Instead of submarines having to return to port to refuel and switch crews, why don’t submarines dock with an aircraft carrier at sea so that crews can be swapped, and the sub can be resupplied without ever having to go to land?
It’s a common misconcepion that the two-crewed ballistic missile submarines only have to switch crews and load up on food and other consumables before heading back out to…
Why did the Japanese navy choose to beach their ships, like the Yamato, on Okinawa during Operation Ten-Go instead of other strategies?
Okinawa was a horror show. The Imperial Japanese Army/ Navy showed their hand at Okinawa. The largest Battleship of the time, the Yamato carried 9–18 inch guns and…
How are F-18’s able to fly vertically for so long without stalling?
Airplanes can either turn speed into altitude, power into altitude, or a combination of the two. That’s pretty easy to understand and a lot of the current answers…
Why did Muslims give up their claim to Spain, but not Israel?
The son of one of the Hamas founders predicted this not long ago during a speech in front of the European parliament (in front of those who had…
Soviet submarines are supposed to be able to dive deeper than American submarines. Is that true and how significant an advantage is it?
That WAS true, back when the subs were new, especially for the ones with a titanium hull. The problem with titanium, besides being expensive and VERY difficult to…
Why is Earth the only planet that sustains life?
It is highly likely that we have found life on Mars already and will find it in other places in our solar system as well — on moons…
How did NASA manage to fly to the Moon in just 4 days and SpaceIL now need almost two full months to get there?
There are two ways of going somewhere in space: the fast way or the economical way. If you have a small unmanned probe, there’s no rush. No astronauts…
How did Iran turn from a modern, developed country into a corrupt, underdeveloped stink?
Mainly by not being a modern, developed country in the first place. You’re probably thinking this was Iran in 1960s. Iran in 1960s and 70s No. This was…
Why is the AR-15 so loud? At the shooting range, it makes a horrible racket.
All rifles are loud, but the likely reason the AR-15 sounds so much louder is this little bugger right here. It’s a flash suppressor. Its main reason for…
Have there been US Air Force pilots who couldn’t hold their aircraft steady enough for aerial refueling and ended up running out of fuel and crashing?
I’m a B-52 guy who has been through hundreds of air refuelings, and was stationed at the base (Castle) where pilots were checked out in the B-52. Air…