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greyman, It is possible to put 'fake engines' in the ini entries to do other things and yet consume no fuel or deliver thrust. For instance, those 6 entries in the F-14...2 of them are for extra AB effects and the 2 prop entries are to spin the turbine disks. FC

Love it! FC

Folks, what they said was there was no evidence of life outside of our planet, not that there was no life outside our planet. Small, but very significant difference. Also, assuming there is life elsewhere, if we have no evidence of such, does it make a difference? Once you can conclusively prove life is elsewhere, then things get interesting. FC

The world is full of morons. The difference is, unlike the old days, where being anonymous and widely viewed was difficult, it isn't that way anymore. You can be anonymous, widely viewed, and be an ass with no consequences. It's easy to be a dickhead when you can't get bitch slapped. Mark my words though...the day is coming when that anonymity will disappear. Some countries have already enacted so-called 'true ID' restrictions. Personally, I don't like people, so I don't enable comments on publicly viewed content. FC

That's called making it happen! Outstanding! FC

This thread has been cleaned up and all irrelevant posts and responses have been removed. FC

Nice job guys...they shouldn't have to buy beer in any pilot hangout for the rest of their lives! FC

That would be Skatezilla's work... FC

Blackbird, Check your PMs. FC

Skatezilla and malibu43, you guys are no fun... FC

See, I'm wondering if this can be used for jet engines...if so, I have an idea....:). FC

JM, Very well said. In addition, I would have also mandated that no one in political office is allowed to be a professional politician. The original intent was that people in office were your neighbors, your local businessmen, etc. I know some folks who don't like the idea of hard term limits, because you don't want to kick out someone who is doing a good job, plus it works against continuity. But does anyone like the idea of someone holding office using half their term campaigning for the next term? Because it sure looks like that sometimes... FC

...probably shouldn't be landing this hard: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/dc9_hard_landing_engine_pylon_crack_venezuela_aeropostal_205485-1.html#gallery FC

+1 RIP Steve Jobs FC

I'd imagine that's from First Eagles. FC

I have to say I'm torn about this as well. I don't particularly like artifical limits being placed on an individual (or team for that matter). However, I can also see the reasoning. This year, my older son is part of soccer for the first time with the local YMCA league. 5 and 6 year old kids...heck, at that age, you're lucky if they can stay focused on any one thing more than 30 seconds. So, most times, soccer matches consist of 10 kids (2 teams of five) all trying to kick the ball at the same time and move it in some sort of direction. It's hilarious and funny to watch. Except in one instance. There is a team in the league composed of the same age kids (5 and 6). However, they have been playing as a team since they all were 1 year olds. Apparently, they are Mexican nationals that all know each other (sort of like similar arrangements you would see for embassy personnel and families). Anyway, partially because soccer is big in Mexico (as in most countries), that's what these kids took to early. The coach has them practice 3 times a week, etc. Folks, I've seen high school teams that can't play like these kids can. They are really, REALLY, good...coordinated, disciplined, organized. Obviously, it's a slaughter with anyone who plays them...usually the other team simply never sees the ball. You have to ask what the point of the league is. It's a YMCA league for 5 and 6 year olds...there are no playoffs, no advancing to state, national, etc...none of that exists. So, with that in mind...why are these guys here? No one, and I mean NO ONE, can compete with them. As the opposing coach and players, why should they play when they won't even see the ball. And as this coach and players, why should we play at all against teams that can't even provide a good scrimmage match against us...my team gets nothing out of walking over the other team (especially if we have a 4 year head start). I don't want that team held back at all...the kids need to be rewarded for their discipline and hard work. But, victory is sweeter when you actually have a chance at losing, otherwise, you might as well give the trophy away. IF they were in a real competition league, it would be a different story because the results determine your overall advancement. FC

Just awesome work...those darn Germans and their quest for perfection! FC

This is not a new problem. IRCM for airliners have already been extensively tested. And airliners have already been shot at with MANPADs with very mixed results...mostly misses/non fatal results with no attacks in the western hemisphere. This article has some numbers: http://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/manpads Note that though the potential economic damage of a successful MANPAD airliner attack is $16 billion USD, the cost to equip airliners with dedicated IRCM could be as much as $11 billion, with $2 billion per year to operate. In other words, you only get 2 years where it's cheaper to have IRCM. After that, it actually costs less to lose an airliner to a MANPAD. And before all you guys get up in arms about lives being priceless...no such thing. You don't drive in a car with a full steel roll cage, HANS equipment, 5 point harness and a nomex firesuit / helmet do ya? And you could add all that yourself, but you don't because it would cost a bunch of money and be a PITA to wear. In other words, you trade off the risk you could die in a car accident verses the money you save not having all that stuff because it probably won't happen to you today. FC

Outstanding! I really hope they continue to succeed and thrive. FC

SaE, There wouldn't be anything on the KC-135 that would accidentally wipe your drive...otherwise just about every other magnetic device (including your credit cards) would have been wiped as well. FC

Spoilers Ahead! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_American_World_Airways FC

A DC-10 won't land there. A KC-10 might do low approaches there...but I highly doubt it at 11PM.. Honestly, we need more info...a large aircraft won't land there. The only thing I can think of would be a C-17 practicing assault approaches. A 60 foot wide runway won't accommodate anything much bigger than a twin engine prop job safely. FC

But this too? http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/09/12/top-gun-3d/ No, no, and hell no. Any making of a natively 2D film into 3D automatically screws it up. It's like colorizing Casablanca... FC

Ha! Perfect!! FC