David Hingtgen

Plenty of pics of 10, Legacy Hornets can do that: It's the 12 that I'm trying to find a pic of, I'm pretty sure I've seen it, but most airshows omit the inner pylon totally, and leave the fuselage empty, for 6. (yes, the first pic is actually 8 AMRAAM and 2 Sparrow--but it's a bigger, clearer pic) PS---first shot I think of a Raptor with a bay full of bombs: http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/pho...F-9999X-100.jpg GBU-39, the SBD--small diameter bomb. Tiny little JDAM, but supposed to have the punch of much larger weapons. It's a 250lb.

I would recommend just buying whatever Energon combiner bits you like---you'll be able to match colors/appearance better than Hasbro did, and you won't end up with a half-dozen repaints. I'd start with Bruticus as the "core" then add an Aerialbot and a Constructicon.

1. Yes 2. No As for Flanker loads--what version can carry 14 missiles? I can't think of any dual-rail launchers for them. Basic Flankers have 10 hardpoints, Supers have 12. (generally). 2--wingtips 2--intakes 2--belly 4--wings With 2 more on the wings for Supers. As for a Super Hornet, you could max out at: 2 AIM-9X/ASRAAM on the wingtips 2 AMRAAM on the fuselage corners 8 AMRAAM on the inner and mid pylons (dual rails) 2 AMRAAM on the outer pylons (single rails) Of course, you could put AIM-9X's or ASRAAMs on any of the wing-mounted rails as well, and I think Australia plans that, at least partially--they do that with their Hornets now. (And Canada's standard load is AIM-9's on dual rails I think) ::edit:: OK, I can't find any of my pics of Super Hornets with max AMRAAM load, which I'm pretty sure I've uploaded here before. Anyone got pics?

True, but basically: The F-22 was designed for sheer air-to-air, as much as the F-15 was. The JSF has been intended to be all-purpose multi-role since the beginning. And it's fat. It simply CAN'T be anywhere near the F-22. Could it be better than the F-16? Yes. Could it obliterate entire squadrons like the F-22? No. You can make a nice multi-role out of a fighter (F-14/15/16) but you can't do the opposite.

I have read the application instructions several times (I enjoy reading instructions, unlike some people--referring to the manual is always the first thing I do, rather than a last resort) PS--my new RAM just arrived, have to let it warm up first. Have already removed the modem, will disconnect my CD drive (will still have my DVD drive), hopefully that'll be enough until my new power supply arrives, if I don't do anything more than browse the web.

Vs the max load of 4 AMRAAMs in stealth config for a JSF, with an optional gunpod... Plus the Flanker has a better power-to-weight ratio, and agility, and speed, and climbrate, and everything else. The F-35 is quite stealthy, but not so stealthy that it makes up for everything else. Officially, its agility is "comparable" to the F-16. If it was equal to or better, you can bet Lockheed would be mentioning that fact all the time.

Yes, plus it sure won't have the payload of the F-111 it's supposed to replace. Super Hornet doesn't either, but it's more than the JSF. Frankly: Australia is worried about all the "Super Flanker of the month" deliveries throughout SE Asia. The JSF is NOT going to be able to match them in air-to-air, and won't even be here for a few more years. The best the RAAF could send is F-18A's. A Super Hornet however, with the lastest mods and configured for pure air-to-air, could do well against most anything, and could be delivered in months.

I plan to be careful---and was one of the reasons I was thinking about going with AS ceramique instead. is AS 5 thin enough I have to worry about it dripping or oozing?

Well, I have tracking numbers for my new power supply and RAM, RAM should get here first. Waiting for Newegg to ship everything else. (DVD drive, graphics card, AS 5)

TMNT Arcade is the greatest game ever--IF you have 4 people. I might try to get my 360 setup for Live tonight. I call Donatello!

Based on Australian experience with "used" ships, they'd probably want to build their own.

Just a quick update: Australian Super Hornet order is confirmed, 24 F models. Haven't found a delivery date yet though. Now if they'd only buy a carrier to go with them...

Very cool. Though it sure looks twin-engined to me. Add a third!

Heroes graphic novels are here: http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels/ Scroll to the bottom, start from #1. (Later issues are only numbered in the file names themselves, don't lose track) They are considered 100% canon AFAIK. Basically, they fill in "between the episodes".

Knowing they were up against Ted, HRG probably took radiation/heat-proof needles. (Since they had captured Ted months ago, they probably made anti-Ted weaponry soon after)

Just remembered one of the things on my "to do" list when I got broadband--download all the graphic novels.

No, I currently have no paste at all on hand. Been reading about AS 5 vs AS Ceramique. Trying to decide which one to add to my graphics card order. Now, from what I can tell, the P4 Northwood runs cooler than the P4 Prescott, and mine is totally stock and I plan to keep it that way, unless I see a great need/advantage to try to overclock it to 3.0 or so in the future. Motherboard and stand-alone CPU temp programs don't agree. Motherboard always says 39C/100F or so idling, everywhere else says 88F idling and agree with each other. Do I trust the motherboard, or stand-alone? CPU heatsink is (I think) Intel's own---very simple design, perfect rectangle of pure aluminum, with even, straight fins. Basically a cube with straight slots cut out, no pattern/design at all. CPU fan is Cooler Master/Delta, like all the fans in my PC. 70mm.

No problem there, Pentium 4 Northwood---only thing exposed is the big shiny heatspreader.

In M7 (M7+ actually I think) we see Gamlin getting trained for high-G's. Also, in M3 (canon) we see Max and Milia straining and getting batted about severely by G's that'd kill anyone else---so we can assume that by either training, genetic engineering, or sheer genetic luck (Jenius genes) that valk pilots of the future can take more G's than current pilots.

Man, this is great. Got a PM reporting Hurin. Maybe next Shawn and Graham will be reported for allowing this kind of "flaming" on their board...

Another possibly stupid question: I had my PC apart last night to check some things before I order my upgrade parts, and while cleaning out the CPU fan and heatsink (4 years of dust) I "discovered" that the heatsink isn't fastened on nearly as tightly as I thought, and it came totally off, and I got a bit of the thermal compound on my finger. Do I need to remove and reapply the thermal compound? As there's now a bit less than there was, and it's "contaminated" by my finger touching it. And there's probably air gaps etc. And it is just cheap OEM white stuff, I could upgrade to Arctic Silver while I'm at it.

Those rock.

Just a point: G's are a measurement of force, not turn radius. This is how a 7G turn in a plane can defeat a missile than can do 20G turns.

I think DA should change his title to "Mod who gets to see Heroes before you do"

<----wonders if "new" 360 will have a quieter DRIVE than the original. I have no issues with the cooling fan noise, it's the disc drive that makes me buy the PS2 or PC version of a game whenever possible. My only 360 games are 360-exclusives.