Here are a couple quotes: SH: Oh my god. RM: It is an amazing machine. You start to climb up through Mach 1, and it's a big punch with a lot of air resistance. What we'd typically do is climb up, put the nose down just before Mach 1, and then lift back up and punch through it all the way to Mach 3. SH: And this whole time, the pilot just wasn't on the gas and stick: you were actually changing the shape of the engine itself in order to get more thrust out of the engine. THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF IN THE JOB THAT ISN'T IN THE SHINY BROCHURE. RM: That's right. Because the faster you went, the more ram thrust you got, which burns less fuel. So you did have to go faster to burn less fuel. Like I said, you had to unlearn everything you knew about other aircraft. http://www.sbnation.com/2014/3/7/5447310/sr-71-blackbird-pilot-interview Tribute Video: http://youtu.be/z3N_iQ1fSxc Hands down the coolest plane I have ever seen fly at an airshow….and my all time favorite plane… This post has been reshared 15 times on Google+ View this post on Google+
I wish travel in space was available now…. Originally shared by +Astronomy Picture of the Day (APoD) Globules in the Running Chicken NebulaImage Credit & Copyright: Fred Vanderhavenhttp://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140305.html The eggs from this chicken may form into stars. The above pictured emission nebula, cataloged as IC 2944, is called the Running Chicken Nebula for the shape of its greater appearance. The image was taken recently from Siding Spring Observatory in Australia and presented in scientifically assigned colors. Seen near the center of the image are small, dark molecular clouds rich in obscuring cosmic dust. Called Thackeray's Globules for their discoverer, these "eggs" are potential sites for the gravitational condensation of new stars, although their fates are uncertain as they are also being rapidly eroded away by the intense radiation from nearby young stars. Together with patchy glowing gas and complex regions of reflecting dust, these massive and energetic stars form the open cluster Collinder 249. This gorgeous skyscape spans about 70 light-years at the nebula's estimated 6,000 light-year distance.
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FYI – this does not mean Daytime running lights, and Auto headlights do not always turn on your headlights when you are in rain during the day… V C Section 24400 Headlamps on Motor Vehicles Headlamps on Motor Vehicles 24400. (a) A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be equipped with at least two headlamps, with at least one on each side of the front of the vehicle, and, except as to vehicles registered prior to January 1, 1930, they shall be located directly above or in advance of the front axle of the vehicle. The headlamps and every light source in any headlamp unit shall be located at a height of not more than 54 inches nor less than 22 inches. (b) A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be operated during darkness, or inclement weather, or both, with at least two lighted headlamps that comply with subdivision (a). (c) As used in subdivision (b), “inclement weather” is a weather condition that is either of the following: (1) A condition that prevents a driver of a motor vehicle from clearly discerning a person or another motor vehicle on the highway from a distance of 1,000 feet. (2) […]
Public Service Announcement for Californians – HEADLIGHTS ON WHEN YOUR WIPERS ARE ON…FYI – this does not mean Daytime running lights, and Auto headlights do not always turn on your headlights when you are in rain during the day… V C Section 24400 Headlamps on Motor Vehicles Headlamps on Motor Vehicles 24400. (a) A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be equipped with at least two headlamps, with at least one on each side of the front of the vehicle, and, except as to vehicles registered prior to January 1, 1930, they shall be located directly above or in advance of the front axle of the vehicle. The headlamps and every light source in any headlamp unit shall be located at a height of not more than 54 inches nor less than 22 inches. (b) A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be operated during darkness, or inclement weather, or both, with at least two lighted headlamps that comply with subdivision (a). (c) As used in subdivision (b), “inclement weather” is a weather condition that is either of the following: (1) A condition that prevents a driver of a motor vehicle from clearly discerning a person or […]
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In album 2014-02-28 And just when you thought your car was quick +Ford Motor Company rolls out the new Police Interceptor Utility with Ecoboost – I would not even bother running…. All Wheel Drive and you cannot outrun the radio… Great new tools to keep law enforcement personal safer while doing their jobs more effectively. #ford # This post has been reshared 2 times on Google+ View this post on Google+
And until tonight I never knew there was such a METAL as VIKING METAL….. what can me more metal than VIKING Metal…? I learn something new everyday…
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