According to Richard Feynman, gravity travels faster than light. If it did not, the torque would cause the planets to spiral out of the solar system. Is this correct?
If gravity takes time to reach Earth, we should be pulled toward where the Sun was 8 minutes ago. This delayed pull should fling us out of the solar system….
The German Super Plane That Lost The War by a Hair.
No-one does not like the British Spitfire. We consider it as the plane that rescued the world. However long the Spitfire was in reality in severe difficulties. Germany…
How does a missile find a submarine?
The anti-submarine missiles currently in service are best described as rocket propelled torpedoes. They are fired into the area where the submarine is, the torpedo detaches from the…
What sort of things horrify Europeans about U.S. culture?
I think what horrifies Europeans the most is that an actor who was the lead in a very popular 1990s US TV show, and starred in a series…
Why aren’t Americans concerned about where Iran’s 19-30 submarines are? Do they not know these could be arriving off the US coast in just over a week? The USA has not destroyed one.
They have about 26 submarines, most of which are the deadly Ghadir-class subs, known to U.S. military experts as the “Terror of the Seas.” With a range of 1,000Km, these…
Why was the Moskva sunk so easily in spite of her considerable AA defense systems?
Moskva on paper had decent air defenses, but the hardware was all Cold War era stuff, not upgraded and possibly not even working. That thing that looks like an…
Why do US Navy Nimitz-class and Ford-class aircraft carriers have cut outs near the bow that makes the deck shaped like a wine bottle instead of just a big rectangle with more parking space?
Those are not Cutouts. What you are looking at is the Angled Deck. It allows the Navy to conduct simultaneous Launch and recovery operations. Planes can be taking…
When will Iran’s ability to launch attacks on vessels through the Strait of Hormuz be eroded?
It could take longer than American missile stocks last I’m afraid. Iran is scenic and doesn’t lack hiding places This isn’t 2020 any more, when USA still had…
Why can’t I tell my deceased father’s bank that he died?
We learned our lesson when my father died. We advised the bank and they immediately froze the account, leaving my mother with nothing to live on. It was…
What is located on the bottom floor of an aircraft carrier?
I served aboard USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN72) as a machist mate a-gang. The lower and lowest decks are where the machinery spaces are. Additonally, there are fuel tanks…