What makes the Rafale France fighter jet inferior to the Chinese fighter jet J-10C?
The Rafael isn’t inferior to the Chinese J-10C. In fact, the Rafael is probably a better plane for multi-role missions. The J-10, however, was designed with air-superiority in…
What would happen if a Jupiter-sized iron planet hit the Sun at 100 kilometers per second?
First of all it could NOT hit the sun at 100 km/s – the MINIMUM speed at which it could hit the sun would be 617 km/s. If…
If the AK-47 is so good, why isn’t there an AK-48?
There is. It’s just not called the AK48 because it wasn’t introduced in 1948. In 1959 the AK47 was updated, changing from a heavy, expensive milled receiver to…
What are the most extravagant and least known animals on the planet?
This is the Aye-Aye. It only lives in Madagascar. The dumbo octopus. The gerenuk, an antelope from East Africa Cantor’s giant soft-shell turtle The Panda ant. Its bite…
Why are the B-52’s engines mounted in pairs?
In 1955, they could build an engine of that size. They worked, they worked well. Being a military craft, they might get shot at, might have to fly…
Was Admiral Yamamoto aware that the US would declare war after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Admiral Yamamoto studied at Harvard University in the 1920s. “When they introduced him to the game of poker, he became a fanatical poker player who would stay up…
Can an F-22 land on an aircraft carrier if it is the only option left?
“Shogun, this is Hotshot three-zero. I’m an F-22 with 20 minutes of gas and 40 minutes from shore, my ejection seat has malfunctioned, and my canopy is sealed…
Why did NASA spend millions developing a pen that would work in space when a pencil is just as good?
They didn’t. The “million-dollar space pen” story is an urban legend that just refuses to die. Pencils aren’t “just as good” in zero-G; in fact, they’re absolutely terrible….
How do Russian fighters compare to US fighters? Is it true that most modern Russian jets cannot match up to older US planes like the F-15 and F-16, despite being built after the Cold War?
Yes, that’s generally true. However, it might not be for the reasons you’re thinking. Russian fighters are very maneuverable and can carry powerful ordnance. Many of them have…
If the universe is so big, why haven’t we encountered an advanced alien civilization yet?
Look at it like this. If there were intelligent life out there, how would they know about us? The only way is by monitoring radio transmissions. The first…