The down side is battery power density can't really handle heating a car very well in the winter. Contrary to popular belief, not everyone lives in Southern California.
I suppose a propane auxiliary heater or something would work...
The JT11 engines in the SR-71 were turbojets, they were not ramjets. There was some very clever ducting done in the nacelles at high speed to bypass some air around the engine and dump it into the afterburner section. And there are valves that take bleed air from the compressor stage and route it past the combustion and turbine sections and dump it into the turbine exhaust for improved cooling and thrust. But the actual engine was a turbojet. One engineer described it as a "leaky turbojet". The flight manual calls it a "bleed bypass turbojet". Ramjets have no turning parts, the JT11 had lots of turning parts.
The SR-71 is powered by turbojets. There is some clever ducting that will bypass airflow past the engine at high speed, but the actual engines are in fact turbine engines with blades that go spinny spin and everything.
The chemical is TEB. Triethylborane. It was used on startup and every time the afterburners were kicked in. Each engine had a TEB tank that held 16 shots of the stuff.
And the SR-71 actually DID have a fuel hydraulic system (the Engine Fuel Hydraulic System) that was used for actuation of the afterburner exhaust nozzles, the engine inlet guide vanes and the start and bypass bleed valves. They also used the fuel as a heat sink to cool the the hydraulic fluid and TEB tanks as well as the engine oil.
Actually the SR-71 and the YF-12 flight manuals have been declassified and are available online.
For the SR-71A, "Mach 3.2 is the maximum design Mach number. Mach 3.17 is the maximum scheduled cruise speed recommended for normal operations. However, when authorized by the Commander, speeds of up to Mach 3.3 may be flown if the limit CIT of 427 degrees C is not exceeded." (CIT is the compressor inlet temperature and was a critical limiting factor in maximum speed)
From Mach 2.6 to Mach 3.2 the SR-71 is limited to -0.1 to +1.5g maneuvering.
A G is a G is a G. A 9G turn at Mach 3 is the same structurally as 9G at 300 knots.
Also, TANSTAAFL. There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. The F119 engines are hugely powerful, no doubt. But just because they aren't in afterburner at supersonic speeds does NOT mean they aren't chugging down fuel. There's nothing magical that makes them super efficient. Where do you see 40% reduction in fuel? That site says 40% fewer PARTS, which is a good thing. But the AF has been (understandably) tight lipped about SFC of the F119.
That was an over-hyped case of a mechanical malfunction with a 1950's era cannon system. The casualties were caused by lax range safety procedures. It was not a robot any more than an MLRS or a Patriot missile battery is a robot.
Space Combat does not mix with MMO (very well). SW:G tried and failed, although I enjoyed JTL. Most MMO players abhor "twitch" game play and most twitch gamers abhor MMO treadmills.
The problem is with the right side solar alpha rotary joint, what I infer from that is the joint on the left side panel joint is working fine. Which would seem to indicate a part failure rather than an engineering problem. But I'm sure nobody can say for sure until they get a look at the failed joint.
You said "trained with GPMGs". I read that to mean "trained to shoot down aircraft with GPMGs". Yes, one cannon-caliber round can be enough to ruin a pilot's day.
I can use smaller words
Cute, but unnecessary. I knew what a GPMG is, I was just picturing the U.K.'s finest laying in fields with machine guns like in some bad North Korean AA training video.
To really appreciate it I am guessing you had to play through the game first. Because listening to that song, and reading the You Tube comments where people say it's the best song ever, I just don't get it.
Then you say:
Portal has succeeded to meet these age-old criteria. It is a quality piece of work.
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.306? That's an odd caliber for a rifle.
The down side is battery power density can't really handle heating a car very well in the winter. Contrary to popular belief, not everyone lives in Southern California.
I suppose a propane auxiliary heater or something would work...
The JT11 engines in the SR-71 were turbojets, they were not ramjets. There was some very clever ducting done in the nacelles at high speed to bypass some air around the engine and dump it into the afterburner section. And there are valves that take bleed air from the compressor stage and route it past the combustion and turbine sections and dump it into the turbine exhaust for improved cooling and thrust. But the actual engine was a turbojet. One engineer described it as a "leaky turbojet". The flight manual calls it a "bleed bypass turbojet". Ramjets have no turning parts, the JT11 had lots of turning parts.
The SR-71 is powered by turbojets. There is some clever ducting that will bypass airflow past the engine at high speed, but the actual engines are in fact turbine engines with blades that go spinny spin and everything.
This is a great set of images of what is happening inside the nacelles at various speeds: http://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/manual/1/1-33.php
The chemical is TEB. Triethylborane. It was used on startup and every time the afterburners were kicked in. Each engine had a TEB tank that held 16 shots of the stuff.
And the SR-71 actually DID have a fuel hydraulic system (the Engine Fuel Hydraulic System) that was used for actuation of the afterburner exhaust nozzles, the engine inlet guide vanes and the start and bypass bleed valves. They also used the fuel as a heat sink to cool the the hydraulic fluid and TEB tanks as well as the engine oil.
You're referring to NASA's Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstrator (SSBD) http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/Photo/SSBD/index.html
The shape of the nose can determine the severity of the sonic boom heard on the ground. But damn it looks ugly.
Actually the SR-71 and the YF-12 flight manuals have been declassified and are available online.
For the SR-71A, "Mach 3.2 is the maximum design Mach number. Mach 3.17 is the maximum scheduled cruise speed recommended for normal operations. However, when authorized by the Commander, speeds of up to Mach 3.3 may be flown if the limit CIT of 427 degrees C is not exceeded." (CIT is the compressor inlet temperature and was a critical limiting factor in maximum speed)
From Mach 2.6 to Mach 3.2 the SR-71 is limited to -0.1 to +1.5g maneuvering.
Source: http://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/manual/5/5-8.php
Which is an amazing read, tons of details.
Of course Vista users are trained by the UAC spam to just click "Yes, Whatever, Do it I don't care".
A G is a G is a G. A 9G turn at Mach 3 is the same structurally as 9G at 300 knots. Also, TANSTAAFL. There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. The F119 engines are hugely powerful, no doubt. But just because they aren't in afterburner at supersonic speeds does NOT mean they aren't chugging down fuel. There's nothing magical that makes them super efficient. Where do you see 40% reduction in fuel? That site says 40% fewer PARTS, which is a good thing. But the AF has been (understandably) tight lipped about SFC of the F119.
You know who else didn't give two shits about Godwin's Law?
Hitler.
Sad really. They need to just re-release SS2 with an updated graphics engine.
I chuckle every time at
"I've experiments to run
There is research to be done
On the people who are still alive"
(Emphasis is mine)
That was an over-hyped case of a mechanical malfunction with a 1950's era cannon system. The casualties were caused by lax range safety procedures. It was not a robot any more than an MLRS or a Patriot missile battery is a robot.
Space Combat does not mix with MMO (very well). SW:G tried and failed, although I enjoyed JTL. Most MMO players abhor "twitch" game play and most twitch gamers abhor MMO treadmills.
He makes such GREAT movies based on video games...
The problem is with the right side solar alpha rotary joint, what I infer from that is the joint on the left side panel joint is working fine. Which would seem to indicate a part failure rather than an engineering problem. But I'm sure nobody can say for sure until they get a look at the failed joint.
The Half-Life engine was a modified version the Quake engine.
Faster, better, cheaper. Pick two.
Mine will work just fine, I'm not dumb enough to be living on a hurricane prone coastline.
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Cute, but unnecessary. I knew what a GPMG is, I was just picturing the U.K.'s finest laying in fields with machine guns like in some bad North Korean AA training video.
And you believed that? A single rifle caliber round can cause a fighter to tear itself to pieces? Hey, I got this bridge I'm looking to sell...
Then you say:Huh?
I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS. It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
Best end credits ever.