If someone bought a commercial airplane for private use (for instance a B777), can extra fuel tanks be added for extra range (Let’s say for example in the cargo or between walls)?
This is often done when brand new aircraft are delivered to the customer, short haul aircraft in particular when crossing the Atlantic or Pacific can have “ferry tanks”…
Would the Spruce Goose have actually flown, apart from on its test flight? Would it have made it across the Atlantic?
Several years ago a British university programmed the specifications and parameters of the Hughes H-4 Hercules “Spruce Goose” into a flight simulator which had been developed for testing aircraft designs. You…
Why were British Harriers not used in Falklands War?
They were but British pilots were not considered good enough to fly the McDonnell-Douglas Harriers in proper combat so the US sent their Marine Corps. pilots and aircraft…
Would the Russian Navy send submarines to within the territorial waters of the US?
The territorial limit is 12NM. My experience is over 1500 days submerged, in 3oceans and countless sea… both during and after the height of Soviet Cold War operations….
Are Americans really as uneducated and ignorant as portrayed in the media?
Yes they are. Meet Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of Defense. During the Senate’s confirmation hearing, one of the Senator asked him about ASEAN, and asked him to named…
What would be the minimum population required to repopulate the earth?
This was figured out about 20 years ago as a consideration for space travel. The minimum population of humans needed to maintain genetic diversity and survive a multi-generational…
If the Russians kept beating the US in the early space race, what kept them from reaching the moon first?
The truthful answer? The Soviets lost the race to the Moon long before it ever started. They lost the race all the way back in 1938, when Sergei…
What depth do submarines need for them to not be seen from the sky by airplanes?
This is a great picture of an LA class sub with the shadow of a US Navy P-3 in the foreground. These seas look to be the most…
What do the Japanese think of the Chinese language?
I consider the Chinese language like a distant relative that I’ve never met before. I’m interested and curious to know more about them since we share the same…
When two submarines are under water, can one hear the crew conversations in the other over their passive sonar? If so, what is the furthest they can be from each other and still hear?
Another Hollywood myth is about to be smashed…. We didn’t whisper, or talk in hushed voices, — we did wear sneakers but it was for comfort and we…