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06/02/09

In reply to Rolls Royce 200EX Is a Purse Snuggler
I'm just waiting for some idiot to put their baby in there, have the electronics malfunction, squish the baby, then blame Rolls.
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Charles Ip
06/02/09

@OMG! Imjumpingonthebandwagonies!: If they can afford a rolls, they can afford a 24/7 babysitter.
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IN THE FACE!
06/02/09

@Charles Ip: But they may also be bat-shit-crazy rich/sheltered/stupid...
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badhatharry
06/03/09

@ぶっちぎり IN THE FACE!: Brittany Spears can afford one.
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MrBlahBlah
06/02/09

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my girlfriend's response: "when am i getting one of those?"
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badhatharry
06/03/09

@MrBlahBlah: Your response: "Get a job."
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dingus
06/02/09

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I'd expect that it snuggles coin purses as well.
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IN THE FACE!
06/02/09

@dingus: A driver on I-70 was cited for reckless driving today, for apparently "tea-bagging" a device mounted to the center console of his Rolls Royce while the vehicle was in motion.

Initial reports are sketchy, but it seems that the device may have been a factory option, our calls to Rolls Royce USA were not returned.
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Kaiser-Machead
06/02/09

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And it has the cross-your-heart seat belts, which both lifts, and separates.
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badhatharry
06/02/09

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Give me one for my hangers, and I'm sold.
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jasondiaz
06/02/09

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FAIL
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06/02/09

@jasondiaz: Yup, guaranteed to be the first thing in the car that breaks...
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spider2544
11/24/08

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wtf happened to the tail its jsut a jet and no rudder thingys.
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bosskev
11/24/08

@spider2544: "...and no rudder thingys."

If you're going to comment on a technical blog, the least you could do is not show your ignorance by using ridiculous terminology. The correct phrase is rudder thingies.

Sheesh.
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Aturayd
11/24/08

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Pretty soon a 'seat' on a plane will be a luxury. The rest of us will pay $800 for a domestic 'standing only' position.

I just cant wait until they put a credit card swiper at the lavatories...
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bosskev
11/24/08

@Aturayd: "I just cant wait until they put a credit card swiper at the lavatories..."

Oh, now that's just crazy. That's like saying, "wait until they start charging you exorbitant fees for your normal luggage and carry-ons." As if that kind of thing could ever really...

Oh. Wait.
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vista64guy
11/24/08

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I see a basic DC10 body, enlarged and then stuck on cool wings. I should have been an aerospace engineer.

Also, if it's only 15mph faster than the 747-8 like Lite says, and it flys much higher. Isn't it actually slower? Because the high altitude means a larger circumference to traverse?

I do see one huge advantage though. Skydiving with oxygen and thermal gear for a solid 3 minutes. Good times.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/24/08

@vista64guy: It isn't some monumental leap forward really. Hell a 787 has a 43,000' operational ceiling, and max cruise speed for it is 510 Knots...

We're mostly limited to ~.85 mach for efficiency reasons at the moment. Boeing was going to build a plane prior to the 787 that would have cruised at like .97 mach, but w/ the rapid run-up in fuel costs the last few years, that plan was scrapped outright in favor of the 787's increased fuel efficiency.

What amazes me is that a plane designed in the 60's is still being revised and improved 40 years later. (747 Series)
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/24/08

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So, basically right now it's a pretty picture and mostly vaporware that will require billions of dollars of investment in manufacturing processes, materials development, and will be turned into another sardine can like the current generation of aircraft when and if it makes it to production?

Let's see, it flies... 15 mph faster on paper than a 747-8 at cruising speed. It is also only a twin-engine design which limits some routing as well.
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misler
11/24/08

@Lite: well, with ETOPS-180 and ETOPS-207 regulations, twin-engine aircraft can reach about 95% of the world. Routing may not be quite as favorable, but they can still get there.

My curiosity, though, is where's the vertical and horizontal stabilizers? Or are the winglets sufficient for yaw control? The horizontal stabilizer on conventional planes also allow for large variations in CG of the plane that you don't find so much in a "flying wing" design. Don't know how well this'll work for commercial service...
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hooked-on-tronics
11/24/08

@Lite: Back when the NDP was in power here in British Columbia they spent billions making new, faster, fancier ferries (say that 3 times fast, lets go) to take people from the mainland to Vancouver Island. What they didn't consider was that the new faster ferries would have to wait in line while the old slower ferries unloaded and loaded, essentially making the new ferries just as slow as the old ferries. I believe we sold the new ferries for about 1/10th of their original cost. Good times. I wonder if the same problems would affect something like a new, faster plane?
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closhedbb
11/25/08

@misler: I was wondering the same thing. Sure it looks futuristic and all, but that design will make it so much more dependant on computer for stable flight. That thing would probably have one hell of a landing distance due to the fact that it would have to come in pretty fast. Kinda tough to flare well with only ailerons. Unless they want to use drag chutes like an F-117.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/25/08

@hooked-on-tronics: So, they sold the newer ferries, rather than expand upon the infrastructure to dock them by selling off a few slower older ones?? Sounds like government
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/25/08

@closhedbb: Many newer jet aircraft systems at this point are depending more upon electronics and electric motivation rather than hydraulic. So, that's pretty normal for the current evolution of aircraft.
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