What happened to one of them was some idiot pilot in an F104 ran into the back of it and amputated the tailfins. This was on a 'PR' flight for a film crew and photographers for General Electric (which made the engines for both the XB-70 and the F104). It killed the XB70 project and lost GE a lot of sales, handing Pratt & Whitney a huge advantage.
I've owned several audis, including an '86 80 sport, a 1990 5cyl 100, and a 1995 S6. This guys website is full of useful stuff. He markets a kit for the palm pilot that should answer your needs Remember, far more energy is used, and more CO2 is produced in building a car than it will produce in its lifetime, so keeping old cars running is good for the environent!
How are the ships supposed to retrieve them? They usually come off in _very_ bad weather, conditions under which no sane captain is likely to risk broaching while hove-to to attempt to find a missing container or two! Besides, they have a schedule to keep, right?
They are indeed pinned together, however the mounting points on the corners of the container are not strong and are easily damaged - probably a design flaw. I used to live opposite a container terminal, and every so often the mounting / lifting points fail and they drop the container - very noisy!
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What happened to one of them was some idiot pilot in an F104 ran into the back of it and amputated the tailfins. This was on a 'PR' flight for a film crew and photographers for General Electric (which made the engines for both the XB-70 and the F104). It killed the XB70 project and lost GE a lot of sales, handing Pratt & Whitney a huge advantage.
Alright, alright, Keep yer Alans on!
I've owned several audis, including an '86 80 sport, a 1990 5cyl 100, and a 1995 S6. This guys website is full of useful stuff. He markets a kit for the palm pilot that should answer your needs Remember, far more energy is used, and more CO2 is produced in building a car than it will produce in its lifetime, so keeping old cars running is good for the environent!
Two words chaps: Tim Burton. I'd love to see it either animated or pure CGI, too.
How are the ships supposed to retrieve them? They usually come off in _very_ bad weather, conditions under which no sane captain is likely to risk broaching while hove-to to attempt to find a missing container or two! Besides, they have a schedule to keep, right?
Shipping insurance is normally paid by the dispatcher / reciever, not the carrier itself.
They are indeed pinned together, however the mounting points on the corners of the container are not strong and are easily damaged - probably a design flaw. I used to live opposite a container terminal, and every so often the mounting / lifting points fail and they drop the container - very noisy!