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There is a story (reported also by Wikipedia, among others) that the Mig-21 can do a cobra and it was discovered by chance (or re-discovered) by a Syrian pilot in the '60s.

German punctuality at work... They should have left a guarantee coupon as well for the new owners...

Interesting discussion and thanks to all those who have replied to my answer (too long to quote). I think it's interesting to know exactly the methodology used in determining the properties of various fuels because what we call 'gasoline' is just a "soup" of different hydrocarbons with...

The subject "fighters are dead" was already brought up nearly 70 years ago when stand off weapons capable of (semi)autonomous operation were introduced. What taly01 says is an often overlooked aspect of artificial intelligence. Unlike humans, an AI cannot get distracted, it may have better...

How did the British measure octane rating at the time? Lean, Rich, an average of the two or some other method? Are there are reports of the chemical composition of the gasoline types with the min-max values allowed for various hydrocarbons families?

Spent fuel rods need to spend several years under water after they've been extracted from the core. There are several short lived, but highly radioactive isotopes that need to decay inside these spend fuel rods. These emit heat in addition to strong radiation. Water cools them and absorb most of...

Yep. The second sentence is slippery. Apologies

Long nose FW-190s are nice, the original version with the radial engine not so much imho...

As I predicted, China steps in the "great pacifier" role. The big looser in the long run of this war will be the EU but, as Vicky Nuland aptly said, "F*** the EU!" :rolleyes: That's the result of not having a strong identity and letting the show being run by weak politicians.

BOTH sides backed by foreign powers. Nobody can claim a higher moral ground in this tragedy. This old article from 2014 (of the NYT none the less!) is just to give you an idea of what was happening...

Well, according to various sources, the civil war raging in Donbass since 2014 claimed some 13000-14000 lives. The hatred between ethnic groups must be quite strong.

The resolution voted was quite watered down and many smaller countries vote always pro west for fear of economic repercussions. Look at the comment section of this Indian online newspaper (it's in English so you don't need to translate) Russia Ukraine Latest News: US recalls cable saying...

Azov Battalion. I would take with a pinch of salt whatever information you find about them especially these days. Some claim the image there is fake but it's possible to find other ones with similar symbolism https://www.militaryimages.net/media/azov-battalion-donbas.93416/

This is something I can agree on. I regularly read online media from all over the world, sometimes with the help of google translate. Those who allow open comments are particularly interesting because you get a glimpse of what people think. I can tell you that, outside of the western world, most...

In 4 years Trump convinced Germany to raise the defence budget from 1.2% to 1.4%, in 4 days Putin convinced them to raise it to 2%. Even if Putin is ousted from power, he has a bright future in the board of directors of some weapons manufacturer :D