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Yeah.. in Texas, after a certain number of MOVING violations they suspend your license and that number is well below 200.. heck I think it is under 10. Originally Posted by Spirit13

She said her license has been suspended since 2006. I find it fascinating that it took her this long to get arrested despite numerous tickets since 2006... especially given the numbers of people I've had to bail out over the years for driving on a suspended license over ONE ticket.

Dadgummit. Now I'm all conflicted. Ran the idea past this kid I know, retired Scout/Sniper, Gunny Sack...and he thought it was krazy.

What the hell does he know! I been shooting longer than he's been alive. So what if he shot a few jihadis and then taught some Marines how to shoot for a few years! He seemed pretty irritated about my idea, though...told me if I fucked up and nicked a civilian he'd shoot me himself. Guess he's serious. Maybe it would be best if I kept it at the range...but they always make me pay good money there. Originally Posted by Don T. Lukbak

I blame Obama.

Yeah, a MAACO paint job. Originally Posted by boardman

Everyone knows red goes faster.

Everyone knows red goes faster. Originally Posted by theCFE

In the atmosphere it do. But if some dumbass hit escape velocity and bounces out of the atmosphere then my '57 turquoise cadillac will go just as fast up yonder. Fins might even make me faster.

Everyone knows red goes faster. Originally Posted by theCFE

If it's good enough for an Ork, it's good enough for me.

In the atmosphere it do. But if some dumbass hit escape velocity and bounces out of the atmosphere then my '57 turquoise cadillac will go just as fast up yonder. Fins might even make me faster. Originally Posted by Don T. Lukbak

Actually, from a pure engineering perspective, if you're outside the atmosphere, fins will do nothing except add mass to the vehicle and hence make your acceleration slower, assuming similar thrust between the two vehicles. If you're referring to maximum velocity, again, the fins add nothing but mass, and assuming similar fuel types and supplies, your maximum obtainable velocity will be lower.

Now, inside the atmosphere, many more variables are introduced, and having fins may cause incremental increases in turn rate and/or overall stability, which may increase overall velocity, or shorten the time it takes to get from point A to point B, depending on how much maneuvering is required.

Just sayin'...

Actually, from a pure engineering perspective, if you're outside the atmosphere, fins will do nothing except add mass to the vehicle and hence make your acceleration slower, assuming similar thrust between the to vehicles. If you're referring to maximum velocity, again, the fins add nothing but mass, and assuming similar fuel types and supplies, your maximum obtainable velocity will be lower.

Now, inside the atmosphere, many more variables are introduced, and having fins may cause incremental increases in turn rate and/or overall stability, which may increase overall velocity, or shorten the time it takes to get from point A to point B, depending on how much maneuvering is required.

Just sayin'... Originally Posted by Wakeuр

But wouldn't the fins aid in turning out of the atmosphere?

But wouldn't the fins aid in turning out of the atmosphere? Originally Posted by pyramider

Things like a spoiler add to the stability of a car when going high speeds by reducing lift on a car and decreasing drag - ie, they're meant to primarily assist in maneuverability at high speeds as opposed to raw speed.

This is of course, assuming they're properly installed for whatever speed you're planning on going at.

Y'all are missing the point...for a "fin" or a "spoiler" to work like you are proposing, they have to have air (or some other fluid) pushing against them...there's no air outside the atmosphere...they'd do nothing out there but add mass...

Is this a "mass" joke?

Shh...

Actually, from a pure engineering perspective, if you're outside the atmosphere, fins will do nothing except add mass to the vehicle and hence make your acceleration slower, assuming similar thrust between the two vehicles. If you're referring to maximum velocity, again, the fins add nothing but mass, and assuming similar fuel types and supplies, your maximum obtainable velocity will be lower.

Now, inside the atmosphere, many more variables are introduced, and having fins may cause incremental increases in turn rate and/or overall stability, which may increase overall velocity, or shorten the time it takes to get from point A to point B, depending on how much maneuvering is required.

Just sayin'... Originally Posted by Wakeuр

But what about the color?

Things like a spoiler add to the stability of a car when going high speeds by reducing lift on a car and decreasing drag - ie, they're meant to primarily assist in maneuverability at high speeds as opposed to raw speed.

This is of course, assuming they're properly installed for whatever speed you're planning on going at. Originally Posted by jbravo_123

Actually spoilers increase drag as do fins.

No spoilers, no fins, pure fast...anywhere!

Actually spoilers increase drag as do fins. Originally Posted by oilfieldscum

Not necessarily true...the only purpose of a spoiler is to reduce overall drag and instability on a particular vehicle by modifying the forces derived from Bernoulli effects on the body...