youtube/google/whatever video thread

[Ivanhoe]

For you D&D types;

 

[bd1]

On 7/29/2023 at 1:42 AM, lucklucky said:

 

my parents summer home is in that region and i think it was on that same road, a decade ago i went off the road in one curve that had been freshly graded, at 60-70 kmh.

from a nearby farm, dude came running carrying a first-aid kit, told me there´s like a crash in every month, almost always after grader passed. luckily i ended just in the ditch , came out on my own power, not a dent on volvo´s body  and only victims were a bee squashed between tire and inner lining of wheel well came off

[lucklucky]

Nice bd1, glad you not hurt.  Were you with safety belt?

[bd1]

yeah, all of us were. wife was in bit of shock, but 2-year old kid in his seat seemed like he did not notice it at all. 

 

 

[sunday]

9 hours ago, lucklucky said:

Nice bd1, glad you not hurt.  Were you with safety belt?

+1

[Tim Sielbeck]

 

[Tim Sielbeck]

 

[Ivanhoe]

 

[Tim Sielbeck]

 

[Ssnake]

That belongs to the Weird News thread, really.

[Tim Sielbeck]

Yeah.  It was late, I was tired and lazy.  So “here” it is.

[sunday]

 

[lucklucky]

No water cooling.

[sunday]

8 hours ago, lucklucky said:

No water cooling.

You are right. That could be a drawback.

[bojan]

Total ammo load is same as in Mk.1 version, 120 rounds, which Mk.1 version could fire w/o issues. Barrel change would have to occur after that, but barrel change took less time then it took to reload all 120 rounds. Alternatively, hose was provided which could cool a barrel while ammo was being reloaded.

 

 

[sunday]

Interesting

[DB]

I don't know how well known this guy is, but he is that unicorn who is broadly Democrat leaning but is a realist and has a sense of humour. This is about people who are unhappy that their vapourware NFT is worthless.

[sunday]

 

[Leo Niehorster]

Amazing. The B-17 really absorbed a lot of hits. No fire, but the tail and belly gunners were toast.

[sunday]

23 minutes ago, Leo Niehorster said:

Amazing. The B-17 really absorbed a lot of hits. No fire, but the tail and belly gunners were toast.

Indeed - after little time, the belly ball turret does not move at all, and not much fire from the tail position, either. Would have been some horrific moments seeing that Bf-110 approaching one's plane.

It is a possibility that the belly gunner was evacuated, however.

[Leo Niehorster]

Belly gunner turret could only be entered/exited in flight in one position so that the hatch opening faced the interior of the plane. This required the ball turret be rotated so that the guns were pointed downward – assuming the hydraulics were still functioning. If not, he had to hand crank into the required position. There was no way he could jump directly from the turret, as he did not wear a parachute in it due to space considerations. The chute was located in the hull (!) next to the hatch, which meant he had to enter the plane, before putting it on and then jumping.

[sunday]

Yes, one could see that turret's guns pointing downwards for most of the video.

[sunday]

Fluffiness

 

[Tim Sielbeck]

 

[Ivanhoe]