Ultimate Negative Ground Speed Check: Tales From the Antonov AN-2

"ACESandEIGHTS" (acesandeights) 04/16/2015 at 10:42 • Filed to: Planelopnik, NorthKoreaBestKorea, TheRussiansAreComingVerySlowly

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The Russians are coming. Very, very, very slowly. Apparently more stable than a helicopter; flies with complete control at 25 MPH; in a stiff wind can safely achieve zero movement or even be pushed backwards.

Yes, the Russians gave us a janky-ass jalop version of a Fiat. But also: in the 1940s, they gave us mass-produced assault rifles that remain enormously popular 70 years later, and apparently also this beast that occupies a legendary niche in aviation.

CalzoneGolem > ACESandEIGHTS 04/16/2015 at 10:45

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I'm so close to banning you right now ...

ACESandEIGHTS > CalzoneGolem 04/16/2015 at 10:46

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Because I've quasi-invoked the name of The Story That Must Not Be Named?

Damn, it's already appearing in the left column and climbing. How does it know?!

CalzoneGolem > ACESandEIGHTS 04/16/2015 at 10:51

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Damn it! Do you want me to ban you or something?

E. Julius > ACESandEIGHTS 04/16/2015 at 10:56

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Good read, although I will say I'm surprised by how ridiculously clickbaity so many of those BBC headlines were.

ACESandEIGHTS > E. Julius 04/16/2015 at 10:59

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Yeah, they apparently read the CNN Primer on All Things Clickbait.

Though you might find that their stuff is far less commercial and somewhat more substantive.

It's like the Grape Nuts of journalism. Not particularly nutritious, but plenty filling.

E. Julius > ACESandEIGHTS 04/16/2015 at 11:02

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I like their news coverage, and I often listen to the broadcast of the BBC world report on my local NPR station, but I haven't read much of their content besides the current events stuff.

ACESandEIGHTS > E. Julius 04/16/2015 at 11:09

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Do you know where the confluence of BBC and NPR lies?

Alice Fordham.

That woman could read the phone book and I would listen with rapt attention for at least five minutes.

Further musing. That begs the question though: I reread that several times. I could have said that woman could "read the phone book out loud," or "read from the phone book," that she could "recite the phone book," etc.

Does that gain buy-in to more accurately and succinctly describe something on internet, or does it lose attention, or do people generally not care?

E. Julius > ACESandEIGHTS 04/16/2015 at 11:16

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I'm not really sure if I have an answer to that question.

ACESandEIGHTS > E. Julius 04/16/2015 at 11:23

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Meh, I should've just left as-is. Got curious for a moment though. That took the focus off of Alice Fordham, and God knows we must not do that. Listen up for her middle east reporting.

I doubt she'd be all that fun at a piano bar or on a mountain biking expedition, but she's definitely a radio goddess.

itschrome > ACESandEIGHTS 04/16/2015 at 11:24

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that's pretty neat

NoneOfYourBiz > ACESandEIGHTS 04/16/2015 at 11:25

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A story about the "Colorado Railcar"? I like trains. *confused*

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > ACESandEIGHTS 04/16/2015 at 12:30

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This makes me want to go back and finish my licensing. I think it would be a blast to fly.

RallyWrench > ACESandEIGHTS 04/16/2015 at 13:51

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Agreed, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that. She actually reported not too long ago from a bar in Beirut, and all I could think was that I wished I could be there having a drink and listening to her talk.