The dopant in city gas isn't H2S; it's usually methyl mercaptan. My HS Chem teacher said it's considered the worst smelling substance known, and distinctly (distinkly?) different from H2S (which could masquerade as flatulence).
That would be hydrogen sulfide. Methane doesn't smell like anything. It's odorless; in fact your gas company puts a stinky compound into it so you'll know when there's a leak.
Many people of all manner of beliefs already celebrated something around the 25th of December (near the winter solstice).
More specifically, it's four days after the solstice. In a pre-technological society, you didn't have any accurate way of noting the time of sunrise -- but in four days, you could note the progression of where it rose. Hey, the sun was rising over that rock, now it's rising over that tree -- it's coming back!
You knew there was still a lot of winter ahead, but the outcome was assured, and you could afford to break into the stored food and have a party.
You're the second person who misread that paragraph. Look for the words "the original design". They refer to the TRANSITION, which has been demonstrated by the company test pilot for years, and still hasn't been flown by anyone else. The TF-X is the second fantasy by Terrafugia.
I was talking about the Transition. But to address your comparison, it fails on one small difference: 2020 Fords will go on sale. The TF-X, as shown in the video, will not.
Of course, you're welcome to save this thread and throw it back in my face if either prophecy fails to come true. I promise to apologize.
Meanwhile, the website will welcome your investment inquiry in the TF-X with open arms.
I suspect this company is announcing "FAA approval" to make it look as if the FAA backs their concept
Exactly what they did when the FAA granted them a waiver on the max gross weight rules for ultralights, so the original Terrafugia could be sold under those rules. They billed it as "FAA approves flying car". They've squeezed all the marketing juice out of that early model, and now they need something new.
You won't get very far through their website before they offer you a chance to invest...
It' certainly not the flying car that we imagined one would look like,
It's not a flying car period. It's a roadable airplane, and needs a trained pilot to fly it.
The FAA cut Terrafugia some slack on the maximum permitted gross weight, which means the original design could be sold under "light sport aircraft" rules, but it would still require a pilot's license of some grade. More to the point, that airplane would require an exceptionally well-trained pilot, because a short-coupled machine like that will be a perfect bitch to handle. You might notice they haven't invited anyone from the aviation media to try it out.
Oh, gosh! Did you know that most humans don't have your super-power of being able to see in the dark? Does your aircraft have flight instruments? Are you qualified for flying it by instrument?
"Flying by instruments" != "flying in the dark". You can fly a full-size airplane at night without an instrument rating, as long as you're not in the clouds. There are marvelous gadgets called "lights" that make it possible.
She wasn't doing anything physically dangerous, but consider the context. In Ada's time, a woman trod on men's societal turf only at the risk of losing her social position -- and lifetime income.
Gateway Electronics in Denver was one of those. It got its inventory from a succession of dead electronic shops, and its business space by picking up the leases of dead retail businesses, moving every couple of years...
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The dopant in city gas isn't H2S; it's usually methyl mercaptan. My HS Chem teacher said it's considered the worst smelling substance known, and distinctly (distinkly?) different from H2S (which could masquerade as flatulence).
That would be hydrogen sulfide. Methane doesn't smell like anything. It's odorless; in fact your gas company puts a stinky compound into it so you'll know when there's a leak.
they do it to gain females, or to gain power
Ummm, isn't that what I said?
Same motivation as any other vandal or bully: losers wanting to impose their will, the only way they know how. Straight-up male-primate shit.
Many people of all manner of beliefs already celebrated something around the 25th of December (near the winter solstice).
More specifically, it's four days after the solstice. In a pre-technological society, you didn't have any accurate way of noting the time of sunrise -- but in four days, you could note the progression of where it rose. Hey, the sun was rising over that rock, now it's rising over that tree -- it's coming back!
You knew there was still a lot of winter ahead, but the outcome was assured, and you could afford to break into the stored food and have a party.
Would you be OK with having your name and home address publicly searchable from your license plate?
The Google has some interesting news waiting for you.
You're the second person who misread that paragraph. Look for the words "the original design". They refer to the TRANSITION, which has been demonstrated by the company test pilot for years, and still hasn't been flown by anyone else. The TF-X is the second fantasy by Terrafugia.
I was talking about the Transition. But to address your comparison, it fails on one small difference: 2020 Fords will go on sale. The TF-X, as shown in the video, will not.
Of course, you're welcome to save this thread and throw it back in my face if either prophecy fails to come true. I promise to apologize.
Meanwhile, the website will welcome your investment inquiry in the TF-X with open arms.
One more thing: Parking-lot dings are aircraft damage and get repaired at aircraft repair rates.
Why in the world would they even be talking to the FAA about it?
Well, it got them an article here, now didn't it?
this isn't a helicopter.
Watch the video.
I suspect this company is announcing "FAA approval" to make it look as if the FAA backs their concept
Exactly what they did when the FAA granted them a waiver on the max gross weight rules for ultralights, so the original Terrafugia could be sold under those rules. They billed it as "FAA approves flying car". They've squeezed all the marketing juice out of that early model, and now they need something new.
You won't get very far through their website before they offer you a chance to invest...
It' certainly not the flying car that we imagined one would look like,
It's not a flying car period. It's a roadable airplane, and needs a trained pilot to fly it.
The FAA cut Terrafugia some slack on the maximum permitted gross weight, which means the original design could be sold under "light sport aircraft" rules, but it would still require a pilot's license of some grade. More to the point, that airplane would require an exceptionally well-trained pilot, because a short-coupled machine like that will be a perfect bitch to handle. You might notice they haven't invited anyone from the aviation media to try it out.
The price isn't too bad
Ask them for a firm offer.
...what can be done with CGI.
I suppose the military version will have light sabers.
I will be paying ~$200 every three years just so I can fly my aircraft.
As other posts in this thread say, divide that number by 40.
My AMA membership gets me liability coverage, accident/medical coverage, accidental death coverage, fire, theft, and vandalism coverage
Give your lawyer a look at your AMA policy. You may not like what he says.
Check your email today for a message from the AMA. It will not be good news.
Because the Air Commerce Act of 1926, as amended, makes the airspace over the United States federal turf.
Self-preservation may play a factor as well.
It's the prinicpal factor. Fly an ultralight like a dumbass and you'll be a dead dumbass.
Look up the distinction between lbf and lbm.
Oh, gosh! Did you know that most humans don't have your super-power of being able to see in the dark? Does your aircraft have flight instruments? Are you qualified for flying it by instrument?
"Flying by instruments" != "flying in the dark". You can fly a full-size airplane at night without an instrument rating, as long as you're not in the clouds. There are marvelous gadgets called "lights" that make it possible.
OK, didn't realize Ada was in an assured position. Yes, I know about Hypatia, but this thread is on the 19th century.
She wasn't doing anything physically dangerous, but consider the context. In Ada's time, a woman trod on men's societal turf only at the risk of losing her social position -- and lifetime income.
For that matter, Tom Hanks animated himself with a somewhat different technique, and the picture died a horrible death in the Uncanny Valley.
Sorry, the operative term is "was". Gateway's gone now.
Gateway Electronics in Denver was one of those. It got its inventory from a succession of dead electronic shops, and its business space by picking up the leases of dead retail businesses, moving every couple of years...