fbd_0100

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by fbd_0100 22d ago
His name may have influenced him to make his career from ranking pages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism
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by fbd_0100 1mo ago
same. long time user, haven't really noticed any major changes
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Whisper's JetFoil Promises Near-VTOL at Half the Thrust(ainonline.com)
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by fbd_0100 4mo ago
Well, it was nice while it lasted.
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by fbd_0100 5mo ago
just turned 32 and I feel this as well. I feel into a deep depression shortly after graduating for this exact reason; mourning the loss of that regular contact with similar-age, similar-interest people as they all moved across the country t
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by fbd_0100 5mo ago
what FPV drones do you recommend for someone just getting into it?
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by fbd_0100 10mo ago
why do you say that? I used a Schiit Bifrost for many years without issue
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by fbd_0100 11mo ago
There's a thriving community of aerospace startups in the US right now that are eager to snatch these NASA folks up. It won't be the right move for all of them, and it's unfortunate to get displaced from a comfortable, presti
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by fbd_0100 1y ago
Progress on airplanes is often tracked by # of engineering drawings released, which means that 1000s of little clips, brackets, fittings, etc. can sometimes misrepresent the amount of engineering work that has taken place compared to prepar
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by fbd_0100 1y ago
I recently started a new job (big upgrade from my last gig), and after onboarding, one of my interviewers told me that a major factor in him recommending me for hiring is that I "looked bored and ready to move on" during the techn
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by fbd_0100 1y ago
Agree on most points. However as someone who has worked on new aircraft I can tell you that friction/mis-communication/finger-pointing between airframe and powerplant manufacturer is a huge issue. There is a common saying in the i
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by fbd_0100 1y ago
I work in this space. Most likely it is a huge conglomeration of commercial CFD, FEA, and CAD softwares, custom in-house codes, and empirical aircraft design curves all stitched together with some python.