Constraints and the beautiful A-10
Constraints and the beautiful A-10. Contrary to oddly popular belief:
1. constraints help make a better product (or service), and
2. a good innovative product or service does not need to be expensive
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A Lego Stealth Fighter/ Drone
Just built a Lego stealth fighter/ drone. It does need a little imagination to smoothen the edges, etc., bear with me on that… But that said, have a look and let me know what you think. Image above: Side-view. Completely collapsed for hangar/storage Image above: Wings fully extended (it folds at two points, one, the…
Tejas: A Fighter Plane 33 Years In the Making
In the early 1980s, there was a plan to build India’s first fighter aircraft, under the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program. After innumerous technological and process roadblocks, and possibly governmental delays, the LCA, named Tejas (‘radiant’), was inducted into the Indian Air Force a few days ago. Being in love with fighter planes since I was…
Fly-by-satire
Today, another MIG-21 crashed in Haryana. Thankfully the pilot was safe and apart from a big ass crater in a field, there was no major damage. With 6 MIG-21 crashes in this year alone, the IAF has lost over 100 pilots in 283 accidents between 1993 and 2002. Till date it has lost over half…