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Aviation Stuff

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by TigerVols, Apr 17, 2012.

  1. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    Not likely. However, most folks who ride in the newest Black Hawks don't know the helicopter pretty much flies itself.
     
  2. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member


    Well, with $17,000 drip pans, they better!
     
  3. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    SpaceX makes the first successful commercial rocket launch this morning at 3:44 a.m.



    Launch begins at about 2:46 into the clip.

    I think 20 years from now, we'll be surprised at how little attention this launch received compared to how important it will end up being.
     
  4. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Couldn't agree more. You could even say that Space 2.0 began today.
     
  5. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Here's a great AP photo of the launch.

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  6. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Open the podbay doors, Hal.

    http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-spacex-nasa-space-station-20120525,0,7788437.story
     
  7. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Very cool. A safe splashdown in a few days and this will truly be a historic mission.
     
  8. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    NASA to the wannabes: Stay off my lawn!

    http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/05/nasa-moon-guidelines/
     
  9. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Badass...

    http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/07/boeing-787-dreamliner-flight/
     
  10. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    "The result is an airplane that is as boring as possible to fly, even in emergencies."

    They make it sound like any old geek off the street could fly one of these things. Pretty cool.
     
  11. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Big test for the scramjet tomorrow...

    http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hypersonic-revolution-20120813,0,4998122.story
     
  12. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Which, sadly, did not go well.

    www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/15/us-air-force-hypersonic-aircraft
     
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