Popular Auto Industry Books

Popular Auto Industry Books

Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars (Hardcover) by Paul Ingrassia (shelved 2 times as auto-industry) avg rating 4.06 — 418 ratings — published 2012 Want to Read Punching Out: One Year in a Closing Auto Plant (Hardcover) by Paul Clemens (shelved 2 times as auto-industry) avg rating 3.39 — 259 ratings — published 2011 Want to ...

Seventh-Gen Chevrolet Camaro Faces Dim, Uncertain Fate

Seventh-Gen Chevrolet Camaro Faces Dim, Uncertain Fate

Platform changes and electrification cloud the future A recent story in Muscle Cars & Trucks on the future of the Chevrolet Camaro cited "anonymous sources inside General Motors" saying the seventh-gen Camaro program had been "suspended." According to the report, when the current sixth-gen coupe reaches the end of its natural lifespan in 2022, the Camaro ...

7 Reasons to Not Buy a Tesla … Yet

7 Reasons to Not Buy a Tesla … Yet

I’ve written a lot of articles about how great and affordable the Tesla Model 3 is, and I truly believe it has the potential to become one of the best selling cars of all time. Does that mean it is the right car for everyone? No. Although it must be enjoyable for everyone to drive (or not drive, once the full-self-driving software is available), it just ...

Integrated Air Management System

Integrated Air Management System

BLEED AIR SYSTEM The Bleed Air System is controlled during all phases of operation by two Bleed Management Controllers (BMC). The BMCs provide indications and warnings to EICAS and maintenance information to CAIMS. In the Bleed Air System, normal flight operations, supplies air from the engines to the ECS and Wing and Cowl Anti-Ice systems. For more info ...

How To: Install Aircraft

How To: Install Aircraft

The latest official aircraft can be downloaded and installed with a single click through the aircraft tab in the built-in launcher see FlightGear Qt launcher. This article describes the manual process, only to be performed when not using the launcher. Installation process Aircraft packages are available on FlightGear.org Aircraft. These require unzipping ...

Top 100 Coolest Cars of All Time

Top 100 Coolest Cars of All Time

Picking 100 of the coolest cars is harder than you think, a task made even more difficult by the multitude of opinions of all the Cars.co.za writers, who are self-proclaimed car anoraks. This is what we have come up with, after many arguments and fall-outs. Before we delve into the list, a word of caution. You are unlikely to agree with everything that w ...

Fortress on the Volga

Fortress on the Volga

The Вattle of Stalingrad was one of the decisive events of the World War II and there is still a lot of interest in it. New historical research and data from archives allow us to continue to reveal little-known, but important events and facts. The Blazing Steppe campaign, released in 2017, told the story of Soviet fighters in August-September 1942, but t ...

The 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Is Excellent Regardless of Its Transmission

The 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Is Excellent Regardless of Its Transmission

The Mazda MX-5 Miata is one of our favorite new cars on sale today and a veteran on our 10Best Cars roster. But we're fans of continuous improvement and fully support Mazda's updates to the Miata for 2019, which are highlighted by a boost in engine output from 155 to 181 horsepower. In our testing, that increase made the softtop roadster the quickest Mia ...

5 RV Stoves Or Cooktops for Cooking on the Road

5 RV Stoves Or Cooktops for Cooking on the Road

Many RVers cringe when they think about preparing meals in their mobile homes. The truth is that this task can be as easy or as difficult as you make it. It may be difficult to find a good small stove for your tiny space. Most of the available options are created for the marine industry, and many cost a pretty penny. But with a little research, you will ...

Aircraft Accident Report: Air Florida, Inc., Boeing 737-222, N62AF, Collision with 14Th Street Bridge, Near Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C., January 13, 1982

Aircraft Accident Report: Air Florida, Inc., Boeing 737-222, N62AF, Collision with 14Th Street Bridge, Near Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C., January 13, 1982

On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737-222 (N62AF), was a scheduledflight to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. There were 74 passengers, including 3 infants, and 5 crewmembers on board. The flight’s scheduled departure time was delayed about 1 hour 45 minutes due to a moderate to heavy snowfall ...

VC10 Professional - Standard, Super & RAF

VC10 Professional - Standard, Super & RAF

Compatibility: Flight Simulator X, FSX: Steam Edition, P3D v4, P3D v3, P3D v2, P3D v1 Just Flight's VC10 Professional collection for FSX and P3D includes accurately modelled Standard and Super civilian variants as well as the C1K, K3 and K4 military variants in a variety of liveries covering their time in airline and RAF service. All four flight crew pos ...

FSUIPC4 User Guide

FSUIPC4 User Guide

FSUIPC: Application interfacing module for Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Microsoft ESP, and Lockheed-Martin Prepar3D (1.4) Flight Simulator Universal Inter-Process Communication 4 by Pete Dowson, © 5th May 2013 Support Forum: Pete Dowson's Support Forum Version 4.90 of FSUIPC.dll Note: All my Windows based software is always available in the latest ve ...

Repair Tips for Fast Fixes

Repair Tips for Fast Fixes

Want to keep your car running smoothly and problem-free? We asked our ace mechanics for their best DIY fixes, tips and their most avoidable “oopses.” Even if you're not a car-geek, doing some simple, basic maintenance on your vehicle will keep it out of the shop and extend its life. Here's a collection of 10-minute fixes you can easily do to your car tha ...

ESC Calibration

ESC Calibration

If your plane uses a ESC (electronic speed control) for motor output then you will probably need to calibrate it. Warning You should remove the propeller from your aircraft before starting ESC calibration Calibrating your ESC involves teaching your ESC what range of throttle inputs it should respond to. It needs to know what PWM value on the throttle cha ...

Next Generation Camaro Delayed Not Cancelled

Next Generation Camaro Delayed Not Cancelled

Yesterday, we brought you the news (click here if you missed it) that the seventh generation ChevroletCamaro development program had been shelved and it appeared as though there would be no replacement for the sixth generation car when it reaches the end of its life in 2023. Needless to say, Camaro fans were deeply distraught by this information, but tod ...

Wind Effect

Wind Effect

During flight, one of the main considerations that will affect an aircraft is the motion of the wind. Referred to as wind effect, the speed and direction of the wind will alter the progress of any aircraft in flight. Although an aircraft has its own means of propulsion, the pilot must compensate for the wind speed and direction, in order for an aircraft ...