Re: Your Bad Experiences with the Police

Keep in mind that cops in Germany and Switzerland are trained for two years before they're sworn in as officers. And in order to qualify for cop training, they need to show a three-year professional education. When they start police training, they already are qualified hairdressers, gardeners, carpe...

Re: Your Bad Experiences with the Police

Never had an issue. Turn car off, Put keys on dash, hands on wheel and follow their directions you will never have a problem. Be a white male... Had Floyd or Garner done what he suggested or the equivalent for the situation, they’d be alive today. Fight back and you’ll have a long day or night, I d...

Re: Your Bad Experiences with the Police

Not really the police, but merely security goons... I took my tripod and my camera on a walk in Bern, the capital of Switzerland. And I progressed to make a high-res photo of the US Embassy. A private security contractor told me it's okay, as long as no person is recognizable on the pictures. A seco...

Re: Sriwijaya Air 737-500 (SJ182 CGK-PNK) crashes shortly after takeoff

Silence a week after finding the cvr? I was thinking we may hear something by now. Under ICAO rules, a month after the accident, a preliminary report is due. 12 month after the accident, the final report. If a final report is not possible, then there will be yearly updates on the investigation. The...

Re: Can we remake plastic waste into rocket fuel?

I don't think it will ever pay off. A Falcon 9 launch uses as much fuel as a fully tanked Boeing 777. The kind of kerosene used for fireworks and rocketry is not that expensive, and not such a scarce resource. If we wanted to save fossil fuels, there are more sensible avenues. I think the intention ...

Re: Flight Sim - Round the world (and Africa and back) in the PMDG 737

I've begun a similar thing with a Cessna Slowtation. Switzerland - Greece has taken me a few days. I like doing shorter hops, because the biggest fun in flying is trying to land at every suitable airfield along the way - under the real weather conditions. I never check the weather at the destination...

Re: Pageant winner dethroned on stage

Well. The only beauty pageant I'll take serious is the one where Mr. [insert country name] must copulate with Ms. [insert country name], and raise children for a national breeding programme.

Otherwise, I have no idea what the meaning of such a "contest" is.

Re: Space technology that can help us preserve our environment on Earth

Nomadd wrote:

flyingturtle wrote:

Maybe we could create a giant orbiting sunshade out of our copious space junk...

On purpose?

Re: Space technology that can help us preserve our environment on Earth

Maybe we could create a giant orbiting sunshade out of our copious space junk...

Re: Space technology that can help us preserve our environment on Earth

Have you heard about a special type of microsatellites that can observe environmental changes like sea level or melting of glaciers? With the help of that technology, scientists can approach the solution how to avoid global warming. Moreover, there is even a special type of sats that can track rare...

Re: Space technology that can help us preserve our environment on Earth

And don't forget that technology is not the best solution. It's electing responsible people into office. People who have a focus on the Earth as it will be in 200 or 300 years - not just 2024, when the next election is due.

Re: Space technology that can help us preserve our environment on Earth

Well, we have radar satellites since a very long time. The newest ones are approaching an accuracy of several centimeters. They can measure soil erosion, glacier melting, water levels... Moreover, there is even a special type of sats that can track rare species of animals to prevent them from being ...

Re: The most advanced private space company of the present time

Rocket Lab.

Re: The most advanced spacecraft of the resent time

The spacecraft that surprised me the most? The Crew Dragon and Falcon 9, because these spacecraft finally enable cheap space travel. The Space Shuttle and the Apollo program, however, were much bigger technological feats. While it deserves awe, the Space Shuttle was a good example of (political) mis...

Re: Oklahoma House passes bill to protect drivers who hit protesters

Stand your ground, castle defence, self defence laws... Absolutely no chance we arent going to see this new law massively misused by self-interested idiots to murder people with the blessing of the state. The US is a mess, this doesnt make things less messier. Just a nitpick point... self-defence l...

Re: Oklahoma House passes bill to protect drivers who hit protesters

Stand your ground, castle defence, self defence laws... Absolutely no chance we arent going to see this new law massively misused by self-interested idiots to murder people with the blessing of the state. The US is a mess, this doesnt make things less messier. Just a nitpick point... self-defence l...

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

zanl188 wrote:

.... and SpaceX launches, and lands, a Falcon 9 for a record ninth time. We live in exciting times.....

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

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"Lacks dignity"

Yes, I'm absolutely in love in how Elon pushes the big rokkit forward and upward!

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

From this angle. you can tell that the trigger for the explosion was probably the lack of water being pumped on the bottom. less than 10 seconds after the water stops, the rocket explodes. The water was probably helping to disperse the Methane that was leaking. I don't agree. Water does not dispers...

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

Just a few questions... - has the Starship size been finalized? Until SN8, there has been a progression of larger test vehicles, starting with Hoppy. AFAIK the current Starships have small tanks, ones that only have to supply atmospheric Raptors for 4-ish minutes of powered flight. - has there been ...

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

Heinkel wrote:

Money alone and positive business speech doesn't help.

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

I just question whether they decided that the damage was such they chose to hit the self destruct button because they could not safely defuel due to damage from the hard landing. To me, it doesn't look like an intentional destruction. The explosion happened near the skirt, and not where the FTS is ...

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

HOLY MOLIES AND HEEBIE JEEBIES!

That was wonderful to watch!

GDB wrote:

But it's just blown up!

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

Guys, I want to ask your opinion. What do you think about countries that frankly copy SpaceX's concepts? Is it good or bad for the company and the reputation of this country? No "country" is copying anything. But a company, Electron Labs, is already copying SpaceX, IMO. All you need is a ...

Re: Mars 2021 Trio Of Missions

Wow! Hooray!

Say welcome to our new a.nut subforum "Helicopters on Mars"!

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

Oh no...

...at least a sock of fleagulls is getting a free ride back to Florida...

I'm eager to learn what went wrong with ol' fifty-nine.

Meanwhile, a power outage in the bottom part of the US has taken out LabPadre's cameras. All you can see now are replays.

Re: Turkey wants to land on moon, launch astronauts, build spaceport

The astronauts will receive a bombastic heroes' welcome back on Earth for making the ultimate sacrifice...

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

tommy1808 wrote:

flyingturtle wrote:

Another idea would be using a little drogue parachute to help pointing flamey end down...

That would be somewhat more difficult on Mars and impossible on the Moon though.

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

Another idea would be using a little drogue parachute to help pointing flamey end down...

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

At least the launch pad is now clear

...and SN10 is living in fear.


In other news, Michael Bay is out... there will be Elon Musk films...

Re: Can someone explain all the components of this ORD METAR?

Never understood why TAF’s and METARS are ever displayed in coded form anymore ! Important information should be clearly displayed and instantly understood by all users The coded form had a big advantage: It was easy to transmit them with (radio) telegrams. The coded form still has a big advantage:...

Re: Can someone explain all the components of this ORD METAR?

[img]jPP0yHh.jpg[/img] ROFL! And on my Linux 'pooter, I have a utility named "metar" (it's part of the FlightGear flight sim): [email protected] ~> metar kord KORD 310951Z 08012G22KT 1SM R10L/P6000FT -SN BR BKN008 OVC012 M01/M03 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP097 P0001 T10111028 [email protected] ~> metar -d kord ...

Re: Updated: Ju-52 crash from 2018 in Switzerland - Final accident report published

I really didn't expect they would find this many faults and a lack of oversight in Swiss aviation.. Switzerland is small, and few people have expertise in historical piston aircraft. Couple that with the personal connections between the operator, the crews, maintenance and the regulators. It's very...

KLEO and Shanghai Satcom Satellite Technology

Recently, in a Liechtenstein newspaper, there has been an ad for "Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology LTD". They announce a "low orbit satellite project" with an investition volume of 4.25 billion CHF (USD 4.78 billion). And "jobs", too. I didn't know Liechtenstein w...

Re: Pegasus A320NEO landing with nosegear at 90 degrees at BSL

Something happened at my local airport... and luckily, nothing really happend...

BSL is also home to a few maintenance companies, the most important one being Jet Aviation. They convert peasant jets into government and rich people jets.

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

SpaceX used the term "Tested booster" almost as a joke early on, but customers are starting to notice that used rockets seem to be having fewer issues than brand new ones. ROFL , this is funny! Well, it's true. There are failure modes that can occur only once, and thus a reflown rocket is...

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments - 2021

texl1649 wrote:

When astronauts go up on a F9, are they always using a brand new booster? Just curious what the human rating for NASA might be.

Re: Sriwijaya Air 737-500 (SJ182 CGK-PNK) crashes shortly after takeoff

I'm still confused by how the Asiana 777 accident is presumably similar to the Sriwijaya one...

Re: Virgin Orbit News & Discussion

It has been done! Yay!

Maybe they'll launch a Mig-29 from a 747 one day, and from the Mig-29 a rocket... otherwise, there is not enough delta-v for the moon...

Re: Why was N106US the a320 involved in the hudson river ditching never repaired?

AFAIK a damaged aircraft (temporarily) belongs to the insurance. Then the insurance decides whether it's worth to repair the aircraft, or not.

Re: Virgin Orbit News & Discussion

RobertS975 wrote:

Which airport does the Virgin Orbit B747 use for its operations?

Re: Can the USA make a "fraud free" voting system

Swiss guy here. If I wanted an ID, I only have to walk to the municipal office - ta-dah! And with that ID, I can travel in all the EU. But for voting, I only need the temporary voter ID which I have to sign. It carries my address and a random number. If in doubt, they can ask me for my ID (which I h...

Re: Can the USA make a "fraud free" voting system

bennett123 wrote:

Don't you have birth and death certificates in the US.

Re: Can the USA make a "fraud free" voting system

A reliable register of the population (e.g. a duty to notify authorities of someone's death or birth, a duty to notify authorities when moving to another address) would solve a lot of problems in that department. Couple it with automatic voter registration.

99% of fraud allegations would make POOF.

Re: 2nd Impeachment of Donald J. Trump 1/13/2020

I wonder about the Trump pardons, and if they could be reverted. In the German-speaking countries of Europe we have a rule that the abuse of a legal right is not protected. For example, I can always form my own religious group, and hold sessions of worship without government hindrance. But I cannot ...

Re: Sriwijaya Air 737-500 (SJ182 CGK-PNK) crashes shortly after takeoff

That last, almost 90 degree right turn is intriguing to me, does it leave out or point to probable causes? Not sure if that kind of "sharp turn & great loss of altitude in such little time" pattern is representative of certain scenarios like a graveyard spiral or intentional scenario,...