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

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"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,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
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, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Your Sunday Morning Jet Noise

Tu-160 "Blackjack":

Posted by on or about 03:23
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2 comments:

Brad_in_IL said...

@EB,
Each time I see Soviet/Russian turbine engines, I'm amazed they haven't figured out how to reduce the smoke trails. Any thoughts on whether they are using water injection or are they just less efficient than Western counterparts?

12/23/2018 11:52 AM
CenterPuke88 said...

A number of sources mention that the orangish smoke you saw here is a byproduct of the adding of nitrogen to the jet fuel. Adding nitrogen improves combustion, slightly improves power production and range, and reduces carbon deposits...it’s a variation of what Shell Oil does to their auto fuels, which is why they get slightly better performance/mileage from their V-power range of gas, and charge more for it. The result is what you saw here, but in a combat situation, simply substituting an unnitrogenated fuel would clear up the smoke trail.

The Soviet/Russian aircraft sure are prettier than their ships, I’d guess the aerodynamics force it.

12/23/2018 1:02 PM

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