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Actually that was just a guess, I was second guessing myself as I posted it. Should've checked that one first.

Ever watch a large delta land? (Concorde is a good example; BIG delta at high alpha produces big drag, ground effect or not) But you're right in that it probably wouldn't have made a huge difference here. I was just trying to point out that this guy had no airbrake, no flaps, no chute, and no...

You're right, I was hasty. There's thrust reversers, landing flaps, airbrakes, high approach angles, drag chutes, etc. But in this case, the attitude and speed of approach suggest there was no flaps, airbrake or dragchute. The wing was unloaded (at a few degrees negative alpha) for very little...

Most jets (probably the F-15 included) have anti-skid brakes. This will stop the tire from locking up, but won't stop the brakes from melting. Keep in mind that the brakes have to absorb (as heat, via friction) pretty much all of the kinetic energy of an airplane as it slows down. Just to put...

[\peanut gallery] A quick look at Whiteman AFB on Google Earth shows that from where the pilot touched down, he burned through about 10,000ft of runway. A quick look at the HUD shows he managed to lose less than 90 kts during 10,000ft of run out. That means he had essentially no braking action...

Well, the legacy Hornet is out of production, and the Super Hornet is not really ideal for the USAF's air superiority needs (relatively slow top-end, poor specific excess thrust at all speeds, wrong refuelling interface, etc). New-build F-16s are expensive, and the airframe is at the end of its'...

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The C-series is basically a hair smaller than a next-generation 737 in every dimension. No-one knows how much it will cost, or even if it will ever fly. But all other things being equal, an airplane's weight is often a surprisingly accurate indicator of it's costs (both purchase and...

Hence why I said And I'm certainly not one to go about trumpeting what 'rights' Mike B does and doesn't have to give us when we play in his house. But what  he does and doesn't let us do in his house has an impact on whether or not I want to hang out here. While I obviously don't feel the...

I see where the admin is coming from here, but I also feel that an indication of 'grassroots support' (as it was so aptly put) can add a lot of conteXT, if not so much conteNT, and this can be crucial. As an example, I'm going to take this somewhere controversial... What about the RIP threads...

My super-villain is Apocalypse: sweet...

I'm not 100% certain which one I played, but you definitely commanded a Bradley section for some missions. Also had some missions where you play as British Army mech inf. So it was probably the sequel. Had it on a modded x-box, but was too addicted and had to delete it. Will definitely rent...

Full-Spectrum Warrior. Nothing else comes close. I also like: TacOps (definite realism issues, but is amazingly flexible, and has a huge on-line community) Ghost Recon Steel Panthers: Main Battle Tank (SPMBT) a FREE DOWNLOAD from the publisher Steel Panthers WWII (also free download) Close...

I hate to break it to you, but you're going to have a lot more to do than 'integration' if you want a CRJ to carry crew stations, surveillance radar, FLIR, a spotlight, an ESM suite, a couple thousand pounds of MAD gear (that doesn't like having hundreds of pounds of computers humming right next...

Can't be that liberal.

Probably not. The 737-200 had a very simple and cheap gravel kit you could install. It consisted of a big deflector skid attached to the nosegear, protection for all the exposed hydraulics and wiring in the wheel wells, sacrificial covering for the flaps, and bleed-air vents on the underside...

WPA: You should maybe look at some of the numbers for the ASTOR program before you suggest it as a cheaper alternative to the P-8 The total program cost, to develop and deliver FIVE airframes, was around $2 Billion ("just over 1 bn pounds") Flug-Revue quotes an airframe production cost of $131...

As an after-thought: GlobalHawks might be more affordable/useful as a joint (and I mean REALLY joint) federally-owned, and contractor-operated, asset. Cost and user time could be shared by Environment Canada, RCMP, Customs & Revenue, Coast Guard, AETE, CSA (NSS? USCG? Industry? CRTC?), and any...

Which of course brings us to the elephant in the Aurora-replacement room, the UAVs. Canada's going to need a $$ surveillance UAV, and the Navy's going to want one for it's ships. The naval UAV topic is a thread unto itself, but aviation support to the navy is a major portion of what we're...

Would be a short episode. Tow tank to car wash Tow tank to gas station Drive around and pick up chicks