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To allow for thermal expansion at the high operational temperatures the fuselage panels were manufactured to fit only loosely on the ground. Proper alignment was only achieved when the airframe warmed up due to air resistance at high speeds, causing the airframe to expand several inches. Because of this, and the lack of a fuel sealing system that could handle the thermal expansion of the airframe at extreme temperatures, the aircraft would leak JP-7 jet fuel onto the runway before it took off. The aircraft would quickly make a short sprint, meant to warm up the airframe, and was then refueled in the air before departing on its mission. Cooling was carried out by cycling fuel behind the titanium surfaces at the front of the wings (chines). On landing after a mission the canopy temperature was over 300 °C (572 °F), too hot to approach.
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To allow for thermal expansion at the high operational temperatures the fuselage panels were manufactured to fit only loosely on the ground. Proper alignment was only achieved when the airframe warmed up due to air resistance at high speeds, causing the airframe to expand several inches. Because of this, and the lack of a fuel sealing system that could handle the thermal expansion of the airframe at extreme temperatures, the aircraft would leak JP-7 jet fuel onto the runway before it took off. The aircraft would quickly make a short sprint, meant to warm up the airframe, and was then refueled in the air before departing on its mission. Cooling was carried out by cycling fuel behind the titanium surfaces at the front of the wings (chines). On landing after a mission the canopy temperature was over 300 °C (572 °F), too hot to approach.
It's amazing the engineering behind what was one shiny black penis of an aircraft.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
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edited June 2009
Out my left window, Libya looks like one huge sandbox. A featureless brown terrain stretches all the way to the horizon. There is no sign of any activity. Then Walt tells me that he is getting lots of electronic signals, and they are not the friendly kind. The jet is performing perfectly now, flying better than she has in weeks. She seems to know where she is. She likes the high Mach, as we penetrate deeper into Libyan airspace. Leaving the footprint of our sonic boom across Benghazi, I sit motionless, with stilled hands on throttles and the pitch control, my eyes glued to the gauges.
Only the Mach indicator is moving, steadily increasing in hundredths, in a rhythmic consistency similar to the long distance runner who has caught his second wind and picked up the pace. The jet was made for this kind of performance and she wasn't about to let an errant inlet door make her miss the show. With the power of forty locomotives, we puncture the quiet African sky and continue farther south across a bleak landscape.
Walt continues to update me with numerous reactions he sees on the DEF panel. He is receiving missile tracking signals.
Lewis Black is following the same road of George Carlin. He's getting less funny as he ages because he's just becoming an old bitchy man and not a poignant complainer.
Lewis Black is following the same road of George Carlin. He's getting less funny as he ages because he's just becoming an old bitchy man and not a poignant complainer.
Maybe he should have sex with some children so you'll like him.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
One of my most epic RPG memories was my best friend and I staying up for hours trying to beat Emerald Weapon. We eventually succeeded and it was glorious.
Ghost Riders in the Sky was playing on repeat the entire time.
Holy fuck I'm almost done with college and this is freaking me out.
That transition between college and the job market can be kinda rough.
My friend just graduated, albeit with a degree in English. I'm currently making twice as much as he is with just a high school diploma (well and working my way up over the years).
That doesn't say anything about degrees in general, probably just about English majors and my friend.
Holy fuck I'm almost done with college and this is freaking me out.
That transition between college and the job market can be kinda rough.
My friend just graduated, albeit with a degree in English. I'm currently making twice as much as he is with just a high school diploma (well and working my way up over the years).
That doesn't say anything about degrees in general, probably just about English majors and my friend.
*fidgets*
*is working on his degree in english*
*fidget*
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edited June 2009
Now to decide on and schedule the second A+ test. IT, Remote, or Depot Technician...?
Holy fuck I'm almost done with college and this is freaking me out.
That transition between college and the job market can be kinda rough.
My friend just graduated, albeit with a degree in English. I'm currently making twice as much as he is with just a high school diploma (well and working my way up over the years).
That doesn't say anything about degrees in general, probably just about English majors and my friend.
You know the six words every English major needs to learn, right?
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Yeah, some conservatives are actually calling him a democrat now.
I guess if you get caught fucking a woman they disown you.
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Worth it. But I'm a drooling slave to mine.
He destroyed Sanford's spirit, leading to him act like he did
It's amazing the engineering behind what was one shiny black penis of an aircraft.
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Um, you might be able to do that. Do you have a USB drive that has 4GB of space on it?
it could take a picture of a car's license plate from 80,000 ft up
What kind of camera does god use?
3DS: 2852-6809-9411
One that's nail resistant?
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So I won't have to read your bullshit or waste my time talking to you losers for a week!
come on you technical gubbins
be technical
*shakes fist*
e:DUE use a flash drive
You played it more than once?
You poor thing.
I know it would not be fiscally responsible of me.
But I really want to.
uahfjk
Would you people be down for that?
Maybe he should have sex with some children so you'll like him.
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What's that supposed to mean.
:^:
I mean I could think of more fun video games to play with a girl, but that's better than nothing.
WELL WHERE THE FUCK DO I FIND IT VISTA?
You've never played an RPG with someone before?
One of my most epic RPG memories was my best friend and I staying up for hours trying to beat Emerald Weapon. We eventually succeeded and it was glorious.
Ghost Riders in the Sky was playing on repeat the entire time.
That transition between college and the job market can be kinda rough.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
I may just go get a masters instead.
Also. Holy fuck, what?!
I only have 15 units left to take!
But I can't take them all in one semester due to the way classes are offered.
:shock:
(Is it wrong I've been waiting for these?)
My friend just graduated, albeit with a degree in English. I'm currently making twice as much as he is with just a high school diploma (well and working my way up over the years).
That doesn't say anything about degrees in general, probably just about English majors and my friend.
*fidgets*
*is working on his degree in english*
*fidget*
VIsta kept giving me a USB 2.0 WLAN driver not found business. Booted up in Ubuntu and the wireless worked just fine. Weiiird.
edit: H&B. Second test?
You know the six words every English major needs to learn, right?