Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/ ... -if-needed

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Andrei Medvedev, a defector from Wagner, is in Norwegian custody after sneaking across the border between Russia and Norway. He says that he will apply for asylum and testify about war crimes he have witnessed. In Norwegian: https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/VP4LVr/russisk-avhopper-forteller-om-dr...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Andrei Medvedev, a defector from Wagner, is in Norwegian custody after sneaking across the border between Russia and Norway. He says that he will apply for asylum and testify about war crimes he have witnessed. In Norwegian: https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/VP4LVr/russisk-avhopper-forteller-om-dra...

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Re: MOM aircraft discussion - 100t to 200t MTOW

I did a lot of this math in the past. If I remember correctly you can probably get away with something like 175"ish internal - 184" External for 2-3-2 17.3" seats. 3-3 in the back with a fuselage sized for 2x2x2 premium would be a pretty wide aisle... Better to go with 2-3-2 in Y the...

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Re: Influencer/Kickboxer/Hustler Andrew Tate arrested in Romania on human trafficking charges

GDB wrote:

Kiwirob wrote:

I hope they can nail him, Tate’s human garbage.

Garbage indeed, speaking of which, giving your location away by having a Romanian Pizza Chain delivery box in view wasn't too smart.

One of the most epic self-owns of all time

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Re: Oregon Gov Commutes death sentences.

FLYFIRSTCLASS wrote:

Its not about punishment or suffering in prison, the death penalty is about justice for the surviving family members. To deny them that justice is wrong!

Please tell me how murdering one more person is justice.

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Re: Musk, Twitter News and Discussion Thread

This is the third time Musk has lashed out in a week. Other targets included Anthony Fauci, whom he accused of lying about COVID, and Yoel Roth, whom he accused of permitting pedophilia and not protecting children on Twitter. (Note that pedophilia is oddly his go-to accusation). Now that you mentio...

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Re: Musk, Twitter News and Discussion Thread

Rolling Stone wrote:

All Twitter Offices Closed as Hundreds of Employees Resign

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/twitter-offices-shut-down-employees-resign-1234632854/

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Re: Musk, Twitter News and Discussion Thread

Another day in the Twitterverse, though with him in charge you can swap the first 'i' in that title for an 'a'. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/16/elon-musk-gives-twitter-staff-deadline-to-commit-to-being-hardcore Elon's way of saying he doesn't know how productivity works without a...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Lot of Twitter and news chatter about a stray missile landing in Polish territory and killing two in a small village called Przewodów You can probably already hear the typing of Russian media and useful idiots saying it's a false flag operation and the excuse NATO needed to get in the fray. Not goo...

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Re: Musk, Twitter News and Discussion Thread

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Re: Rant on fees and taxes on car rentals, hotels

Unsurprisingly, on a receipt in my pocket for dinner this past Friday, it’s laid out exactly as your’s, tax just above the total price, than the tip is shown. Which is inefficient in our way, if it’s pretty much identical to your’s? Because the real price is not shown on the menu. If the menu says ...

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Re: Musk, Twitter News and Discussion Thread

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/cu ... 234625867/

Re: Updated: Musk, Twitter could reach deal to end court battle, close buyout soon

StarAC17 wrote:

He is a genius with technology and engineering

That's some of the funniest stuff I've read in a long time. He's excellent at marketing and taking credit for other people's ideas, and completely garbage at engineering.

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Re: Updated: Musk, Twitter could reach deal to end court battle, close buyout soon

https://twitter.com/ThierryBreton/statu ... SqfKRw4ezg

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxnWBg-J ... gxWbawTw-a

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

art wrote:

PS Putin's birthday today. Unhappy birthday, Vladimir!

I wish Putin sunflower seeds in his pocket for his birthday

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

The russian population is so enthusiastic about the mobilization that one-way tickets from Moscow to the few international destinations russians can still travel visa-free are reportedly selling for over 9000 €: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-fleeing-mobilization-dbe01d0c9be45a8c479565501...

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Re: 4 dead in Tulsa OK medical centre shooting

Sounds like the shooter killed himself as police moved in, which goes along with the FBI's data that indicates shooters often stop once they are confronted by armed law enforcement: The shooter often stops as soon as he hears or sees law enforcement, sometimes turning his anger or aggression on law...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

OK, I finally saw a video of supposedly Ukrainians abusing prisoners and shooting them in the legs? The one thing that struck me was the age of the prisoners. They have long beards and shaved heads. Doesn't look like any the typical Russian conscripts nor a professional soldiers that we saw on the ...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/14 ... BZPPIj.mp4

Dear stock market, you were close to us, you were interesting, rest in peace dear comrade

Re: Updated: Russia invasion Ukraine begun

Just saw on French TV a quick answer from the German government spokesman about cutting Russia off SWIFT. He said it would "complicate things" for buying energy and for all the German companies doing business with Russia. I don't know if it was on purpose but he basically implied his gove...

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Re: A new cargo airliner on the XL cargo market: "Airbus Beluga Transport"

How about Boeing? With Dreamliner production limited to Charleston only, they should have unused Dreamlifter capacity planned for the Everett assembly site sitting idle now? The Dreamlifter has a more limited certification than the Beluga. AFAIK Airbus is working on a full certification for the Bel...

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Re: Airbus and Boeing 2021 deliveries

Airbus December deliveries:
A220-300: 7
A320neo: 33
A321ceo: 1
A321neo: 32
A330-300: 1
A330-900: 1
A350-900: 13
A350-1000: 3
A380: 2

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Re: Airbus A320ceo Family Production/Delivery Thread - 2021

With the last CEO delivered to Delta, this will be my last regular update. I'll continue to monitor the O&D sheet and post if any of the remaining orders are cancelled. December CEO backlog update: (A319 + A320 + A321 = Total) 2017: Dec: 17 + 196 + 182 = 395 2018: Jan: 16 + 190 + 179 = 385 Feb: ...

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Re: James Webb Space Telescope has a launch date: Dec 18 2021

as SeamanBeaumonts comment says, an orbit around L2 is semistable. you need corrective periodic thrusts. Even though JWST will orbit it isn't stable long term. So I don't really know why it needs to move in a circular pattern at all. These orbits are more stable than sitting still, so less fuel wil...

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Re: Airbus A320ceo Family Production/Delivery Thread - 2021

Someone83 wrote:

So how many A318, A319, A320 and A321 did they then end up producing

Deliveries at the end on November was 80 A318, 1484 A319, 4752 A320 and 1783 A321. In addition there's the A320 prototype that was never delivered, the last A321 for Delta and possibly the remaining A320 for CASC.

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Re: Airbus A320ceo Family Production/Delivery Thread - 2021

What will trigger Airbus to remove those frames that won’t be delivered? This is speculation on my part. Hamburg and Mexicana: Once the bankruptcy administrators reach an agreement with Airbus. Ural: No idea. They're already taking delivery of NEOs, so it's strange that these haven't been converted...

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Re: Airbus A320ceo Family Production/Delivery Thread - 2021

November CEO backlog update: (A319 + A320 + A321 = Total) 2017: Dec: 17 + 196 + 182 = 395 2018: Jan: 16 + 190 + 179 = 385 Feb: 15 + 182 + 169 = 366 Mar: 15 + 160 + 156 = 331 Apr: 20 + 155 + 146 = 321 May: 20 + 150 + 135 = 305 Jun: 20 + 131 + 126 = 277 Jul: 19 + 121 + 118 = 258 Aug: 19 + 118 + 113 = ...

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Re: Airbus A321XLR Development Production Testing Thread - 2021

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/news ... l-assembly

Re: Fossilized sea creatures under Iowa. (Yes. Iowa.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Interior_Seaway

Re: Airbus A320ceo Family Production/Delivery Thread - 2021

October CEO backlog update: (A319 + A320 + A321 = Total) 2017: Dec: 17 + 196 + 182 = 395 2018: Jan: 16 + 190 + 179 = 385 Feb: 15 + 182 + 169 = 366 Mar: 15 + 160 + 156 = 331 Apr: 20 + 155 + 146 = 321 May: 20 + 150 + 135 = 305 Jun: 20 + 131 + 126 = 277 Jul: 19 + 121 + 118 = 258 Aug: 19 + 118 + 113 = 2...

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Re: Airbus A320ceo Family Production/Delivery Thread - 2021

September CEO backlog update: (A319 + A320 + A321 = Total) 2017: Dec: 17 + 196 + 182 = 395 2018: Jan: 16 + 190 + 179 = 385 Feb: 15 + 182 + 169 = 366 Mar: 15 + 160 + 156 = 331 Apr: 20 + 155 + 146 = 321 May: 20 + 150 + 135 = 305 Jun: 20 + 131 + 126 = 277 Jul: 19 + 121 + 118 = 258 Aug: 19 + 118 + 113 =...

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Re: Airbus A320ceo Family Production/Delivery Thread - 2021

August CEO backlog update: (A319 + A320 + A321 = Total) 2017: Dec: 17 + 196 + 182 = 395 2018: Jan: 16 + 190 + 179 = 385 Feb: 15 + 182 + 169 = 366 Mar: 15 + 160 + 156 = 331 Apr: 20 + 155 + 146 = 321 May: 20 + 150 + 135 = 305 Jun: 20 + 131 + 126 = 277 Jul: 19 + 121 + 118 = 258 Aug: 19 + 118 + 113 = 25...

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Re: Airbus A320ceo Family Production/Delivery Thread - 2021

July CEO backlog update: (A319 + A320 + A321 = Total) 2017: Dec: 17 + 196 + 182 = 395 2018: Jan: 16 + 190 + 179 = 385 Feb: 15 + 182 + 169 = 366 Mar: 15 + 160 + 156 = 331 Apr: 20 + 155 + 146 = 321 May: 20 + 150 + 135 = 305 Jun: 20 + 131 + 126 = 277 Jul: 19 + 121 + 118 = 258 Aug: 19 + 118 + 113 = 250 ...

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Re: Airbus A320ceo Family Production/Delivery Thread - 2021

airfleets.net writes (https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-a320-9122.htm) that on July 8, 2021, Cambodia airways took MSN9122 registered as XU-763 (she had her first flight in September 2019). I presume this aircraft was delivered contractually to some lessor some time ago, but only now she sta...

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Nine dead after DHC-2 crash in Örebro, Sweden

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... lling-nine