David Hingtgen

Well, a big factor is that a lot of stuff of that era doesn't have any other name---they simply don't name things like the West does. Fulcrum is the ONLY name for a MiG-29 AFAIK. Same for the Flanker. The Flanker is nicknamed "Crane" by pilots etc, but it is not officially called that---kind of like "Viper" for the F-16. Missiles and the like we now know the proper designation (R-27 instead of AA-10) but again---they're not named like the Sidewinder, Sparrow etc.

I really could(and should) have worked a lot more on my MP TC this week, but I did get the last 2 pins back in. Gotta work up the nerve to hack the tailbooms apart, then I can paint the fins black...

India wants to go STOBAR? I'd assume only because of the Russian carrier connection?

Revoltech is overall hideously underused. If I owned Kaiyodo, I'd be buying licenses and pumping out mecha left and right. And I'd have continued the Street Fighter line! Hello, Cammy figure? Dark Stalkers? Instead, the line spends the majority of its resources on idol-anime, and nigh-hentai stuff now...

For me, it all comes down to "I'm not waiting 3 years for you people to badly dub it, when I *only* want subs". Yes, I realize that the eventual dub sales retroactively fund bringing it to the US in the first place, but it's still no excuse to not release a sub-only version earlier.

Blu Plus? Drool.

Remember--a literal barn door will fly with proper alpha and thrust. Lift/drag ratio sucks, but it will produce lift.

I doubt all those countries will continue to operate carriers in the future, and many of those that do will switch to choppers I bet, especially with the cost of new planes. As for UK---every other report out of there is either "carrier/JSF program threatened" or "RR abandoning development". If the UK switches to the CTOL version, the VTOL version will be threatened.

Probably the F-4 Phantom's designer. Also--Kyp, those aren't canards, they're ventral fins. They are only for yaw stability at high speeds/high alpha----they provide neither lift nor control. Canards are by definition at the front of the plane.

FAKE photo. (c'mon, look just above the base of the tail---it's obvious) (in addition to the photo's own caption)

The airplane buff in me wants to kill whoever decided to use the term "canard" for anything on a car, especially in combination with the term "spoiler".

F-35B still a year late since production started, #1 still hasn't left the ground in many months due to tech issues, much less hover. But Sec. Gates says "we can't afford not to have the F-35" so they're gonna spend another dozen billion or whatever to continue fixing/developing it... Should have just bought more F-22s---they work! At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if the F-35B is abandoned (especially with the UK cancelling), and we only have the A and C variants, and the Marines just have to lose their VTOL jets, and settle for a fleet of Ospreys and Hornets...

That's canon to on-screen. Bandai didn't make it that way---Kawamori (or at least the animators) did.

Awesome footage: 747 firefighting in southern Cali: http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/Stat..._Video_20090831

I ended up with the PS3 version----camera's supposed to be zoomed out a bit when fighting, and I do like the general dual-shock design over most controllers. (the 360 and Dreamcast are actually among my least-favorite for long-term use)

Anyone get the latest PS3 system update? (3.00). Everything's sparkly! New logo, too. However, either PSN itself is down, or it killed the ability to sign in.

Oh, they mean unit as in single--I thought they meant unit as in wing/squadron.

My first impression: All merchandise pricing is going to go up.

My worry is that the 360 version will get a different/better DLC exclusive in the future. Playing as the Joker actually has little appeal to me. Other characters intereste me far more.

Um, I was asking WHICH version to get, not IF I should get it. (I admit my post wasn't very clear)

Arkham Asylum---PS3 or 360? Anyone heard anything one way or the other?

Not a thing.

That's weird. 30 secs ago I got a "this website is attempting to ask you for information." "Click here to temporarily allow scripted windows". I don't think I've ever gotten that from this site. (also, today was the first day in several that I had issues)

A bit OT but cool: Papa John found his original Camaro. http://www.papasroadtrip.com/ (if you eat their pizza, you know the story from the box) In appreciation, if you showed up in a Camaro, you got a free pizza: http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=164162

Ironically, I just started modding my Lego X-Wing into Red 2. (It comes with Wedge, but markings for Red 3...)