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As something of an adjunct to the F-18 Autoland thread there is a new book out that tries to examine the fighter pilot culture academically. I have not read the book and have only been through a fairly thorough review. Michael W. Hankins, in Flying Camelot: The F-15, the F-16, and the...

I hadn't realized how far this initiative had progressed. Apparently slated to become the norm, SOP, for getting aboard. Said to have so many redundancies that it will be mandatory henceforth. Increased safety, increased flight hours for tacair training, etc. etc. said to be reason for...

Air France flew its final A380 flight today. Say what you will, and I have, it was a remarkable technical achievement.

Well sort of. Would you believe an average of 801 mph between New York and London? I should live so long as to see a tailwind of 260! We'll miss her when she's gone, monumental achievement that she was. https://jalopnik.com/with-help-from-a-storm-a-british-airways-747-just-brok-1841557907

Phillips has a new aero oil, named above. Unlike recent AeroShell it appears to be conventional rather than semi-synthetic. Also, both have this additive package called LW-16702. Anybody know what that be? Tom?

There is a lovely video this morning of Sir Frank being given a couple of hot laps round by Lewis Hamilton. A joy to see the old guy. I gather there are many 50th anniversary things for him this weekend as his first drive, I think, was in a Brabham there in 1969. Search YouTube for "Lewis...

Ack! Where is Qualifying? Just finished Q3 on ESPN2 and...no qually. Broadcast TV seems not to have it either.

Fernando....we hardly knew ye (snif).

I have a 2004 Buick Rainier (don't ask) with the aluminum 5.3L, LM-4 V8. They're known for enough piston slap noise to convince you, no doubt about it, the crank is about to knock enough to tear out the bottom. *Everybody* says, "don't worry about it, it's just the way it is". But.... I was out...

Long term storage of diesel fuel requires the periodic polishing of the fuel to remove water, dead critters (assuming biocide use) and other contaminants. One way of accomplishing that is via a centrifuge from the likes of Alfa Laval, Mitsubishi and a few others. Some engine manufacturers...

Whoa!!! Dang. One lucky lady and one permanent video segment for racing incidents. And how do you think those camera guys dealt with the ... Incursion?

Video of Jeep vehicle intruder on NAS Lemoor pursued by local sheriff's helicopter until intruder is captured about 15 minutes later. No base personnel reached the target prior to civilian police. One passenger killed when vehicle graised the rear wing of F-18...

News reports today say the FAA will release a notice of rulemaking in January ahead of a possible weight increase to 3600 pounds for LSA's.

Closest to Formula 1 car you can buy says Ferrari: https://www.bloombergquint.com/purs...n-f1-racer-available-for-sale#gs.rUWyV6s

With the discussion about long range flights in one of the other threads it isn't long before the A340 comes up. While I was looking at the Daher factory overhead photography the other day I found what is likely the final resting place for the four engine fleet. The location is Tarbes, France...

Does anyone have a broadcast schedule for Goodwood yet if indeed there is live coverage? It's been hit or miss here the past few years and many times all I've found are "highlights". Fun...but not much. Cheers and thanks.

This comes up every now and then but thought I would ask around again. Did anybody pick up PMA authority to continue supplying parts for these? The ones I see for sale don't seem to be being given away. Makes me think someone has picked up the pieces. Cheers

Somebody wake up Gofast.... Cheers Larry

Old hat to many (hello Shannow) I'm sure but the GE 9HA gas turbine got my interest today as I was coasting around the interwebs. The thing is behemoth. About a half a gigawatt per each, that's some electrons brother. Apologies for plowing old ground here but these things amaze me. 64% net...

Interesting article on how to further enhance the (weak) combat radius and lethality of the Super Hornet. In this case with a conformal fuel tank (do away with "drop" tanks) and the carriage of SM-6 variants. Might increase radius to around 600 miles with perhaps a 200+ mile AAM. For mental...