August 10, 20241 yr Some of today's world I can't comprehend anymore. Maybe at my age I'm not supposed to. Do these things have a purpose or are they just because I can do it exercises? Could a human body withstand the forces of accelerating from 0 to 200 kilometers in one second? Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
August 10, 20241 yr 38 minutes ago, birdguy said: Could a human body withstand the forces of accelerating from 0 to 200 kilometers in one second? Easily. 0 -> 200 km/h in one second is an acceleration of 55.6 m/s/s...divide that by 9.8 m/s/s (1g) and that works out to an acceleration of about 5.7g. I experienced that kind of acceleration force routinely back in the day when I was an instructor in the T-38. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
August 10, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, birdguy said: Do these things have a purpose or are they just because I can do it exercises? Drones are increasingly being used for surveillance and warfare. You can launch a swarm of hundreds, or even thousands, of these things at a target and simply overwhelm its defenses. It's a relatively cheap and available technology so many countries can afford them. Add in AI and these things are becoming even more deadly and dangerous. Skynet is here... Dave Simulator: P3Dv6.1 System Specs: Intel i7 13700K CPU, MSI Mag Z790 Tomahawk Motherboard, 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Video Card, 3x 1TB Samsung 980 Pro M.2 2280 SSDs, Windows 11 Home OS My website for P3D stuff: https://sites.google.com/view/thep3dfiles/home
August 10, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Bob Scott said: Easily. 0 -> 200 km/h in one second is an acceleration of 55.6 m/s/s...divide that by 9.8 m/s/s (1g) and that works out to an acceleration of about 5.7g. I experienced that kind of acceleration force routinely back in the day when I was an instructor in the T-38. My boss was a T-38 pilot as well. Super cool 5800X3D, 4090FE, 64GB DDR4 3600C16, Gigabyte X570S MB, EVO 970 M.2's, Alienware 3821DW and 2 22" monitors, Corsair RM1000x PSU, 360MM MSI MEG, MFG Crosswind, T16000M Stick, Boeing TCA Yoke/Throttle, Skalarki MCDU and FCU, Logitech Radio Panel/Switch Panel, Spad.Next
August 11, 20241 yr Impressive, it's so fast and small that without the lights you can't even spot it. It those things go even faster in the future they could swarm and hit you, literally without you knowing what hit you, MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus | Intel Core i9-10900K @ 5.3GHz | 64GB Corsair Vengeance | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 | 500 GB M.2 NVMe for win | 2TB M.2 NVMe for FS2024 | TrackIr v5 | Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo | Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog Eric from EHAM, a flying Dutchman.
August 11, 20241 yr Author 14 hours ago, birdguy said: Do these things have a purpose or are they just because I can do it exercises? They are competitive racing drones, Noel. But yes, as the other guys have highlited, there's a more deadly application.
August 11, 20241 yr I have to wonder if it is drones such as these that are being called UFO's or UAP's. My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
August 11, 20241 yr Author 26 minutes ago, stans said: I have to wonder if it is drones such as these that are being called UFO's or UAP's. Sounds like a good explanation for quite a few sightings. Sudden change of direction. Rapid acceleration...
August 11, 20241 yr Author Would drive my cat nuts. He'd be doing far more than that chattering noise they do when they see birds.
August 27, 20241 yr On 8/10/2024 at 6:41 PM, Bob Scott said: Easily. 0 -> 200 km/h in one second is an acceleration of 55.6 m/s/s...divide that by 9.8 m/s/s (1g) and that works out to an acceleration of about 5.7g. I experienced that kind of acceleration force routinely back in the day when I was an instructor in the T-38. Oh!!!! So it means you flew my beloved Talon for real???? Wow!!! I still remember when the first 6 Northrop T-38A Talon arrived in Alverca Airbase near Lisboa in 1976, inside of a big C-5 Galaxy... Edited August 27, 20241 yr by jcomm Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
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