I acknowledge a lot of electrical light-urban rail systems, but I don’t see anything happening with freight. Europe has freight trainies with electric locomotivies . Indeed… Especially those Krauts. It is proven that it works OK… I guess my point is that if it’s soooooooo important to electrify tra...

Imagine what life would be like if you had a small motor & battery pack on each car, to provide per-car "dynamic braking" (regen), and a propulsive boost to get the thing moving from a stop. I imagine it would be expensive. To hell with batteries, just add overhead wires, pantographs ...

One of the things I mention. - ***For traction you only have the traction wheels available. For braking you have all wheels.*** Thanks for the information. But, [Not italics]We even us aggies and Cajeros automaticos) already know this. Thus the sanders and flying sparks and, etc for starting the tr...

I used to run my Toyota Rav 4 up to about 100 and shove the door open. I was mildly disappointed in the braking.

But I do not_infer that a 172 door and a bit heavy and 7000 feet of ‘altitude’ and 10 degrees of flaps eats a lot of the 0-320s effective HP…

*** I'm not anti-EV *** I am, to some degree. I think they are a great second, go-to-work car…charge overnight. But, young MS 3WE had a horrible experience with a rental on a business trip, in CA. Charging was a hassle and time consuming. Did I say that this was in San Diego? Kalifornia… I call bol...

In this case, a new spoiler system for a 172.

While I tire of speakists, this was weird enough to be interesting.

…and not tooooooo long

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nen9ZNZo2h4

Cool video. My understanding is that AC systems provide for “easier” traction-control systems and maybe the “rocking” we observed was “fly by wire” and not the engineer switching throttle notches? That stuff always amazes me as my household power tools do not like being stationary with lots of elect...

Flange greasers??? ***if the grease migrates from the flange to the horizontal wheel surface... badness will ensue*** The Aggie doesn’t need to have viscous fluid dynamics or differential equations to tell you that grease migration is kind of efficient. Footnote: I have come to enjoy the developmen...

[Gabriel links to some brake systems] […] I don't know. Don't blame me for not addressing the question for which I don't know the answer. What I do know is that steel on steel has a static coefficient of friction that is almost always better (and many times much much better) than 0.1. I am mildly t...

Indeed.

Reminds me of the “Super Sonic Detatchable Wing” from the Great International Paper Airplane Book.

Safety improvements are always good entertainment:

http://airdisaster.info/viewtopic.php?t=7277&start=25

[Gabriel links to some brake systems] You are not_addressing the question. Your links are to systems already developed. You offer no discussion as to why sanders aren’t on cars. No acknowledgement that electrical control might be needed for faster response. No consideration as to the engineering, m...

Indeed.

Reminds me of the “Super Sonic Detatchable Wing” from the Great International Paper Airplane Book.

***LIKE***

Death to all weeds, insects, diseases. Squid are next. [Not italics]We will save you. Face diapers are optional.

Do you have anything against dengue?

DDT is good, albeit indirect.

Several disjointed thoughts: The hell-better Aeroengineer has not offered suggestions, just complaints. Maybe our current braking needs to be as it is to 1) prevent wheel sliding/flat spotting which do sometimes happen. Maybe our current braking needs to be as it is to prevent derailments/damage whi...

https://avherald.com/h?article=5169614a&opt=0&fbclid=IwAR0GcLxsWHT1U0fKjY1yAyVsjrr5cO5uGUV4HHhva42yXyaeWBrgOgjiYT8_aem_AS-m26cHHKZmd75NuCkqG-TidjFmnGQc43-blTjVupP8FKOGWOcmbFSXR46TMnev5jQ Double posting that maybe this deserves more press coverage (maybe not- not like it’s next to someone’s s...

That’s kind of interesting…makes you want to compare a Jumbo APU and a JT-8D

...EVANIE and his sterile mask!

In this case more than justified by your chemtr... sorry, "cropdusting"

Death to all weeds, insects, diseases. Squid are next. [Not italics]We will save you. Face diapers are optional.

I read where the ship’s initial departure had tug boat assistance or accompaniment, but that when the ship got “up to speed/~9 kts” the tugboats were dismissed.

The pilots apparently “called for them to return” when the power failed, but likely too late for then to rendezvous and do anything.

Floatunder.

Looks like we need to get to work installing safety piers…


Not_pictured: Almost 20 additional bridges.

Footnote: Gabe, your Hell-Better Bridgeoengineer Buddies can’t seem to agree on the procedures for designing these things.

Who the hell is a TV programming director here, that would schedule stuff for our entertainment.

Runaway train (the one with Captain Kirk and the durnk inverted MD-80 pilot) is on TV tonight.

Basically a true story (but with mucho TV embellishment and inaccuracies).

There is a lot of braking.

MUY BIEN!!!!! This is a new level of brill-yunt. Fotografia numero uno: I’m looking a bit feminine. Fotografia numero dos: Gabriel is HOT! Sorry, Gabe. Fotografia numero tres: Backwards… I’m the old guy. Fotografia numero quatro: Indeed! . I see flyboy, Dummy and Bobbie. Fotografia numero cinco: Th...