues here. First, there was actually a kind of parallax between the trajectories of the 20mm v the 50 Cals. The 20mm was aimed up compared to the latter and the two didn’t converge except at a specific distance. Luckily, the 50 cals...

I never much thought about the voice. I’m curious how Hermeus thinks they’re going to keep a precooler that turns stock engines into multi cycle hypersonic engines as civilian. Like, is there even a 1% chance this is ever going civilian? Not until a dozen other nations are flying hypersonic...

Fill’er up.

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While pondering the best fighter issue I was reminded of the ME262, the first jet engines and the revolution they created. For those interested in such revolutions in propulsion and the sweeping changes they cause, let me point your attention to the new precooler being fitted to our best engines...

I recall watching an episode of 12 O’clock High with my father when I was very young. During the episode he gasped “the Norden bombsite”. My father flew on a recon wing out of Japan during the Korean conflict as an instruments specialist. It sounded like he was remembering something sacred, and...

AI deep fake voices really need to be made illegal or at least a violation of civil rights. We all think it’s funny, but the last anchors to reality are being eroded. The world has gone mad these last ten years because the profound skepticism most people feel has interrupted their connection...

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Post ‘em here. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/gbyz9hMD3YTMQ7xZ/?mibextid=jaSYs6

Are you sure it’s for simulators and not actual ag gear? They have some pretty amazing control systems on big ag units these days. GPS allows far less overlap on each pass of a tractor, especially with spray units that don’t leave telltale signs where they’ve been. Fully self driving...

Isn’t modularity supposed to be a thing next patch? I’m sure it’s “soon”.

Gotta wonder who’d want to be this sort of target. It’s cool and all, but who would want to offer themself this kind of target? https://www.facebook.com/share/p/HoFapqmzr2psQCq7/?mibextid=K8Wfd2

“Due to the high rate of engine failures, Jimmy Doolittle, then commander of the 8th Air Force, decided to pull the P-38 out of Europe. After P-51 Mustangs replaced the Lightning, the kill ratio went from 1.5: 1 to 7:1.“ Doesn’t mean the P38 was a lesser fighter but certainly Jimmy Doolittle...

The P38 had a combat radius of 450 miles until the end of the war when 1,100 gallon drop tanks were added. If you’re going to compare fighters keep in mind the difference between deck based and land based. The P38 did really well in the Pacific when the fight was in Southeast Asia where the...

That’s true. Both George Lucas and Chris Robert’s are aware that airborne turrets were ineffective in WWII. The only useful defense for Bombers from fighters was other fighters. Turrets virtually never shot down fighters. Even the super advanced remote turrets of the B29 (the most expensive...

If we’re comparing all the missile platforms, best is note speed and signature. If you’re only attacking a couple targets, the Sabre is the obvious choice because of its advanced stealth. It was made to do what you’re describing and it’s better at it than say, the Gladius because of its stealth...

Happy Thanksgiving!

So what I was told is the AA has 32 S1 tubes and 8 S2 tubes, with a magazine that permits 1 reload. Then I saw this vid: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/NGgxdsTqwAYb6nec/?mibextid=HSR2mg So my first thought is, given the very short distances of engagement in terrestrial battles, such an...