Creston wrote on Feb 20, 2019, 19:43:

VaranDragon wrote on Feb 20, 2019, 18:48:
So yeah, the aircraft is not breaking the sound barrier (aerodynamically that would be impossible for a passenger jet)

Not impossible (at least not for all of them), but not very advisable. Passenger jets aren't designed to deal with the stresses on the hull for sustained supersonic flight. But they can (some of them anyway) break the sound barrier if they were pushed full out. The 747 was fairly famous for being tested at mach 0.99.


It took me a while to figure out how it could be going faster than the speed of sound while it didn't break the sound barrier, but breaking the sound barrier is relative (thanks Albert!) to the medium that you are traveling in (it also varies based on altitude, barometer density, etc.) Against the medium it was traveling in, the plane was going 600mph. That medium itself just happened to be traveling at 200mph relative to the ground. (Which is an INSANE amount of wind. I mean, that's a fucking Cat 5+ hurricane, or an EF5 tornado up there!)

Mr. Tact wrote on Jan 24, 2019, 21:33:
*meh* Rocky only really went bad staring with IV, II and III were fine.

jdreyer wrote on Aug 4, 2018, 04:36:

opie wrote on Aug 3, 2018, 21:15:
Just do what they did with the USS Oriskany. remove all toxic items, which they have to do anyway, and sink it into an artificial reef. cost cut, fish get home, divers get a cool site to see.

Better yet, remove all toxic items (esp those reactors) and use it for a SinkEx. We don't have real-world data on how a modern super carrier would handle various modern AShMs, GPS guided rockets, cruise missiles, and torpedoes. This could be a unique opportunity.

1badmf wrote on Aug 4, 2018, 03:53:

opie wrote on Aug 3, 2018, 21:15:
Just do what they did with the USS Oriskany. remove all toxic items, which they have to do anyway, and sink it into an artificial reef. cost cut, fish get home, divers get a cool site to see.

the fact it was nuclear powered i think makes that way more complex technically, and probably legally too.

RedEye9 wrote on Jun 8, 2018, 12:32:
And we can always thank the 2nd Amendment, nearly half of all suicides were caused by firearms.

RedEye9 wrote on May 1, 2018, 22:37:

Bundy wrote on May 1, 2018, 22:21:

Mr. Tact wrote on May 1, 2018, 20:09:

Bundy wrote on May 1, 2018, 19:58:
That's why I plan to die suddenly and in a massive heart attack. Poutine FTW!

The problem with this plan is when you survive and end up with bad health, extreme debt, or both...

Oh I won't survive. I'm not making 70, so I don't care about debt either

How can you be so sure? What do you have in place to euthanize your ass should you have a massive stroke that turns you into a zombie wearing a diaper, living till the ripe old age of 90 in a low rent nursing home.

RedEye9 wrote on May 1, 2018, 14:02:
Thanks GOP for denying Americans access to assisted suicide and affordable health care. Vote Democrat, it's easier than you think.

Burrito of Peace wrote on May 1, 2018, 10:58:
Two spaces after a period? That's heresy!

kibbled wrote on Mar 29, 2018, 23:52:
I'm think they are bringing back the Kings Road PVE map from last year.