Do modern nuclear submarines creak and strain when going deep like they show old subs do in the movies?
The following is true of every submarine I have served or ridden on: You can tell who the experienced submariners are on a boat by asking them one…
Why can’t an aircraft fly 2-3 m above the ground?
They can. Could they not, no aircraft could ever take off or land. Some aircraft are more stable at that height than others. The most famous Air Force…
Why are Abrams tanks dropping like flies in Ukraine? The fifth (or even sixth, according to some accounts) one was destroyed a few days ago.
Around 50% of the 31 M1 Abrams tanks the U.S. has sent to Ukraine have been either destroyed or damaged beyond repair. This is indeed a significant number….
If China sends a large number of warships to Japanese waters, will the Japanese be afraid of the power of the Chinese?
If the Chinese send warships into Japanese waters, will that scare the Japanese? I do not believe the Japanese will be intimidated by any means. They would follow…
Do carrier aircraft get washed after every flight to remove salt residue?
There were quite a few times when I was climbing into the jet, getting ready to launch off the pointy end, when the chief would tug on my…
If a U.S. Navy carrier battle group cannot defeat the Houthis in Yemen, how is it going to defeat China in the South China Sea?
A question barely answerable. Well, if a US Navy carrier battle group cannot defeat the Houthis in Yemen, how is it going to defeat, what, oh, Cuba in…
How fast can a fighter jet fly across the United States?
Not as fast as you think. I’m a real fighter pilot (F-14), and the common belief that they’re lying about top speeds is backwards. The advertised “top speed”…
Is it really true that there are 2 F-16s waiting with their engines running in case something violates the Washington, D.C., no fly zone?
There are F-16, F-15 and F-35 fighter jets sitting alert 24/7 guarding all the borders of the US. And yes alert jets are near Washington D.C. They don’t…
How do female soldiers manage about going to the loo on the frontline with male soldiers there?
I was on an extended field exercise with a group of senior ROTC cadets. This was a new experience for me- since I was an Infantry officer, and…
Is the F-18 really as inferior to its F-14 predecessor as I’ve heard?
First there are two aicraft known as the F/A-18 There is the original F/A-18 Hornet which is now called the legacy Hornet and there is the F/A-18 Super…