Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Thursday, August 4, 2016

But the Pilots Will Have to Handle the Dreaded "Thirteen-Engine Approach!"

NASA has begun working on a new X-Plane, officially designated X-57 but nicknamed “Maxwell.” The electric aircraft will be powered by an impressive fourteen electric motors. Maxwell is the first new X-plane designated research aircraft from NASA in a decade.
"Maxwell"? That would make sense if it was the X-86.



(Origin of the headline)

6 comments:

Nangleator said...

The engine gauges must be a nightmare, not to mention the throttle and prop levers.

I guess they saved on mixture levers.

Keaaukane said...

Maybe it is named for Maxwell's silver hammer?

dinthebeast said...

I didn't know that Get Smart was co-created by Mel Brooks. Learn something new every day, I guess.

-Doug in Oakland

Anonymous said...

Maybe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clerk_Maxwell?

deadstick said...

Anonymous, that's exactly what the name means: an electric airplane, named for the man who developed the four equations at the heart of everything electrical.

reverendken said...

The intro brought back so many memories, THANKS!