David Hingtgen

I always thought Arcee was more like "R/C----radio control".

Sorry for being a bit late, but along the lines of "lifting body"---almost any shape can produce lift if the angle of attack is right. (though you only get USEFUL lift if the lift/drag ratio is greater than 1:1) Anyways, the B-1 is well-known for deriving a lot of its lift from a "non-recognized" cross section. In other words---its fuselage/gloves are not by definition aerodynamically lifting and don't conform to any standard airfoil shape---but they make lift nonetheless! Possibly the VF-25 takes that to an extreme, and manages to make a LOT of lift, enough that it doesn't need the wings, even without technically being a "lifting body" (which usually means a clearly-defined wing shape/flying wing).

Most Flankers keep their drag chute in the tailboom ("stinger"). I'm not even sure any are certain to have a rear radar--even the rearwards-firing missile is still speculation I think, much less a separate radar for it. As for the F-22: Its shiny silvery paint is IR-absorbent. It's not just radar stealthy, it's heat stealthy. (as much as can be done) It is designed for total air dominance in all categories---long range, medium range, and knife-fight.

First off, do NOT read the comments for this vid. Completely, totally wrong. It'd be like reading a review of Frontier's final ep written by a Robotechie. This is not a bird strike/ingestion test, and there aren't any used nor are they trying to simulate one. Now then---a turbofan blade-failure containment test, pretty cool:

Exactly. Cyclonus sounds cool, and makes you think of wind--thus, a good name for a plane. It's an indirect reference. Tracks---tire tracks=car. Sideswipe---not a car from Road Warriors, but references the right things.

This art came out too late for Polidread to reference, but this would have worked great for the VF-27: (and you have to admit, the outfit works SO much better on Sheryl)

Kind of a "Brera-girl" valk-girl.

Vostok---I'm very jealous and what color are you getting?

That sucks--the new avatar clothing is 2 dozen variations of the same T-shirt. (European soccer) I saw an avatar which had what I thought were new green tights (perfect for both my avatar and what I plan to make someday if I get the right parts) but it turns out they're actually "skinny jeans" for guys from the last batch---but they look EXACTLY like tights for a girl. The choices just really suck, you know? Can't go 5 mins without seeing an avatar which shares clothing, because 90% of it sucks and everyone just uses the same 5 pieces.

I've seen legends at my Target, several waves.

I'm of course wondering what Grace will sound like.

I love Mylene's voice---it's just always tempered by Basara singing too... (and often, only Basara---the few times you get to hear Mylene-only, it's great)

I figure my PS2 surpassed my SNES, and presume nothing will top the PS2 for "hours played".

Does Rin's waist fit in the valk's upper chest? That's always been my problem trying to make a decent revoltech valk-girl.

Hikaru+Rei+Rin+Revy+????

Me want.

Yup, Playmates---that's all you need to know. Still making toys like it was the 80's...

WTF is with Starscream's paint scheme? I've only seen 1 pic of ROTF SS, and I thought he was in standard F-22 camo. Anyways--better, but still not good enough. PS--if the answer to my question is at all spoilery, please just PM me.

That's part of the problem---I don't know any BLC with an intake. Well, technically, the original air source would be the engine's intake. IMHO, what is being described as a "BLC" is not, and would be better served by the "active air flow control" terms we've seen before. Still, I've never liked any of the extra slits Kawamori likes to put near the intakes, ESPECIALLY when they're said to involve control and not be merely a simple intake for some cooling etc.

When did they start making basic Cobra troopers with red masks and insignia on basic single cards? Found and bought one tonight.

Every BLC exhaust slot I can think of is right ahead of the flap's leading edge---and they can be SMALL. I think some slots are only 2mm thick (MiG-21)----basically impossible to tell a BLC-equipped flap from a normal one.

You're right, I do know better. Just not at that moment when I posted. (though I'm still trying to determine if the F-14's are perfectly vertical or canted--I could swear they were angled like 2 degrees but everything I can find looks vertical--I'll have to go through my DACO book tomorrow)

Any discussion of boundary-layer control should segue into the Coanda effect. (no, not the Canada effect)

Which brings up the question---is the variable Glaug absolutely gigantic? If it's designed for macro Zentradi in the cockpit...

::looks at link: "Yarna Dal Gargan". So that's the name----all-time greatest pegwarmer of any toy ever from what I can tell. I saw fewer Ric Olies laying around in '99... Female figs? Don't sell well to kids as a rule. Old females? Worse. Fat and old? Fat and old and ugly? C'mon.