DRGN Juno
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Sukhoi, 2020
I have 19,997 likes. Everybody like this and put me over the top!
I think that's 20k now!
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Predators and Prey
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- fun game lol predsvsprey
I think that's 20k now!
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DRGN Juno
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Sukhoi, 2020
*Hugs, gifts the sabretooth a complimentary, definitely not overstock fact*
This year in aviation history, Lockheed-Martin is awarded $247.5M USD to deliver what's called a 'low boom' supersonic transport aircraft currently tagged as the X-59. This would solve the Concorde's problem of noise complaints from the sonic boom it generated, with the QueSST (Quiet Supersonic Transport) aircraft designed to mitigate noise with a quiet 'thump' instead. The X-59's current schedule has a flying prototype to be tested by 2021. If it enters production or leads to a production variant, the Concorde would finally see its successor 18 years after its retirement.
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Ravofox
back to Aussie foxying!
Woo!!! I think that was the year I joined?
Ah yes. I think the media have been a bit too harsh on the plane. There were certainly major issues with the stall protection system without which the crashes wouldn't have happened, but it was presented as if this was the only cause, when in fact training, maintenance and pilot actions also contributed.
Dawwwwww, you're welcome man!!! That means so much!!! *hugs tight, careful of your tooths*
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Breyo
Professional Nibbler
They're just lulling you into a false sense of security! Having a good relationship with them won't stop them from putting you on their dinner plateGood relations with theWookieespredators, I have.
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Keefur
aka Cutter Cat
You think I have so many friends that I devour them? Besides... I don't eat junk food.They're just lulling you into a false sense of security! Having a good relationship with them won't stop them from putting you on their dinner plate
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Pygmepatl
Spotted Skunk
Yes, it is! There's actually a slight chance that I may know some of you.
Groggy
Hm!
...Not false.They're just lulling you into a false sense of security! Having a good relationship with them won't stop them from putting you on their dinner plate
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*reflects upon this thought-provoking argument while drinking some water*
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Breyo
Professional Nibbler
Oh?! Well, I'll have you know that being on a strict herbivore diet makes you as fit as a fiddle
*flexes and starts to run around the rock I was hiding behind in circles*
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Keefur
aka Cutter Cat
DRGN Juno
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Sukhoi, 2020
The plane deserves a fair amount of criticism as well. The reason it's having issues is because of the newer, larger engines that were fitted, changing the centre of thrust which was a significant modification of the plane's handling characteristics. MCAS was a bandaid to correct the plane's new nose up tendency that it shouldn't have been allowed to be certified with for starters, and it wasn't even properly introduced. This was entirely Boeing's attempt to cash in on the success of the A320NEO which was selling like hotcakes, and they got lazy. It should have been a clean sheet design. Hell, they even had problems going from the 500 to 600 variants when they released the 737NG because the larger turbofans couldn't be accommodated, so they had to make those 'hamster pouch' nacelles just so the engines wouldn't hit the ground when they upgraded from the ancient turbojets.
Wow, that took a lot more words than I thought.
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Groggy
Hm!
Why, they have to!
They have glands that get rid of the salt from the seawater so they can drink it with no problems.
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Keefur
aka Cutter Cat
You're something of an airplane expert. I've always wondered. Why was the Fokker D7 banned at the end of WWI?
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DRGN Juno
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Sukhoi, 2020
I had to look this up, but from what I'm gathering, the short answer appears to be "because Germany lost." They were confiscated and examined by the Allies for any reverse engineering, and that's pretty much it.
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Keefur
aka Cutter Cat
Ah... OK. That's why I never could find out why. I used to play WWI air combat war games and I knew it was a good plane, but I didn't see why it was considered such a lethal threat.
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DRGN Juno
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Sukhoi, 2020
For operational performance, one advantage that was listed is the low stall speed, allowing the plane to sit at a very high angle of attack and shoot upwards without losing control. So these planes could attack from below and behind, where their targets couldn't see them.
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Keefur
aka Cutter Cat
Yeah... I read that about those planes, too, how they could briefly hang from their props and shoot upwards. According to what I could find, it was one thing that was specifically named in the armistace agreement. They demanded the surrender of all the D7s and night bombers.
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DRGN Juno
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Sukhoi, 2020
Which seems like common practice. Japan and Germany were ordered to cease aircraft production of any kind after WWII, presumably to stop them from building up an arsenal during peacetime and striking again later. It's why Messerschmitt went to making bubble cars instead.
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Keefur
aka Cutter Cat
I think Japan had the right idea after the war. Unlike Russia, they didn't pursue nuclear weapons and relied on alliances for defense. It saves them tons of money.
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