Stupid questions about the Rhino (Super Hornet)

[scoolbubba]

Anybody got good ideas of what we can use as an alternate food source after we turn all of our corn and soybeans into ethanol and JP-5?

Nobody seems to think about that shit.

I think the most recent AF green machine runs on a fuel that doesn't use corn or soybeans. I'll dig around and find the article; I'm actually pretty certain it's made from the waste and byproducts like the stalks/husks etc. Not sure if it's actually 'efficient' per se, but it's a step away from robbing peter to pay paul as far as alternative fuel goes.

 

[picklesuit]

Why does the "Green Hornet Logo" look like the Obama Logo?

 

[bert]

Soylent Green? I hear they're making it out of dead hippies now.

Please tell me they wash them first....

 

[AJTranny]

Why does the "Green Hornet Logo" look like the Obama Logo?

Hmmm, I don't think it looks like it at all

 

[Carlos Caliente]

Anybody got good ideas of what we can use as an alternate food source after we turn all of our corn and soybeans into ethanol and JP-5?

Nobody seems to think about that shit.

Soylent Green of course.

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

The "Green Hornet" is back...

The "Green Hornet" is back...

100422-N-XXXXS-001 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (April 22, 2010) The Navy celebrates Earth Day by showcasing a supersonic flight test of the "Green Hornet," an F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighter jet powered by a 50/50 biofuel blend. The test, conducted at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., drew hundreds of onlookers that included Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, who has made research, development, and increased use of alternative fuels a priority for the Department of the Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Kelly Schindler/Released)

100422-N-5549O-044 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (April 22, 2010) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus greets Navy pilots Cdr. Beau Duarte and Lcdr. Tom Weaver following a showcase of a supersonic flight test of the "Green Hornet," conducted at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighter jet is powered by a 50/50 biofuel blend. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien/Released)

 

[A4sForever]

..... Cdr. Beau Duarte ....

Beau Duarte?? BEAU DUARTE ??? Is that one GREAT fuckin' studly name --- or what???

Kinda' reminds me of another Naval Aviator from long ago w/ a great name .... one Juan Trippe ...

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Beau Duarte?? BEAU DUARTE ??? Is that is one GREAT fuckin' studly name --- or what???

Kinda' reminds me of another Naval Aviator from long ago w/ a great name .... one Juan Trippe ...

Indeed it is and yes that does come to mind. Only a few are blessed with such names!

 

[Ducky]

So It seems like a pretty cool idea except according to the article the BIOFuel that was used cost $67.50 a gallon as opposed to the current rate of about $2.94 that JP-5 cost. So on a 17.0 fuel load thats approx $191,250....Our tax dollars hard at work....

 

[Pepe]

the BIOFuel that was used cost $67.50 a gallon as opposed to the current rate of about $2.94 that JP-5 cost. So on a 17.0 fuel load thats approx $191,250

This is why I think hippies are dumb.

 

[Jim123]

So It seems like a pretty cool idea except according to the article the BIOFuel that was used cost $67.50 a gallon as opposed to the current rate of about $2.94 that JP-5 cost. So on a 17.0 fuel load thats approx $191,250....Our tax dollars hard at work....

Or the inflation-corrected historic average of $2-3/gal. We're still a ways from this stuff being a miracle fuel...

 

[usmarinemike]

If JP5 were made in the quantity that this new fuel is made it would likely be nearly as expensive. When the time comes this military industrial complex of ours will be able to mix technology, politics and economics to vastly lower the monetary cost of the new fuel. And just like pretty much anything industry touches, it won't be any more sustainable than what it replaces.

 

[Pepe]

And just like pretty much anything industry touches, it won't be any more sustainable than what it replaces.

So true. I just got done having this conversation over beer and cigars.

 

[Jim123]

So true. I just got done having this conversation over beer and cigars.

Had this conversation on the subject of beer and cigars or had this conversation while consuming beer and cigars?

 

[Jim123]

[economy of scale and mature industries]

I agree on the theory- the petroleum industry has had 100+ year head start to develop into what it is today.