# I love NOVA **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [May 12, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-love-nova/20673 "2003-05-12T05:29:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![reverendflash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f08c70/32.png) [@reverendflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/reverendflash)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-love-nova/20673/1 "2003-05-12T05:29:47Z")
[New F-35](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/xplanes/) ![](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/xplanes/images/prod_02.jpg) vertical take off to surpersonic to vertical landing … I’m not a fighter plane kinda guy, but this is impressive. 28,000 lbs, can take off from a 12’ square piece of concrete with no damage to the surface, and no chance of flashback… I want one when I get to be a rich designer, and own my own little ranch up in Sebastopol, with dogs, and stuff… that way, I can get to The City, land in the backyard of my “City Home” , where I store my **insert car here** , to use in town… :beam: Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-love-nova/20673/2 "2003-05-12T05:59:07Z")
I want one when I get to be a rich designer, and own my own little ranch up in Sebastopol, with dogs, and stuff… that way, I can get to The City, land in the backyard of my “City Home” , where I store my \*\*Cadillac Sixteen or Supercharged Ford Thunderbird \*\* , to use in town… [http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/news.asp?articleid=1652](http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/news.asp?articleid=1652) [http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/news.asp?articleid=1676](http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/news.asp?articleid=1676) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-love-nova/20673/3 "2003-05-12T07:17:21Z")
This is my baby! Got to support the ol’ pinko communists! ![](http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/military/2001/1/russian_fighter_plane/images/40054_1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-love-nova/20673/4 "2003-05-12T08:06:50Z")
> \*\*Cadillac Sixteen or Supercharged Ford Thunderbird \*\* > batman?!? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-love-nova/20673/5 "2003-05-12T08:16:28Z")
RB: even when you can go from over 700 mph to 0 mph in less than 10 sec… and from 0-700 in less than 7? and you can land on your neighbor’s lanai… They say this thing flies like a luxury car cruises a freeway… ![](http://www.thespark.com/graphics/drool.gif) Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-love-nova/20673/6 "2003-05-12T08:18:11Z")
but of course, they will bring a whole new meaning to: “armored limousine” :beam: Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-love-nova/20673/7 "2003-05-12T08:24:29Z")
well, if they can shoot at more than 700 mph accurately, then they have a chance of getting through my “armor” … 😉 Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-love-nova/20673/8 "2003-05-12T08:25:49Z")
The Plane the Su-35… I think… I got a freind in the Airforce… and when they have been learing abou them… they are like \*\*\*\*… But then… Just ground all the planes and SAM the plane’s a\_ss like there is no tomorow… But I still love the Super Agile Fighter!