David Hingtgen

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/walk-jet.htm Several 101 walkarounds, no GOOD cockpit shots, but this may help: http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1...t/F-101B_29.jpg

Scalping movie toys at this date is really pointless. In 6 days, *every* store in the *world* is going to have *tons* of every figure. Any scalper is either deluded, or going to end up with piles of unsold stuff to take back. And with gas prices as they are, he's just wasting his own money.

The Elite is identical to the regular model, "failure-wise". Same problems with the same frequency. If you can, I'd wait a few months for the 65nm version.

I finally settled for "Xenogears Id". But don't expect to see me online much. Especially with my 360 going out for repairs soon.

Su-30MKM has been revealed (Malaysia). Looks identical to the -30MKI: Canards, vectoring, etc. Real question is what avionics it has.

I could change it if people want.

On that note, the only song in the world to use the phrase "alpha of a Hornet": "I wish I had a gun just like the A-10" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDRJLOfEOVE NOT work safe. Or child safe. At all. But hilarious if you get the references. Or an even funnier video: "World War III". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQzyXZTx3_A Also NSFW. For those who don't know, "Dos Gringos" are 2 F-16 pilots who also have a band. (If they've been brought up before I'm sorry, but couldn't find them via a search of the old thread)

Something like this?

I was just at BestBuy today--saw Heatseeker, but have no idea. Doesn't really matter to me, still don't have a Wii--and have still never seen one. (Was at BB and Target today)

Just FYI, but I plan on going to the Rockford airshow next weekend instead of the Quad Cities. They're 2 hours futher away, but seem to be getting a lot more stuff---especially for airliner enthusiasts like me. http://www.flyrfd.com/AirFest2007PerfTemp.asp

Why is nobody talking about the massive update at Transformers.com? Voice clips of Cullen as Prime, animations of the toys transforming, tech specs, etc. Go look!

Probably. Very few planes hit Mach 3, but a decent number get to 2.8 or so without much trouble. As I often say--more thrust can solve most aerodynamic problems. (or in the case of the F-4, it's the only way that thing can fly) But we'll probably never know the real speeds the YF-23 was capable of. Maybe it's as low as 2.2, maybe as high as 2.9 or so. At least the SR-71's true speeds are now known for sure, but there's still a bunch of people who like to say Mach 4 or 5 (or even 14!) for it.

I was thinking earlier we likely won't know any of their powers either, but we did get a full explanation of Linderman's, and partly of Mr Deveaux's, and possibly Hiro's dad's, so...

Cariburn? Probably should be Caliburn.

I finally created a Live account, as it was easiest to just register everything at once so I could send my address, track my system repair, etc. There must be a lot more people on Live than I thought, as I was going for some fairly obscure aviation and game-related gamer tags. Eventually had to settle for "Xenogears Id". Would have preferred Xenogears-Id, but no hyphens allowed. I refuse to "compromise" with numbers tacked on etc. (I was pretty surprised Opiomorph was taken---Opiomorphus might have been open but I thought of it too late---plus the name has too strong of a biblical connotation)

A few people think Mrs Petrelli's power is something along the lines of "persuasion" since people always seem to agree with her whenever she's done speaking (and she seems to always be able to convince people/change their mind)----but we've already seen that with Eden. Though I'll admit that's what my first guess was. I doubt they'd "duplicate" Eden's power. But of course, Peter and Sylar have intentionally similar powers.

The Super Crusader hit 2.6 on fixed ramps with a heck of a lot less thrust, and was expected to hit 2.9 with a production engine. That's what sleekness can do. Variable ramps are not as great as they are made out to be. They increase efficiency, and are worth a bit of power----they're what made the Concorde BARELY economical, and get that last .1 Mach from the F-14 and F-15. But they're really not worth the weight and maintenance hassle---the Tornado has had them removed/disabled for years. Like most all things in aviation, the lack of variable ramps can be made up by having MORE ENGINE POWER. And the YF-23 certainly has plenty. (Heck, if the GE-F120 went into production they'd probably be 42,000lbs+ now) Plus its incredible sleekness and area-ruling, even greater than that of the Super Crusader. If variable ramps were needed to go fast, the Super Crusader couldn't out-run the F-14 and F-15. All a variable ramp does is reduce the shockwave in the inlet from one big energy-sucking acute wave, to multiple weaker oblique ones. Because supersonic air going into an engine WILL slow down to subsonic speed, making your standard mach-cone shockwave in the process. Formation of that shockwave requires energy taken from the air in the intake, which means less energy the engine can use to produce thrust. The F-16/18/22/23 all have "brute force" intakes---one big shockwave at the lip, and they accept the energy loss penalty in the intake. The F-4/14/15/Flanker have multiple ramps to slow down the air in several gradual stages to have small weak shockwaves, to have a smaller energy loss---but pay for it increased weight.

Not to mention that no plane has a launch *pad* for an AMRAAM. There's plenty of planes they could have written into that line instead of the stealth. "Eagle" "Viper" "Falcon" "Hornet" "Tornado" etc.

I'm trying to figure out his plate. OBTSHW?

Umm, what? The YF-23 can't fold its stabs. Anyways, replying to F-ZeroOne: Nope, still unknown. Simply "1.6+ supercruise, 1.8+ max". It certainly could easily exceed Mach 2, some people like to toss out Mach 3---which I wouldn't totally rule out. But personally I'd put the highest possible max at 2.7 or 2.8 due to sheer heat issues. Going Mach 3 is "the next level" for aircraft materials, and there's almost no way they'd have designed it for that. I'd probably say most likely it's in the 2.4 to 2.6 range---a bit slower to a bit faster than an F-15. The acceleration rate is anecdotally known: At mil throttle, it'll easily out-accelerate an F-16 using full burner. I suspect its transonic acceleration would be even better, as if you look at it carefully---I think the YF-23 may be the most area-ruled plane ever built.

Note that there's generally two types of kill markings on combat planes: The pilot's and the plane's. In the real world, pilots don't get to fly "their" plane all that often. Their own kill marks go on "their" plane, but the plane that actually got the kill (regardless of whose it was and who was flying it) also gets a marking. Generally, pilot's markings are flags or national insignia, but plane's markings are silhouettes or stars. So if you see a plane with 2 stars on the nose, it means THAT PLANE shot down 2 other planes---maybe 1 pilot did it on a single mission 20 years ago, or 2 different pilots each got one each, a week ago and yesterday. And you could find planes that have a collection of swastikas, DPRK, and NVAF markings for kills, if the pilot flew in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.

I was waiting for someone to say it sucked, I just didn't want to be first.

Well, I've moved from "email" to "please call us" via Xbox support. My console is now 10 months old, so it should be within warranty, but they've changed which 360's get which warranty so often I have no idea really. Will call them tonight probably. (After Heroes)

Bah, nothing compared to http://www.votepetrelli.com/ You can even buy campaign buttons and mugs there!

Yup. Big difference between what's possible, and what actually exists. Want a good example? DC-10. Originally designed for 2-4-2 8-abreast seating. Nice and comfy. That lasted for about a year. For 99% of its operational life it was 2-5-2 9-abreast. And know what the charter carriers have? 3-4-3, 10-abreast. FYI, the 747 was originally 9-abreast, though you mainly see 3-4-3 10-abreast. The A320 is notably more comfy than a 727/37/57 because the A320 was designed for 3-3 and is actually operated at 3-3, as there's no way to get 3-4 inside. The Boeing narrowbodies, having inherited the 707 fuselage width (which was originally designed for 2-2 first class in the entire plane) can only grudgingly accomodate 3-3 in coach. 2-3 was the designed "coach alternative" for those airlines which basically weren't Pan Am or TWA and couldn't fill the entire plane with 1st class seats.