bunumuring wrote:Hey art,
It just seems logical to me that India and Brazil should do this : jointly produce and further develop the KC-390 family.
It will be interesting to see if anything comes of this.
Take care
Bunumuring
ACDC8 wrote:B777LRF wrote:Can’t get a manuel in a Golf GTI where I live. The regular GTI is available with a manual in Germany, but the Clubsport isn’t.
You must be in one of the few places that doesn't get a manual option on the GTI. I know the Clubsport is DSG only.
RocketLab has revealed they are building the capacity to support an Electron launch cadence of 48 per year. But as of 2024, expect to only reach an annual cadence of 20. Still that is more than enough to drive the economics of reusability. I understand manufacturing facility Rocket Lab bought from ...
Jump to postI still have the 2018 Audi A6 2.0TDi Avant and just before Christmas replaced our A1 with a MINI Cooper SE. The Cooper SE is a hell of a lot of fun to drive, it's also cheap as chips to drive. As of today the car has driven 6669km for the 461NOK in electricity. 461 wouldn't fill the tank on the A1. ...
Jump to postA straight to camera discussion of the history, context and reality of Irish neutrality; But what could, should Ireland do, in the context of the situation with Russia? They have two OPV's, built in the UK in the late 90's, which are laid up. They need replacing, with two vessels with the easily fi...
Jump to postI would support this if I get a discount as a slim person. I require less fuel than a heavier passenger. If there is no discount, then I am against this because it's just a slippery slope to prepare charging passengers by weight in the future. Some passengers should be charged by weight. This shoul...
Jump to postOnce again why should the Irish expect another nation defend the interests of their airspace when they themselves will not spend money to protect their own neutrality? Just like several other countries I can think of in Europe who have a ACF but really don't need one, I'm looking at Belgium, Nether...
Jump to postObviously, we don't know your full financial situation, so any advice we give will be given with incomplete information. Can your mom take out a Home Equity Loan / Line of Credit to do the repairs necessary? For the immediate bills, DO NOT withdraw from your 401K. If you have to, take a loan from i...
Jump to postI saw this video for the first time a couple of years ago and didn't remember the song but I was in grade school not college so that's probably why. I thought the video and cinematography looked slightly more recent than 1980 and thought why would they have a video this well produced before MTV was...
Jump to postThanks for that, I’m absolutely amazed that a Split Enz from NZ were played 6 times on the first day, I didn’t think they had any success in the US at all. I started freshman year of college in fall of '83 and I can't tell you how many times I heard "I Got You" at parties and such. May no...
Jump to postWonder what brought this on? https://news.sky.com/story/amp/irish-ministers-under-pressure-to-clarify-secret-deal-for-raf-to-defend-irelands-airspace-in-an-emergency-12879084 Personally I think it’s something they can afford to do themselves, doesn’t mean they should rush out and order some F35A bu...
Jump to postWe haven't had AM in Norway for almost as long as I've been living in the country. FM was switched of nationwide in 2017, all the major stations use DAB, which is great almost all the tunnels in Norway had DAB so you don't lose service when you drive through them.
Jump to postWonder what brought this on? Irish ministers under pressure to clarify 'secret deal' for RAF to defend Ireland's airspace in an emergency https://news.sky.com/story/amp/irish-ministers-under-pressure-to-clarify-secret-deal-for-raf-to-defend-irelands-airspace-in-an-emergency-12879084 Personally I th...
Jump to postI’m NZ the price of eggs increased in 2023 because farmers are no longer allows to put hens in battery cages.
Jump to postN1120A wrote:I'm shocked New Zealand allowed this to continue for so long.
If you mean those stand up electric scooters - those things need to be banned outright. The speeds that they travel at, combined with the complete disregard they operators have of any laws, traffic control devices, cars and pedestrians, yeesh. Basically no different to bike riders but we haven’t ba...
Jump to postThe idiots in power in Norway have just made it illegal for children under 12 to use electric scooters, children over 12 have to be insured to ride them, speed is limited to 20kph. If you mean those stand up electric scooters - those things need to be banned outright. The speeds that they travel at...
Jump to postWould it makes sense for the UK to expand their capabilities a bit? Who knows, the way things are going, Canada may even want some SSNs in the future and their shipbuilding industry seems to be at or beyond capacity with their Type 26, icebreakers, replenishment ships, etc. In the late 60's and ear...
Jump to postIs there actually a threat? Or just the perception of one? The military bases they've built up on all those islands international tribunals have agreed are not theirs..that's just a perception. Kinda like Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it's just a perception. I'll say this for you Rob, if you'd been...
Jump to postSo if mid 2040 is the timeline, what does Australia do in the interim, get better destroyers to allow longer range patrols with improved weaponry, buy more P8's or just assume the threat will appear after they obtain their subs? Is there actually a threat? Or just the perception of one? You could s...
Jump to postbikerthai wrote:tomcat wrote:Sorry, I was just highlighting that both the Rafale M and the F-35C are good carrier aircraft even though they are derived from ground based aircraft.
And the Hornet went the reverse direction.
And historically the F-4.
bt
I just picked up a 2019 BMW 530i. Just 25k on the clock. The service interval says 10,000 miles for an oil change which seems very high. Yes I know its a full synthetic oil but still. I took it to BMW service and asked and the service advisor insisted 10k is OK. I was thinking I should change it ou...
Jump to postpar13del wrote:So if mid 2040 is the timeline, what does Australia do in the interim, get better destroyers to allow longer range patrols with improved weaponry, buy more P8's or just assume the threat will appear after they obtain their subs?
The deals been announced, the UK will supply the Aussies.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21356516/ ... australia/
Yes, compared to any Tesla the std eqs is slow and unresponsive and much more expensive. It highlights that Mercedes is way behind where Tesla is is on the battery and power train. The hope for the legacy makers is that they can close the gap. The problem w that is they are now only talking about b...
Jump to postI do think it is silly to have 50-100kWh of battery that can be filled during the night standing idle in the garage while paying a peak power surcharge for grid power during afternoon/early evening. Vehicle-to-grid is going to be an element of making EVs help rather than be detriment to the grid si...
Jump to postIn my opinion, one aspect that is often overlooked in this discussion is the freedom of not having to drive. Some of us like to drive. And a car is freedom from public transport timetables, you can get in and go whenever you want to go. The idiots in power in Norway have just made it illegal for ch...
Jump to postThe availability of non Tesla chargers is not the issue, tge reliability of those chargers and software on non Tesla vehicles is the issue. I have not been to China so it might different there but not based on what I read. I have driven all over Europe in both Tesla and non Tesla and there is never...
Jump to postHard to believe the US would risk breaching NATO by doing blowing up NS. Very high risk maneuver. The US has done this before, the Gulf of Tonkin Incident being a prime example. I was waiting for this story to come back around, it's been dead quiet for months, it was obviously done to stop the Germ...
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Planeflyer wrote:Unless you can do 100% of your charging at home Tesla is the only option.
I kind of don’t bother with these discussions anymore. I think the tipping point has been reached. Within a few years everything will be EV, and you’ll all be perfectly pleased. What we have seen from the insane EV market penetration in Norway, is that there were a lot, I mean A LOT more noise and ...
Jump to postI don´t understand this whole story. As someone else said above, the pipeline was not being used. Gas shipment through Nordstream 1 had already been blocked. Yet a vaste amount of gas leaked out of the breach, for days. Was there really that much gas left in the pipes? And what would be the advanta...
Jump to postHard to believe the US would risk breaching NATO by doing blowing up NS. Very high risk maneuver. The US has done this before, the Gulf of Tonkin Incident being a prime example. I was waiting for this story to come back around, it's been dead quiet for months, it was obviously done to stop the Germ...
Jump to postI kind of don’t bother with these discussions anymore. I think the tipping point has been reached. Within a few years everything will be EV, and you’ll all be perfectly pleased. What we have seen from the insane EV market penetration in Norway, is that there were a lot, I mean A LOT more noise and ...
Jump to postIn Norway ICE is dead 2025. And Norway will continue to drill and produce oil for the rest of the world - how many blocks are they selling this year? Almost 100 isn't it? You do have to admit, there is a sense of irony there. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing Norway or anything, but one does have...
Jump to postWe also lived through the great snowmageddon of 2021. I always keep the vehicles above 75% full, and will fill everything (including a few gas cans for the generator) before a weather event. Since we have gas heat and appliances, and a real, wood burning fireplace, we were able to keep at least a f...
Jump to postI think "How they Die' is a bit harsh for the issue your are discussing. This is commodotization. They are having to make money on the platform to pay back investors, owners and stock holders. .... Eveything has a cycle, but not everything dies. I agree, 'die' is a bit harsh, but not sure what...
Jump to postjohns624 wrote:So, astuteman and Kiwirob, do you agree with me?
Sad and scary to see the uncontrolled development in the Southwest. We will need to restrict development in human caused climate change areas. We will see millions of climate refugees from the Southwest by 2100. It seems the Great Lakes region will be the best region to be in by the end of the cent...
Jump to postIt would be a US led design, the UK would be a minor partner, which really would be the death knell for submarine design in the UK. With every class of SSNs getting smaller, due to cost, is it really economically viable for each country to have their own, bespoke design. I know the French will stay...
Jump to postThere are already motors and batteries without (or with little) rare earth. And as you just said hydrogen cars are also EVs, they need electric motors to work, they just produce their electricity from hydrogen in real time. Hydrogen leaks because it's the smallest atom, and it's stored under pressu...
Jump to postMy bet is that they will all go in on a new design and that in the interim Australia will lease/purchase Los Angeles Class SSN to both fill the gap and to get up to speed on nuclear boats prior to getting their own brand new ones. What benefit would there be for the UK to give up it's ability to de...
Jump to postBorder force - nowhere near enough of them. Takes ages to get through UK customs, has done since before Brexit but it's only been made worse. ). I somewhat disagree with this, depending on which airport you enter, if you're a UK citizen or one of the lucky few with the right nationality you can use...
Jump to postAustralia prepares to unveil AUKUS nuclear submarine plans in the United States https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/australia-prepares-to-unveil-aukus-nuclear-submarine-plans-in-the-united-states/ar-AA171s0n Anthony Albanese is expected to detail Australia's preferred nuclear submarine option ...
Jump to postBecause even though we are still on the same page the UK might not be the one to diverge but the EU might, case in point the EU Commission just approved a regulation allowing mealworms powder in food processing. So far, I haven't seen a reciprocal regulation in the UK. so any food stuff with the ne...
Jump to postWhilst the UK was not part of Schengen, who do those counties stop unwanted criminals from entering? So it’s not a benefit of being out of the EU at all? And there was me thinking after over a hundred posts in this thread and hundreds more across countless other threads you’d finally found a benefi...
Jump to postThe financial benefits of Brexit were always a long time coming, but that's not the only thing that counts. Being able to decide yourself who can and who cannot come in to your country is one thing. Not needing to worry about another layer of corrupt politicians wasting your money is another. Havin...
Jump to postAnd one would think that UK has had no experience in exporting requirements. our exports were just not going to the EU. As I said it comes down to change and people will complain. No government can appease all the people 100% of the time. That is a truism. Sure, no government can appease all the pe...
Jump to postAnd one would think that UK has had no experience in exporting requirements. our exports were just not going to the EU. As I said it comes down to change and people will complain. No government can appease all the people 100% of the time. The harder you make it to sell something the less interested...
Jump to postDon't care who's at the helm, just as long as I keep getting some new Star Wars shows :biggrin: Disney ruining Star Wars the way they did should be illegal. It depends. They screwed the Skywalker movie saga up, however Mandalorian, the Bad Batch, Book of Boba Fett have been great, and i am looking ...
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