18:2818:28, 14 January 2020diffhist−307
Citroën H Van
This is written by some Citroen fan. The engine is mounted AHEAD of the gearbox yet they claim the engine is 'well back' from the wheels? MOST engines were FURTHER back since most cars werent FWD back then, and most had the gearbox between the front seats, not the wheels. Torsion bars are somehow superior to coil springs? Independent front suspension was rare in the 1950s? A FWD with better weight distribution than common RWDs?What? It had good handling for a commercial van, not a Ferrari.
18:0818:08, 14 January 2020diffhist+320
Combi aircraft
Some readers might be curious to know what the name "combi" means; it might not be obvious to all that it's short for 'combination'. The Volkswagen Kombi covertable cargo/passenger van is not as well known in the US as it was when this name was coined.
17:0917:09, 13 January 2020diffhist+77
ETOPS
ETOPS stands for 'Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards' not 'Extended Twin OPerationS'
16:5116:51, 13 January 2020diffhist+234
Boeing 757
The problem with hot and high is that the runway is often too short for the required extended takeoff run, not the fact that the plane needs a longer takeoff. BECAUSE the longer takeoff, it cannot use the available runway, A;so seems to me tat wit more power tat te 757 should be able to take off in less space at ANY altitude, not just when its hot and at high altitude. That's just where it counts most.