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No Easy Days
Eighty feet & 7 inches wingtip to wingtip; 700 sqft of wing surface; Controls linked by a conglomerate of torque-tubes, hydraulics and cables (old school fly-by wire) and a propensity for interesting excursions in the “burble” which can manifest at the ramp: So Nose – how would you grade it? Oh, and don’t forget the…
Vittorie Di Ferrari!
… ed il tifosi rejoice. – Now the race season is well and truly underway, beginning w/today’s race in Australia. Raikkonen, Alonso and Hamilton were on the podium, the youngest podium in F1 history. Raikonnen led from the pole. Reconvenes in three weeks in Indonesia – YHS will be truly grateful when Bernie’s circus returns…
Emcon BRAVO
Not quite a shutdown, but definitely light posting for a few. Why? Just check the most recent headlines (and a few still to be written). Will endeavor to get Flightdeck Fridays up and catch up on the weekend – if not otherwise occupited… – SJS
The Ridiculous Not Restricted to DC
Meantime, the denizens of NYC were, not surprisingly, alarmed at the sight of a large airliner being intercepted and escorted by a fighter near the site of the World Trade Center: Yep, you’re not seeing things – it’s the 747 that serves as Air Force One on a photo op over downtown NYC… But hey,…
Hammer Time
No, not this one – more like this… Item: Navy ship $840 million over budget and still unfinished (h/t Phibian) — The highly touted nerve center of the new, $1.8 billion amphibious ship San Antonio is fraught with computer hardware crashes that could cripple operations. The ship lacks basic safety equipment, such as hand rails and…
"We Support Our Troops"
Usually found as part of a yellow ribbon magnet on the back of the duty minivan/SUV…well folks, here’s chance to put some meat behind those words. Between now and 11 Nov, the MilBlogging community is soliciting/gathering funds for the Valour-IT project. What is Valour IT and is it legit? Well from CSA’s site: The genesis…